Goldeneye (DVD, 1999, Special Edition)

The plot line of "Goldeneye" revolves around an international terrorist organization calling itself Janus that steels a top-secret Russian weapon system named GoldenEye and threatens to use it to destroy a major European city unless paid off…

Bond's mission was to find and stop the GoldenEye, struggling with a sadistic assassin, a treacherous general, an 'invincible' computer hacker, and most dangerous of all, a colleague and friend…

The opening scene is spectacular with a great bungee jump from a top of a dam to an exciting racing over a cliff in a motorcycle and skydiving into a crushing private plane… Martin Campbell's film comes with a phenomenal tank chase through the streets of St. Petersburg; a brutal showdown in the jungle; and a battle to the death on a high gantry…

Goldeneye's female characters are honestly beautiful with particular techniques… The bad one is Xenia Onatopp (Famke Janssen), an ex-Soviet fighter pilot who tranquilly smokes big cigars and knocks off her victims with her 'killer thighs.' In one scene, she challenges Bond's legendary Aston Martin DB5 to a wild road race outside Monte Carlo with her red Ferrari; in another she was so smart that she snatches a top-secret helicopter from under the noses of the French navy…

The good Bond girl is the irresistible Natalya Simonova (Izabella Scorupco) who 'tastes like strawberries.' Natalya possesses all the technical ability to neutralize Janus' scheme or to destroy all computer records with the GoldenEye… As one who survived a mass murder, this lovely beauty is suddenly a marked woman…

The other supporting actors are all fine:

Sean Bean plays a potentially fascinating bad character, the embittered and cynical traitor who was believed to have been killed on a mission… Alec Trevelyan has sworn revenge on the country that was responsible for his parents' suicide…

Alan Cumming plays the 'invincible' Boris Grishenko who sees crime as a chance to show off his skills; and Gottfried John, the renegade ambitious general who provides inside access to Russian military secrets…

Award-winning Judi Dench is terrific as Bond's unshaken spy chief…

Samantha Bond as MoneyPenny puts forward for consideration that Bond's behavior might be interpreted as sexual harassment…

Serena Gordon as the neurotic MI6 assessor Caroline evaluates 007 for just 'trying to show off the size of his… ego.'

One familiar face among the MI6 staff was that of the redoubtable Q, played once again by Desmond Llewelyn who introduces 007 to his latest chariot, the BMW Z3… Although convertible, this agile vehicle doesn't play a significant action role in the film… Q doesn't forget to deliver Bond a typical leather belt, a watch that expels a laser beam, and a silver pen used to clever effect…

The 17th Bond film takes us from Russia, Puerto Rico, Monaco and back to England… It features one of the best title tunes performed by the "Queen of Rock & Roll," Tina Turner…

For trivia buffs: Kate Gayson appears as an extra at the Chemin De Fer table at Monte Carlo's gambling casino; she's the daughter of Eunice Gayson, who played Bond's fetching girlfriend, Sylvia Trench in the first two Bond films, "Dr. No" and "From Russia With Love." It was to Sylvia Trench that Sean Connery uttered his first line of dialog, "I admire your luck, Mr. ...?"

What can I say, it is Pierce Brosnan as James Bond. From the first time I saw him in Remington Steele, I knew he would be the perfect James Bond.
This is James Bond, action, unbelievable stunts, and, as usual, Bond girls.

007 and the female survivor of a Russian research center explosion, have to find a stolen Nuclear Space Weapon that they suspect was hijacked by a former 00' agent, who was thought to be dead. The weapon, Goldeneye, will emit an EM pulse that will destroy all electronics in an area, the former agent's choice, London.

I happen to really like both James Bond and Pierce Brosnan so I cannot find fault with this movie.

This is a tough movie to find in stores so Ebay is a fantastic place to grab it. In Brosnan's first role as James Bond, this movie is a perfect combination of plot/story, and action. Its fun and interesting to be introduced in this movie to another double O agent, something none of the other movies has to offer. There are some decent special features on this DVD, and overall it is a fine addition to any Bond collection.

My only complainted about this Bond movies is that the first twenty min. are slow and it takes for ever to get any where. The acting is high class. Dame Judith Dench makes her first apperance as M and as is usuall steals the show. One of my favorites.

I loved the fact first of all the excellent price that i received it at, and secondly for a used dvd it was in excellent condition both the case and the dvd.

The recent i purchased it was because i am working on buying all the dvd's of the james bond collection this one moved me one step closer