Why is You Only Live Twice unloved by most fans?
Following our recent You Only Live Twice watchalong, we revisit the question as to why the film with such iconic imagery and all the Bond ingredients fails to stick the landing and isn't that well regarded within fandom. Why is the sum of the parts not greater than the whole? We ponder if the character of James Bond himself has drifted too far from his introduction in Dr. No, whether the film has become a deep source of parody, the boldness of using Japan in 1967, or if the dream logic of the plot are contributing factors.
The recording took place on April 2nd, 2021 in the USA, UK, and Spain.
James Page is co-founder of MI6-HQ.com and the magazine MI6 Confidential
Ben Williams writes for MI6-HQ.com and MI6 Confidential
Lisa Funnell (@DrLisaFunnell) is Associate Professor at the University of Oklahoma
Phil Nobile Jr is editor of Fangoria and shares his expertise at @PhilNobileJr
Bill Koenig runs the Spy Command at hmssweblog.wordpress.com
David Leigh runs thejamesbonddossier.com
This podcast is copyright Pretitles LLC © 2021
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0116: February Round Up
0115: Licence To Tweak
0114: Happy New Year
0113: Xmas Quiz
0112: Watchalong with Casino Royale 1954
0111: Watchalong with Casino Royale 1967
0110: Watchalong with No Time To Die
0109: Watchalong with Never Say Never Again
0108: Bowing Out
0107: Keen Eye For NTTD
0106: Brothers From Langley
0105: Hot Takes
0104: First Takes
0103: Great Expectations
0102: Trailer Palooza
0101: Watchalong Recap
0100: Quiz Special
0099: Watchalong with The Man With The Golden Gun
0098: Tomorrow's News Today
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