Goldfinger (film) hero with an insultingly cool, commanding air." He saved his praises for other actors in the film, saying that "Gert Fröbe is aptly fat and feral as the villainous financier, and Honor Blackman is forbiddingly frigid and flashy as the latter's aeronautical accomplice." In "Guide for the Film Fanatic", Danny Peary wrote that "Goldfinger" is "the best of the James Bond films starring Sean Connery...There's lots of humor, gimmicks, excitement, an amusing yet tense golf contest between Bond and Goldfinger, thrilling fights to the death between Bond and Oddjob and Bond and Goldfinger, and a fascinating central crime... Most enjoyable,
Goldfinger (film) most thrilling film. In 2006, "Entertainment Weekly" and IGN both named "Goldfinger" as the best Bond film, while MSN named it as the second best, behind its predecessor. IGN and "EW" also named Pussy Galore as the second best Bond girl. In 2008, "Total Film" named "Goldfinger" as the best film in the series. "The Times" placed Goldfinger and Oddjob second and third on their list of the best Bond villains in 2008. They also named the Aston Martin DB5 as the best car in the films. "Goldfinger"'s script became a template for subsequent Bond films. It was the first