Goldeneye [VHS] [1995]

This is Pierce Brosnan's first outing - and probably his finest hour - as Bond. It's a highly enjoyable flick with a new and sexy Bond, this one with a decided twinkle in his eyes after the rather stern (though equally excellent) Timothy Dalton. There are two very sexy ladies with Famke Janssen and Izabella Scorupco, Sean Bean makes for a memorable villain and Alan Cumming is a real scene stealer as his rather comical henchman. The inimitable Desmond Llewelyn is back as Q and Judi Dench takes over as M. They all work a treat. Samantha Bond, on the other hand, is my least favourite Moneypenny. A bit odd is the appearance of Joe Don Baker (who played the megalomaniac villain in The Living Daylights) in the role of one of Bond's allies. But that's a minor quibble. Tina Turner's theme song is one of the best in the series. Great stunts, great filming locations including the glorious St Petersburg, and the usual fun gadgets make this one of the better films in the franchise.The 2 disc Ultimate Edition DVD I purchased includes the following (very enjoyable) extra features: - Deleted Scenes with Introductions by Director Martin Campbell - Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles - Building a Better Bond: Pre-Production Featurette - The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Event - Driven to Bond: Remy Julienne - Anatomy of a Stunt: Tank vs. Perrier - Making it in Small Pictures: Derek Meddings - On Location with Peter Lamont - GoldenEye's Secret Files - Pre-Title Storyboard Sequence with Martin Campbell - Interactive Guide into the World of GoldenEye - Audio Commentary with Martin Campbell and Michael G. Wilson - "The World of 007" Original 1995 Television Special Hosted by Elizabeth Hurley - The GoldenEye Video Journal - Promotional Featurette "GoldenEye" Music Video Performed by Tina Turner - Original Trailers - TV Spots - Photo Gallery

Goldeneye was Pierce Brosnan's first Bond film and the first film of the 1990s, after Licence To Kill in 1989. I first saw it at the cinema in 1995 on its original release and thoroughly enjoyed it. I then bought the DVD of the film, watched it and enjoyed it all over again.Watching it now, though, it appears a bit dated, but it's still one of the best Bond films and is easily the best of the Brosnan era. The film is notable for it's decision to cast a female (Judi Dench) as M, partly due to the PC sensitivities of the time, which still pervade today. Sean Bean is also good as a rogue secret agent and Robbie Coltrane is also amusing as a Russian gangster, as is Alan Cumming, who has quite a large role in the film. The film also has some great stunts and action setpieces, though it isn't as action-packed as others in the series. The theme song by Tina Turner and written by U2's Bono and The Edge is also decent as well.Potential buyers may also be interested to know that this is the fully uncut version of the film, hence the higher 15 certificate. All this really equates to are a few headbutts during the fight scenes, though, so you shouldn't get too excited at the prospect of seeing uncut material. The material was previously cut by the BBFC, though, so this is as complete a version of the film as you will ever see, in the UK, anyway.All in all, this is a solid and very enjoyable film. If you haven't already seen it, then I highly recommend a purchase. Brosnan's Bond films went a bit downhill after this one, so it's as good as they got in the 1990s. Five stars from me.

Everything about Goldeneye was brilliant from the setup to the set pieces, to the way it came across as not being so over budget it tried too hard with the scenery.The blu ray brings out a real quality in the visual and there's not much to criticise here because... well. If you liked the movie you'll want the blu-ray.There's a ton of extras that I've not seen before including how they did the tank scene through the city streets. Just amazing stuff.Even more relevant now that the sattelite dish has collapsed and is no more. They literally couldn't make a movie like this again.