I have a special affinity for this 007 film.
I was born in Louisville in 1956, and I actually have vague recollections of much of the scenery.
That scenery didn't last long. Louisville is an ever changing city in scenery.
The story seems to be more of a story of 007 against one man, Goldfinger, but there is a connection to the Specter group, and to all the mobs in the U.S..
The tragedy of Jill Masterson is something 007 wants to avenge, because she helped him and was killed by Odd Job, Goldfinger's insane top man.
While Goldfinger is labeled as insane, Odd Job is twice as insane. He's totally kill crazy.
I read this book, and the alterations are fairly minor in my opinion. The biggest alteration is the alteration of anti heroine Pussy Galore and Jill Masterson's sister Tilly.
Goldfinger wants to pull a "job" on Fort Knox, Kentucky.
This is a very fun film, and I don't think there is any lull in it for more than a few seconds.
as usual, Bond shows great humanity. Some say he's cold, but I differ. In almost every movie, he has great affection for humanity and for human life. He kills people who are trying to take away human life.
I rank this as about the fourth greatest Bond film, but that's because I was born in Louisville, where much of this is set, and much of it takes place in Fort Knox.