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Summary: YOLT: Doesn't quite make it
Review: "You Only Live Twice" is far from a boring film, that's for sure. However, there are many limiting factors. For example, SPECTRE are trying to start a nuclear war between the two major superpowers, the Soviet Union and the USA, by apparently stealing their space capsules in flight (!). But there are many easier ways to achieve this: why not just fire a nuclear rocket into New York? Ernst Stavro Blofeld (played by Donald Pleasance) doesn't appear until the last 20 minutes, and when he does, he is an over-the-top appearance with a huge scar down one side of his face: did they really need to do that? No. Plus, Sean Connery's heart really doesn't seem to be in it any more, he just fires his Walther PPK when he has to, he just decks a few henchmen when he has to, etc etc. Also, you help but feel a tremendous sense of closure when Aki, the leading girl, was bumped off two-thirds into the movie. Her replacement, Kissy Suzuki, is a sad excuse for a Bond girl. (Her name is never mentioned in the entire film, for God's sake!) That's the criticisms. YOLT still manages to have some entertaining aspects: for example the Japanese setting, the fight at Osato's HQ, the unforgettable "Little Nellie" sequence, and the final shootout inside Blofeld's giant rocket base-disguised-as-volcano hideout. Pity these are let down by some poor special effects. Although You Only Live Twice is one of the weaker Sean Connery efforts, the same cannot be said about the soundtrack. Nancy Sinatra provides a haunting opening number that translates into excellent background music. So, in summary YOLT contains some good bits, but these are greater than the sum of their parts.
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Summary: Erenst Stravo Buy it!
Review: I have every Bond, I've reviewed every Bond and this got me hooked. Check out my other reviews on Bonds, and you'll see how this video inspired me.
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Summary: Come on, this one is par with From Russia With Love!
Review: It's got beautiful girls, interesting plot twists, and even ahollowed out volcano! I love this bond movie! It's far betterthan For Your Eyes Only, and Licence to Kill.
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Summary: Don't understand why others have problems with it.
Review: I love this picture. The previous reviewers had problems with it. It has everything a Bond picture should have. The scenery is magnificent, the gadgets are up to standard, the production quality is as good as the previous Bond efforts, the villain is a typical jerk, and the title song sung by Nancy Sinatra is the best I've ever heard in a Bond picture.
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Summary: My Favorite Connery Bond Flick
Review: Perhaps it is because I find Asian women attractive, but You Only Live Twice is my favorite of the Sean Connery Bond films. Sure, the plot might be a tad absurd, but let's face it, the plots in all of the Bond films strain credibility. People watch the Bond movies for the gadgets, the girls, the villains and the climactic finales. You Only Live Twice has all the ingredients for a great Bond flick. YOLT is interesting because it introduces the viewer, and Bond, to Japan and its culture. It is the first film in the series features space travel, even though Bond himself remains earthbound. Donald Pleasence as Blofeld is one of the best villains of the entire series. And Akiko Wakabayashi as Aki, is one of the most attractive of all of the Bond girls, perhaps second only to Claudine Auger in Thunderball. My biggest complaint with YOLT is that Aki gets killed off. Otherwise, this is one of the best entries in the series and one of the few that I watch again and again when it is on television.
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Summary: An Englishman in the Far East
Review: Fleming's tale of James Bond's search for vengance is a fascinating journey into Japan's past and (early Sixties) present. There is some remarkable detail in this book about the history of the Ninjas. In fact this book is may be the first popular introduction of the Ninjas to the West. In addition, there is an exceptional section detailing the history of the Kamikaze pilots and the damage they inflicted during the Second World War in the Pacific. Fleming's background as a journalist and later a Naval Intelligence officer in the war provided him with the ability to provide a colorful perspective. The writing is crisp and fast-paced, as in most of the Bond books. Some people may find asppects of the ending somewhat disappointing, but I found Bond's psychological journey through this story to be intriguing.
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Summary: Connery`s worst-and a plain bore!
Review: Thunderball was more slow-moving than this one,yet,this one is more boring.Pleasence is ok as Blofeld,but far to slimy to be believable.For one,you are not totally pleased with Connery`s performance.He goes on routine far to much! High points: Little Nellie,Tiger Tanaka. Low points: the plot.
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Summary: Okay okay no one wants to review this so I will
Review: Sorry, but this one was a big disappointment. There are elements of the film that are outstanding, other elements that make so little sense it overshadows the rest. First of all the plot was ridiculous, stealing spacecraft in order to spark a war? There must be a million easier and less expensive ways to start a war between the superpowers. Trying to hide a lanch pad in a volcano? Come on, lets at least stay on the fringe of believeability. Had the producers stayed with Flemings original plot line this movie would have easily been another From Russia With Love. The exotic locations, Aki and Kissy (who by the way NEVER once had her name mentioned in the movie) Tiger Tanaka, and hell Little Nellie was a cute touch, but the rest? PU. Aki was a great Bond girl, tough and smart. She saved Bonds bacon, as well as lured him into Tigers little trap, laughing at the ease by which she controlled the situation. She was such a great character, to this day I get choked up at her death scene. Kissy Suzuki, hell, what can I say? This is biziness Bond-san Great line, great delivery from a smart, confident and beautiful character. Kissy and Aki set the standard for the non-bimbo Bond Girls. Kissy's part was significantly downplayed from the original story, little remained of her but the name and occupation. Too bad this movie went like this. It was probably a sign of the times, space exploration was in the publics eye, and this attempted to cash in on that. To Barbra Broccoli: Give me a chance, I will remake this and do it right!
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Summary: Bottom Quartile of Bond Movies
Review: This is the fifth movie in the James Bond 007 series from 1967. Bond is once again trying to stop the evil SPECTRE organization. In this film we finally meet Ernst Blofeld, aka #1, the head of SPECTRE (Special Executive for Counter-intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge, Extortion). He is played by Donald Pleasence. Blofeld has come up with a plan to start a war between the US and Russia. Pleasence does a decent job of playing Blofeld, but he's no match for Telly Savales, who played Blofeld in "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" (1969), the best Bond film of all-time. This movie is lacking in pizzazz. There's no beautiful scenery, like in "For Your Eyes Only" (1981). It doesn't have the beautiful women and a great chase scene like "Goldfinger" (1964). The title track, sung by Nancy Sinatra, seems more fitting for a love story than a spy movie. I prefer title tracks such as "Live and Let Die" (1973), which really get your heart pumping and give you a feeling of purpose and suspense. The fight scenes are poorly executed. Sean Connery's fighting skills seem to be going down ever since "From Russia With Love" (1963), when he had a great fight scene on the Orient Express with Red Grant. I own the entire collection of Bond films, and this one is my least played out of all of them. This one is missing the intrigue that most of the others have. The only reason to see this film is that Mike Myers based his character Dr. Evil in his "Austin Powers" movies off of Donald Pleasence's Blofeld. In conclusion, I recommend all of the Bond movies mentioned in this review, except for this one.
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Summary: The Best Bond movie in the universe
Review: Out of all Bond movie's, this one is my favorite. Except for the fact that Kissy, the bond girl is only in the movie for about 20 minutes. It is so dumb why they cut the other one off. Well anyways, a space capsule was captured and hijacked. The Americans think the Soviets did it. Next, another capsule is captured and believe that the Americans did this to retaliate. The tension between the two could create another war. James Bond is sent to Japan to investigate. There, he finds the evil leader of SPECTRE has done this so when the 2 most military countrys destroy eachother. When that has happened, Blofeld will take opporitunity to seize the world. There was a lot of action in this movie. Like. 1. The Space capsule hijack 2. The building fight. 3. The car chase and helicopter 4. Little Nelie chase/fight 5. The dock gunfight 6. The final finale, the crater battle.
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