Goldfinger
James Bond’s third screen adventure is a thrilling, pulse-pounding thrill-ride from the opening bomb explosion outside a nightclub to a last-minute escape from the President’s personal jet. Sean Connery assumes command as 007 and squares off with a manic villain intent on stealing all of Fort Knox’s gold—and destroying the global economy.

Goldfinger
A View To A Kill (1985)
Budget: $30 million
Worldwide Box Office: $152.6 million
Rate of Return: 5.08
Roger Moore’s final entry, yet another example of the series ripping off itself, offered a past-his-prime Bond facing off against a genetically engineered mad man who wants to flood Silicon Valley to get a computer chip monopoly. Part Goldfinger, part Superman, all mediocrity. Well, not really the worst of the series, but it’s really just sitting there running in place, waiting to get this franchise back into gear by a new actor. Speaking of which…

A View To A Kill (1985)