The James Bond Rewatch: Current Movie - SPECTRE

[Darwinianevolution]

I just finished watching Goldfinger.

And... I don't know what to say. It was the best out of the three movies so far right up until the end. This hits the right spot between silly and serious spy stuff. Sean Connery is great as alway, he carries half of the weight of the movie. The other half is Gert Fröbe, whose afably evil portrayal makes him the most interesting villain thus far. Plus the theme of gold makes for a really interesting motive to everything he does. That and the plan actually has quite a punch, though his plan seems to have more holes than the movie shows.

But the ending... oh the ending. I don't want to make spoilers, but the reason the good guys ultimately win is just completely wrong. Not just silly, not just dumb, wrong. A character does something so out of character by reasons so questionable that I'm just left wondering how the hell noone bothered with a rewrite or two. Without this action, the bad guys would be succesful, and nothing Bond could've done would have changed that. It feels like a deux ex machina, the writers needed this character to take this decision so that Bond would win. And because said character is never shown to really side with Bond until the end, I'm left scratching my head.

Dr. No is silly in a 60's spy shlock, but in the end it works as a small story for Bond. From Russia with Love is a solid spy movie with enough strong points to overlook its many flaws. In my eyes Goldfinger should be better than the two, no it IS better than the two, but the ending wrecks the entire thing. Again, I'm not sure how to explain what's wrong without spoiling the ending.

Also, I forgot to score the movies:
Dr. No: 6/10. Nice movie, but it's an overall small story. I understand it's the first one, but still.
From Russia: 7/10. Great movie, Istambul is a great location for spy shenanigans, solid plot and great overall acting. Some character stuff could be better, though.
Goldfinger: 4/10. Dammit, Goldfinger.