Tag: You Only Live Twice
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Me? I never take any risks
Here’s an evergreen James Bond quote from You Only Live Twice. And although Bond claims to never take risks, him getting x-rayed with a gun at Osato’s desk seems to proves otherwise. But in actuality, the difference is that Bond… Read More →
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No wonder we couldn’t see it
In my opinion, GoldenEye‘s concealed satellite dish is a more convincing hidden crater base than the rocket launch facility in You Only Live Twice. A hijacked, hidden satellite installation simply has a much smaller physical footprint and seems like a… Read More →
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He wouldn’t touch that horrible girl
Aki shows of her naivety in You Only Live Twice a few times, but none more blatant than this line after Bond escapes the airplane wrath of Helga Brandt. Tiger Tanaka calls out Bond for his perilous penchant of “chasing… Read More →
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Should Bond 26’s title address Bond’s death?
Not directly, but I wouldn’t mind a clever nod. If Bond 26 opens with a rebooted 007 carrying on as if nothing happened, a small part of me will inevitably wonder whether we’re really supposed to ignore Bond’s death in… Read More →
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Actually, I’m a spy.
Bond gets surprisingly blunt in You Only Live Twice when under interrogation by Helga Brandt he casually admits his occupation. And not some euphemism for government work or a less nefarious-sounding title, he just says straight up “spy,” in I… Read More →
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One for yourself, one for your dreams
The above lyric from You Only Live Twice has always felt like a euphemism of encouragement. But take it seriously and it becomes a sly invitation to reinvent Bond. Imagine a Bond 26 under Denis Villeneuve that leans into a… Read More →
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How’s that for Japanese efficiency?
Tiger Tanaka’s dispatch of Bond and Aki’s pursuers in You Only Live Twice is very satisfying. Instead of sending backup in the form of another car, he instead sends a helicopter to magnetically pick up the pursuers’ car and fantastically… Read More →
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Bond 26 news on old release dates
Why not drop Bond 26 news on previous Bond movie UK release dates? I think it’s a simple marketing tactic that gives fans the Bond 26 news they want and pay homage to Bond movies of old. There are 25… Read More →
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Impregnable?
James Bond’s dry one-word jab at Ernst Stavro Blofeld in You Only Live Twice is wit in its most lethal form. By calmly recycling Blofeld’s own boast about the control room’s supposed invulnerability, Bond punctures the moment like a verbal… Read More →
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Well, I won’t need these
Bond’s throwaway line in You Only Live Twice is a wry nod to oysters’ supposed aphrodisiac qualities after he realizes Kissy Suzuki has no intention of maintaining their honeymoon “appearances.” The joke lands lightly, but it leans on an overblown… Read More →
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