Plot: When U.S. and Soviet manned spaceships are hijacked in Earth's orbit, Agent 007 (Sean Connery) must race to prevent a nuclear war between the superpowers. His dangersou mission takes him to Japan, where he battles the evil SPECTRE organization and its diabolical leader, Ernst Stavro Blofeld (Donald Pleasence)
Firsts: Blofeld's face is revealed, Bond gets married
Gadgets: Safe-cracking device and the portable helicopter, Little Nellie
Girls Bond slept with: Ling, Aki, Helga Brandt, and Kissy Suzuki
Elaborate murder attempt that Bond escapes: Poison dripped from a string
Personal review: This is a near-perfect Bond outing thanks largely due to a solid script involving an engaging storyline. Things get started nicely with fake murder of Bond. Having the majority of the film takes place in Japan provided a nice change of scenery and provided a number of interesting characters for Bond to interact with like Tiger. We finally get to see Blofeld here, which helps bring some gravitas to the 'take over the world' scheme in this film. I mentioned that this is a near-perfect film because there is one plot point that I've never cared for. Watching Bond's makeover to become Japanese is ludicrous on so many levels. How anyone could be fooled into thinking he is actually Japanese is beyond me. It really didn't seem necessary and just came off as laughable. But beside that, this is another strong film with just the right balance of action, humor and romance. 9/10
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