You Only Live Twice
Film1967117 min

You Only Live Twice

Taste attributes: actionadventurethrillervehiclesespionagemonster/alien/supernaturalfasttried & testedunsavourylightimaginarylinearglossybig & variedall consuming questfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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"You Only Live Twice... and Twice is the only way to live!"

Boxlist takeA wide-ranging thriller that is breakneck, heightened and familiar. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Pace: very fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined
  • Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original

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Synopsis

A mysterious spacecraft captures Russian and American space capsules and brings the two superpowers to the brink of war. James Bond investigates the case in Japan and comes face to face with his archenemy Blofeld.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

all consuming questfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Sean ConneryAkiko WakabayashiMie HamaTetsurō TambaTeru Shimada

Details

Genre
Action
Year
1967
Runtime
117 min
Status
Released
Studio
Eon Productions
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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