January 22 movie: You Only Live Twice. Back to "lame Bond" again. Connery's sheer force of cool couldn't save this one, especially when he was forced to dress up like the most unconvincing Japanese man ever. He looked ridiculous. Less convincing that Katharine Hepburn in Dragon Seed. It was the same villain as in From Russia with Love, this time revealed to be Donald Pleasance and looking exactly like Dr. Evil. Also the pool of deranged bass with frickin laser beams strapped to their heads. Well okay, actually they were piranas.
The only good thing about this movie was the Japanese bond girl played by the same actress as Suki Yaki from What's Up, Tiger Lily? I think from now on if I have any desire to watch a Bond movie, I'll stick to early Sean Connery or one that's specifically recommended to me (i.e. On Her Majesty's Secret Service.)
oh god. the one where they try to make him look japanese. very unfortunate.