The latest publicity binge around James Bond rings a bit hollow with me. Maybe its age, maybe it’s the actor, or maybe it’s just me, but from my perspective James Bond peaked early with Goldfinger. It had the best Bond actor – Sean Connery, the best plot – Goldfingers ‘operation grand slam’ to break into Fort Knox, but not to steal any gold. Instead he planned to blow up an atomic bomb and make the gold radioactive. (Of course James Bond knew for exactly how long it would remain radio active, and how much Goldfinger’s gold would increase in value as a result). It had the best car, the best bond girl (Honor Blackman) and the best bond baddie – Oddjob with his deadly hat.

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