The action, however, rarely disappoints and Donald Pleasence gives a deliciously arch performance as Bond nemesis Dr.
With this chapter, the series' increasing cheekiness and deviation into formula comes near - but doesn't completely overtake - the suspense and intrigue. He throws himself into the derring-do even when the script throws too many props at him.
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In this classic spy caper, Agent 007 (Connery) and the Japanese secret service ninja force must find and stop the true culprit of a series of spacejackings before nuclear war is provoked.Įven though he would relinquish the part in the follow-up, Connery never once phones in his performance of Bond. Still, silliness of the now-classic genre tropes and over-reliance on top gear aside, You Only Live Twice is a briskly paced spy game. The Austin Powers series smartly apes much of the film's spectacle, but - then again - that's an amazing compliment to the film's iconography. Between the volcano lair, mustache twirling villainy (minus an actual mustache), and too many go-go gadgets, it's hard to see where You Only Live Twice ends and the deserved spoofs begin. Really, this exciting chapter only stumbles when it trips over the tongue in its cheek. Sean Connery's fifth 007 adventure becomes shaky - though not stirred - thanks to some unwieldy impossible plot points, but the awe-striking stunts and eye-catching Asian backdrop frame an overall spectacular adventure.