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You Only Live Twice

1967
Sci-fi
Suspense/Thriller
1h 57m
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Rated 19 May 2009
82
81st
Bond is definitely at top form here, it's got everything you want in a Bond movie, and is definitely well done. From the start, it does its job to engage and entertain the viewer, and aside from a little slacking in the middle, sustains that engagement for the entire duration. It finishes off strong with a great finale and doesn't dawdle after the action has stopped.
Rated 30 Apr 2013
54
51st
The final scene in the archetypal villain lair is an incredibly entertaining action set piece; I want ninjas, henchmen, and rocket launches in all of my movies. That being said, while the music and the Bond girls are on top of their game, the rest is hit or miss. Good, but forgettable.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
9
98th
One of my favorite Bond films. The wonderful shot-on-location travelogue showcase of Japan, cinematography by Freddie Young of Lawrence of Arabia fame, the epic final volcano lair, one of the best Bond allies in Tiger Tanaka, and a truly outstanding John Barry score, among my favorite film scores ever. Only major weakness is that they kill off Aki, an awesome Bond girl, and make the "official" Bond girl the bland, forgettable Kissy. Love it anyway though. (Ytadel's series ranking: #7 of 24)
Rated 08 Dec 2009
40
24th
Japanese marriage subplot, WHAT THE FUCK
Rated 02 Apr 2020
82
65th
Early Bond films made it a point to show viewers exotic locales & this delivers more of that than ever in Japan. The producers are clearly fascinated & it translates, even to the point where the middle of the film almost starts to feel more like an interesting travelogue. As a Bond film this goes as big as it can w/out bursting w/ a volcano lair, piranhas, & lethal mini-copter. The direction is particularly well done w/ a long-shot roof fight, ominous copter shadows in the sky & raining ninjas.
Rated 30 Jun 2013
50
34th
The ninja swarm at the end was cool and so was the helicopter chase. The rest was this sea of plot holes, contrivances, persian cat abuse, and dope modernist interior design.
Rated 25 Aug 2022
65
62nd
From the author that brought you Matilda & The Butler Did It comes...a Bond flick!? Little of Dahl's style remains as he loosely adapts Fleming's work leaving a decent film that hits all the now established franchise tropes. The plot is grander with a cool final set-piece, but set exclusively in Japan which has the odd effect of slowing the pacing. The soundtrack & action are lacklustre but there's a great aerial shot of Bond escaping off a roof. Possibly the most justifiable use of yellowface.
Rated 12 Oct 2012
85
92nd
Cat-stroking super villains, deus ex gadgets showing up out of nowhere, a ninja army invading a hollowed-out volcano lair, and Connery as the most unconvincing Japanese person in history. Completely ridiculous and over-the-top, without becoming a parody of itself like later films in the series almost did. And because it's still played straight it becomes enormously entertaining. The theme song is vastly underrated too.
Rated 22 May 2008
6
55th
A really big, loud Bond with a satisfying conclusion where seemingly hundreds of people get killed. The villain is pretty weak and after being teased with him after 4 movies, it's pretty disappointing. It's easy to see why Mike Myers parodied him in Austin Powers, just a ridiculous looking dude. Bond girls were the worst of the bunch so far but Connery is on form yet again. Not as many one liners which sucked cause they are great.
Rated 06 Jun 2012
70
26th
Another step down for the series: despite a top-notch production, with Ken Adam's astounding volcano lair set, a strong finale, and generally good direction, Y.O.L.T. is hampered by a mediocre script (written by Roald Dahl, but lacking in personality), an underused villain, and Connery's lackluster performance. Tetsuro Tamba as Tiger, and Donald Pleasance as Blofeld, come off best. And, to the film's credit, it does have one of the best theme songs in the series--one of the most haunting.
Rated 29 Nov 2015
75
65th
You only live twice but you're not going to fool me even once Sean Connery in yellow face, oh my.
Rated 18 Jun 2011
70
61st
Watch this movie if for no other reason than to see Sean Connery try to look Japanese. Hilarious.
Rated 14 Oct 2007
80
69th
Worth watching for Sean Connery's hilarious transformation from British 00 Agent to... Japanese peasant? Not one of Bond's most convincing disguises, but it seems to work in this universe. Silly, bizarre, and funny, this is a mixture of vintage James Bond movies with Roger Moore's Bond films. It stands out to me in the James Bond pantheon (perhaps for the ninjas alone).
Rated 20 Jun 2012
75
60th
Entertaining as hell.
Rated 05 Sep 2020
7
57th
Easily the most fun of the Connery era, with the production design, locations and action sequences giving even contemporary movies a run for their money. This movie also introduced me a new word with SEXYFUL and them Bond girls, I mean dayumn.
Rated 01 Oct 2016
74
40th
The campiness is still somewhat reigned in, but you can see it itching to burst out all over the place, and it's the first real misstep in the Bond films, in part because of the tone, in part because of the messy plot but also because the supporting cast besides Pleasence is weak. It's still fun moment to moment, despite some bloat, but doesn't come together nearly as well as the first four Bond films.
Rated 21 Apr 2013
7
49th
The Japanese transformation is terrible, but everything else is decent, including the 'culture tourism'. Silly at times - ninjas, the autogyro, the underground volcano lair complete with stainless steel monorail and yellow-jumpsuited lackeys - but serves as the prototypical example rather than falling on the 'camp' side.
Rated 12 Feb 2017
76
77th
James Bond does the usual 007 stick, but in Japan. Investigating a grand space rocket kidnapping plot, Bond must use his secret agent skills to prevent nuclear war. Sean Connery practically in yellow face disguises himself as a Japanese fisherman to infiltrate a giant volcano lair with ninjas and rocket launchers. All the Bond tropes are featured in this 5th installment in the series, but with a blatant attempt to appeal to the growing Japanese interest in 007.
Rated 01 Sep 2022
98
97th
Favorite Bond film for sure! Fake volcano, Nancy Sinatra singing, and some mild yellow face to ruin the first things?
Rated 13 Nov 2008
70
50th
Lame Story, no Aston Martin...
Rated 10 Apr 2007
72
55th
A decent Bond outing.
Rated 02 Feb 2023
60
35th
James Bond goes to Japan and becomes Japanese, and the results are exactly as you'd expect (he makes love Japanese style while wearing yellowface).
Rated 15 Jun 2011
84
51st
Kill Bond.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................NOW!!!
Rated 25 Apr 2007
92
93rd
Seriously one of my favorite James Bond films. It has everything - mystery, intrigue, double-crosses, space attacks, a piranha moat, and a big damn epic ninja battle in a secret volcano base.
Rated 30 Nov 2012
72
45th
a bit of a disappointment but still very enjoyable; volcano launch site is just amazing
Rated 25 Feb 2008
85
92nd
This is the best Bond movie.
Rated 06 Aug 2007
86
78th
Not Connery's best Bond, but Roald Dahl wrote the script for this, which always makes me scratch my head.
Rated 10 Dec 2011
60
36th
Not a very strong effort, but a decent watch if you take it as more of a parody. The gadgets and actions pieces reach their most ridiculous levels to this point in the series. It's like everything you've seen in the other Bond movie but slightly worse.
Rated 06 Nov 2012
70
54th
James Bond dealing with the Japanese, space, the Russians vs the Americans, a vulcano and his own death. I really don't understand why Bond had to become Japanese himself to infiltrate..? Doesn't James Bond always go wherever he likes in his best suit? :) Great intro to BLOFELD!!!
Rated 20 Oct 2012
70
65th
Preposterous and sort of awesome.
Rated 22 Jul 2021
56
24th
I didn't like this one. It just wasn't that entertaining for me. Probably because of all the gray colors throughout the movie.
Rated 09 Apr 2009
74
69th
A lot of fun! Definitely one of my favourite Bonds despite Connery's tired appearance. Blofeld's identity was a pleasant surprise, too. Also, NINJAS!
Rated 14 Aug 2007
50
22nd
Not a very good bond film, the japanese elements in it make it very silly.
Rated 01 Mar 2007
55
49th
Good film.
Rated 06 Dec 2012
60
37th
Decent if not the rather ridiculous second half where the plot sort of loses its bearings. Suddenly there are ninjas, Japanese weddings, Connery gets an Asian makeover; it is an attempt at making this big and epic Bond adventure that doesn't go down well. Points for Pleasance as Blofeld, though. Really, the film suffers from the same thing Dr. No suffered from; it takes forever to get anywhere and then the whole thing is ended within twenty minutes with huge explosions. Decent but not much else.
Rated 01 Nov 2020
93
90th
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Rated 12 Jul 2007
98
98th
Probably my favorite Bond movie. Connery at his best.
Rated 07 Sep 2020
100
95th
While scouting locations in Japan, the chief production team narrowly escaped death. On March 5, 1966, they were booked to leave Japan on BOAC flight 911 departing Tokyo for Hong Kong and London. Two hours before their Boeing 707 flight departed, the team was invited to an unexpected ninja demonstration, and so missed their plane. Their flight took off as scheduled, and twenty-five minutes after take-off, the plane disintegrated over Mt. Fuji, killing all aboard.
Rated 10 Dec 2009
65
65th
In the middle of a weak story (and the most sexist James Bond up til now) there are truly great action scenes. Sean Connery is beginning to look tired.
Rated 10 Jul 2012
70
53rd
Set in Japan, You Only Live Twice dips with splendor and features Donald Pleasance's much-parodied Blofeld and the most extraordinary Bond set of them all: his volcano.
Rated 26 Oct 2008
5
57th
Never really got the thing with Bond-movies but Connery and Moore are the best (with an exception with Goldeneye which I think is great).
Rated 14 Aug 2007
72
4th
You can tell Sean has grown tired of Bond in his fifth time round, even when he gets to say the words "Little Nellie" and ride it as well. Roald Dhal, of all people, bless his heart! wrote the screenplay. It's hilarious to hear Sean ooze out very Anglo pronunciations of his Japanese girlfriends, but there is a line where someone verifies with 007 that his drink of choice is "Vodka martini, stirred not shaken." That's dyslexic and blasphemous!
Rated 25 Jul 2013
60
56th
A decent addition to the franchise which lacks the entertainment value of its predecessors. Although, it has a better final act than Thunderball.
Rated 04 Jan 2013
50
8th
A good Bond villain and some nice sets.
Rated 15 Sep 2014
72
54th
The accepted entitlement of the time certainly shows with age but if you can overlook that a very decent spy flick.
Rated 10 Oct 2007
70
17th
Yeah, this one was pretty forgettable. But I still love Bond.
Rated 14 Oct 2018
70
76th
Rewatch. There's a spinoff feeling since Bond in Japan seems a bit off, but despite the unnecessary Japanese disguise it's a fun entry. I'm catching more sources for Austin Powers parodies, but it's not like they had to work hard from this material. The Japanese actors are pretty cool and it's a nice glimpse into the time period. I especially like the '60s Space Age asthetics. Bonus points for the "Welcome to Japan Mr. Bond" featurette. Fav scene: final raid on the crater.
Rated 25 Feb 2013
48
25th
Features an awkward plot fabricated solely to amuse the naive Americans of the sixties by showing how "wacky" and "crazy" the Japanese are. Silly movie.
Rated 03 Jul 2012
75
78th
Asean Connery and the silly lava let this down a little though...
Rated 21 Dec 2018
60
47th
Good Bond film. Great fight scenes, but drags a bit in the middle.
Rated 14 Jun 2014
65
38th
Looks like the series begins going downhill around here. Connery seems to be visibly tired of it in a few scenes. Granted, there's some fun suspense early on and action at the end, including some nicely iconic scenes. It just doesn't really cohere into a whole, and at times it goes straight past goofy into absurd. Why even go to the effort of turning Bond Japanese, he barely looks any different at all.
Rated 11 Nov 2023
76
89th
Not the most action packed Bond movies of the Connery era, but it is still a joy to watch. It must have been very modern and high design back then, with the space technology, the interior of the volcano, and the stylish Japanese offices you see during the second act. This was also a big movie for the Bond mytho. Some era-related racism and sexism, but I still liked the way they involved locals and actresses in the story. Worse undercover costume ever though for Bond in yellowface, hilariously so
Rated 09 Jan 2010
77
87th
So ridiculous. Whoever said this works as a self contained parody is right, and it's obvious this is the primary source of Bond satire material far and wide. Misogynist, racist, bafflingly entertaining.
Rated 20 Oct 2013
95
53rd
My personal favorite bond flick; Sean Connery's last bond film(before coming back for 'Diamonds are Forever in 71). You only live twice is pretty decent film with great action set pieces, especially the one at the volcanic base, a great villain in Blofeld played by Donald Pleasence and much of the film takes place in Japan, what more could you want out of a bond film.
Rated 01 Dec 2011
75
57th
Makes you wonder why Tomorrow Never Dies could have an attractive Asian chick.
Rated 15 Jun 2016
56
14th
It's too long, and there is too much dumb garbage which is completely unnecessary. The Bond's atmosphere is present though, and it's fun and entertaining if you don't take it too seriously.
Rated 03 Sep 2010
60
44th
Quite a big-scale film with lots of impressive (and some not so impressive) effects and wonderful locations. Moreover the first where Blofeld's face is seen as he confronts Bond, and that's a plus. We also have to endure a failed attempt to make Connery look Japanese, which is a minus. But the main drawback for me was that, even though the first act was quite intriguing, I found the story to be not as captivating as possible, and, you know, no matter how much hell breaks loose, that counts too.
Rated 04 Apr 2023
6
26th
Взагалі непонятний, все якось зкомкано. — I don't understand it at all, it's all crumpled up somehow.
Rated 15 Jul 2009
85
72nd
A middling Bond with a classic end sequence.
Rated 26 Jan 2015
70
48th
Decent entertainment with great views in several meanings of the phrase and plenty of two-minded dialogue. You know, the usual Bond stuff.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
8
55th
Whatever you may think about it, certainly one of the most beautifully photographed Bonds.
Rated 21 Aug 2009
80
68th
This is a personal favorite of mine. There have been many hits and misses in the Bond films, and overall opinion on this one seems divided, but in my opinion it smooths over its own flaws with a layer of gorgeous stylistic direction the way that only a Bond film can. Some great scenes, and in 'capsule in space', John Barry has created one of the greatest pieces of film score ever.
Rated 01 Sep 2007
60
33rd
A "stock" Bond film. The best of them rate maybe a 70 from me. Nice title song by Nancy Sinatra though.
Rated 27 Nov 2010
69
14th
Fairly faithful to the book, and a welcome change of scenery and girls, but unfortunately the story is painfully boring and the mass fight scenes as bad as they have ever been in Bond. Best moment: "And these are our modern ninjas" - cut to a shot of ninjas with guns.
Rated 03 Jan 2013
69
33rd
good ol bond, nothin wrong with this addition
Rated 10 May 2014
30
22nd
A slight step above Thunderball due to the batshit goofy ending, but everything else is the weakest I've seen from a Connery Bond. The plot ranges from ludicrous to non-existent and it seems pretty clear there was a shortage of ideas in every other department. I'm not surprised Connery was sick of playing Bond by this point. Also, plastic surgery to appear Japanese involves a spray tan and a bowl cut.
Rated 21 Mar 2007
70
41st
Average for a Connery Bond movie but still better than most.
Rated 25 Dec 2018
69
74th
Overall it's Bond and still a good flick, but I would have to say the weakest Connery addition. The best bits is probably the locations and a good adventure, and the weakness is forgettable Bond girls, and over the top villain.
Rated 02 May 2013
8
76th
You Only Live Twice for me is the last great Bond film to star Sean Connery. Like Thunderball before it, YOLT goes a little over the top, but it raises the bar dramatically and successfully. And the whole experience offers complete escapism and it's filled with so many great Bond moments. And Donald Pleasence is perfectly cast as Ernst Stavro Blofeld. Little Nelly and the Toyota 2000GT feature in two thoroughly enjoyable set pieces and the unforgettable volcano lair finale is one of the best.
Rated 02 Jan 2008
77
45th
Certainly a film of the sixties Connery is very relaxed in the role of Bond for what was intended to be his last outing as the secret agent. With a screenplay by Roald Dahl this has some typically outlandish elements and this marks the first of the real gadget driven encounters. However, the story is sound, the acting doesn't take itself too seriously and the good guys win in the end. What more could you want?
Rated 05 Dec 2018
40
3rd
James Bond: "You sound like a commercial."
Rated 24 Jan 2016
63
30th
B-
Rated 20 Sep 2014
80
90th
May favorite Bond film
Rated 12 Jun 2009
60
39th
JB goes space-side. Getting a bit silly now, but good fun.
Rated 01 Apr 2015
69
21st
Mini bir İnceleme yazmak
Rated 14 Aug 2007
75
41st
connery, but no goldfinger!
Rated 06 Jun 2013
71
23rd
It's a surreal thing watching these iconic films so late in my game. Being exposed to the parodies like Austin Powers time and time again beforehand has surely soured my perspective, because it's all I can think of when Dr. Evil is commanding a volcano lair. I think I did a decent job being objective. The third act of this film is bananas (and fun), but too often does the dull pacing come to a near halt, and dryness isn't something any film should burden itself with, much less a James Bond film.
Rated 22 Sep 2013
76
69th
This is actually my favorite Bond film so far. I think this one may have my favorite storyline so far also. Connery is, well he's Connery, and it's nice to see Pleasence as the villain even if he should have been used more. Plus, Ninjas.
Rated 05 Jul 2014
44
14th
A plot which doesn't really give much in the way of a good reason to care, with some particularly unmemorable characters (aside from Bond and Blofeld) and essentially one memorable thing - volcano lair! - and a thousand things I want to forget - racism! Lots and lots of racism! A gyrocopter thing that finds a volcano! Really bad Japanese make-up on an aging and bored Sean Connery! Surprised Roald Dahl wrote something so incomprehensibly boring but hey no-one's perfect right?
Rated 29 Mar 2007
60
47th
The usual
Rated 27 Mar 2010
50
67th
The Bond saga at its most expensive and expansive, full of local colour and in-jokes, with an enormously impressive set for the climactic action.
Rated 02 Apr 2015
60
35th
Gets impressively and entertainingly bonkers towards the end without much advance notice, which saves the whole thing from being a bore in a big way. The whole thing threatens to feel fairly stale until it starts building up to the Great Ninja Volcano Assault of '67. The plot's a bit of a mess, really, albeit an entertaining one in the end. PS: Sean Connery absolutely cannot pull off looking Japanese and it's a mystery why they tried.
Rated 14 Jan 2011
70
44th
A classic Bond, served with all the usual toppings and a cheese-filled crust.
Rated 08 Feb 2013
55
22nd
Sean Connery will never be the best Bond to me.
Rated 29 Dec 2008
80
70th
Fun, though certainly dated, particularly the racial stereotypes, etc.
Rated 06 Aug 2011
70
37th
I usually find Bond films to be so tedious but I wanted to watch this because it was set in Japan. I was pleasantly surprised, there's a lot to like. Then again, there was a lot to dislike as well. I enjoyed it but it left a bad taste in mouth.
Rated 31 May 2023
72
68th
The volcano lair and piranhas really make this a great one. Connery was really born for this role and it's been great watching him set up the franchise. The helicopter feels more cartoony than I would have liked, the song is forgettable, and Kissy is a pretty weak Bond girl; but everything else in this installment is excellent.
Rated 30 Oct 2008
76
64th
Plain and simple it's entertaining. The Bond series has started it's trend of using more and more silly gimmick gadgets, which really began in Thunderball, and the series is getting repetitive at this point. To be fair the James Bond films are always a bit of a repeat but let's be honest they're so damn fun to watch. This one is no exception and it's got some added unintentionally comedy of Sean Connery's "transformation" into a Japanese peasant man. That's something you'll never forget.
Rated 06 Mar 2008
87
33rd
sean connery, so sexy.
Rated 27 May 2012
80
46th
Ridiculous, but it's so fun and over the top it's always enjoyable.
Rated 18 Dec 2010
70
77th
Awesome movie. Classic Bond plot and characters with very impressive execution.
Rated 25 Feb 2018
80
55th
Bond goes full weeb. Cringy at times but entertaining. Definitely the most ridiculous entry in the series yet, but it works better here than in Thunderball because it drops any pretense of seriousness.
Rated 26 May 2007
45
24th
Seen em all.
Rated 24 Mar 2014
71
41st
70.500
Rated 12 Sep 2010
74
59th
Welcome to japan, mr bond. In YOLT bond travels to japan to battle his nemesis blofeld, (a genius role done by Donald pleasance) who is trying to start a nuclear war. this movie set the tone for following bond movies to come, with nearly every bit in the movie used again in later bond movies.
Rated 13 Jun 2020
48
54th
Formalistic Bond Movie
Rated 20 Apr 2013
70
54th
Not the most extravagant of Bond movies, but we do get to see James Bond transformed into a Japanese man. Plus a great big ninja fight scene in a volcano, as well as James Bond in a dogfight in a tiny helicopter above said volcano.
Rated 19 Aug 2007
70
61st
A solid Bond entry I suppose - I just don't understand why these villains want to extort money when they can afford to build a huge volcano lair in secret and employ hundreds of technicians and guards to work in it.
Rated 02 Mar 2009
57
46th
Although it's readily apparent that Connery was fast becoming tired of the James Bond series by this point, this colorful adventure is far from the worst in the group. This is even more episodic than usual but is worth seeing for the great (and vastly underrated) Nancy Sinatra theme song and outstanding supporting cast. Lovely costars Hama and Wakabayashi originally appeared together in _King Kong vs. Godzilla_; villainess Dor was a big star in her German homeland
Rated 30 Jul 2008
70
54th
Decent Bond film with Sean Connery coming toward the end of his tenure. Typical Bond stuff, gadgets, spectre etc...

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