Of Bond's many talents, being a master of disguise isn't one of them. Sure, he has many fake passports and can turn his coat collar up with the best of them, but it was a bit of an ask - especially if Bond happens to currently be a Scot over 6 feet tall - to pass for a Japanese fisherman. However, this is what is required of him in You Only Live Twice. Perhaps he was enticed into the idea as the people doing it were lissom Japanese lovelies in bikinis. Is this what all plastic surgery clinics are like? However, while they may look hot the nurses do an awful job, Bond ending up looking not Japanese but like the Vulcan Ambassador. Live long and prosper. As this was a disguise that was part of his job, Bond should be forgiven; however, it is such an epic fail that it had to make it on the list. Ironically, they should have let Bond do his own make-up. When having to adopt a quick disguise in Octopussy, Bond proved a surprisingly dab hand at applying perfect clown grease paint.
Writer of The Blog of Delights, a review site covering film, TV, cult TV, books and audio. Fan of Dr Who, Bond, X-Men and Marvel. Also the writer of e-book 'Fictional Legends: Doctor Who - the TV Adventures' for Collca.
