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Post by ck100 on Jun 13, 2022 4:03:27 GMT
Probably my least favorite of Sean Connery's Bond movies although I don't think it's a bad movie. Kind of hard to say why I like this one the least. Maybe the whole "turning Japanese" thing and the plot being one of the weaker Bond plots. Connery look a bit tired but pulls through and Donald Pleasance is a memorable Blofeld. Gotta love that Little Nellie though, Bond ally Tanaka, the Nancy Sinatra song, and the big Ken Adam volcano set. Leonard Maltin Movie Guide Review: You Only Live Twice (1967) - 2.5 out of 4 stars
"Big James Bond production with first look at arch-nemesis Blofeld (Pleasance), Japanese locales, but plot (SPECTRE out to cause major powers to declare war on each other) and lack of convincing, clever crisis situations are liabilities film can't shake off. Script by Roald Dahl (!), spectacular sets by Ken Adam. Panavision."  |
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Post by twothousandonemark on Jun 13, 2022 4:28:38 GMT
Dr. No through Thunderball feels pretty well a series. YOLT felt a standalone departure, & yet it's still great.
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Post by Archelaus on Jun 13, 2022 5:21:03 GMT
It's one of my favorite middle-tier Bond films. It stops short of being great, but it's still lots of fun. The cinematography, the production design (most particularly the volcano lair), and John Barry's score were great in their right. However, I wish they had filmed On Her Majesty's Secret Service so they would avoid the plot hole of Blofeld not seeing past Bond's disguise at Piz Gloria.
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Jun 13, 2022 5:25:55 GMT
Great Bond adventure!
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Post by politicidal on Jun 13, 2022 12:40:20 GMT
I generally feel the same way. The second half does pick up faster than the first one. The volcano lair has been parodied to death by now, but it still looks cool.
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Post by Catman on Jun 13, 2022 12:50:59 GMT
Akiko Wakabayashi was lovely in that film.
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Post by wmcclain on Jun 13, 2022 16:02:47 GMT
You Only Live Twice (1967), directed by Lewis Gilbert. Is James Bond dead? No, just undercover in Japan to prevent Blofeld from starting World War 3. He fits right in until they make him up to look Japanese and people start staring at the stooping Scotsman. Like iron to a magnet he is drawn to the secret island rocket base under an exploding volcano to face hundreds of minions serving the evil overlord, who this time has piranha rather than sharks in the tank. That's bold screenwriting. On the one hand Bond #5 is a real Connery adventure and the large-scale ninja assault on the island is pretty epic. On the other, plot quality takes a serious dive, although it's not as bad as his next -- Diamonds Are Forever (1971) -- where they just give up even trying. The nonchalant chitchat with the exotic orientals becomes painful, although Japan is impressively modern-looking for the 1960s. John Barry score, with Nancy Sinatra singing the title song. Available on Blu-ray. 
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Post by James on Jun 13, 2022 16:07:28 GMT
A fun flick. Blofeld is a great villain and I enjoy the Japanese setting to flavour things up.
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Post by drystyx on Jun 14, 2022 4:18:10 GMT
One of the five or six best 007 films. Probably the best cinematography ever in any Bond movie, but lets face it, the cinematography was much better in those days.
Great scenery, great adventure. Lots of exotic settings. We have outer space adventure, volcano adventure, ocean adventure, mountainous adventure, sea cavern adventure. Just about everything but the snow adventure.
Memorable piranha scenes, back in the days when we were told piranha were the most dangerous things in the water.
We have hot babes, exotic scenery, and the Bond wit.
The top four Bond films are undeniably THE SPY WHO LOVED ME, FOR YOUR EYES ONLY, GOLDFINGER, and THUNDERBALL. This one kind of snuggles in fifth place, just ahead of some 8/10 ones like Moonraker and Octopussy.
9/10
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