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Ground control to Commander Bond, our spacecraft are failing to come back and respond, please go to Japan, find out what you can, when it's all sorted feel free to abscond.

This is the 5th Bond movie. SPECTRE is at it again. This time they are hijacking the spacecrafts of the two superpowers setting them up against each other. Sean Connery returns as James Bond. The great Donald Pleasence is the evil Blofeld with his white cat.This one takes place in the far East mostly in Japan. That's one of the charm in this one as it goes into a foreign culture more deeply than just simple postcard backdrop. The plot is as outlandish as ever with a volcano rocket base. It doesn't get crazier than that.Sadly, Sean Connery had enough with the character and the hype. After this, he quits the franchise for the first time. It's too bad because this is one of the cooler Bond movie with the Japanese influences and the ultra-cool rocket base. And there is nothing better than killing by piranha and ninjas.

My vote for the best Sean Connery Bond film goes to Goldfinger, which is also a contender for the best ever Bond too. You Only Live Twice is one of the best of the series for me. Why? Well the cinematography and locations once again are stunning and the music and theme song are really quite memorable. The pacing is brisk, the story is great and eventful and the script is suitably arch. Sean Connery is still his suave and charismatic self, while Donald Pleasance's Blofeld is one of the all-time great screen villains even though most of the time he is unseen. Add to that an explosive climax set in a secret base that is definitive and forever parodied and you have a truly great Bond entry. 10/10 Bethany Cox