M's report:
Your mission, 007, is to investigate the mysterious
abduction of a U.S. manned rocket that was in orbit around the Earth. The Russian
government has a rocket scheduled to make a flight in weeks. Make sure that nothing
happens to that flight.
007's report:
After investigation, SPECTRE was found responsible
for the abduction of United States space capsule. Destroyed SPECTRE base and enjoyed
recuperation in Japan.
You Only Live Twice was overall a good
entry in the Bond series, weaker than Thunderball in story, but much better than any of
the 1970's Bonds! As I said in the Thunderball review, SPECTRE is almost nonexistant in
this film. Sure, the organization is there, but it is overshadowed by Blofeld. This
begings the "Bond vs. Blofeld" stage of the saga, rather than the "Bond vs.
SPECTRE" stage.
Trivia
Connery called it quits on
this one. He and Bond were indistinguishable in the public eye
We see Blofeld's face for
the first time
A massive search began for
the next Bond. One of the actors being considered was Timothy Dalton, who turned down the
part because he figured he was too young.
