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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0096: Nearly Civilized
0095: Peak Performance
0094: Unsung Characters
0092: No Prime To Die
0091: Art of Bond: Goldfinger I
0090: Watchalong with You Only Live Twice
0089: The Dalton Bounce
0088: Lock Down A-Z
0087: Essential Bond
0086: Watchalong with Spectre 2
0085: Art of Bond: Moonraker
0084: Watchalong with Spectre 1
0083: James Bond Jr Watchalong 2
0082: Art of Bond: From Russia With Love II
0081: Top 5 Bonds
0080: Art of Bond: From Russia, With Love
0079: What If?
0078: Groundhog Day
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