Fun trivia The henchman Bond fights in Osato's office was played by Samoan pro wrestler "The High Chief" Peter Fanene Maivia, grandfather of "The Rock" Dwayne Johnson.
High Chief Peter Maivia. Arguably the Patriarch of the great Anoa'i wrestling family dynasty, including not only The Rock but Roman Reigns, the Uso's, Rikishi, Yokozuna, Rosey and Jamal (later Umaga), and the Wild Samoans (Afa and Sika)
@Joseph Lomeo The action movie equivalent to Disney movies with a touching sense of good ol' machismo, sexism and bad japanese make up for Sean Connery to the tones of a good John Barry score.
"Little Nellie" is a real, flying craft. It is an "autogyro", the idea being developed during the early 20th century, although on a much larger scale than the one seen here. The actual craft shown is a miniature version of the technology created by Ken Wallis who used to appear on British TV occasionally to explain his creation, and it is he who is flying Little Nellie here on the non-closeup shots.
This is actually my favourite Connery Bond film. As I will never get to see them for the first time again, watching your reactions is almost as good, your enthusiasm for these Bond films is magical. FYI, the whole volcano set was built, full size on the backlot of Pinewood studios. Ken Adams' sets are legendary. Blofelds next appearance will bring tears to your eyes. Connery will return as Bond, 2 films later!
Gotta say though, that cold open for Moonraker where he jumps out if the plane with no parachute was one of the most badass and cool cold opens in the whole series. The rest of it ......yeah well we all know how that turned out 😂
This is one of my favorites it has everything including Bond fighting a guy using a piece of furniture also an under the volcano lair and one of the best songs from Nancy Sinatra, I think Austin Powers spoofs a lot from this classic! Thanks Shan this reaction made my day!
We can see from these 5 Bond movies EVERY reference used in Austin Powers. Shan here would laugh his arse off at Austin Powers (especially the 2nd one).
ROALD DAHL was actually an intelligence officer during the Second World War and it was during that time he came into contact with Ian Fleming who was also in the intelligence field. Dahl was apparently a bit of a ladies man... perhaps some of that became part of the character of Bond? Christopher Lee (Saruman) was also a member of the same intelligence branch as Fleming and Dahl but I don't know if they worked together.
It goes even deeper. And I say this 100% serious: Dahl was the co-between for FDR and Churchill. Both 33rd Masons, as am I. Wonka is based on real things: Wonka is the Master of his Lodge as only he wears a hat, his factory is a D.U.M.B. (Deep Underground Military Base), his father knew about Antarctica with his mountaineering and this is even in the factory as Mt Chocolate (look into Operation: Highjump 1946), and you could even say the Loompas were, well, not human. Also, Gene Wilder was military-psychology in the 1950s. Hence, the psycho-tunnel scene in that movie. I have spoken with many Masons worldwide about these matters. Just as Dahl, Fleming's work is based on reality. And ritual. I have read all of Fleming's novels and studied them deeply. There's so much there you don't see . . . You know about John Dee? The Queen's Sorcerer? Or the rituals in every Bond book AND film? Film, too: Got my Masters in film from AFI 2010. Had class with Sean Connery in 2008. It's that kind of school. I . . . have had access to a lot of information. Long story short: James Bond is real. And so is Willy Wonka.
Roald Dahl was in the RAF. He flew in the Battle of Crete. He was a fighter pilot. Eventually, he became an intelligence officer in the RAF, which is not a spy, but someone attached to an RAF squadron who takes note of interesting things in pilots's reports and passes info to the pilots.
Toho studios provided local crews, stunt teams and marquis stars to portray Tanaka and the girls. The volcano set was the largest set ever constructed for a movie production
Shan - fun fact, TOHO movie studios helped with all the Miniature effects, TOHO were responsible for making miniatures for the Godzilla and other franchises.
When Mike Myers' character was revealing the details of the plan in _Inglourious Basterds_ I thought he sounded so like Dr Evil I expected him to do the little finger on the lips gesture.
Remember when that Chinese rocket was about to fall out of orbit.........."We will spare your city from our space rocket debris for........ONE MILLION DOLLARS".
The space ship opening up, united nations set, the sumos; more influences on the Powers trilogy. Watching the first five Bond movies I see many references sprinkled throughout Austin Powers.
This beautiful Toyota 2000GT car that Bond escapes in, is the reason I drive a convertible today. That's the inspiration for all the convertibles I've ever owned right there on the movie screen.
The funny thing is that they never produced a convertible version. Sean Connery was too tall to fit in the car, so they cut the roof and made a convertible out of the standard car. It's a pretty car.
The next film, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, is one of my favourite films. Looking forward to your reaction. A lot of filmmakers, critics and hardcore Bond fans consider it to be the best in the series. Also, the film basically retcons this one because they adapted the books out of order; so Bond and Blofeld also meet for the first time in OHMSS.
The title is actually taken from a Japanese proverb "you only live twice. Once when you're born and once when you look death in the face". In this though they just throw in that opener with a quick line to explain the title
'Tales of the Unexpected' was a long running adult horror / twist ending TV series with many episodes written by Roald Dahl, he introduced the stories in the first two seasons. Connery will return in Diamonds Are Forever (1971) , the film after OHMSS
When I saw this as a kid in the late 70s on tv (Sunday nights on ABC was often bond movie night) I was in awe of the "under lake" fortress Blofeld had. Such an amazing hideout.
Great reaction. I love the scene where Henderson serves Bond a martini and says "Stirred, not shaken--that was right, wasn't it?" and Bond is polite enough to agree instead of correcting him. The two female Japanese leads also appeared together in "What's Up, Tiger Lily?" and "King Kong vs. Godzilla." The visual of the large spacecraft opening up to swallow the smaller one is, in my opinion, directly borrowed from a "Lost In Space" episode, as I demonstrated in this video that I made: th-cam.com/video/5CopYmgjn_Y/w-d-xo.html
Sahn - one of my favorite Bond films, it made me want to travel to Japan, and to Retire there. I still have plans to live there, buy a OLD Japanese house, and get married.
I recently made an effort to, while watching all the bond movies, keep a tally of everytime I see an iconic moment, line of dialogue, or element that ended up shaping our pop-culture image of Bond (an example would be the laser from goldfinger). I found that, out of all the movies, this is the one movie with the most such iconicisms, by far. With a score of 27, second being goldfinger with a score of 18.
I think I love Charles Gray as much as any other actor that ever lived. His Rocky Horror, Shock Treatment and Diamonds are Forever performances are some of my most loved cinema moments.
@@ajivins1 Absolutely forgot that one, he is just so classy and so slimy all at the same time. Always looked like he would have been such a great person to know in real life as well.
Fun Trivia Fact - Number One/Blofeld played here by Donald Pleasence would later go on to be in another famous franchise called 'Halloween', where he plays the character of Dr. Sam Loomis (up until his real life death in 1995 - Halloween 6: The Curse Of Michael Myers would be his final film), the psychiatrist who tries to stop ruthless killer Michael Myers in 5 out of 13 films in that entire franchise, so far....
My favourite from when I was young and saw it on TV. It's slipped a little down my list now but I still love it and it has my favourite theme in the entire series. Also Miss Moneypenny looks great in her naval uniform!
Roald Dahl and the same music people from Willy Wonka and the chocolate factory..............My working theory is that Willy Wonka at one point worked with MI5 Making secret spy candy
You should watch "To Live and Die in LA" To Live and Die in L.A. is a 1985 American neo-noir action thriller film directed by William Friedkin and based on the novel by former U.S. Secret Service agent Gerald Petievich, who co-wrote the screenplay with Friedkin. The film features William Petersen, Willem Dafoe and John Pankow among others. Wang Chung composed and performed the original music soundtrack. The film tells the story of the lengths to which two Secret Service agents go to arrest a counterfeiter.
'Thunderball' was my 1st .....but 'You Only Live Twice' was my 2nd James Bond film. I was 12....& by now I had my Secret Agent 007 Attache Case ( complete with rifle & scope, red plastic bullets, a decoder...a passport...the plastic knife concealed in the case & combination lock, etc....). Probably one of my FAVORITE toys. I found one on E-bay a few years ago...but it was pretty pricey & still incomplete. No 'Little Nelly' gyro-copter though.
One of the great things about Bond movies is that they are a time capsule for cities and regions during past times. Getting to see how things and people were then.
what you have to understand is that this idea to find ninjas on a bond story was ahead of its time concidentaly given at the time you ve seen ninjas as a type of exotic japanese flavor action providing element in movies same way you would see kung fu for chinese ones BUT while pop culture over the years tried imply historical ninjas (shinobi) had their own martial art ( ninjutsu etc) any historical sources we have show that actual ninjas were mostly active as SPIES and secondary as sabotage and assassination experts so unorthodox guerilla warfare specialists (and you don't find fighting training manuals among the sources but manuals on how to sabotage and to disguise and avoid detection) who thus were complimentary to the honnorbound samurai class interms of usage by tacticians as they were unrestricted by bushido code. So a spy movie having japanese historical spy class modernized in it makes perfect sense
"They're shooting him out like a cannon." Exactly, Shan, like an underwater cannon, also known as a torpedo tube which shoots out torpedoes. Best. Leo.
I saw a lot of Connery Bond moves as a kid watching late night TV while my parents were out somewhere partying. I realize now these films were shown ALL ON THE SAME LOCAL STATION, over several weeks, so someone working late night at the TV headquarters had a Connery Bond thing going. I was a kid; I had no idea who James Bond was ... at first. By the fourth weekend, it was _You Only Live Twice_ and I was captivated by these spy movies!
In addition to the Austin Powers movies, there are two 1960s parodies with James Coburn, "Our Man Flint" and "In Like Flint". Also. due to a contract dispute, the people who had the rights to Casino Royale could not do a "real" Bond film with the property in the 1960s, so there's a "psychedelic comedy" version of Casino Royale from that time that is also a spoof of the genre, with Sir Davin Niven as James Bond. Also has appearances by Peter Sellers, Peter O'Toole, and Woody Allen. Demented, but fun.
Nice bit of info. I do like Flint, and that phone ring tone is memorable. Dean Martin also played Matt Helm in a similar vein. Lots of good stuff back then.
@@mikejankowski6321 "The President's Analyst", also with James Coburn, was another fun spoof of the spy genre from the time. I still prefer the Flint movies as outright parodies, though. :)
I agree. This is my favorite Bond film. The next Bond film with George Laserby as 007 is my least favorite Bond film. My next favorite is probably The Spy who loved me with Roger Moore. Connery is my favorite Bond but Spy Who loved me is a great Bond film and the first movie that introduces Jaws who is probably one of my favorite Bond villains.
Blofeld's volcano lair designed by the legendary Sir Ken Adam cost more than the budget of Dr. No. The lair to this day remains one of the largest movie sets ever built.
This movie reminds me of Moonraker, probably the most underrated Bond movie ever. The impopularity was that they showed off the space shuttles already in 1979, when the first launch of the Colombia space shuttle wasn't until 1981. People just didn't believe it then, because they'd never seen the space shuttles before. Spectre played by Donald Pleasance in this is awesome. He's played equally well in later Bond movies by Telly Savalas.
"Why do Chinese girls taste different than other girls?" Wow, I was to young before to get that joke. lol. Being married to an asian woman, I shall remain silent. :P
I'm highly looking forward to your reaction to "On her majesty's secret service". It's the only one George Lazenby ever did for various reasons, but it's had a renaissance over the last couple of decades with Bond fans. But worry not, Connery will have his last with Diamonds are Forever, where he gives a better performance than here, imo.
This one is probably the most responsible for Michael Myers' "Doctor Evil." I can't help but see a "Big Boy" capturing the capsule in the opening scene. "You can have your capsule back for... one MILLion dollars."
8:45 interesting note: even though they had scenes like this telling you Sean Connery's bond to stop smoking Bond doesn't stop smoking until Diamonds are Forever. Interesting extra point: even though he was a heavy smoker, Roger Moore insisted that his bond never smoked on camera. That's why his bond never smoked, not even a cigar.
It’s funny you mention the editing because the quick cuts, etc are often seen as ahead of their time and avant-guard. Peter Hunt who edited the first Bond films was given the Director’s chair with On Her Majesty’s Secret Service which brings Bond “Back to Earth”.
The book and this film is what introduced the concept of Ninja to the West. A surprisingly influential film as it became the blueprint for much of the rest of the Bond franchise.
This one is definitely over the top, but it has some nice elements. Love the Ninja army, the helicopter fight scene, and of course Donald Pleasence as Blofeld.
If you know Dahl's background you would not be as surprised to find out he wrote the screenplay. Before becoming a childrens book writer he was an intelligence officer in the RAF during WWII.
Yesterday I went to the movie, Shang Chi. I knew I had seen Katy's grandmother in another movie and I finally remembered she was the woman in the magic shop on Macau in the movie Now You See Me 2. I came home and looked up Tsai Chin and discovered she played Bond's wife in this movie. Her bio is interesting.
The instrumental version of the theme song of this movie is perhaps my favorite of the Bond movies. Nothing beats Shirley singing Goldfinger, but the instrumental music that plays at the end as they're in the raft and then the sub emerges gets me every time. Overall this is as you say a solid Bond movie.
The last Bond film Connery took at least mildly seriously. Just wait till you get to Diamonds Are Forever. Pure camp. All that’s left is Shirley Bassey to take seriously. That’s not entirely bad. But it’s definitely not From Russia or Goldfinger. I do like the idea of Bond “dying” in the beginning though. They got that part right. But how is Bond both a naval commander AND a spy? Talk about blowing your cover. Pretty lousy spy if he’s making the papers. LOL. Still a good film with Connery and a Bond villain straight out of the Rocky Horror Picture Show.
This was the first Bond movie my parents let me see when I was a kid in 1967, so I have a soft spot for it. Interesting FYI- the guy Bond fights in the Osato office in the beginning is Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's grandfather.
I love this movie because despite the preposterous yellowface gag, the Japanese guys rock. Tiger Tanaka and the ninja comandoes are the highlight of the movie. James Bond isn't a typical "white savior" who comes to Japan to show the locals how it's done. He's the special consultant brought in to assist them because of his previous experience with SPECTRE. He's allowed to conduct his own investigation but calls them for help a couple times and they come in clutch. The one time Bond shows off Western superiority is with "Little Nellie" and that was more about Q. (But it is funny that in their dick-measuring contest, British tech shows its superiority by being *smaller* and more efficient than Japanese tech) And as horribly racist/misogynist the treatment of Japanese women were, both "Bond girls" were badasses.
Donald Pleasence (who played Blofeld) was also in 1971's THX 1138 (George Lucas' first film) and 1978's Halloween (John Carpenter's first film), both of which are brilliant, and you should watch. Make sure to watch the theatrical version of THX 1138, because like with Star Wars, George screwed it up with CGI later...
The Next Bond in the next film is George Lazenby he is an Australian actor. Sean Connery does return one more time in the film Diamonds Are Forever which will be his last film in the official franchise after the next film due to Lazenbys withdrawl from the role. Sean Connery did return for James Bond in the 1980s in the unofficial Bond movie Never Say Never Again.
Uncrewed space launch vehicles *always* have self destruct mechanisms. In case the rocket flies off course towards populated areas it is necessary for ground control to make it explode before it hits people on the ground. I think that crewed rockets probably also have self destruct abort functionality (in conjunction with a launch escape tower to save the astronauts), but I'm not entirely sure. Although it is very seldom seen in the 21st century, in the 60s it was not at all uncommon for rocket launches to go badly wrong.
Roald Dahl wrote adult stories and books as well as children's; he was not only a children's books writer, he actually is an outstanding short story writer, and also some great non-fiction, his memoirs of fighting in WWII ("Going Solo") is amazing.
The actress playing the character of Ling in the opening sequence reappeared in another Bond movie almost four decades later. She appears in an early scene in Casino Royale(2006) as one of several people playing cards with LeChiffre.
Pay attention and u will see the cat fighting to get off Blofelds grip. The cat doesnt have a name. In more Bond movies than the Blofeld actors. Rather racist, non PC film by modern standards. Roald Dahl wrote the script. Love the soundtrack and set design. Best villain.
1967 Job Centre Advert: Megalomaniac bent on world domination seeks countdown announcer. Must be able to continually repeat themselves and say "two minutes and counting" in a daft accent.
Little bit of fun(?) trivia: Karin Dor (Helga) was nearly killed on her first day of filming. On the bar set, the camera man needed to make an adjustment so Karin stepped out, and a light crashed to the set where she was standing.
Back in the '60s when countries still retained massive gold supplies. (The US's bullion repository still holds a damn lot certainly though much of what used to be held there has since been divested away.)
Connery's laziest Bond performance because he was sick of the publicity and the character being reduced to gadgets. The next film is the best because it goes back to the books.
The significance of this film is that it really was one of the first to show the new modern Japan that we now take for granted. The Japanese were very proud of the movie and even had a hand in the casting of the two main young ladies. One other thing, it's Ken Adam, not Adams.
The poison and string assassination was an actual thing that was attempted on Nobunaga Oda in the 1500s. Nice bit of real Japanese historical espionage in the film, there.
"Ken adams is working on this, so I am expecting some elaborate sets"
*laughs in volcano lair*
Fun trivia The henchman Bond fights in Osato's office was played by Samoan pro wrestler "The High Chief" Peter Fanene Maivia, grandfather of "The Rock" Dwayne Johnson.
That is awesome. I had no idea that he was Dwayne Johnson's grandfather.
I was about to reveal this little tidbit, but someone beat me to it! I always thought it was pretty cool that The Rock’s grandpa was in a Bond film.
I thought it was his father?
Btw., the guy he fought in Osato's office was the grandfather of Dwayne The Rock Johnson!
Back when a Samoan guy could play a Japanese guy and all Americans would say was, can you pass that racist popcorn? - just like now!
Damn imma keep this trivia to tell my buds.
High Chief Peter Maivia. Arguably the Patriarch of the great Anoa'i wrestling family dynasty, including not only The Rock but Roman Reigns, the Uso's, Rikishi, Yokozuna, Rosey and Jamal (later Umaga), and the Wild Samoans (Afa and Sika)
That guy he was hitting with the sofa? That fight was so good and the sound design !
@@thunderstruck5484 Jup, that guy!
But this was the film to literally introduce NINJAS to the Western audience. And the ninja stuff is kick-ass here.
@Joseph Lomeo Go home dad
@Joseph Lomeo That's Marvel, son
@Joseph Lomeo The action movie equivalent to Disney movies with a touching sense of good ol' machismo, sexism and bad japanese make up for Sean Connery to the tones of a good John Barry score.
The highlight of this film is Donald Pleasence's appearance as Blofeld, SPECTER's Number One.
That scar is shocking.
"Little Nellie" is a real, flying craft. It is an "autogyro", the idea being developed during the early 20th century, although on a much larger scale than the one seen here. The actual craft shown is a miniature version of the technology created by Ken Wallis who used to appear on British TV occasionally to explain his creation, and it is he who is flying Little Nellie here on the non-closeup shots.
We all want her😊
I still have my issue of 'Popular Mechanics' from back then where they covered Little Nellie.
I also just noticed Bond's helmet-camera. Q basically invented a GoPro lol
This is actually my favourite Connery Bond film. As I will never get to see them for the first time again, watching your reactions is almost as good, your enthusiasm for these Bond films is magical.
FYI, the whole volcano set was built, full size on the backlot of Pinewood studios. Ken Adams' sets are legendary.
Blofelds next appearance will bring tears to your eyes.
Connery will return as Bond, 2 films later!
favourite bond song
I don't know about bringing tears to your eyes, Telly Savalas' acting isn't that bad lol.
"Don't tell me Bond is going to go to space"
Now is not the time for fear, Shan, that comes later.
*Laughs in - redacted for spoilers -*
Ugh, *that* one was such a complete mess.
Gotta say though, that cold open for Moonraker where he jumps out if the plane with no parachute was one of the most badass and cool cold opens in the whole series. The rest of it ......yeah well we all know how that turned out 😂
@@codyt821 Honestly? Amazing cold open, and Moonraker is like top 3 Bond songs for me, so it's not ALLLLL bad
Moonraker is great.
This is one of my favorites it has everything including Bond fighting a guy using a piece of furniture also an under the volcano lair and one of the best songs from Nancy Sinatra, I think Austin Powers spoofs a lot from this classic! Thanks Shan this reaction made my day!
Those boots were made for more than walkin’.
I love it too but the Japanese makeover is ridiculous lol
@@jonastiger1000 ha yes that part didn’t make sense at all !
And ninja commandos. Action movies can almost always use more ninja commandos
We can see from these 5 Bond movies EVERY reference used in Austin Powers.
Shan here would laugh his arse off at Austin Powers (especially the 2nd one).
ROALD DAHL was actually an intelligence officer during the Second World War and it was during that time he came into contact with Ian Fleming who was also in the intelligence field. Dahl was apparently a bit of a ladies man... perhaps some of that became part of the character of Bond? Christopher Lee (Saruman) was also a member of the same intelligence branch as Fleming and Dahl but I don't know if they worked together.
Christopher Lee was a first cousin of Ian Fleming. Both Dahl & Fleming were notorious womanizers!
Roald also had Fleming write the screenplay for Chitty Chiity Bang Bang.
It goes even deeper. And I say this 100% serious:
Dahl was the co-between for FDR and Churchill. Both 33rd Masons, as am I. Wonka is based on real things: Wonka is the Master of his Lodge as only he wears a hat, his factory is a D.U.M.B. (Deep Underground Military Base), his father knew about Antarctica with his mountaineering and this is even in the factory as Mt Chocolate (look into Operation: Highjump 1946), and you could even say the Loompas were, well, not human. Also, Gene Wilder was military-psychology in the 1950s. Hence, the psycho-tunnel scene in that movie.
I have spoken with many Masons worldwide about these matters. Just as Dahl, Fleming's work is based on reality. And ritual. I have read all of Fleming's novels and studied them deeply. There's so much there you don't see . . .
You know about John Dee? The Queen's Sorcerer? Or the rituals in every Bond book AND film?
Film, too: Got my Masters in film from AFI 2010. Had class with Sean Connery in 2008. It's that kind of school. I . . . have had access to a lot of information.
Long story short: James Bond is real. And so is Willy Wonka.
Roald Dahl was in the RAF. He flew in the Battle of Crete. He was a fighter pilot. Eventually, he became an intelligence officer in the RAF, which is not a spy, but someone attached to an RAF squadron who takes note of interesting things in pilots's reports and passes info to the pilots.
Ninjas storming a hollowed out volcano lair makes any movie better.
Yes, the height of movie making. That scene canceled out any weaknesses.
Toho studios provided local crews, stunt teams and marquis stars to portray Tanaka and the girls.
The volcano set was the largest set ever constructed for a movie production
Shan - fun fact, TOHO movie studios helped with all the Miniature effects, TOHO were responsible for making miniatures for the Godzilla and other franchises.
Not only that, but actress Mie Hama, who played Kissy Suzuki, was also a Godzilla movie actress.
TOHO were huge Bond fans and provided local crews, resources, contract stars to portray Tanaka and the girls, and the ninja stunt team
I've seen too many Austin Powers movies, lately. Every time Blofeld was on screen, I kept imagining Dr. Evil delivering his lines.
When Mike Myers' character was revealing the details of the plan in _Inglourious Basterds_ I thought he sounded so like Dr Evil I expected him to do the little finger on the lips gesture.
Remember when that Chinese rocket was about to fall out of orbit.........."We will spare your city from our space rocket debris for........ONE MILLION DOLLARS".
The space ship opening up, united nations set, the sumos; more influences on the Powers trilogy. Watching the first five Bond movies I see many references sprinkled throughout Austin Powers.
Same
The big henchman who fights Bond was Dwayne "The Rock" Johnsons grandpa.
Shan - fun fact, in the Bond Continually, he has an Official rank of Commander in the Queen's Navy.
Yep, his profession before working as a Double Oh for MI6.
This beautiful Toyota 2000GT car that Bond escapes in, is the reason I drive a convertible today.
That's the inspiration for all the convertibles I've ever owned right there on the movie screen.
It was a beautiful car in a time when Japan wasn't known for great styling, or sports cars.
The funny thing is that they never produced a convertible version. Sean Connery was too tall to fit in the car, so they cut the roof and made a convertible out of the standard car. It's a pretty car.
This is one of my top 3 Connery/Bond films.
Also, obviously great inspiration for the Austin Powers movies.
And that poison thread thing was historically accurate for shinobi at least during the Sengoku Jidai
Used again in _Grosse Pointe Blank_
The next film, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, is one of my favourite films. Looking forward to your reaction. A lot of filmmakers, critics and hardcore Bond fans consider it to be the best in the series. Also, the film basically retcons this one because they adapted the books out of order; so Bond and Blofeld also meet for the first time in OHMSS.
Shan: "I didn't expect Ninjas."
Me: "No one expects Ninjas!"
Because you can never see them coming :3
No one expects the Spanish Inquisition either! Sorry, I had to.
If you do, they're not very good ninjas...
@@mikejankowski6321 I completely understand. (stupid git)
The title is actually taken from a Japanese proverb "you only live twice. Once when you're born and once when you look death in the face". In this though they just throw in that opener with a quick line to explain the title
'Tales of the Unexpected' was a long running adult horror / twist ending TV series with many episodes written by Roald Dahl, he introduced the stories in the first two seasons. Connery will return in Diamonds Are Forever (1971) , the film after OHMSS
When I saw this as a kid in the late 70s on tv (Sunday nights on ABC was often bond movie night) I was in awe of the "under lake" fortress Blofeld had. Such an amazing hideout.
Yes we always had Bond night with family, neighbors and friends
I like how much of Japan & Japanese culture they show.
They made Bond look like the uncultured buffoon.
The lava 20:08 (bottom half of frame) was real, if sped up a bit, and matted into the shot with the miniature explosion (top half).
Thats exactly what I was thinking!
Great reaction. I love the scene where Henderson serves Bond a martini and says "Stirred, not shaken--that was right, wasn't it?" and Bond is polite enough to agree instead of correcting him. The two female Japanese leads also appeared together in "What's Up, Tiger Lily?" and "King Kong vs. Godzilla." The visual of the large spacecraft opening up to swallow the smaller one is, in my opinion, directly borrowed from a "Lost In Space" episode, as I demonstrated in this video that I made: th-cam.com/video/5CopYmgjn_Y/w-d-xo.html
Sahn - one of my favorite Bond films, it made me want to travel to Japan, and to Retire there.
I still have plans to live there, buy a OLD Japanese house, and get married.
I recently made an effort to, while watching all the bond movies, keep a tally of everytime I see an iconic moment, line of dialogue, or element that ended up shaping our pop-culture image of Bond (an example would be the laser from goldfinger). I found that, out of all the movies, this is the one movie with the most such iconicisms, by far. With a score of 27, second being goldfinger with a score of 18.
I think I love Charles Gray as much as any other actor that ever lived. His Rocky Horror, Shock Treatment and Diamonds are Forever performances are some of my most loved cinema moments.
Charles Gray later appeared as Blofeld in the 1971 Bond film 'Diamonds Are Forever'
Not to forget 'The Devil Rides Out', "I won't be back, but something will..."
@@ajivins1 Absolutely forgot that one, he is just so classy and so slimy all at the same time. Always looked like he would have been such a great person to know in real life as well.
Fun Trivia Fact - Number One/Blofeld played here by Donald Pleasence would later go on to be in another famous franchise called 'Halloween', where he plays the character of Dr. Sam Loomis (up until his real life death in 1995 - Halloween 6: The Curse Of Michael Myers would be his final film), the psychiatrist who tries to stop ruthless killer Michael Myers in 5 out of 13 films in that entire franchise, so far....
My favourite from when I was young and saw it on TV. It's slipped a little down my list now but I still love it and it has my favourite theme in the entire series. Also Miss Moneypenny looks great in her naval uniform!
Roald Dahl and the same music people from Willy Wonka and the chocolate factory..............My working theory is that Willy Wonka at one point worked with MI5 Making secret spy candy
Love this Movie!
This was made when Bond movies where meant to be fun (unlike the modern Movies).
You should watch "To Live and Die in LA"
To Live and Die in L.A. is a 1985 American neo-noir action thriller film directed by William Friedkin and based on the novel by former U.S. Secret Service agent Gerald Petievich, who co-wrote the screenplay with Friedkin. The film features William Petersen, Willem Dafoe and John Pankow among others. Wang Chung composed and performed the original music soundtrack. The film tells the story of the lengths to which two Secret Service agents go to arrest a counterfeiter.
Seconded. And reactors should also watch Friedkin's earlier classic, THE FRENCH CONNECTION, which is one of the finest films ever made.
The “rocket gun” is a real thing, the Gyro-jet rocket pistol. Look it up.
While it didn’t have an explosive projectile, the “rocket gun” was a real firearm, called the Gyrojet. Forgotten Weapons has a good video on them.
'Thunderball' was my 1st .....but 'You Only Live Twice' was my 2nd James Bond film. I was 12....& by now I had my Secret Agent 007 Attache Case ( complete with rifle & scope, red plastic bullets, a decoder...a passport...the plastic knife concealed in the case & combination lock, etc....). Probably one of my FAVORITE toys. I found one on E-bay a few years ago...but it was pretty pricey & still incomplete. No 'Little Nelly' gyro-copter though.
I seem to recall that a cap as was common for cap pistols then could be loaded which would be popped if the case was opened incorrectly.
Now watch the Simpsons episode with Hank Scorpio.
The names Bunt, James Bunt.
This was the first Bond film I ever saw. Not a bad introduction!
At this point in the Bond films; you could watch Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
The theme is heavily sampled in Robbie Williams Millennium. Great theme!
Perhaps John Barry's greatest theme tune of them all.
Let enjoy 2 hours of "you can't say that anymore" :)
As far as the costuming and wedding ceremony go the clothes are accurate. Married my wife in a Shinto ceremony
Did you have the oysters? :^)
Once I'd seen these early Connery Bond movies for the first time, suddenly I understood everything about Austin Powers, almost 20 years later.
One of the great things about Bond movies is that they are a time capsule for cities and regions during past times. Getting to see how things and people were then.
what you have to understand is that this idea to find ninjas on a bond story was ahead of its time concidentaly given at the time you ve seen ninjas as a type of exotic japanese flavor action providing element in movies same way you would see kung fu for chinese ones BUT while pop culture over the years tried imply historical ninjas (shinobi) had their own martial art ( ninjutsu etc) any historical sources we have show that actual ninjas were mostly active as SPIES and secondary as sabotage and assassination experts so unorthodox guerilla warfare specialists (and you don't find fighting training manuals among the sources but manuals on how to sabotage and to disguise and avoid detection) who thus were complimentary to the honnorbound samurai class interms of usage by tacticians as they were unrestricted by bushido code. So a spy movie having japanese historical spy class modernized in it makes perfect sense
"They're shooting him out like a cannon." Exactly, Shan, like an underwater cannon, also known as a torpedo tube which shoots out torpedoes. Best. Leo.
BTW, special forces using torpedo tubes to deploy from submerged submarines is real.
The big man who kidnaps and fights Bond is professional wrestler "High Chief" Peter Maivia. He's Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's maternal grandfather.
*Beautiful woman sitting next to Bond*
Shan: "Nice car."
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Blofeld played by the one and only Donald Pleasence. Love it, man. Love it.
The title was originally from a haiku that Bond writes:
You Only Live Twice
Once when you are born
And once when you look death in the face.
Going out from a submarine through a torpedo tube is a real technique used at the time, I believe.
The music heard during that scene is some of the most gorgeous of the entire series.
I saw a lot of Connery Bond moves as a kid watching late night TV while my parents were out somewhere partying. I realize now these films were shown ALL ON THE SAME LOCAL STATION, over several weeks, so someone working late night at the TV headquarters had a Connery Bond thing going. I was a kid; I had no idea who James Bond was ... at first. By the fourth weekend, it was _You Only Live Twice_ and I was captivated by these spy movies!
PS: That rooftop fight scene has yet to be matched.
In addition to the Austin Powers movies, there are two 1960s parodies with James Coburn, "Our Man Flint" and "In Like Flint". Also. due to a contract dispute, the people who had the rights to Casino Royale could not do a "real" Bond film with the property in the 1960s, so there's a "psychedelic comedy" version of Casino Royale from that time that is also a spoof of the genre, with Sir Davin Niven as James Bond. Also has appearances by Peter Sellers, Peter O'Toole, and Woody Allen. Demented, but fun.
Nice bit of info. I do like Flint, and that phone ring tone is memorable. Dean Martin also played Matt Helm in a similar vein. Lots of good stuff back then.
@@mikejankowski6321 "The President's Analyst", also with James Coburn, was another fun spoof of the spy genre from the time. I still prefer the Flint movies as outright parodies, though. :)
My favorite 007 movie!!!!
I agree. This is my favorite Bond film. The next Bond film with George Laserby as 007 is my least favorite Bond film. My next favorite is probably The Spy who loved me with Roger Moore. Connery is my favorite Bond but Spy Who loved me is a great Bond film and the first movie that introduces Jaws who is probably one of my favorite Bond villains.
"Permission to come aboard, sir."
Goosebumps. Every time.
So glad we're still on this road, Shan :)
Blofeld's volcano lair designed by the legendary Sir Ken Adam cost more than the budget of Dr. No. The lair to this day remains one of the largest movie sets ever built.
The title song is by John Barry, one of the greatest film score composers.
Barry's ability to convey emotion at least matches John Williams.
John Barry’s score was Awesome!!!
This movie reminds me of Moonraker, probably the most underrated Bond movie ever. The impopularity was that they showed off the space shuttles already in 1979, when the first launch of the Colombia space shuttle wasn't until 1981. People just didn't believe it then, because they'd never seen the space shuttles before.
Spectre played by Donald Pleasance in this is awesome. He's played equally well in later Bond movies by Telly Savalas.
Moonraker came out in 1979.
I'm enjoying all your Bond reactions. Fun experiencing them with a fresh fan!
"Why do Chinese girls taste different than other girls?"
Wow, I was to young before to get that joke. lol. Being married to an asian woman, I shall remain silent. :P
It's not culturally insensitive, because I've had women ask questions toward such ...
"I will place him in an easily escapable situation involving an overly elaborate death." - Dr. Evil
I'm highly looking forward to your reaction to "On her majesty's secret service". It's the only one George Lazenby ever did for various reasons, but it's had a renaissance over the last couple of decades with Bond fans. But worry not, Connery will have his last with Diamonds are Forever, where he gives a better performance than here, imo.
Plot too outlandish? Boy, wait unti you get to those Roger Moore movies...if you dare!
This one is probably the most responsible for Michael Myers' "Doctor Evil." I can't help but see a "Big Boy" capturing the capsule in the opening scene. "You can have your capsule back for... one MILLion dollars."
8:45 interesting note: even though they had scenes like this telling you Sean Connery's bond to stop smoking Bond doesn't stop smoking until Diamonds are Forever. Interesting extra point: even though he was a heavy smoker, Roger Moore insisted that his bond never smoked on camera. That's why his bond never smoked, not even a cigar.
It’s funny you mention the editing because the quick cuts, etc are often seen as ahead of their time and avant-guard. Peter Hunt who edited the first Bond films was given the Director’s chair with On Her Majesty’s Secret Service which brings Bond “Back to Earth”.
My favorite Sean Connery, Bond Movie.
The book and this film is what introduced the concept of Ninja to the West. A surprisingly influential film as it became the blueprint for much of the rest of the Bond franchise.
Ahhh my all time favorite bond movie.
Same
This one is definitely over the top, but it has some nice elements. Love the Ninja army, the helicopter fight scene, and of course Donald Pleasence as Blofeld.
The volcano set cost more than the entire budget for "Dr No"
Apparently, this was possibly the first time that ninjas were introduced to a western audience.
Just here to say: I’m so glad you’re watching this entire franchise!! Keep going please. It’s great
If you know Dahl's background you would not be as surprised to find out he wrote the screenplay. Before becoming a childrens book writer he was an intelligence officer in the RAF during WWII.
Yesterday I went to the movie, Shang Chi. I knew I had seen Katy's grandmother in another movie and I finally remembered she was the woman in the magic shop on Macau in the movie Now You See Me 2. I came home and looked up Tsai Chin and discovered she played Bond's wife in this movie. Her bio is interesting.
The instrumental version of the theme song of this movie is perhaps my favorite of the Bond movies. Nothing beats Shirley singing Goldfinger, but the instrumental music that plays at the end as they're in the raft and then the sub emerges gets me every time. Overall this is as you say a solid Bond movie.
The last Bond film Connery took at least mildly seriously. Just wait till you get to Diamonds Are Forever. Pure camp. All that’s left is Shirley Bassey to take seriously. That’s not entirely bad. But it’s definitely not From Russia or Goldfinger. I do like the idea of Bond “dying” in the beginning though. They got that part right. But how is Bond both a naval commander AND a spy? Talk about blowing your cover. Pretty lousy spy if he’s making the papers. LOL. Still a good film with Connery and a Bond villain straight out of the Rocky Horror Picture Show.
In the James Bond is a British navel commander
Somebody obviously doesn't know how MI6 operates, and probably doesn't even realize that "Q" stands for Quartermaster.
@@Kladyos interesting question
This was the first Bond movie my parents let me see when I was a kid in 1967, so I have a soft spot for it. Interesting FYI- the guy Bond fights in the Osato office in the beginning is Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's grandfather.
I love this movie because despite the preposterous yellowface gag, the Japanese guys rock. Tiger Tanaka and the ninja comandoes are the highlight of the movie. James Bond isn't a typical "white savior" who comes to Japan to show the locals how it's done. He's the special consultant brought in to assist them because of his previous experience with SPECTRE. He's allowed to conduct his own investigation but calls them for help a couple times and they come in clutch. The one time Bond shows off Western superiority is with "Little Nellie" and that was more about Q. (But it is funny that in their dick-measuring contest, British tech shows its superiority by being *smaller* and more efficient than Japanese tech) And as horribly racist/misogynist the treatment of Japanese women were, both "Bond girls" were badasses.
Donald Pleasence (who played Blofeld) was also in 1971's THX 1138 (George Lucas' first film) and 1978's Halloween (John Carpenter's first film), both of which are brilliant, and you should watch.
Make sure to watch the theatrical version of THX 1138, because like with Star Wars, George screwed it up with CGI later...
He's also very good in The Great Escape as the forger who goes blind.
The Next Bond in the next film is George Lazenby he is an Australian actor. Sean Connery does return one more time in the film Diamonds Are Forever which will be his last film in the official franchise after the next film due to Lazenbys withdrawl from the role. Sean Connery did return for James Bond in the 1980s in the unofficial Bond movie Never Say Never Again.
Uncrewed space launch vehicles *always* have self destruct mechanisms. In case the rocket flies off course towards populated areas it is necessary for ground control to make it explode before it hits people on the ground. I think that crewed rockets probably also have self destruct abort functionality (in conjunction with a launch escape tower to save the astronauts), but I'm not entirely sure.
Although it is very seldom seen in the 21st century, in the 60s it was not at all uncommon for rocket launches to go badly wrong.
Roald Dahl wrote adult stories and books as well as children's; he was not only a children's books writer, he actually is an outstanding short story writer, and also some great non-fiction, his memoirs of fighting in WWII ("Going Solo") is amazing.
The actress playing the character of Ling in the opening sequence reappeared in another Bond movie almost four decades later. She appears in an early scene in Casino Royale(2006) as one of several people playing cards with LeChiffre.
Pay attention and u will see the cat fighting to get off Blofelds grip. The cat doesnt have a name. In more Bond movies than the Blofeld actors. Rather racist, non PC film by modern standards. Roald Dahl wrote the script. Love the soundtrack and set design. Best villain.
3:30 Sung by Nancy Sinatra (daughter of Frank Sinatra) who is best known for "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'". She has excellent phrasing.
1967 Job Centre Advert: Megalomaniac bent on world domination seeks countdown announcer. Must be able to continually repeat themselves and say "two minutes and counting" in a daft accent.
Little bit of fun(?) trivia: Karin Dor (Helga) was nearly killed on her first day of filming. On the bar set, the camera man needed to make an adjustment so Karin stepped out, and a light crashed to the set where she was standing.
Back in the '60s when countries still retained massive gold supplies. (The US's bullion repository still holds a damn lot certainly though much of what used to be held there has since been divested away.)
Connery's laziest Bond performance because he was sick of the publicity and the character being reduced to gadgets. The next film is the best because it goes back to the books.
This was the head of spectre that Dr. Evil was most modeled after.
And Mini Me...
Are ypu really sure? How would ever have known
17:20 It's Doctor Evil!
You REALLY do need to watch Austin Powers after you get through the 1990's with the Bond films.
Ken Adam's volcano set is one of the biggest and greatest ever put on film (along with his Liparus set in The Spy Who Loved Me). The man was a genius.
The significance of this film is that it really was one of the first to show the new modern Japan that we now take for granted. The Japanese were very proud of the movie and even had a hand in the casting of the two main young ladies. One other thing, it's Ken Adam, not Adams.
Shocked you didn't recognized Blofeld, Donald Pleasence from Halloween....
The poison and string assassination was an actual thing that was attempted on Nobunaga Oda in the 1500s. Nice bit of real Japanese historical espionage in the film, there.
7:48 "In Japan, men always come first. Women come second."
Austin Powers: "Or sometimes not at all."
The white convertible is an extremely rare Toyota 2000. The few that are out there in the auction market are worth hundreds of thousands.
That was the great Donald Pleasance(Halloween, Escape From New York) as Blofeld.
The volcano set cost $1,000,000 which was a lot at the time.