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You Only Live Twice

You Only Live Twice

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Rating: 2 stars
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.

Rating: 5 stars
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.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Connery's worst, which isn't that bad!
Review: Japan is a great setting, but it's never used to it's fullest (but you cna't expect a Kurosawa movie, which actually would have been interesting to see). While Pleasance is my favourite Blofeld (and Mike Myers based his Dr. Evil a lot on him) his character has a very inane plot which borders on really campy.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: I Only Barfed Twice
Review: This is by far the most disappointing thing Connery has done in the Bond series. The movie is a mindless romp from one fistfight and shootout to the next. I was nearly bored out of my mind. The movie also has the worst Bond villain. I mean sure, Blofeld is a good villain, but how can we hate a guy we meet fifteen minutes before the movie ends? The Bond girls are another proplem. One saves Bond's live and proves to be the predecssor to girls Anya Amasova and Wai Lin. I love her, but then . . . I can't spoil anything for you, so you'll (sadly) have to see the movie. The other girl is Kissy who is never mentioned by name and has as much screen time as Blofeld. The only reason I can think of to this is to be able to truthfully say (like I can) "I've seen all the Bond films."

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: AERIAL SCENES OF JAPAN, HELICOPTER STUNTS, A-1MUSIC
Review: I FEEL THIS IS THE BEST BOND MOVIE SINCE THE AERIAL SCENERY OF JAPAN AND THE MUSIC COMBINE TO REPRESENT BOND. THE SCENE OF BOND BEING OUTNUMBERED ON THE ROOFTOP BY NUMEROUS THUGS WITH THE AERIAL CAMERA SHOTS WAS ONE OF MY FAVORITE SCENES.I BOUGHT THIS MOVIE HOWEVER DUE TO A DIVORCE, I NO LONGER HAVE IT. I WOULD LIKE TO PURCHASE THIS ONE AGAIN!

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Thank God Fleming Wrote The Man With the Golden Gun
Review: The end was such a letdown. Yet after reading this book twice, I knew Fleming was going to write Bond out of his helpless state. The part about killing Blofled was superb, yet Kissy keeping him on Kuro was such a bad writing move.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Bond and Tiger vs. The Garden of Evil
Review: A sequel to On Her Majesty's Sercet Service. Bond must go to Japan to acquire a new ciphering methond from "Tiger" Tanaka, head of the Japanese Sercet Service. Tanaka finally agrees, but asks in return that Bond assassinate an infamous recluse who owns a garden filled with deadly animals and poisonous plants, where people have been going to commit suicide- The Garden of Evil. The last novel Fleming completed, You Only Live Twice is a chilling allegory of death, rebirth, and honor. This is a great book for 007 fans! Buy this book.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: I would like to rate it 1,000 stars
Review: After Watching this movie the onehundreth time, I have concluded that I like this one way better than TSWLM, and Goldfinger. This one is my favorite, this might not be anybody elses favorite, but this one ranks up their with From Russia With Love and Thunderball.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Worst Bond if there was no CONNERY
Review: Sean really tries to save that movie which as for me has some of worst components of the series as: Girls, Villain (Blofeld is smaller than Kissy?), title- song and may-be plot. Totally unrealistic!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: You Only Live Twice weaves an intrucut web of mayhem
Review: James Bond goes into a head to head battle with the infamous Ernst Stravo Blofeld in Ian Fleming's: You Only Live Twice. Bond is sent to Japan where he comes across the suicide gardens of Dr. Shatterhand. But he is not alone with Tiger Tanaka and Kissy Suzuki at his side. A must read from the greatest spy novelest: Ian Fleming.


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