Talk:Goldfinger (film)/GA2

GA Review

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Reviewer: Matthew RD 19:54, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

Hello, I shall conduct this GA review, which I'll do soon. -- Matthew RD 19:54, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

This is how the article fairs against the GA criteria:

1. Well written: ✗ Fail, notes for improvement found below
2. Factually accurate and verifiable: All sources seem reliable, mostly from newspapers, books and DVD special features. None I can think of where the reliability is questionable. ✓ Pass
3. Broad in coverage: ✓ Pass
4. Neutral: ✓ Pass
5. Stable: ✓ Pass
6. Images: Non-free images check out fine, both provice sufficient commentary to the subject. ✓ Pass

More to come. -- Matthew RD 08:54, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

Notes for improvement

• "They listen to Goldfinger's plan to knock over Fort Knox before Goldfinger kills them all." I think it would be best to mention they were killed by nerve gas. In another sentence it is mentioned that Galore's flying circus used "the gas" with no previous mention of it, so I think stating the mafiosi died from nerve gas would be a good place to mention it, or the flying circus bit (hope you understand :)

 Done - SchroCat (^ • @) 11:34, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

• There are some quotations in the plot section that uses (') and others with ("). I'd like to keep the quote marks uniformed to (") as they all seem like this. Also throughout the article (“) was used. According to WP:PUNCT, the latter format is not recommended by Wikipedia. This is where they are found:
  • “must stand as one of the great cinematic combats”
  • There's a lot of that in the Critical response section
  • “the most highly and consistently praised Bond picture of them all” and “became a true phenomenon.”

 Done - SchroCat (^ • @) 11:06, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

• "Bond's masseuse from the pre-credits sequence." I thought Dink was the girl in Miami, after the opening credits. Or am I interprating this wrong?

 Done No, you've interpreted nothing incorrectly - I wrote it incorrectly! - SchroCat (^ • @) 11:09, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

• "we [the crew] decided to let our imaginations run wild." A reference is needed after a direct quote

 Done - SchroCat (^ • @) 11:19, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

• "Harry Saltzman learned of the new technology "that could shoot all the way to the moon"." Again, reference after direct quote.

 Done No idea on where this came from as it's been unsourced for some time: sentence removed - SchroCat (^ • @) 11:19, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

• "The premiere was held cinema in London." That sentence did not make sense to me.

 Done - SchroCat (^ • @) 11:13, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

• "It is the mixture as before, only more so: it is superb hokum." Again, reference after direct quote.

 Done - SchroCat (^ • @) 11:13, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

• "Connery plays the hero with an insultingly cool, commanding air." Reference again needed after direct quote.

 Done - SchroCat (^ • @) 11:13, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

• Who does Danny Peary write for in his review?

 Done - SchroCat (^ • @) 11:31, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

• The American Film Institute rankings, is there a source for these?

 Done - SchroCat (^ • @) 11:31, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

• "Indeed it has been said that Goldfinger was the cause of the boom in espionage films in the 1960s" This needs a comma afterwards for the rest of the sentence, to allow the reader to breathe.

 Done - SchroCat (^ • @) 11:07, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

And there you have. I nice effort to bring it up for nomination. Sort those out, and I'll be sure to pass it. Thanks. -- Matthew RD 10:56, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

I think that everything has been dealt with now, but please let me know if there is anything else we need to do to get this up to GA. Thanks again - SchroCat (^ • @) 11:38, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for your quick response dealing with the issues. Everything now looks in order, so it's a pass. Well done. -- Matthew RD 12:37, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

That's great news - Thanks very much Matthew - you're an absolue star for getting all this sorted so quickly! - SchroCat (^ • @) 12:58, 29 July 2011 (UTC)