Lumsdal Good , But It Is Overrated By Some

Brenda The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Zlatica One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

Kinley This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

mark.waltz Who is kidnapping the great astronauts of earth? That's what the powerful countries of our planet are determined to find out, and it's up to Sean Connery's James Bond to find out. I wonder if he can find the stranded American astronaut whose oxygen line was cut, presumably dying and floating around in outer space. Of course, the Americans blame the Russians, the Russians blame the Japanese, and the British try to keep peace between these two bitter enemies. Of course, there's more to the story than this, and that's the fun of this Bond entry that has the theme of an old serial with mod 60's twists including a fantastic theme song sung by Nancy Sinatra. Connery is elegant, macho and funny, and I am glad that after a break in the next film, he came back for a few more until Roger Moore was cast. Along the way, Connery beds some gorgeous women, exchanges quips with Moneypenny (Lois Maxwell) and finds him up against a power starving madman (Donald Pleasance), a villain all in white (with matching cat). This evil man has no qualms about feeding somebody who has screwed up to the piranhas, an insinuated moment where the realization of what you are seeing makes it scarier than if you actually saw blood. Filled with nonstop action and subtle comedy, this is my absolute favorite of Connery's Bond films, the first of the series I recall seeing. Only a segment where Connery is altered to look Japanese is bizarre, simply because he doesn't. The pacing is terrific, however, and that makes the one bad twist simply vanish. It also has a wonderful surreal set which has to be seen to be appreciated.

StuOz Bond (Sean Connery) is needed when ships in space encounter problems.Donald Pleasence (Blofold) is one of the most memorable Bond film bad guys, his line in the film, "you only live twice, Mr Bond", has been forever locked in my memory for the last 40 years.Being a science fiction nut, I am very pleased to see all this outer space action here and the footage of a ship being sucked into another craft brings back memories of TV's Lost In Space (1965)...where this also happened once (episode: The Derelict).The lavish John Barry score, Bond's flying craft, the volcano, the massive sets...who could not like this movie?

FilmBuff1994 You Only Live Twice is a great movie with a well developed plot and a good cast. It is a very fun film in the 007 franchise as we see James Bond team up with Japanese agents to take down an organisation that have been destroying spacecraft. It has a sense of humour and never takes itself too seriously, which makes it an easy, relaxing viewing. It is, on the other hand, very typical, it does not really offer anything new or exciting to the franchise, which is why I chose to give it an eight over a nine. There is an overly large focus on gadgets, to a degree that it comes across as lazy writing. Bond rarely uses his own skills to get out of certain danger, as he has a gadget specifically made for the peril he is in almost every time. Sean Connery still shines in the lead role, even in his fifth portrayal of the character, his wit, charisma and screen presence is still highly evident, as well as stellar chemistry with love interest Mie Hanna, he holds the whole film together and makes it worthwhile. It is certainly flawed, but the imperfections of You Only Live Twice can be easily overlooked as it is an enjoyable, action packed installment of the James Bond franchise. James Bond is sent to Japan to investigate the disappearance of an American spacecraft. Best Performance: Sean Connery

tomasg-69814 By 1967 James Bond were "bigger than Jesus" on screen, to use a well known phrase from John Lennon, himself peaking his Beatle career with Sgt. Pepper the same year. Sean Connery had developed his 007 character to the fullest, and started to feel some boredom in the series, according to later interviews. But the Bond-machine itself was in top gears, now building multi-million dollar stages to simulate volcanoes and other things. This fifth movie in the James Bond series is better than the precursor, by thin margin, and was for sure an entertaining continuation for the already blessed 007-fans. This movie was the end of the era I use to call JB Mk.I. (62-67.) No strings attached, by the release of You Only Live Twice the production team delivered a well remembered movie. Many classic scenes and a good intrigue, with a bombastic final. But what would the future hold for a restless MI6-agent? By then I think none was prepared of what to come up on screen in a few years.....