You Only Live Twice
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Actor: Akiko Wakabayashi, Mie Hama, Sean Connery, Teru Shimada, Tetsuro TambaBrand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; Spanish (Original Language); Mandarin Chinese (Original Language); Korean (Original Language); French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 117 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-05-22
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Movie Reviews of You Only Live Twice
Movie Review: "Welcome to Japan, Mr. Bond"
Summary: 5 Stars
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It's difficult to believe that this movie is more than 40 years old (counting from the date of this review)!!
(Sir) Sean Connery made six EON (or "official") movies with him starring as James Bond. They were: (1) Dr. No (1962) (2) From Russia with Love (1963) (3) Goldfinger (1964) (4) Thunderball (1965) (5) You Only Live Twice (1967) and (6) Diamonds are Forever (1971).
As you can see from the above list, this movie is the fifth spy film of the British Bond series. As well, it is the fifth to star Connery as the fictional MI6 agent Commander James Bond (code number 007).
This movie is based on the 1964 novel of the same name as the movie by Ian Fleming (1908 to 1964).
Briefly, Bond is told to go to Japan after American and Russian spacecraft mysteriously disappear in orbit. With each nation blaming the other amidst the Cold War, Bond travels secretly (he's thought to be dead) to a remote Japanese island is find out who is behind these spacecraft disappearances and comes face to face with Ernst Blofeld (Donald Pleasence), known as "number one" since he is head of SPECTRE (SPecial Executive for Counter-intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge, and Extortion).
This movie reveals the appearance of Blofeld who was previously a partially unseen character.
The title song is sung by Nancy Sinatra.
Connery brings his characteristic savoir fare to the role. As well, there are beautiful Japanese Bond girls in this movie.
There are gadgets in this movie courtesy of Q. The main gadget is a Wallis WA-116 Series 1 gyroplane (similar to a helicopter but smaller) code named "Little Nellie." Bond tell us that, "She's a wonderful girl." You'll have to watch this movie to see why.
M and Miss Moneypenny also make an appearance.
This movie was filmed mainly in Japan and London, England.
Total box office for this movie was about one-hundred eleven million, six hundred thousand dollars. In today's dollars, that's about seven-hundred and twenty million, four hundred thousand.
For Bond enthusiasts, they will notice Charles Gray in a small part as a British contact living in Japan. He went on to play Blofeld in the next and last Bond movie starring Connery. Also Burt Kwouk has a bit part in this movie. He's the one that played "Kato" in the Pink Panther series starring Peter Sellers.
Personally, I don't understand why this movie gets such a bad rap. In my opinion, it showed considerable imagination, especially in the last half.
I only had two minor problems with this movie. First, Bond presumably unexpectedly encounters a locked safe. He just happens to have a safe cracking device on him to open it! (It's amazing it wasn't broken since he has a gruelling fight just before he encountered the safe.) Second, again unexpectedly, Bond has to climb down a very tall structure. Again, he just happens to have suction cups on him to aid him in this task!!
The DVD (the one released in May, 2007) is flawless in picture and sound quality. The picture has been digitally restored and I'm sure the picture is just as good (if not better!!) than when it was released over 40 years ago. As well, there is one extra in the form of an audio commentary.
Finally, here is some information to consider. This DVD is actually the first disc of the two-disc "Ultimate Edition." Bond fanatics might want to purchase this two-disc Ultimate Edition since the second disc has "the best collection of special features ever assembled for Bond." (Unfortunately, the Ultimate Edition is no longer available but it can be purchased second-hand).
In conclusion, this is the last serious James Bond movie starring Sean Connery. Because of this, this movie is a must-see!!
(1967; 2 hr; wide screen; 32 scenes)
<<Stephen Pletko, London, Ontario, Canada>>
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Summary of You Only Live Twice
When an American space capsule is swallowed up by what they believe to be a Russian spaceship World War 3 nearly breaks out. The British Government however suspect that other powers are at work as the space craft went down near Japan. S.P.E.C.T.R.E. is the force behind the theft as James Bond discovers but its motives are far from clear and he must first find out where the captured space capsule is held before America and Russia initiate another world war.System Requirements:Run Time: 117 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE Rating: PG - 13 UPC: 027616074096 Manufacturer No: M107411Similar DVD Movies
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