Bond films are sometimes bombastic, sometimes a little more grounded.
It’sa prolonged affair by land and by air,soaked in fire and blood.
As he gains Sanchezs trust, Bond meticulously dismantles the drug empire from within.
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Fleming’s clever story is given a much more cinematic sense of urgency.
It’s meant to send a message.It’s morbid and impossibly alluring, just like this series in general.
His fifth outing,You Only Live Twice, is often ridiculous.
James Bond goes rogue to seek revenge against drug lord Franz Sanchez after his friend Felix Leiter is brutally attacked and left for dead. Stripped of his license to kill, Bond infiltrates Sanchez’s organization, navigating a dangerous world of deception and betrayal. As he gains Sanchez’s trust, Bond meticulously dismantles the drug empire from within.
It’s also a great deal of fun.
It’s highly iconic, with much of the iconography influencing, most notably, theAustin Powersfilms.
In the background of this personal confrontation is ajaw-dropping battle in Blofeld’s volcano lair.
It’s ninjas vs. SPECTRE.
Some of the shots still look absolutely staggering to this day.
Connery expanded upon his great debut performance to the tune of box-office wildfire.
This is one of the best pure suspense films ever made.
James Bond is a killer by trade, and killing is often a really nasty business.
That moment is contrived in the extreme, unearned, out of character, and just plain lame.
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It gets worse with every viewing.
TheDaniel Craigfilms “killed” James Bond once before thatto far more dramatically satisfying effectnearly a decade prior.
This is intoxicating, top-tier Bond.
It’s the moment she falls for him.
Maybe it’s the moment you fell for him.
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Another reason this first movie works so damn well is how primal it is.
It’sone of the sexiest moments in all of cinema history.
Lazenby’s performance is uneven in the film, but he’s perfect here.Bond will never stop bleeding.
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A resourceful British government agent seeks answers in a case involving the disappearance of a colleague and the disruption of the American space program.
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