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eFilmCritic Reviews
The pre-credit sequence this time round is pretty shocking and addresses the fears they had about Bond's life-span (he's shot and killed!). After Nancy Sinatra's dreamy ballad we see Bond's 'funeral' and subsequent rescue by a British ...read the complete You Only Live Twice movie review at eFilmCritic Reviews
DVD Authority
When a manned American spacecraft disappears, the immediate suspect is Russia and with the past between the two countries, no one could blame the United States for that assumption. But British intelligence believes the craft landed in the waters off of ...read the complete You Only Live Twice movie review at DVD Authority
Rotten Tomatoes - Reviews from the Nation's Top Critics
None of Dahl's gifts for dark humor or sparkling writing is evident. Although the script is good, it is a direct descendent of all of the preceding Bond scripts and breaks no new ground. ...read the complete You Only Live Twice movie review at Rotten Tomatoes - Reviews from the Nation's Top Critics
Crazy for Cinema
Now that all the Bond films are out on DVD, I'm beginning to catch up on the trials and tribulations of everyone's favorite secret agent. Since I find Sean Connery the most attractive of the actors to play Bond, I've started with his forays into the ...read the complete You Only Live Twice movie review at Crazy for Cinema
DVDnett.no
"You only live twice" må være den av Bond-filmene som har den størst kvalitetsdifferanse mellom tittelen på henholdsvis engelsk og norsk. Filmen er flott fotografert, og plottet er også brukbart, selv om det har noen skjønnhetsfeil. Med ...read the complete You Only Live Twice movie review at DVDnett.no
IMDB.com
The 1967 film YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE has arguably its most surprising moment during the opening credits. Although it is based on an Ian Fleming novel, the screenplay is by none other than Roald Dahl, the classic author of such dark children's tales as ...read the complete You Only Live Twice movie review at IMDB.com
Monkeyboy Review
The fifth Bond, and Connery's boredom is starting to show. Not to mention his paunch and his bald patch. No expense was spared for the massive volcano set that is the films climax. But it's grandeur has been sullied by the piss-take that is Austin ...read the complete You Only Live Twice movie review at Monkeyboy Review
Apollo Guide (Ryan Cracknell)
Itâs James Bond, Japanese style. With near non-stop action, a pulsating soundtrack and, of course, Sean Connery, British super-spy 007 is back in You Only Live Twice. Toss in a very evil villain and shake things up with a plot revolving around ...read the complete You Only Live Twice movie review at Apollo Guide (Ryan Cracknell)
DVD Verdict
You Only Live Twice has a different feel than other Bond movies. It is surrealistic, a convoluted puzzle. There are valid criticisms to be made of You Only Live Twice, but it is easy to miss the strengths of it. Many people are turned off by this movie's ...read the complete You Only Live Twice movie review at DVD Verdict
allesfilm.com (Alexander Aigner)
SPECTRE-Chef Ernst Stavro Blofeld versucht durch das Abfangen russischer und amerikanischer Raumkapseln den Dritten Weltkrieg herbeizuführen. Seine Raketenbasis befindet sich in Japan und ist im inneren eines Vulkans versteckt.
Offiziell bei einem ...read the complete You Only Live Twice movie review at allesfilm.com (Alexander Aigner)
DVD Review e-zine
Of the Sean Connery Bond films, âYou Only Live Twiceâ, the fifth entry in the series, often elicits apathy from viewers. Like a neglected middle child, the film is rarely thought of as on par with some others. I confess that I felt this way. Well, ...read the complete You Only Live Twice movie review at DVD Review e-zine
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Remember those neat gadgets M was always dreaming up for James Bond? Their beauty was that they were well designed and terribly complicated, like Swiss astronomical watches, and they had a great many functions. Probably the best two were ...read the complete You Only Live Twice movie review at Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
DVD Town (John J. Puccio)
This is the one set in Japan. This is the one Sean Connery called it quits on but came back two films later to do "Diamonds Are Forever," after which he said "never again" and came back to do "Never Say Never Again." This is the one that showed us ...read the complete You Only Live Twice movie review at DVD Town (John J. Puccio)
DVD MovieGuide
After achieving tremendous success with the four prior Bond flicks, 1967's You Only Live Twice intended to mark the end of star Sean Connery's run as 007. Tired of the intrusive attention he received, Connery decided to hang up the Walther and move on ...read the complete You Only Live Twice movie review at DVD MovieGuide
digitallyOBSESSED.com (Jesse Shanks)
You Only Live Twice is perhaps the worst James Bond film, especially in comparison to its direct predecessors, but still, it's not that bad. The premise is quite ridiculous in that Spectre's No. 1, Blofeld (played to great effect by Donald Pleasance), is ...read the complete You Only Live Twice movie review at digitallyOBSESSED.com (Jesse Shanks)
At-A-Glance Film Reviews
The initial cut of this film was around three hours in length, which boggles the mind, because it's much too long even at two. By this time, Connery was getting bored with the role, and he looks it. This time, Bond goes to Japan and disguises himself as ...read the complete You Only Live Twice movie review at At-A-Glance Film Reviews
Popcorn Pictures Review
Love affairs with film series always start off somewhere and for me, my undying love for the 007 films began with this very instalment on a rainy Saturday night. It's a fast-paced, enjoyable Bond film which does rank up there with the strongest of ...read the complete You Only Live Twice movie review at Popcorn Pictures Review
Boxoffice Magazine
One debut and three swan songs comprise the bulk of the six films in the third and final boxed-set installment of the James Bond series. All nineteen "official" Bond films are now on DVD (the unofficial Sean Connery remake of "Thunderball," "Never Say ...read the complete You Only Live Twice movie review at Boxoffice Magazine
Doug Pratt's Laserdisc Review
MGM/UA has bundled the letterboxed editions of the three Panavision Connery Bond films, Thunderball, You Only Live Twice, and Diamonds Are Forever, into a boxed set entitled The Connery Collection Volume II. Since both Thunderball and Diamonds run over ...read the complete You Only Live Twice movie review at Doug Pratt's Laserdisc Review
MediaScreen.com
"You Only Live Twice" (1967) is the last film Sean Connery made under his contract with United Artists. By then the strain of having a legion of fans that believed the blur between the flamboyant fantasies of Bond and congenial reality of its star was ...read the complete You Only Live Twice movie review at MediaScreen.com
Movie Vault (Le Apprenti)
âThis is my second life.â
A surefire way to get people interested in yet another installment of James Bond is to kill him off in the pre-opening sequence, and then leave them wondering, during Nancy Sinatraâs rendition of âYou Only Live ...read the complete You Only Live Twice movie review at Movie Vault (Le Apprenti)
DVD Savant review
You Only Live Twice is not generally considered one of the best of the Bonds. Among the Sean Connerys it usually takes last place, with the jokey Diamonds are Forever having a slight edge over it. But it has always been one of Savant's favorites, even ...read the complete You Only Live Twice movie review at DVD Savant review
The SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review
You Only Live Twice was the fifth James Bond film. Goldfinger (1964), the third entry in the series, had been the defining Bond film, the one where everything that would become identified with the Bond film formula was in essence determined, and the film ...read the complete You Only Live Twice movie review at The SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review
Not Coming to a Theater Near You (Leo Goldsmith)
You Only Live Twice was very nearly Sean Conneryâs last James Bond film. Dissatisfied with the local media circus that followed the film crews around Japan, the seriesâ increasing reliance upon gadgetry and science fiction plot elements, and one of ...read the complete You Only Live Twice movie review at Not Coming to a Theater Near You (Leo Goldsmith)
Cleveland Press (Tony Mastroianni)
"You Only Live Twice" is the fifth of the James Bond movies ("Casino Royale" doesn't count) and if it turns out to be the last it will be remembered as the noisiest and most gimmicky of the lot though not the best.
I found the movie fairly enjoyable, ...read the complete You Only Live Twice movie review at Cleveland Press (Tony Mastroianni)
Three Movie Buffs (Eric Nash)
Often my brother Scott has commented and written that Roger Moore is the worst James Bond and that Sean Connery is the best. I will not argue that point but not all of Sean Connery's outings as James Bond were great. You Only Live Twice is the weakest of ...read the complete You Only Live Twice movie review at Three Movie Buffs (Eric Nash)
Movie Reviews UK
The fifth in the eternal Bond cycle, You Only Live Twice has 007 decamp to Japan in a vacant, too loud search for evil industrial influence. Opening in the cold wastes of space, one of the US Jupiter missions is ready to perform an EVA manoeuvre. All ...read the complete You Only Live Twice movie review at Movie Reviews UK
Eccentric Cinema
You Only Live Twice has so many things going for it, chiefly Sean Connery returning for the fifth time as 007, that's it's easy to forgive its numerous faults. Without Connery, the exotic location of Japan, some fabulous sets and a memorable John Barry ...read the complete You Only Live Twice movie review at Eccentric Cinema
Britmovie
A mysterious unmarked spacecraft engulfs an American space capsule. America blames the Soviet Union, but England has tracked the mysterious craft to the Sea of Japan. James Bond (Sean Connery) is sent to Tokyo to investigate, but the SIS Head of Station, ...read the complete You Only Live Twice movie review at Britmovie
BBCi - Films
On a routine space mission, a manned American rocket is attacked by an unknown craft. America suspects the Soviets. The British, believing the situation to be more complicated, send James Bond to Japan, near to where the mysterious ship landed. When a ...read the complete You Only Live Twice movie review at BBCi - Films
CinemaZone.dk
Den kolde krig har altid været et centralt tema i Bond-filmene. Med England, MI-6 og deres klassiske dannede stil placeret direkte mellem de to stridende supermagter. Og på toppen af det hele, verdensorganisationen SPECTRE, som i filmenes kulørte ...read the complete You Only Live Twice movie review at CinemaZone.dk
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