007 - You Only Live Twice

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Charles 08/31/2022 Classic Bond film with a great performance from Sean Connery See more Yaaron R @KompetenterMedi 12h An agent who lives only by luck You Only Live Twice shows once again how much the early Bond films rely on chance rather than skill. The female roles are poorly written, their dialogue is virtually non-existent, and the portrayal of Japanese characters is unpleasantly stereotypical. The action also falls short of expectations. Although the fights are somewhat better staged than before, Bond remains a problem as a character because he constantly falls into traps and only survives thanks to plot armour. The final big fight scene relies on volume rather than substance, and SPECTRE once again seems implausible because loyalty and strategy are replaced by indiscriminate violence. The result is an immature film that undermines the myth of the capable agent more clearly than ever before. See more Oliver J Oct 28 Critics Consensus: “You Only Live Twice” is a visually spectacular and wildly imaginative Bond adventure, featuring some of the series’ most iconic imagery—but its over-the-top plot and uneven tone mark the beginning of Bond’s drift toward excess. Review: You Only Live Twice takes James Bond to Japan in one of the franchise’s most ambitious globe-trotting adventures. From spacecraft hijackings to secret volcano lairs, the film leans fully into cinematic fantasy, offering jaw-dropping sets, explosive action, and a sweeping John Barry score that captures the grandeur of 1960s Bond at its peak. Sean Connery remains the ultimate 007—cool, confident, and unflappable—but even his charisma can’t always ground the film’s outlandish story. The screenplay by Roald Dahl delivers plenty of fun but sacrifices realism for spectacle, and some cultural elements haven’t aged gracefully. Still, Ken Adam’s production design is astonishing, and the climactic assault on Blofeld’s volcano base stands among the most memorable sequences in Bond history. Verdict: A bold, visually dazzling entry that epitomizes both the strengths and excesses of the Connery era, You Only Live Twice entertains with sheer scale and style—even if it occasionally lives a little too large. See more Joshua H Oct 25 Yeah there were few things that haven't aged well but it is just a solid action movie. There are some big things that happen including putting a face to Spectre who had been the secret big bad for 2 of the pervious film. And there were a lot big fun action spectacles which a solid story that makes sense. But yeah a good enough watch. See more O g Oct 12 Has limitations but the remaster looks amazing, beautiful score and very amusing in places. See more Wayne K Sep 24 By the time You Only Live Twice was released, the Bond film franchise had truly hit its stride, but it’s iconic star had become burned out and tired of the part, and so decided to leave, only to return a few years later thanks to, I would imagine, a very hefty pay check. In light of this, I actually thought that Connery gave a more committed performance than some have claimed. He might not be fully invested like he was before, but he still has the swagger and the gift of the gab that the character always had. There’s a lot of odd creative decisions in this movie, and some elements, such as the ninja training, the performative marriage and making Connery into a Japanese man, which is just as laughable as it sounds, prove to be utterly pointless. Bond is already proficient in hand-to-hand combat, as we even see earlier in the film, so showing him training with bamboo canes and ninja stars, only to either barely use them or not use them at all is just a waste of screentime. The story is also convoluted and full of holes, but the actions sequences are exciting and fast paced, thanks largely to some great directorial work from series newcomer Lewis Gilbert. While the introduction of Blofeld, arguably the series’ most famous villain, comes so late as to give him few things of worth to do, Pleasance, as usual, acts the hell out of the role. Overall, it’s a solid outing for 007, and a great film for Connery to (almost) bow out of the series on. See more Read all reviews

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