Harold Sakata as Oddjob in 
Honor Blackman as Pussy Galore in 
Despite its fragmented/choppy editing (and maybe the overdone shuffling shoe noises), the final countdown scene in Goldfinger (1964) is great. The anxiety buildup as the clock winds down is palpable, and every time I watch I’m invested in Connery’s fate.
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Focused on watching his back, no matter the circumstance – James Bond, 007 is a badass.
Shirley Eaton as Jill Masterson – covered in gold paint in Goldfinger (1964)
Gemma Arterton as Strawberry Fields- covered in oil in Quantum Of Solace (2008)
In Goldfinger (1964), Sean Connery’s Bond wakes up airborne and in a tranquillizer dart-induced haze. I love how an out-of-focus woman’s face comes into focus as if the movie audience recovers from Bond’s point of view.
Pussy Galore’s named introduction still elicits a guffaw reaction in me even to this day, and I’d imagine a theater-going audience would have audibly laughed at Bond’s “I must be dreaming” quip. Short scenes and exchanges like this from early Bond movies stand the test of time and fans can only hope future Bond movies are filled with gems like these.
