This movie is the proof that the world is becoming a sick and dumb place

The Worst Film Ever

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE is an an adventurous action thriller, the fifth in the James Bond series, in which the secret agent 007 is dispatched to Japan after American and Soviet manned spacecraft disappear mysteriously in orbit. With each nation blaming the other amidst the Cold War, Bond travels secretly to a remote Japanese island to find the perpetrators and comes face to face with Ernst Stavro Blofeld, the head of SPECTRE.A good race with time on Japanese soil is very fun, unlike an unconvincing conflict of power in the universe. Unfortunately, beside some sequences from Japanese culture and tradition, this movie did not offer anything new. Of course, some beautiful young women, who cannot resist, seems a bit tired British agent, appear in the movie. However, the magic of previous films is gradually disappearing. This is a ruthless and somewhat confusing adventure that glorifies some unconvincing ideals.The plots are rather confusing, especially when focus is placed on an electronic device. The dialogues are pretty poor regardless of Japanese influence. A tense atmosphere goes beyond the limits of good taste in the second part of the film. However, a final battle has improved my impression to a certain extent.Sean Connery as James Bond is too nonchalant in this movie. Although his performance is at a high level, when it comes to action sequences, his tiredness is visible in relationships with women.Akiko Wakabayashi as Aki, an agent with the Japanese SIS who assists Bond and Mie Hama as Kissy Suzuki, an Ama diving girl and Bond's wife, look fresher than their man. Tetsurō Tamba (Tiger Tanaka) is a better version of Felix Leiter as head of Japanese secret service. Donald Pleasence as Ernst Stavro Blofeld is overly grotesque as the head of the terrorist syndicate known as SPECTRE.

Typical but effective Bond adventure, this time set in Japan to distinguish it from all the others. The movie benefits from the bizarre imagination of Roald Dahl (!) who was commissioned to write the script and who injects some of his own wit, style, and an ounce of darkness into the story. Otherwise, it's business as usual, with a fun helicopter battle, some tense outer-space action (spoilt by some very cheesy model effects - the special effects in the Bond series don't seem to have progressed at all since DR. NO, except by becoming a little tighter) and a good finale, in which Bond infiltrates the enemy base (inside a volcano) and comes face-to-face with his arch enemy Blofeld for the first time.At this point the series was less occupied with screen realism than with out-and-out in-your-face bravado and scenes bordering on the incredible - take that whole "volcano base" thing. Other highlights include Bond narrowly escaping from a plane taking a dive and the elaborate ploy at the beginning of the film to convince the world of his death. Would he really go to all that trouble? This is a fast-paced movie with lots of action and near-death scrapes for Bond - love that scene where he is nearly killed by a hidden assassin pouring poison down a thread to his mouth.Sean Connery returns as Bond and is looking a little older this time - although nowhere near as aged as he appeared in DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER and then NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN. The Japanese supporting cast is very good, especially the two love interests and Tetsuro Tamba as the secret agent "Tiger" Tanaka. Donald Pleasence appears briefly but memorably as the hideously scarred Blofeld, a role which was to be played by lots of people over the years. Series regulars Bernard Lee, Lois Maxwell, and Desmond Llewellyn also put in welcome appearances, along with Charles Gray as an ally. Gray returned as Blofeld in the next Connery Bond! Euro-starlet Karin Dor turns up briefly as a femme fatale. THE BRIDES OF FU MANCHU fans may note cast members Tsai Chin and Burt Kwouk as minor villains - I guess they had the advantage of being in Britain when this film was made and so were cast easily.Strangely enough my favourite scene in this movie is one of the least spectacular - namely, the dockyard scene where Connery and his girlfriend are stalked by a gang of thugs. There's a fantastic aerial shot of the bad guys closing in on Connery which I really liked, and the choreography is really good here. The one-liners are cheesier than ever, and among the many (unintentionally) funny scenes is one where Connery has to go "Japanese" in order to disguise his true identity - a less Japanese-looking person I can't imagine! In all, good clean fun and a solid addition to the series, unique in setting if nothing else.

Roger Ebert said it was just o.k. Well, some later 007 adventures are much more horrid. I especially dislike "Live and Let Die" and (shutter) "Octopussy". I also think "OHMSS" is great even with that "George Lazenby" fella. A more basic storyline and the only new major gimmick is a baby helicopter. It reminds me a lot of "Dr. No". Flawless restoration in 2015 is a huge bonus! A few flaws easily forgiven after 39 years include b/w stock footage with scratches and "Aki" wearing almost nothing-to speak-of. A Bikini and a cotton wraparound are insufficient "cover" while dashing up a mountainside or on a combat mission. Her skin would have been ripped-to-shreds! The Japanese location photography is most enjoyable and done with "respect" for the culture. Typical shoot 'em up ending is inevitable. Most (not all) 007 missions end in explosions and fire. Excellent large-scale miniatures and good "EFX" considering the era. Much more enjoyable than "Thunderball", its predecessor.

This movie is exactly how I said it.This movie is written by Roald Dahl,the writer of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,which I thought was pretty cool.The action and set pieces are great and done well.Well not as good as before,Sean Connery still is pretty good and Donald Pleasence is good as Blofeld.The story is good,and no scene is ever truly boring.As for negatives,the pacing isn't very good,some sections are fast paced and exciting,while other sections are very slow.I also the characters all felt pretty generic,except for Q of course.The Bond Girl is pretty weak as well.If this was Sean Connery's last like it was planned to be,I don't think it would've been that of a finale.You Only Live Twice is a fun,although flawed movie.