Goldfinger is in my view overall the best of the connery bonds as it had all the ingredients to not only entertain the serious bond fan but the casual movie goer too. Goldfinger was made even better by the fact that it is a good 20 minutes shorter than most bond films and a good 10 minutes or more shorter than the next shortest. This keeps it that little bit lively and less laden with meandering dull scenes that add little.
9 out of 10
As for connerys other bonds....
Dr. No. well, it had its budget constraints, and seems a little sedate by todays standards, but never the less a good solid movie. 6 out of 10
From Russia with love: Good acting, good story, great movie. 7 out of 10
Thunderball : looked great, an excellent movie really, but sadly too long and a little too dull. The underwater stuff was great, but a little too much of it. Sadly, the action scenes on dry land were all over all too quickly and did'nt leave much of a lasting impression. 6 out of 10
You only Live Twice: A very entertaining bond...slipping a little further into the realms of fantasy and silliness at times though. The space-ship effects (taking off and landing) are awful, even by the standards of the day. A decent film overall though. 7 out of 10
Diamonds Are Forever.
Has its moments, some good characters, but is just too silly. The pre-credits sequence looks as if it was all filmed in one day and rushed.
5 out of 10
Yes and no. Goldfinger is #3 in the James Bond movie line-up, but according to the way movies are made these days Goldfinger isn't a sequel, as it tells a completely different story then FRWL & Dr. No, never pretending to the movies before it. FRWL is a sequel as Spectre wants revenge for the death of Dr. No. But Goldfinger is not. No mention of Dr. No or Spectre in the entire movie. Not like the novel which does.