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Summary: You Only Quit Twice Mr. Connery
Review: Sean Connery's second to last performance as the legendary spy in which there was an intermission starring George Lazenby in 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' before he returned for the final 'Diamonds are Forever.' With a script by Roald Dahl (Willy Wonka; James and the Giant Peach) and under the direction of Lewis Gilbert, Bond is once again face to face with the sinister forces of SPECTER. A fun Bond with the most expensive set design for 1967. A lot of thrills and laughs to make this a pleasant viewing experience.
In this film Bond is out to stop the forces of SPECTER from starting World War III. Space capsules mysteriously disappear and both the US and the Soviets blame each other. Bond goes to Asia to find out the fate of the capsules and their astro/cosmonauts. Bond soon uncovers a sinister plot involving SPECTER and goes undercover to sneak into their mountain base. Will Bond make it in time against the evil Blofeld (Donald Pleasance) and his minions?
True, this Bond doesn't have the best script but the action sequences are fun: especially the grand finale. Donald Pleasance is excellent as the mannered but sociopathic Blofeld. The assassins in this film aren't terribly memorable nor are the Bond girls. Still, Connery's performance as Bond is consistent with the other Connery Bond films.
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Summary: THE LAST GREAT BOND / CONNERY FILM!!!
Review: Sometime in early 1967 Sean Connery announced that he was through with playing James Bond. So executive producers decided to try to make 1967's "You Only Live Twice" the best 007 adventure to date. The fifth Bond film was filled with so much action that the plot was met as semi weak compared to his earlier films.However You Only Live Twice is still one of the best Bond films in the series. Their are several action scenes are terrific especially the attack on the volcano space station and the Little Nelly pursuit. The setting in Japan was awesome and the volcano space station set was so neat looking! The acting in You Only Live Twice is quite good. Connery is spectacular as Bond as usual. Donald Pleasence plays Ernst Stavro Bolfeld wonderfully. I always thought he was the best Blofeld. Tetsuro Tamba plays Tiger Tanaka Bond's Japanese ally very well. Too bad he never appeared in the series again, I liked his character. Akiko Wakabayashi plays the adorable Aki but I felt killing her character off was pointless because they merely threw in Kissy played By Mie Hama to replace her and her character was far weaker. As for the villians well Teru Shimada plays the arrogant Mr. Osato and Karin Dor plays the beautiful yet diabolical Helga Brandt very well. And of course Bernard Lee, Lois Maxwell and Desmond Llewelyn return in theirrespcted rols as M, Money Penny and Q. You Only Live Twice's plot is quite underrated as it is deeper than people think Bond fakes his death near the beginning to fool enemy agents. Then he is sent to Japan to investigate the disappearance of Russian and American spacecrafts and uncovers a plot for a World War 3 against both Superpowers. Overall despite a few flaes You Only Live Twice is a classic Bond film that I feel is vastly underrated. Sure it's no Goldfinger or Dr.No but I feel it is still an essential Bond film because the action and the plot are both very good. Highly recommended!
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Summary: ..Kill Bond,Now...!!!
Review: That line pretty much sums up You Only Live Twice.As delivered by Donald Plesance as Ernst Stavro Blofeld (and the inspiration to Austin Powers' Dr. Evil)It has menace, but once it's over it seems a bit hollow.
Screenplay written by Willy Wonka author, Roald Dahl(!!!),YOLT starts with the phony demise of 007 in the pre-credits, then takes him to Japan to investigate the disappearence of American and Soviet spacecrafts before both powers declare war.
A bit weaker than the monster combination of Goldfinger/Thunderball,YOLT boast many great moments (the unnessesary arial dogfight with Little Nelly, the finale in Blofeld's awesome volcanic lair), but one can't help but feel a tinge of disappointment as it seemed made on auto pilot.YOLT does feature the best ever 007 theme song.A haunting melodic ballad sung by Nancy Sinatra.
YOLT was to be the last Sean Connery Bond movie(though he would return in Diamonds Are Forever and Never Say Never Again).It also marked the end of an era in the golden age of 007 movies as the latter films of the 70's and early 80's become more tongue and cheek.It was only 20 years later in The Living Daylights that the ruthless, yet suave Bond of the novels and earlier movies would return.
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Summary: Not as magnificent as the earlier movies, but good fun!
Review: You Only Live Twice is the most POTENTIALLY magnificent adventure movie ever made. It truly had the credentials of one of the best actions ever, although it ended up as one of the worst Connerys of the series (not as bad as Diamonds are Forever). It had incredible action sequences, fantastic Bond women and a good looking screenplay opportunity, however, somewhere along the line, the movie was slightly fouled up! Pleasence is one of the reasons for the disappointment of this film, as he gives a bland, unsatisfying appearance as Blofeld, and the central plot is the other main reason. I think the creator of such characters as Willa Wonka and the Grand High witch along with many others could have created a more satisfying SPECTRE scheme than the hijacking of space capsules. However, I still insist that YOLT is a fantastic action film and the acting, for the most part, is not bad. The film truly deserves 4.5 stars, but it is just fair to round up a Connery film to 5 stars! Buy it and you will not be unsatisfied!
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