Review of GoldenEye (1995) by Nbfc — 09 Jan 2018

Aka. The only GOOD Bond film to star Pierce Brosnan.

I will always have a soft spot for this particular entry because it is the first 007 film I ever saw and there is also the added nostalgia of the then revolutionary N64 video game.

While the script is far from the greatest, the tight glossy direction provided by Martin Campell (Casino Royale, The Mask of Zorro) and abundance of great action sequences (Ex. Bond bungie-jumping off a dam, the tank chase) more than make up for it.

This particular entry also has arguably the best group of villains out of all the Bond films that includes the S&M-obssessed Xenia Onatopp (greatest…name….ever), the hilariously over-confident computer hacker Boris Grishenko and the always awesome “dies in almost every movie” Sean Bean as the treacherous 006.

Although the video game admittedly had a WAY better soundtrack than the one provided by Eric Serra (The Fifth Element, Leon: The Professional) for the film.