Apologies for all the Japanese pronunciation I get wrong throughout this review. calvinmdyson calvindyson
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@semloh18708 жыл бұрын
This young man is so good at reviewing Bond films and so funny. He's a really likable person on KZfaq.
@MrRichulan4 жыл бұрын
He is a rather good actor himself.
@Engineer_Eric_594 жыл бұрын
It's a fresh take on an older but classic movie. Calvin is doing an awesome job and is on point as I saw all these Connery/Lazenby movies on original release.
@e3uphoric514 жыл бұрын
The Essential Bond KZfaq channel.
@davids7363 жыл бұрын
Agreed!!!
@nitsuagaming61213 жыл бұрын
@@Engineer_Eric_59 wasnt lazenby only in ohmss
@bdavis24fan8 жыл бұрын
Bond looks like a Vulcan when he gets his Japanese makeover.
@mariakelly41796 жыл бұрын
Ben Davis Which Vulcan?
@lukestrawwalker6 жыл бұрын
Funny, I thought Romulan... :) Later! OL J R :)
@pineapplelords186 жыл бұрын
I thought he was spock
@mariakelly56 жыл бұрын
pineapple lords Or possibly Sarek.
@AndrewChapman5 жыл бұрын
He just needed pointy ears and then we could have called him Mr. Spock.
@MarvinFalz8 жыл бұрын
I like that the gun barrel theme is arranged to sound japanese. And the cinematography is just beautiful and majestic.
@donjezza106 жыл бұрын
"You're about two feet taller and groaning in a Scottish accent, but ok get in". I was laughing so hard, I fell out of my chair.
@northstarstatepolitics16525 жыл бұрын
i laughed so hard i laughed
@ChiefCoralcola4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I got a good hearty laugh out of that one too. Calvin's great with the sarcasm and voices.
@keithmartin1328 Жыл бұрын
My dad, a Scotsman, also said the same thing. We'd hired it from the video shop (remember those) this would be around 1988/9 and he found it amusing that a tall, hairy working class lad from Scotland could be passed off for a poor, skinny Japanese fisherman.
@kirk17018 жыл бұрын
The actress who portrays Ling was in Daniel Craig's "Casino Royale"...Sandra Oh's mother in "Grey's Anatomy"...and Ming-Na Wen's mother in "Agents of SHIELD."
@TheSmart-CasualGamer2 жыл бұрын
Sorry that I'm five years late, but who is she in Casino Royale?
@obiwankenobi91412 жыл бұрын
@@TheSmart-CasualGamer she's a background character during the poker game.
@stanisawjank37217 жыл бұрын
I want more of Mr. Charles Jump to the left Gray!
@postersandstuff5 жыл бұрын
I hate RHPS :p I like Funny Girl or Fame , but musicals not my thing
@TheRafe454 жыл бұрын
Put your hands on your hips
@legodroideka55052 жыл бұрын
Then watch diamonds are forever
@DyrianLightbringer3 жыл бұрын
Biggest problem with the helicopter picking up the car and disposing of it in the ocean. Bond and Aki watch this on a small screen in Aki's car. So, Tanaka had a SECOND helicopter in the area, just to observe the first and broadcast the action back to Aki, and presumably, himself.
@ATOK_10 ай бұрын
Exactly😂
@robertgaudet74078 ай бұрын
That was confusing.
@harrisonmode80467 жыл бұрын
What a fantastic review...the aerial-shot rooftop fight scene always has blown me away and the spectacle of the ending is breathtaking. Also, Nancy Sinatra's theme is still gorgeous to this day. I wish you had pointed out this was also screenwritten by Roald Dahl-that usually surprises the hell out of most people.
@thebadfella52962 жыл бұрын
As someone who grew up reading Roald Dahl books, I was delighted when I first saw this movie and found out that he wrote it
@TheSmart-CasualGamer Жыл бұрын
Him and Fleming were good mates!
@johnandrewzacharakis8 жыл бұрын
RIP Ken Adams, a man who truly set the tone of classic Bond sets.
@tobyfrance75208 жыл бұрын
+ActionMasterProductions Yep he will be missed.
@57yearoldjamesbond6 жыл бұрын
*Adam
@AndorRadnai7 күн бұрын
…set… the tone Nice! 😂
@telsutton4 жыл бұрын
Did ever a man age so quickly as Connery from 62-67...? They banged twenty years on him!
@bdavis24fan8 жыл бұрын
Ok that tongue edit was terrifying. That will haunt my nightmares for a while.
@willbelasco5 жыл бұрын
BigBadBen Racing I paused the video as soon as I saw it, came down to see comments on it. Yes, terrifying
@victorguevara92275 жыл бұрын
What is that?
@victorguevara92275 жыл бұрын
Oh i just saw it nevermind
@tlshortyshorty58104 жыл бұрын
oh no
@tlshortyshorty58104 жыл бұрын
oh God oh fuck at least it's not as bad as the one where Bond sexes up Christmas with a smug guy's face put over hers
@samspencer5823 жыл бұрын
My Swedish teacher in Japanese language have acted in a Japanese TV series with Mie Hama and he have acted with Tetsuro Tamba too. He told that Tamba was a very funny man with great sense of humor.
@rodneybuffalo8 жыл бұрын
D'oh, guy. No mention of that glorious fight between Connery and stuntman Peter Maivia (aka grandfather of Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson') in the Japanese office ? Never has bond beaten a man with a couch before or since. Almost made up for his lackluster performance throughout. Little Nellie could've use a nod as well. FYI: The persian cat actually did run off from Pleasance's difficult grip due to all the deafening explosions on set and wasn't found for days by it's trainer.
@TheRealBGregz4 жыл бұрын
Saint SAmmy He does mention Little Nellie... right at 12:07.
@madams34783 жыл бұрын
There was no reason having a cat on a set with explosions. Movies frequently film close-ups separately from overall action. It’s more economical and you can get more takes. Then you put it together through the ‘magic’ of editing. 🌈 🚴🏽♂️
@Geezer-yf8hv2 жыл бұрын
I believed the owner sued because the cat couldn’t go on a film set again to do commercials!
@lloydkline15182 жыл бұрын
Taxi driver: real professional wrestling like odd job
@JoelJoel3212 жыл бұрын
Amazing factoid thank you!
@sydoesgames4 жыл бұрын
tiger tanaka is one of the best allies bond has had
@TheGingerburger7 жыл бұрын
His resemblance to a Japanese fisherman is uncanny LOL
@trwent4 жыл бұрын
Next time you watch this movie again, pay close attention to the aerial fight between Bond in Little Nellie and the 4 helicopters. Whenever there is a close-up on one of the helicopter pilots, IT IS ALWAYS THE SAME GUY. Apparently the producers chose to save some money by hiring just one actor instead of four. (Similarly, in the wedding scene, the first two women that come up the steps are clearly the same actress.)
@Modernww2fare3 жыл бұрын
I knew they looked familiar
@jenniferschillig37687 жыл бұрын
No mention of the fact that one of the Hong Kong policemen in the beginning (who discover Bond's "body") is Anthony Ainley, better known as the Master in Doctor Who? (Of the eighties, that is.) You can't see his face clearly, but I believe he has a line.
@aaronthomas27896 жыл бұрын
Jennifer Schillig He does, the "Well at least he died on the job" or something like that.
@ninjabluefyre38156 жыл бұрын
Oh, I thought I was the first to comment that.
@tommycarr81118 жыл бұрын
YOLT has really grown on me. It's now my second favourite Connery Bond film.
@DarthRushy8 жыл бұрын
+Tommy Carr Please don't say Thunderball is your first...
@tommycarr81118 жыл бұрын
+DarthRushy Nah......Goldfinger. Hate Thunderball, it's dull and just hard to get through.
@DarthRushy8 жыл бұрын
Tommy Carr Ditto. It's incredibly aimless. My favourite Connery film is From Russia With Love, though.
@ZooStation428 жыл бұрын
I think it might be my second-favorite as well, right behind Goldfinger. I think it's a grower and one that gets better with repeated viewings.
@ricardocantoral76727 жыл бұрын
I watched YOLT again tonight. The film starts off pretty strong but it falls apart by the second act.
@lucianogranie42477 жыл бұрын
Bond as a japanese character looks as a klingon when they first appeared on Star Trek back in the mid-60s....Great reviews
@aleksandarmarkovic2214 жыл бұрын
Luciano Granie I’d say he looks more like a Vulcan or a Romulan
@EntropicDecayGaming8 жыл бұрын
Holy crap, I never thought we'd see this review! Can't wait for the OHMSS video!
@starschwar8 жыл бұрын
Another thing that bothers me. Blofeld (or at least, Osato) managed to send two assassins to the ninja training camp. So... if SPECTRE knew about that, why did they go ahead with the fake fisherman/marriage plan? Doesn't that mean they've already been compromised?
@calvindyson8 жыл бұрын
+starschwar That never occurred to me before but yeah... Why would Spectre aim to kill Bond TWICE if they didn't know he was Bond?...
@tylermoviepro Жыл бұрын
I was thinking that too, making the horrendous disguise all the more pointless.
@cockshield8 жыл бұрын
Bored or not, Connery is still cool as fuck in this film.
@amarsbarr8 жыл бұрын
definitely not
@whatamalike8 жыл бұрын
I love how monoface connery is throughout YOLT. He seriously doesn't give a shit and knows he's getting paid a stupid amount xD
@vitorafmonteiro2 жыл бұрын
His emotionless "She's dead" reaction at Aki's death and his overly emotional and silly sounding "Aki!" when he sees her again earlier are the peak examples of his not giving a sh*t here.
@strikerbowls7912 жыл бұрын
only 1 million?
@whatamalike2 жыл бұрын
@@strikerbowls791 in 1967 money
@harrisonmode80468 жыл бұрын
RIP John Barry - you are so missed.
@Humtuer27 жыл бұрын
Amen
@mariakelly41796 жыл бұрын
B Hicks My thoughts exactly.
@calql8er4 жыл бұрын
With the exception of Live and Let Die and Casino Royale, I just hate, hate, hate the latest Bond music. Yes. Even Adelle, whoever the heck she claims to be. The title themes have been boring as sin.
@e3uphoric513 жыл бұрын
@@calql8er John Barry did the scores until The Living Daylights, so he did live and let die. i dont know if he would write the themes then have others perform it, or maybe some artists just wrote their own themes? But i will agree, Spectre and No time to die themes.... are nothing special. Not even good imho.
@calql8er3 жыл бұрын
@@e3uphoric51 I thought Live and Let Die was all Paul McCartney. Well, you seem to know what you're talking about.
@johnnysparkle Жыл бұрын
Most of the problems with You Only Live Twice had to do with the scope of the production, and the technical difficulties that went along with it. The press intrusion into Sean Connery's life started to become a serious issue. The constant media attention meant that thirty extra private security guards were hired to combat the excess noise and hindrance, but even the guards started to take photos. At one point, a fan began following Connery with a camera, and police had to deal with fan incursions several times during shooting. The final straw came when a journalist followed him into the toilet for an interview. This contributed to his growing dissatisfaction with the role. Not helping Connery's mood was his deteriorating relationship with Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman. It got to the point where he refused to act if either of them was on set. During one interview, Connery offended Japanese national pride at a press conference by stating that "Japanese women are just not sexy" due to their hiding their figures behind kimonos. This faux pas turned out to be based on a mistranslation, on a day when Connery was exhausted after an intensive day's filming. Connery was also worried about typecasting and was annoyed that people only saw him as James Bond. The fact that the posters boasted that "Sean Connery IS James Bond" didn't help. One interviewer was aghast that the actor showed up in a casual t-shirt with baggy trousers and sandals, and not wearing a toupée. "Is this how James Bond dresses?" he asked, to which Connery replied tersely "I'm not James Bond, I'm Sean Connery, a man who likes to dress comfortably." The volcano set cost almost as much as Dr. No's entire budget. It was so large, it could be seen from three miles away. The final battle required the services of every stuntman in Britain. According to Ken Adam, it required more steel than that used for the London Hilton Hotel. He later said that he must have been mad doing such a complex set. Saltzman hired Jan Werich to play the part of Blofeld without consulting Gilbert or Broccoli, and though Lewis Gilbert perservered with Werich, it soon became obvious that he was completely miscast, leading to the role being hastily recast with Donald Pleasence. Casting the main girls had its troubles. Mie Hama was originally given the role of Aki, but lost it because her English wasn't very good. She threatened to throw herself off the roof of the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo out of shame, so she was given the role of Kissy instead, which required less English (she was dubbed, anyway). While scouting locations in Japan, Broccoli, Saltzman, Gilbert, cinematographer Freddie Young, and Adam 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. The Little Nellie battle was initially shot in Miyazaki, first with takes of the gyrocopter, with more than eighty-five take-offs, five hours of flight, and pilot Ken Wallis nearly crashing into the camera several times. A scene filming the helicopters from above created a major downdraft, and aerial cameraman John Jordan's foot was severed by the craft's rotor, which required amputation. The concluding shots involved explosions, which the Japanese government did not allow in a national park, so the crew moved to Torremolinos, Spain, which was found to resemble the Japanese landscape. The Toyota 2000GT weren't convertables, but the 6'2 Connery couldn't fit into the tiny car, so the producers had to ask Toyota if they could send one without a roof. Two weeks later, they got a car sans roof. Akiko Wakabayashi couldn't drive, so six stuntmen created the illusion of her driving by attaching a cable, and pulling it from outside of the frame. Stuntmen also substituted for her in long camera shots by donning black wigs. Hama couldn't dive (allegedly due to stomach cramps), so Connery's wife Diane Cilento doubled for her wearing a black wig. Local Japanese girls cast as extras refused to wear bikinis in publicity photo shoots. On the intervention of Broccoli, consent was able to be achieved. In post-production, the cut that Gilbert and editor Thelma Connell came up with ran at an absurdly long three hours and got universally negative feedback from a test audience. The producers, realizing they had a potential Franchise Killer on their hands, begged former series editor Peter Hunt (who had moved away from editing into handling the second unit, as a stepping-stone to becoming a director in his own right) to re-edit it into something much more manageable, and Hunt agreed, so long as he was allowed to direct the next entry in the series. Even recording the title song had problems. Nancy Sinatra, fresh off her chart hit "These Boots are Made for Walkin'", was so nervous about doing it that it took twenty-five different takes (by her own admission, she sounded like Minnie Mouse). The final song used in the film was made up of the best parts from each recording. At one point, she asked the crew, "Are you sure you wouldn't rather have Shirley Bassey?" The end product once again proved a critical and commercial hit, but Connery decided enough was enough and temporarily retired from the role until he came back for Diamonds Are Forever.
@user-xp2gm8im2c Жыл бұрын
Other problems are that Connery was dehydrated from the high temperature. Also the Gemini project (U.S.A. spacecraft stolen by Blofeld) was completed in November 1966, seven months before the film premiered. U.S.A. Space Program is suspended and questioned after the Apollo 1 tragedy in January 1967. Many spy films after the success of Bond and another Bond film (''Casino Royale'' April 1967). After ten years ''The Spy Who Loved Me'' (a remake of Y.O.L.T.) with more attention to details, was also great success. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nKmZpq123bm7o2g.html
@cyburgin8 жыл бұрын
Good to see some of the jokes from the old review were carried over into this one. Very good review, Calvin, as always
@SergioMach78 жыл бұрын
+Cyburgin those smoke jokes!
@MarvinFalz7 жыл бұрын
Ken Adam's sets are just wonderful! Even simple sets like the room where Prof. Dent speaks with Dr. No are most effective. You can argue that Bond movies are of different qualities for whatever reason, but at least they all qualify as being watchable movies with good cinematography, sets, choice of landscapes, blocking, editing and great soundtracks. I think the most faults in Bond movies originate in the writing and in the constant rehash of the Bond formula.
@mariakelly56 жыл бұрын
Marvin Blofeld's volcano hideout is IMO is the best piece of art direction of the entire Bond franchise.
@nicksterwixter7 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad you right off the bat addressed how confusing the whole "Bond faking his own death" bit is right at the beginning of the film. That endlessly confused me watching it as a kid. It seems like there would be so many better ways to fake his own death than the elaborate staging he goes through here. And who exactly knows? Is the girl in on it? Is the firing squad in on it? Is the navy that gives him burial at sea in on it? It seems to me looking back that the writers just wanted a cliffhanger going into the opening credits and they were willing to defy logic to get that. But it just makes it all so much more confusing.
@scottbuckley8237 жыл бұрын
i always thought that because bond may be a wanted man by bad guys they faked his death to take heat off so he can continue with work
@rhagedorn7 жыл бұрын
+darkknightdetec6 It looked to me that they faked the death specifically for the guy watching the burial through binoculars. Bond's "death" was kind of hokey to say the least. The only way it would have made sense was to have someone capture the shooting with a video cam and show it on the news. Of course video cams weren't around back then.
@epicdave28968 жыл бұрын
I love your Sean Conery impression😂👍
@calvindyson8 жыл бұрын
+Epic Dave Of course, that's my impression of Sean Connery as a Japanese fisherman ;)
@lloydkline69463 жыл бұрын
❤ Sean Connery James bonds, but Sean Connery was aging very fast it seemed, Roger Moore alittle older aged better, ❤ Roger Moore James bond too, it was more modern looking, it needed new blood, ❤ Sean Connery James bonds pretty woman red hair ladies etc etc
@barthotuber64294 жыл бұрын
You Only Live Twice is my favourite Connery film! Mainly because of the fantasy! This movie is pure 60s fantasy! Not only that. Lookwise, this film is absolutely amazing! It’s full of beautiful cinematography! The areal shots of Japan, the shots of and from the volcano are among the most beautiful single camera shots ever made in the entire series! The filmsets are fantastic too! The japanese atmosphere is done extremely well! It just feels exotic and different. Bond‘s arch enemy reveals his face. I also really like the Bond girls in this movie! Sean Connery gave a bit of a weaker performane though. I also really like the title song and the soundtrack which is getting better and better with each movie! The overall feel and the atmosphere is great! It is the ultimate form of escapism! Overall, I think that this film is underrated. Because it manages to slip into my personal top 10 Bond movies!
@halwaffles3 жыл бұрын
I agree with you. I'm glad to see someone else who agrees with me. I was surprised to see this film was not very much liked overall.
@ghani66611 ай бұрын
I’m years late, but I agree with both of you. It’s not my favorite Connery performance (obviously) but it’s my favorite Connery film.
@donjones29888 жыл бұрын
After Thunderball OHMSS should have be made, followed by YOLT and then The Man with The Golden Gun as in the book series. Fleming did more than tell the same story over and over; these are related episodes. YOLT is supposed to be a tale of revenge for Traceys' murder. Flemings' fans were probably disappointed that the trilogy never made it to the films because it's a highlight of the literary legend. The films are entertaining but they could have been better if a power struggle between the partnership of Saltzman and Broccoli and the partnership of Whitingham and McClory over the franchise had not caused all the parties to be territorial instead of working together and being imaginative.
@jenniferschillig37684 жыл бұрын
I think the movie YOLT was the first to do something that was picked up again with Diamonds are Forever and continued well into Roger Moore's era...take a title and a few character names from Fleming (maybe one or two story details as well) and build the rest of the story out of whole cloth. (And sometimes details from one Fleming story would pop up in movies that otherwise had nothing to do with the source material: the keel-hauling from the novel Live and Let Die shows up in the movie For Your Eyes Only, Felix Leiter's mauling from that same novel shows up in The Living Daylights, etc.)
@themysteriouscatperson94833 жыл бұрын
This is my favourite James Bond film of all time, my favourite Bond, Sean Connery, my favourite Bond villain, Donald Pleasance as Blofeld, my favourite villain lair, the volcano, and a great song to top it all off. Also it was my first bond film, I think the first bond film that we see will always be special to us
@tvmonte2 жыл бұрын
True, as Moonraker's mine...
@YorkistWhiteRose8 жыл бұрын
In the book, Bond's disguise made only slightly more sense. He would be from a coal mining village, where they have tall men, and say that he was deaf and mute (so he wouldn't have to talk to anyone). I still wonder how they explained the blue eyes.
@azurecorviknight41897 ай бұрын
Born with it.
@kasrakhatir8 жыл бұрын
OST of this movie : Orgasmic
@calvindyson8 жыл бұрын
+kasra khatir Agreed!!
@Theboss-cr8pc8 жыл бұрын
+Calvin Dyson | James Bond Reviewer yeah you made it again
@k1productions878 жыл бұрын
+kasra khatir Especially the queue when Kissy's face is revealed and the (what I assume are) Violens join the composition, adding some dramatic bass to the previously traditional Japanese sounding piece.
@john-007files58 жыл бұрын
+kasra khatir i agree too..its definitely one of barrys best
@CroneoRegion7 жыл бұрын
I prefer TLD OST
@jacksonreilly3441 Жыл бұрын
Great review! I saw this one on its opening night June 22, 1967. I remember the date because of the special girl who was with me that night 55 years ago. Terrific film. I guess it must be my age but no actor could ever be better than Connery in my book.
@HLHReviews2 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: The driver that Sean Connery fights at Osato’s office is played by Peter Maivia, the maternal grandfather of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.
@johnjohn555553 жыл бұрын
I love these reviews. You only live twice is my favourite bond film, it’s the most beautiful of all of them, Japan in the 60’s and the Nancy Sinatra theme song and opening graphics. And bond actually loving a woman.
@garrick37273 жыл бұрын
I don't know how true this is, but I read somewhere that Nancy Sinatra was so nervous in the recording studio that they took her out and got her drunk to steady her nerves.
@johnjohn555553 жыл бұрын
@@garrick3727 Thats awesome they probably just wanted to party with her :)
@nukie4044 жыл бұрын
Whilst Connery's performance does leave a lot to be desired, I also believe this is the best entry in the last 3 Connery films. The cinematography is great, I can only imagine what awe the audience must have been in when they got to visit Japan along with Bond for the whole movie. I wish more Bond films would capture locations like this, though globe-trotting adventures are fun in their own right too. Would also love to see more supporting Asian characters in the series in the future! Awesome review, very hilarious even though it's been past 4 years since you released the video!
@maxfieldnuckels90753 жыл бұрын
Last 3 includes NSNA, so, by that rationale, Thunderball takes it. You can’t take it back now
@thebadfella52962 жыл бұрын
@@maxfieldnuckels9075 Thunderball isn't in the last 3. It's YOLT, DAF and NSNA
@speedracer19459 ай бұрын
This film was no where as good as the novel with the killing garden and Blofelds death . Connery really finished with the character as he gained weight and didn't have the charisma like in Thunderball to a stale performance in YOLT .
@spaceace438711 ай бұрын
It’s also quite interesting that a lot of the early Bond films end with Bond on a boat (Dr. No, From Russia With Love, Thunderball, You Only Live Twice, Diamonds Are Forever, The Man With The Golden Gun, The Spy Who Loved Me, For Your Eyes Only and Octopussy)
@getmario647 жыл бұрын
"You Only Live Twice" was a pretty good. I like Japan locations, the mountains, and the cultural backgrounds were beautiful. The premise is just about Bond's mission is to find the missing rockets where was lead by SPECTRE's main lead, Ernst Stavro Blofled in Japan. At least Connery tried his best as Bond character before he left out the series until comes back in only one movie in 1971. Blofled was a pretty memorable villain since they parodied him from Dr. Claw from "Inspector Gadget" and Dr. Evil from "Austin Powers" series. The only letdown is how ridiculous that they made Bond as white wash Asian bachelor and rather see Aki in this movie because she's so beautiful and very interesting unti they killed her off instead they get Kissy Suzuki which she's pretty good Bond girl. I like how Bond treated respects for Japanese women instead of being a forceful abusive spy since latest films, but it turns out to be good. The action scenes were good and the ending climax was pretty awesome. Overall, a pretty good spy movie. Thanks Roald Dahl who wrote the screenplay, so he wouldn't wrote something about "Charle and the Chocolate Factory" references.
@redsoxcometh8 жыл бұрын
Been waiting for this review for seemingly forever! So glad you could finally get to do it!
@lukasgehrer6808 жыл бұрын
I could not stop laughing at 19:23 - oh Calvin this was a great review
@omerozel47168 жыл бұрын
I laughed there too.
@meganega123 Жыл бұрын
Had to come back to this comment to give it a like after seeing that 😂
@TheT3rr0rMask8 жыл бұрын
YOLT is extremely fun and easy to watch, but at the same time I wish the producers chose to film he Blofeld trilogy in order, and like the previous films, stick rather close to the books. I'd love to see Connery in OHMSS assuming his performance would've been on top form unlike here. What I really would've loved was Dalton actually agreeing to the role for OHMSS. Sure he was really young at the time, but IMO he's the best actor to play Bond in terms terms of believability. Wish Dalton had at least one more film.
@michaelkopischke80728 жыл бұрын
He wish he would have at least returned for Diamonds Are Forever and had his revenge...and in a better way than Diamonds are Forever provided. I never minded the beginning of FYEO because despite its issues, it was still a significantly better ending to the Blofeld saga than that movie. I've read if he had returned, he really would have killed the real Blofeld at the beginning of the movie. I wish they had done that.
@TheT3rr0rMask8 жыл бұрын
+Michael Kopischke Agreed. Even if Lazenby returned for DAF and it took a tone similar to LTK I'd be wicked happy. I do love Lazenby in the role, and his character arch was incomplete. He could've had that darker revenge film, and then he turns to the more world weary Bond that Roger played.
@mr.tramber5 жыл бұрын
I can agree with you about Dalton. I wish he had started his Bond run from A view to a kill, instead of old Roger Moore. I lile Roger's style of playing Bond, but in 1984 he was out of shape and looks very old to keep it up. A view to a kill could have been one of the best movies in whole franchise, had Dalton appeared there.
@fredloeper85795 жыл бұрын
I'm the skunk at the garden party. OHMMSS would have had to be written completely differently for Connery.
@mr.tramber5 жыл бұрын
They script of AVTAK could have been rewritten to Dalton's portrayal of Bond. And I think AVTAK have a much more serious story, than other Moore movies. This story with rewritten script could worked with Dalton. Walken's Zorin as a villain is more serious and suitable to Dalton's Bond, than Roger's.
@mikejennings41805 жыл бұрын
“Just a jump to the left” lol best scene
@CroneoRegion7 жыл бұрын
I honestly think they shouldn't of killed off Aki, there was no point and I prefer her over Kissy, although Mie Hama is better looking, but Wakabayashi is still good looking.
@user-xp2gm8im2c7 жыл бұрын
I don't think about Aki, but I believe Henderson should be played by Pleasence. Ηis murder would not be true - like Bond in Hong Kong - and in the volcano he would say, that he is Blofeld's half brother.
@mariakelly55 жыл бұрын
I really liked Aki a very lot better than Kissy.
@aypun42395 жыл бұрын
Same. I actually feel Aki is 'the' Bond girl in You Only Live Twice
@Arbron4 жыл бұрын
@@aypun4239 That smile she gives at 15:53.
@trwent4 жыл бұрын
I think they were equally beautiful.
@kuribayashi846 жыл бұрын
RIP Karin Dor
@harrynoke64588 жыл бұрын
M has a BOAT OFFICE!? I want a boat office!
@matthewlaurence31218 жыл бұрын
He also has a boat office in a ship wreck thst is tilted, plus an office in an Egyptian temple, and up a mountain in the Andres.
@postersandstuff6 жыл бұрын
Submarine office to be correct ;)
@assaultspoon49255 жыл бұрын
Fun fact, over half the structures in egypt are actually M's office.
@mariakelly55 жыл бұрын
Who doesn't want a boat office?
@kuznickic14 жыл бұрын
Don’t forget the C-130 office
@brunodent88438 жыл бұрын
Great video, can't wait for OHMSS review, spectre review and more awesome top 10's and rankings! Keep up the great work Calvin! And please do videos on 7th 17th and 27th days of the month, I can't get enough of your videos!!!!
@user-sx4ki7sy7g7 жыл бұрын
Number 11 said that it was in the newspapers that Bond is dead. Then didn't she recognize him? His picture was in the paper!
@user-xp2gm8im2c6 жыл бұрын
The movie has a good script that has been used twice (''The Spy Who Loved Me''), but they doesn't pay attention to the details. For example in this scene Blofeld - instead of rubbish - had to say in Helga and Ozato, that you both saw what the Hong Kong signal said, you didn't see the newspapers.
@postersandstuff6 жыл бұрын
It may have said that Bond died in a Hong Kong newspaper but doesnt mean its front page news in Japan
@user-xp2gm8im2c6 жыл бұрын
postersandstuff Then Blofeld has to say...you only saw the Hong Kong signal and Japanese newspapers hasn't his foto.
@mariakelly56 жыл бұрын
A.D.K Spectre agents need to get better vision benefits included with their health insurance.
@WhiteJarrah8 жыл бұрын
12:47 "Meanwhile a Russian spacecraft takes off clearly not in Russia thanks to the appearance of two palm trees" Never mind the palm trees, that's obviously a US Air Force Titan II rocket lifting a NASA Gemini spacecraft into orbit - you can even clearly see the Gemini perched atop the rocket. Ironically, later in the film when we see the American's launching their next rocket, the stock footage used is of a Soviet R7.
@lukestrawwalker6 жыл бұрын
No, the later American launch was of an Atlas-Agena rocket... (I'm a space buff). Remember at the time the Soviets kept their space program a closely guarded secret... they reveled in their string of "firsts" (first satellite in orbit, first man in space, first woman in space, first spacecraft with 3 astronauts, first spacewalk) but their spacecraft, rockets, and even space program designers were all closely guarded state secrets... It wouldn't be until the late 60's (67 IIRC) at the Paris Air Show that they would reveal their R-7 "Soyuz" launcher (which of course had also launched their Vostok and Voskhod spacecraft series as well) to the world... There was NO "stock footage" of Soviet spacecraft being launched to use in the film, so obviously US space launch stock footage was used instead... Just seems like they COULD have found some footage for the Russian launch that didn't show Florida palm trees in the foreground LOL:) Heck it would have worked better to show the Atlas-Agena launch as the Russian launch (since even the Russian capsule design particulars were unknown at the time-- the captured Soviet spacecraft looks NOTHING like anything the Soviets actually ever flew, because at the time nobody outside of the intelligence community really had any idea what a Soviet spacecraft looked like (Vostok and Voskhod). SO, they made up a "generic" spacecraft that looked broadly like an American Mercury or Gemini spacecraft and stuck it in the SPECTRE spaceship... Anyway, the shape of the "Russian spacecraft" would have closely approximated the shape of the Atlas-Agena's nosecone, particularly if they would have painted the "Russian spacecraft" white instead of black or dark gray (which is actually more realistic anyway, because of thermal absorption and overheating issues in orbit from a black or dark spacecraft absorbing too much solar heat and radiated heat from Earth, even in darkness... which is why most spacecraft are silver reflective mylar or white-- and early spacecraft were often alternating black and white stripes to "moderate" how much energy they reflected and how much they absorbed, to keep a more or less "constant temperature" to prevent overheating or overcooling). The Gemini-Titan launch with the palm trees would have, of course, been the perfect "stock footage" for the launch of the American "Jupiter" spacecraft in the film... It just seems rather like someone got the order to "go down to the stock film vault and find a couple of appropriate space launches to insert into the movie" and this is the best they could come up with?? LOL:) Maybe someone got mixed up and switched the clips in editing... Later! OL J R :)
@user-xp2gm8im2c4 жыл бұрын
@@lukestrawwalker A problem in the film is that the Gemini project (U.S.A. spacecraft stolen from Blofeld) was completed in November 1966. When the film is released in June1967, the U.S.A. space program has been suspended, after the tragedy of Apollo 1 (project Apollo) in January 1967.
@raphaelrae81864 жыл бұрын
I can imagine how down I'd feel if I was supposed to be dead, so I can see Sean's performance as exceptionally good.
What do you think happened to the surviving American astronaut and the two Soviet cosmonauts after they disguised 007 as a Spectre astronaut? Did they get out safely or were they caught & killed off screen?
@mariakelly55 жыл бұрын
I like the pre-credit cameos by Gerry Anderson veterans Ed Bishop and Shane Rimmer.
@HorrorHoarder8 жыл бұрын
i really like these reviews. keep up the good job.
@calvindyson8 жыл бұрын
+Anartiksnowman Thanks, mate! I shall try my best :)
@kylebatzer3532 жыл бұрын
Absolute fan of the series and now an absolute fan of Calvin. Excellent work double O!
@MrLorenzovanmatterho4 жыл бұрын
Here's a question, what happened to the astronauts? Did they escape with the ninjas?
@user-xp2gm8im2c4 жыл бұрын
The most likely.
@JackMaroney8 жыл бұрын
I love these reviews, I would love to see one a month and another video as well.
@tobyfrance75208 жыл бұрын
Hey Calvin did you know that Ken Adam died? Are you going to make something like 'Top 10 best set designs' or something like that?
@postersandstuff5 жыл бұрын
How low budget the LALD & TMWTGGs sets were.......holy budget cut Batman :P
@mariakelly55 жыл бұрын
Yes! You should definitely do a Ken Adam Top Ten list.
@AndrewChapman5 жыл бұрын
That's definitely a must. The volcano lair and the interior of the Liparus tanker from The Spy Who Loved Me would probably most likely be the top 2 Ken Adam set designs. But I can't decide which I like better as they were both brilliantly designed and constructed.
@calderarecords7 жыл бұрын
John Barry's score in this is sooooo eerie! That opening Timpani Piano layer! The Rooftop Fan-fair! The creepy "Drop in the Ocean" Waltz & not forgetting that Military Space March which crescendos the film into 6th gear! It's all so easy to watch because of John! It's practically a 2 hour long music video! And I'd recommend anyone wanting to study music to listen to John's work because there is a very good reason why there is nothing like this around today. The man was a genius! If anyone wants a copy of the album of John Barry's best works spiced up a bit for modern day systems(!) drop me a line & we'll get it to you, what what!
@jamesvanwagoner41883 жыл бұрын
I tell you, That Charles Grey/Rocky horror picture show joke, Never gets old!
@Kudo7167 жыл бұрын
23:52 can we just take a minute to look at that lava editing job. Dear god, I know it was the 60's but c'mon.
@bond007collector7 жыл бұрын
Agree. The matte work in this movie left a lot to be desired. But then again, the same as with most Hitchcock movies.
@dennisvance40044 жыл бұрын
_You Only Live Twice_ is my favorite Bond movie; it has an auto-gyro assembled out of a dozen suitcases, a hidden base in a hollow volcano, ninja warriors and Donald Pleasence as Blofeld.
@user-xp2gm8im2c4 жыл бұрын
I prefer Pleasence in the role of Henderson. Ηis murder would not be true - like Bond in Hong Kong - and in the volcano he would say that he is Blofeld's half brother.
@DreBourbeau8 жыл бұрын
i never realized that terrible continuity error of the palm trees in the scene of the "russian" rocket launching. that is poor.
@leftcoaster674 жыл бұрын
The funny part is the scene with the palm trees is an actual Gemini launch which they use for "Jupiter 16". The odd part is if they switched the footage, and the spacesuits of Americans and Russians it would have been much better.
@DarthRushy8 жыл бұрын
No thoughts on Connery's awful hairpiece in here and Thunderball?
@calvindyson8 жыл бұрын
+DarthRushy I didn't think it was too bad! Apart from when he gets wet and they just don't bother putting it on him
@DarthRushy8 жыл бұрын
Calvin Dyson | James Bond Reviewer Maybe it's just me then... the slicked-back look he had in the first three films was perfect.
@joeberryman35636 жыл бұрын
I think it's quite funny that both bond girl actresses in this are in King Kong vs Godzilla.
@emmettbyrne98358 жыл бұрын
Another great review Calvin. You had me in stitches with your Connery impressions. Can't wait for the OHMSS review.
@weatherman154 жыл бұрын
Your assessment of Blofeld's cat was hilarious! Absolutely brilliant! I must have seen YOLT well over 100 times and I never noticed the cat being in such distress! lol
@weatherman154 жыл бұрын
Also, I think the volcano scenes were toward the end of the shoot since it took so long to get the set built. My feeling is that Connery's performance picked up thanks to the set. I would imagine everyone working in that set had to be inspired.
@inspectortanzi Жыл бұрын
Donald Pleasence had major difficulty performing around the cat (it pissed down his arm in fright at least at one point!).
@mariakelly41796 жыл бұрын
The lady who is massaging Bond before Aki comes in is Sean Connery's first wife Diane Cilento.
@samuelbarber617711 ай бұрын
The cinematographer on this film was one Freddie Young (BSC), who also shot Lawrence of Arabia, and it shows because this film is really nicely shot.
@fletchy408 жыл бұрын
"Heloooo bond fans welcome once again! Soooo !!!" How every single one of your videos starts
@calvindyson8 жыл бұрын
+HaveANiceDay Pretty much yes. I'm bad at starting conversations.
@fletchy408 жыл бұрын
It's funny though don't stop doing it :)
@k1productions878 жыл бұрын
+Calvin Dyson | James Bond Reviewer Hey, everyone has their classic intro. It's perfect. I say keep it, it keeps a unique identity to all your reviews.
@salmoney89958 жыл бұрын
+Calvin Dyson | James Bond Reviewer I see you dropped the "Calvin, Calvin Dyson" outro, though. Haha.
@Jamesbondfan-vg9qs5 жыл бұрын
@@calvindyson yeah bond gun barrels are not the best sometimes but they are an iconic moment in every film except in nsna of course
@greenmonsterprod8 жыл бұрын
One thing I don't understand about the movie: they fake-kill Bond, have him openly buried at sea, and put his picture on the front page of the newspapers. Then, they have him walking around Tokyo, alive and undisguised. Didn't anybody notice the supposedly dead guy? And the only way SPECTRE recognizes the undisguised Bond is by the gun he carries? Huh? (Oh, and great review, by the way.)
@calql8er4 жыл бұрын
He's the OOONNNLLLYYY one who carries a Walther, the very gun the CIA swears by..........................I should buy one.
@theardortraveler79208 жыл бұрын
I like You Only Live Twice. Not on my Top 5 favorite Bond movie, but I think it has it's moments. Definitely liked the jokes and accents you put into the review. Looking forward to the next Bond review.
@speedracer19459 ай бұрын
I noticed Blofeld cat on one the many rewatch scenes freakin bloody hell in his 22:48 arms from all the explosions going off and Blofelds cat never fails to start me laughing 😂
4 жыл бұрын
The ending blofeld lair just screams late 60s the foil greys and silvers with the dome like arena is pure subtle psychedelic work. It was so iconic it made a impact for the austin powers movies.
@gatopreto-xq4dd6 жыл бұрын
I don`t see Onatopp as a femme fatale, she`s just crazy
@richardj80268 жыл бұрын
Fantastic review Calvin, neatly ties in with YOLT being on TV last week!
@johntangen36523 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure if anyone has pointed this out yet, but the henchman driving the car at 6:17 is played by professional wrestler Peter Maivia (the grandfather of Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson).
@MrTrollland8 жыл бұрын
Hey Calvin, did you know that the Chinese girl that Bond was set up with had a role in Casino Royale '06? Can't remember which character she was exactly, but I think she was one of the players of the poker tourny.
@TheMichaelmcj8 жыл бұрын
+BalkanSwine That is correct. Her name is Tsai Chin, her character was referred to as "Madame Wu" and she sat between Bond and Leiter.
@jimike72974 жыл бұрын
This Bond film,had two of the most beautiful Bond women in the series!
@PungiFungi3 жыл бұрын
Helga and Ling?
@jimike72973 жыл бұрын
@@PungiFungi Kissy an Aki
@davids7363 жыл бұрын
For the most part, the comedic moments of Calvin's reviews really work - loving his videos as a long-time Bond film.....
@thomsboys775 жыл бұрын
Fun fact, the actor who played one of the police officers that pronounce Bond dead is Anthony Ainley, who would later play The Master in Doctor Who
@JRS06 Жыл бұрын
One of my favourites in the whole series. The action is good, the Japan scenery is nice, the Ken Adams sets are spectacular. And I must admit to thinking Karin Dor and Mie Hama are beautiful Bond girls who stand high in my list.
@jthfear7 жыл бұрын
hi again calvin, just had a thought after watching this again. in tribute to ken adams and his legacy, how about doing top 10 bond villain lairs? you know, blofelds volcano, strombergs atlantis, scaramangas island, that sort of thing. which would you like to live in?
@ninjabluefyre38156 жыл бұрын
jthfear I want to live on the Drax station.
@mariakelly56 жыл бұрын
jthfear Good idea! That would be interesting.
@jamesgrassia8445 жыл бұрын
Connery also did not get along with Harry Saltzman, at least that's how I understand it. And Donald Pleasence is one of my favorite actors. Plus this is my favorite Bond movie.
@user-xp2gm8im2c5 жыл бұрын
I prefer Pleasence to play Henderson. Ηis murder would not be true - like Bond in Hong Kong - and in the volcano he would say that he is Blofeld's half brother.
@bbandthesv6 жыл бұрын
You only live twice Mr Bond
@henkrearden42823 жыл бұрын
it’s crazy to think that 20 years before the release of You only Live Twice, that tokyo was completely leveled.
@chandanapieris74734 жыл бұрын
Love your channel, your the Connery of Bond Reviews!
@ProfessorEchoMedia3 жыл бұрын
Because I mostly watch YT on the Roku, I rarely get a chance to leave comments since the streaming app for it does not offer many of the online features. So as this is my first comment on your videos, let me say at the outset how much I enjoy them and that your style of communicating is very engaging and infectiously entertaining. I realized how much enjoyment I got from your work when I vehemently disagreed with your opinion and yet still had a great time watching. Unlike a lot of Bond nerds (of which I am a dues paying member) you regularly acknowledge that your views are all subjective and that people shouldn't get bent out of shape if they think differently. You also consistently say stuff you may not like does not mean that everyone who does like it is wrong or that it is inherently bad. That's a rare perspective with lots of Bond dudes online where it often tends to be "you either subscribe to my opinions or you're an idiot." I just turned 63 and saw my first Bond film GOLDFINGER first run in a theater when I was 6 years old in 1965. I am quite the veteran Bond and 60's Spy Craze kid and having worked as an author, historian and teacher for the last 45 years, I've lived through many Bond wars, lol. But just as I was beginning to think there was nothing new to say on the subject, you kicked the ass of my assumption to the street and fired up my imagination all over again. I'm very grateful as well as inspired and excited to hear some fresh Bond views which can still teach an old mule packing gold prospecting geezer like me. So many thanks and I look forward to more of your videos. But now that you've made it this far through all the blowing smoke and near obsequious molasses, how about the real reason I came here to comment, which was to ask why the hell you didn't mention anything about the fight in Osato's office, which though Oddjob lite, was still a highlight of the film for me. Either subscribe to my opinions or you're an idiot! LOL. Take care, Calvin, and keep the videos coming in.
@calvindyson3 жыл бұрын
This was such a lovely read and very very kind of you! I really appreciate it. Particularly as I do try to caveat my opinions as always being subjective. The Bond filmography is SUCH a broad church of styles and tones that I think the fandom is broadly quite good at accepting a diversity of opinion. Fortunately I’ve been lucky to not be involved in any Bond Wars yet (but the day is young!) Thanks again for this, really appreciate it! And haha it’s a bit of a story behind why I didn’t talk about the fight you mentioned… this video was essentially a ‘remake’ of a previous one which was made when KZfaq videos could only be 15 minutes in length. As a result, I often found myself having reduce the number of things I talked about. So when that previous video was removed for copyright purposes I essentially just redid it here without changing the script. When I come around to doing an updated review for this film I will definitely be talking about that fight!! 😁😁
@ProfessorEchoMedia3 жыл бұрын
@@calvindyson One other thing I forgot to mention and should add to my fawning, haha, and that's how much I greatly admire your ability to give things another chance. It took me many idiotic years to stop being such a slave to my opinions and learn how to rethink, reevaluate and reinvent my views. Well done that you already seemed to have mastered quite a bit of that. I also have a suggestion for future topics of videos (that is if you haven't already done these and I just haven't gotten to them yet). As a perpetual student of graphic design and period advertising, I would love to hear your rankings of cover art for various Bond novels and also all of the film's posters. Just an idea.
@Benji5686 ай бұрын
FUN FACT: The actor playing the Police officer who says the line "Well at least he died on the job" was Anthony Ainley who played the Master in Doctor Who during the 1980s (succeeding Roger Delgado who was the original in the 70s and in real life died in a car accident in Turkey)
@mikemoritzgamerАй бұрын
No way!
@SuperThisishowwedo3 ай бұрын
Genuinely very funny and entertaining. Thanks! Your work is appreciated 😅
@rafachrzaszcz69975 жыл бұрын
6:09 one of the biggest mistakes. Bond dresses in murderer's clothes... and shoes. What? Japanese men are short, they wear smaller size of clothes... and especially shoes! And Connery is really tall and he was athletic build!
@user-xp2gm8im2c5 жыл бұрын
This Japanese man is like the other in the car, who fight with Bond in Osato's office.
@michaelkopischke80728 жыл бұрын
19:21 Love the new special effects in your review =) I lost it at this part.
@MrSwanley3 жыл бұрын
Strange as it may seem, I think it's unfair to judge the popularity of Thunderball by its box office takings. What drew people to the cinema for a new installment was how much they liked the _previous_ movie. The previous move was _Goldfinger_, and that one is still iconic, so naturally everyone ran to the cinema to see the sequel.
@NostalgiaBrit7 жыл бұрын
You seem to have forgotten to put this Bond outing, and Diamonds Are Forever, on the review playlist. Beyond that minor oversight, I love watching & re-watching your Bond reviews 😃
@alexemery57477 жыл бұрын
So, May Day doesn't count as a femme fetale?
@57yearoldjamesbond6 жыл бұрын
Also Naomi?
@lukestrawwalker6 жыл бұрын
Naomi... OH YES!!! She's DEFINITELY a femme fatale... and probably the most gorgeous looking female in the Bond series IMHO... those eyes and that smile... wow! Later! OL J R :)
@ThornOfSociety2 жыл бұрын
I like that you see the cat disappear into the doorway just before Bond goes in
@john-007files58 жыл бұрын
great and funny review..thanks for that Calvin. This was the first Bond film i watched as a young kid - so it always had and will have a special place in my heart, i know its flawed but its so melancholic and full or memories for me, i just love it. and ....uhhh i love Aki with this trousers and that pullover at the kobe docks... well i love her without it as well
@calvindyson8 жыл бұрын
+John - 007 Files Moonraker was the first one I saw so I totally get what you mean about flaws, but still having a special place in the heart :D
@john-007files58 жыл бұрын
Calvin Dyson | James Bond Reviewer hehe when we were kids my buddy next to me - whom the vhs belonged to - said: "damn he is cold, he is not even closing his eyes while kissing" (he meant the scene when he and suki check out the volcano area and the disguise-kiss :)
@alanaronald2446 жыл бұрын
me 2
@mariakelly56 жыл бұрын
John - 007 Files I agree.
@bird104985 жыл бұрын
I just love your reactions to these scenes, funny! I think Connery was beginning to look a little too old at this point.
@sebastianfitzptraick73958 жыл бұрын
Well done Calvin,can't wait for On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
@john-007files58 жыл бұрын
+Sebastian Fitzpatrick tell me about it, i cant wait for it too.. its my alltime favorite :)
@harrynoke64588 жыл бұрын
Same here.
@kierandean67778 жыл бұрын
When is he reviewing it??
@john-007files58 жыл бұрын
Kieran Dean i dont know when exactly but it will be his next review as he said on the end on this one.. you like ohmss?
@mbhp20098 жыл бұрын
+Sebastian Fitzpatrick cant wait for spectre
@TheGothamite38 жыл бұрын
Great!!! Finally a review of YOLT :), and a very good and funny one i'm so glad you like it, because this movie is on my top 5 james bond movies!!! can't wait to hear what you have to say about OHMSS :)