You Only Live Twice - a rather dull film
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psychocosmic-1 — 9 years ago(October 21, 2016 01:46 AM)
Probably the most actionpacked and rewatchable (watch-often pace!) of all Connery Bonds! Its really a notch up from Thunderballs beautiful but dragging pace and uneven storytelling. YOLT is a piece of high art visuals/soundtrack/performance/imagination and I can only believe that the OP dont like nor watch older films.
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philwhite-411-828978 — 9 years ago(October 21, 2016 02:13 AM)
Dear god. I have noticed quite a few anti YOLT sentiments on here recently.
It is quite simply, a great film. Stunning locations, stunning soundtrack, stunning sets. A couple of beautifully done action scenes, the first appearance of Blofeld, not to mention the best Bond of them all doing his stuff.
And before anyone whines about Bond being 'Japanesed' up, remember that was an integral part of the Fleming novel. -
Ronsin1976 — 9 years ago(October 21, 2016 06:54 AM)
So says the man who claims that action is only needed in films.damn the acting, cinematography, plot, characterization, etc.
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Ronsin1976 — 9 years ago(October 21, 2016 06:47 AM)
Well, it's certainly a stupid movie but definitely not a dull one.
I 100% agree. It is not as boring as DAF nor TMWTGG, it is a little uneven in the pacing throughout the movie.
Generally, I like the movie, even though its not Connery's best. It is a very campy, bombastic, and overtop Bond film.
There is a poster on these boards who believes that this film is the cornerstone of Western Civilization. Some peons are entertained with less mental stimulation and more moving action.
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SuperDevilDoctor — 9 years ago(October 21, 2016 07:20 AM)
YOLT has a lot of problems, yes but the main reason I regard it as "stupid" is because of the incredibly poor writing it's almost DAD bad!
One can ignore its warts and blemishes to find enjoyment, but once you realize the following, the entire thing collapses to the ground:
As a kid in the '60s living in Florida, I was able to witness the launch of a NASA rocket a
night launch
. It was pretty damn awesome, actually.
The thing is YOU CAN SEE I.C.B.M.-SIZED ROCKETS TAKING OFF AT NIGHT WITH THE NAKED EYE FOR A HUNDRED-MILE RADIUS.
No "radar blackout device" could ever stop anyone within a hundred miles of Blofeld's volcano base including
all
the Ama islanders, every ship at sea, or any aircraft in the area from simply
seeing
the SPECTRE Intruder Missiles taking off (and returning).
Did no one at EON even bother to read the script after Dahl turned it in?
Send her to the snakes! -
pking-2 — 9 years ago(October 21, 2016 07:53 AM)
Sure but its all along the same lines as an unknown nuclear installation on Crab Key, employing dozens if not hundreds, being built and staffed and resupplied without anyone, even the local girl who swims therenoticing anything until James comes along. All the way through installations within meteor craters in Africa, etc. (Wait, aren't meteor craters
studied
? There probably isn't a
worse
place in the African wilderness to "hide" than the one spot in the desert that governments and universities send students and scientists and tourists)
I'm not saying its not realistically dumb. I'm saying its part of the unrealistic/fantasy premise that you either buy in to and embrace for enjoyment or you are choosing a formulaic franchise that is not for you. Or at least the content creators place an expectation upon you to at least
try.
The "I can point out how Bond stuff doesn't really work" thing seems as off target as criticism as possible because they actually do know things don't work that way when they craft the stories. Or at least, they don't care. And why should they? There are no dilithium crystals or halflings or robin hoodish multicultural streetcar racing gangs or superheroes or engineered spies like Jason Bourne or gunfighters like the man with no name either. None of it is realistic.
Now, this is a signature gun, and that is an optical palm rea
d
er. -
SuperDevilDoctor — 9 years ago(October 21, 2016 08:18 AM)
Yes, as Bond fans we routinely cut the films some slack where plot-holes and minor faux pas are concerned (after all, no movie is perfect) but since nobody in YOLT ever mentions a super-duper "blindness ray" then the
magically invisible rocket launches
are simply a bridge too far for me.
I must confess that it irks me to see people mercilessly slam certain Bond films for minor plot-holes or not fully-developed or explained ideas yet totally excuse and accept the ridiculous stupidity offered by the likes of YOLT and MOONRAKER.
Now don't get me wrong I still enjoy watching YOLT now and then. It's got those awesome sets and that magnificent John Barry score.
But yeah, it's pretty dumb.
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pking-2 — 9 years ago(October 21, 2016 10:13 AM)
I must confess that it irks me to see people mercilessly slam certain Bond films for minor plot-holes or not fully-developed or explained ideas yet totally excuse and accept the ridiculous stupidity offered by the likes of YOLT and MOONRAKER.
Well, I agree.
Though I would offer the fix is not necessarily to slam YOLT and MOONRAKER more.
When instead, we can all have fun with the, let's face it, litany of silly holes and ideas that make our favorite franchise function.
It is dumb. Just, there's no need to posture as smart in relation. We all are so, I guarantee it; we
all
can generate vastly more plausible storylines than any and all Bond movies. We all
know
that's not the way space shuttles work, or how cars work, or how governments work, or how fights on trains work, or how poker works. (Sheesh, pot splasher!)
Just, it's fun to
forget
what you know at times.
Now, this is a signature gun, and that is an optical palm rea
d
er. -
ringfire211 — 9 years ago(October 22, 2016 03:55 PM)
Yes, but they are mere villagers. We're supposed to assume they aren't very bright or aware of goings-on around them. Just think of them as backward knuckle-draggers who witness an awesome sight (which they can't explain) and then immediately forget about it. Until it happens again. And again.
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j_w_pepper — 9 years ago(October 21, 2016 10:54 AM)
May I add that possibly the thing that has been irking me most among the goofs in YOLT (and no, I'm not saying this disqualifies the movie overall in any way) is that the "Soviet" rocket launch obviously shows a Titan, complete with Florida palm trees, and the "American" launch a Soyuz or whatever it was at the time.
Ceterum censeo OCTOPUSSY esse delendam. -
TheSharkFromJaws — 9 years ago(October 27, 2016 08:54 AM)
No "radar blackout device" could ever stop anyone within a hundred miles of Blofeld's volcano base including all the Ama islanders, every ship at sea, or any aircraft in the area from simply seeing the SPECTRE Intruder Missiles taking off (and returning).
The problem isn't that they don't see the missile, the problem is that they can't find where it lands and don't know who it belongs to. The entire point of Bond going to Japan is because Mi6 is aware of the missiles and their connection to Japan, but cannot figure out where they're coming from and where they go. Bond's supposed to find it for them. The villagers aren't going to do much to help. And even if they could, all they'll say is "it disappears" or "hey, some people died when they went into this one cave".
The US doesn't care about the Japan stuff because they're convinced it's the Russians. The Russians don't care about the Japan stuff because they're convinced it's the Americans. It's actually kind of a joke on how focused the countries are on each other rather than everything else going on.
This movie has secret agent ninjas, by the way. -
HugeDaiCottermee — 9 years ago(October 24, 2016 04:04 AM)
Verily I say unto thee..YOLT is the most thrilling and exciting movie ever made but as I am not a medical man it is not for me to comment on the reasons why anyone would not find it to be. I would rather not be privy to the medical history of other users thank you very much so can only offer pity in this instance I'm afraid.