Review of You Only Live Twice (2007) by Sanford R — 22 Nov 2008

Though it was obvious that Sean Connery was getting fed up by playing James Bond, [i]You Only Live Twice[/i] is actually on of his better ones. Although James Bond is losing a bit of realism in this one, but it's all in good fun.

Bond is now becoming about escapism. The pace is certainly a lot quicker than the boring and overlong [i]Thunderball[/i] and the acting of most of the actors is good. The art direction on this Bond movie is fantastic and the great volcano of Blofeld is magnificent.

The mystery surrounding the leader of S.P.E.C.T.R.E. has subdued somewhat, do to seeing his face for the first time ever. [i]You Only Live Twice[/i] would become the blueprint for Bond in the seventies and early eighties.