This is the 5th entry to the James Bond series. Russian and American space shuttles are being stolen from outer space, and the two countries are blaming each other. World War III seems imminent, and James Bond is sent to Japan to find out where the shuttle stealing space ship is coming from. Bond finds out that SPECTRE is behind the theft, and towards the end of the movie, the face of the mysterious leader of the SPECTRE of the organization is finally revealed, as well as his name...Ernst Stavro Blofeld. This Bond movie is really good, and after three SPECTRE involved movies, it's nice to finally see the face of Bond's arch-nemesis.
Mainly the reason why this is such a good Bond film to me is because the style of the story is a lot like Goldfinger, though not quite as good. What I mean is that the story gives action and plot a perfect balance. James Bond is as cool as ever, killing armed guards in one moment and bedding a beautiful woman in the next. His mission in this movie is pretty cool. I think that this is the first time I've ever seen James Bond really go undercover, as in by changing his appearance as well as his name. Blofeld makes for a pretty cool villain, especially when you consider that Dr. Evil from the Austin Powers movies is based off him, or at least this movie's representation of him. The opening song by Nancy Sinatra is one of the best Bond songs there are.
Sean Connery plays James Bond as well as he ever has in this movie. It's actually awesome to see that through five movies Sean Connery hasn't changed his portrayal in any way. Donald Pleasance is awesome as Blofeld, in fact out of all the people to play him, he's the best.
You Only Live Twice is a great entry into the James Bond series. Actually, it's the last great Bond film before the movies started to go downhill.
8/10
Mainly the reason why this is such a good Bond film to me is because the style of the story is a lot like Goldfinger, though not quite as good. What I mean is that the story gives action and plot a perfect balance. James Bond is as cool as ever, killing armed guards in one moment and bedding a beautiful woman in the next. His mission in this movie is pretty cool. I think that this is the first time I've ever seen James Bond really go undercover, as in by changing his appearance as well as his name. Blofeld makes for a pretty cool villain, especially when you consider that Dr. Evil from the Austin Powers movies is based off him, or at least this movie's representation of him. The opening song by Nancy Sinatra is one of the best Bond songs there are.
Sean Connery plays James Bond as well as he ever has in this movie. It's actually awesome to see that through five movies Sean Connery hasn't changed his portrayal in any way. Donald Pleasance is awesome as Blofeld, in fact out of all the people to play him, he's the best.
You Only Live Twice is a great entry into the James Bond series. Actually, it's the last great Bond film before the movies started to go downhill.
8/10