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Goldeneye (1995)

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Reviews Counted:41

Fresh:33

Rotten:8

Average Rating:6.8/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 18 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: Directed by Martin Campbell, GOLDENEYE makes the transition to a more modern image for the James Bond series. Bond's out-of-date womanizing is presented with a feminist challenge from the newly... Directed by Martin Campbell, GOLDENEYE makes the transition to a more modern image for the James Bond series. Bond's out-of-date womanizing is presented with a feminist challenge from the newly cast Judi Dench as an impenetrable M, and Samantha Bond as a wiser and more forthright Moneypenny. The action sequences, replete with helicopter hijinks and copious explosions, are complex and stylish, making the film a polished sensation. This installment in the series introduces actor Pierce Brosnan in the role of suave, debonair, irresistible 007. Despite the end of the Cold War, James Bond still finds himself pitted against nefarious Russians who want to rule the world. This time around, his enemies are a gang of mobsters and former military men who have gained access to the Goldeneye, which can cut off electrical currents in London. Alec Trevelyan (Sean Bean) is the leader, with General Ourumov (Gottfried John) an additional threat. Sizzling Bond babe Xenia Onatopp (Famke Janssen) is the sleek robber who, with Ourumov, successfully steals the Goldeneye, which the villains plan to use in their quest to control financial markets around the globe. However, this grizzly group of scoundrels is no match for Bond, who constantly outwits their attempts to assassinate him. Bond rescues the tough and lovely Natalya Simonova (Izabella Scorupco), who was caught in Trevalyan's deadly web, and she eventually helps Bond turn the tables on his foes as he uses his quick instincts, innovative weapons, and cool gadgetry to save the day. [More]

Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Famke Janssen, Sean Bean, Izabella Scorupco

Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Famke Janssen, Sean Bean, Izabella Scorupco, Gottfried John, Judi Dench, Samantha Bond, Joe Don Baker, Robbie Coltrane, Tcheky Karyo, Alan Cumming, Desmond Llewelyn, Michael Kitchen, Minnie Driver

Director: Martin Campbell

Director: Martin Campbell
Screenwriter: Jeffrey Caine, Bruce Feirstein
Story: Michael France
Producer: Barbara Broccoli, Michael G. Wilson
Composer: Eric Serra

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Mar 24, 2009

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
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  • Keep Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35
  • Full Frame - 1.33

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, French
  • DTS (unspecified) - English
  • Subtitles - English, French, Spanish - Optional

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One of the more entertaining entries in the series, even if one thinks it's hogwash.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
02/25/09
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Se acerta ao trazer um Bond mais amadurecido, amargurado e auto-consciente, peca terrivelmente por elementos que beiram o trash, como alguns efeitos visuais pavorosos e uma atuação sensual, mas absurda, de Janssen.

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02/24/09
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

I don't know whether the Bond series has a future, but if Xenia Onatopp ever returns to try for world domination, he may finally get a battle worth fighting.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment Comment
10/13/08
Owen Gleiberman
Owen Gleiberman
Entertainment Weekly
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There's something a mite pathetic about our culture still clinging to 007, but it's hard to deny that this is one of the most entertaining entries in the Bond cycle.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
10/13/08
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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Brosnan is a stylish 007, the action is fast and the overall result hugely entertaining.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
10/13/08
Channel 4 Film

This is the best bond movie since On Her Majesty's Secret Service.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
10/13/08
Kim Newman
Kim Newman
Empire Magazine

Richard Kiel, you are missed.

Full Review Source: TIME Magazine | comment Comment
10/13/08
Richard Schickel
Richard Schickel
TIME Magazine
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Lean, dark and graceful, Brosnan wraps his perfectly calculated accent around all the standard phrases without making us hear quotation marks.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
10/13/08
Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Among the better of the 17 Bonds and, perhaps more important for today's audience, a dynamic action entry in its own right, this first 007 adventure in six years breathes fresh creative and commercial life into the 33-year-old series.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
10/02/08
Todd McCarthy
Todd McCarthy
Variety
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Fast and light.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
02/14/08
Rob Gonsalves
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

Pierce is fantastic

Full Review Source: sbs.is | comment Comment
02/10/08
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
sbs.is

...a solid, sporadically electrifying entry in this ongoing series.

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11/25/06
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

It's only slightly better than the movies of the last fifteen years or so, but that alone makes it worth seeing. License to Kill was so absolutely horrid, that I'm relieved to see an upswing.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
05/26/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

Director Campbell keeps matters bowling along and even manages to recapture something of the look of the earlier films.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
02/09/06
Time Out

The entry that salvages the franchise.

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10/27/05
Bill Clark
Bill Clark
FromTheBalcony

Execs at MGM/UA can rest easy: the Bond franchise has been successfully salvaged.

Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | comment Comment
08/07/04
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

No review available.

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06/12/03
Josh Gilchrist
Josh Gilchrist
Billings Outpost (Montana)

Suffers the blahs.

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05/20/03
Janet Maslin
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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Instead of continuing as a comedy of thrills, Goldeneye rapidly disintegrates into an endless series of gratuitous explosions and suspense-free motor vehicle chases, each one louder and less interesting than its predecessor.

Full Review Source: Palo Alto Weekly | comment Comment
05/20/03
Leonard Schwarz
Leonard Schwarz
Palo Alto Weekly

Pierce Brosnan turns in a fine performance, establishing himself as a fine heir to the Bond throne. The plotting isn't as solid as in the best Bond films, but this is still a good time.

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05/02/03
Forrest Hartman
Forrest Hartman
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