Recent Reviews for Bee Movie
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MCT:July 25, 2008Wow, i guess all good movies will be animated in our future.... this one is no exception to that rule....
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MCT:July 25, 2008
Aww this movie is just so cute! I think this movie would appeal to a large range of ages, young children will love the animation and cute characters.. whereas older children may enjoy the well-written plot and adults may enjoy the way the movie parallels what is going on in the world today (globalisation, mega-companies). Regardless of what you might enjoy in the movie, the humour is fun, light and suitable for all ages. I would definitely recommend this as a good family watch.
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MCT:July 24, 2008
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VERY GOOD FOR THE LITTLE TODDLER OR CHILD TO WATCH....SENDS OUT A NICE MESSAGE....THE BEE WAS IN LOVE WITH THE HUMANN,WHICH HE WASN'T ALOUD TO BE..BUT HE DIDN'T CARE WHAT ANY BEE SAID THE WAY LOVE SHOULD BE...THE WAY THE HUMAN SHOULD IT SHOULDN'T MATTER WERE YOU COME FROM AS LONG AS YOU ARE HAPPY.,IT SEEM LIKE I WATCH THIS MOVIE SOOOOO MANY-TIMES.... with my 2 youngest daughters haha...love JERRY SEINFELD...MY FAVOURITE COMEDY SEINFEILD...... -
MCT:July 23, 2008movie..about bees. lol, i didn't wanna see this movie at first. but when my dad got the dvd i just watched it on the way to lake tahoe then i thought i was okay i guess. [;
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MCT:July 20, 2008Moderately funny outing from Sienfield. Insects world have all been done before, and the jokes of how they live their lives compared to humans and the cartoon similarities are all old hat. The animation is also nothing special and the films climax is also a tired seen it all before ending. The vocal work is quite good though and there are some rather humouress lines but nothing to reccomend it on. Had the film been braver and gone for a complete court room drama/comedy attempt it could have faired better. It's worth noting the previous day I watched the colossal brilliance of Wall-E so this seemed exceptionally bland in its shadow.
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MCT:July 19, 2008The worst 1 1/2 hours of my life, it made absolutely no sense, I seriously yelled at the tv the whole time and had to force myself from running away
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MCT:July 19, 2008
Watched this with my nephew tonight. The bees stage a revolution. It was kind of cute in that weird pseudo-Disney way.
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MCT:July 19, 2008
Good movie - reminded me of Robots (similar kinda story). Primarily this is a film for the kids but there's some humour thrown in for the adults watching too.
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MCT:July 16, 2008
You gotta feel sorry for the bees after watching this in a way... It was a good and funny film with a great cast.
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MCT:July 15, 2008
Very Seinfeldian: funny with great voicework. The kids will even get the environmental message of the importance of bees.
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MCT:July 14, 2008
The movie had it's pointers on Bee life but it also had it's unlogical ups and downs to like bee's can't talk or drive or wear Ralph Lauren. This movie sort of reminded me of Cars. I liked having Sting in the but the but big fat guy was really stupid.
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MCT:July 12, 2008
It's not as funny as I hoped but I think that the voice actors did great in giving life to their animated counterparts. Well, I liked Ratatouille a lot and if I liked it, I know I should like this too but..there's just that but.
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MCT:July 11, 2008luv it : itz not all dat much a kidz muvee:great 4 da whole family
dis iz a dumb movee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -
MCT:July 10, 2008
"Well, there's Bee Columbus, Bee Ghandi, even Bee-Jesus."
In a contemporary cinematic age dominated by animated films such as Ratatouille, Shrek, Surf's Up and Finding Nemo among countless others, Bee Movie is unfortunately a tremendous disappointment. Even more tragic is that it marks the first major project since Jerry Seinfeld's long-running TV show came to an inevitable conclusion. No-one would have expected Seinfeld to make his return to the screen with an animated children's film, but regrettably that's how things transpired. Jerry Seinfeld has pretty much flown beneath the radar until Bee Movie which was written and produced by Seinfeld, as well as featuring the actor as the chief voice talent. Standard for an animated production, the film achieved an admirable box office sum and earned well over $100 million. Considering the main person involved in Bee Movie, it's pretty safe to assume that much of its success was due to the return of Seinfeld to the screen and his fans that desired more Seinfeld humour in their system.
The central character of the piece is a small bee named Barry B. Benson (voiced by Seinfeld): a college graduate whose about to join the workforce where he will remain until death. After a tour of the local honey factory, Barry reaches the conclusion that he doesn't wish to conform to the usual bee tradition of choosing the customary job of a position in the Honex industry that manufactures honey. Instead Barry opts to join the 'pollen jocks' who venture out of the hive and into the human world in search of pollen and nectar. However this journey into the outside world proves to be far more dangerous when he inadvertently gets involved in a tennis match, and meets quirky young florist Vanessa (voiced by Zellweger). Barry breaks the cardinal rule of beeing a bee (excuse the obvious pun/spelling error): don't talk to a human. He begins rebelling against the customary bee laws, but this rebellion takes an unlikely turn when he realises humans are exploiting bees for their honey for the worldwide market. Barry takes it upon himself to take legal action against the humans and free his fellow bees from oppression.
Bee Movie comes from the same studio that brought the world the amazing animated film Shrek. At times, it's hard to evoke this thought. On the one hand the film looks very cute: the animation is solid, the production design is creative and the laughs are cute. Unfortunately, despite all this the film suffers from a weak storyline that is so quintessentially Seinfeld that it's a wonder why it never surfaced in his TV show. There are also dreadful problems with the script. Seinfeld launched his career with a TV show that earned his masses of adult fans. Understandably, adults are going to want to see the triumphant return of the man. However the film cannot find its audience. The script is too watered down for the adults (to attain a G rating for maximum box office profits), while the jokes are generally too adult-ish for the kids to comprehend! After the kids have a giggle at the novelty of bees talking, they'll be lost in their search for something else they may find slightly amusing. The best animated films stock quality laughs for different audiences. With Bee Movie, the laughs are aimed squarely at adults who will be bored at the watered down language and the pretty routine situations customary for an animated film.
Admittedly, there are a number of quality laughs that slightly overshadow the weak storyline. Many of these laughs are attributed to the amazing actors in the cast. Chris Rock, Renée Zellweger, Matthew Broderick, Patrick Warburton, John Goodman, Kathy Bates, Barry Levinson and several others are part of the film's voice cast. However many of these actors are criminally underused. Chris Rock, for example, is featured twice. His scenes are absolutely side-splitting...and yet he's allocated about 4-5 minutes of screen time. John Goodman's quirky lawyer is another underused character. Basically everyone except for Jerry Seinfeld is underused. Hardly surprising though, because Seinfeld did write the script himself. With so many big names and minimal screen time for all of them, there doesn't appear to be much of a point, does there? Even worse, the movie probably won't appeal much to adults who would recognise the voices, because the film is reasonably customary and predictable. If you're a fan of Jerry Seinfeld's unique deadpan humour, that's precisely the humour we get. Yet it isn't the same in a cartoon, where the characters appear to lack any expression or animation (excuse the intended pun). Only Chris Rock and John Goodman seem to deliver any expression at all. The other voices are virtually interchangeable. You could place a different actor in each role and the film would be about as funny.
In defence of the film, there are a few commendable messages pertaining to being one's self, being tolerant of others, being accepting of other people's ideas, and seeking personal independence. And I did smile on multiple occasions. The humour is watered down, but there are a number of memorable laughs that are extremely easy to quote. The appearance of Winnie the Pooh is a key scene that I'm referring to. Also Chris Rock's line regarding lawyers...that's all very funny; however this quality is never sustained enough to conceal a disappointing plot branched off a superb concept. Bee Movie simply cannot hold its desired audience because its desired audience is never clear! Both the kids and adults may find a few laughs, but in between these laughs they'll be staring at their watch, wondering when it will be over. That's a bad sign when we're talking about a brisk 90-minute animated film! -
MCT:July 10, 2008Jerry Seinfeld watchers would have enjoyed this movie a little bit more. I am one of them hence I know ... :)
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MCT:July 6, 2008
At first it was a bit creepy to see Seinfeld as a bee. I mean I'm a huge fan of his tv show and to see a bee that looks and talks like Jerry with all those great one liners? Or am I the only one? Luckily I got used to it though after a while.
I must say this is a pretty cute, funny & amusing animated flick. A joyous ride. Quite liked the whole thing except for the scene with the plane near the end perhaps. -
MCT:July 2, 2008
actaul adore this film
wit an amazin film
a hate bees in real life but the bees in this film are so bloddy cute !!!!!! .x.x.x.x -
MCT:July 2, 2008
Fun fun fun, and laughs all around! Even though you're not a kid anymore, you'll definitely enjoy this cartoon-movie.
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MCT:July 1, 2008
I thought this movie was cute. I hate that it's about bee's because they creep me out but i still loved it.
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MCT:June 29, 2008
there are only so many funny takes you can have on human usage of natural resources and also limited number of bee jokes to be cracked by seinfeld who lends his voive to the lead character but the movie sails through smoothly like any other animated film, nothing great but a nice climax for sure
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MCT:June 29, 2008i saw part of this (on mute) at the dentist office. and then the dentists told me to stop looking at the screen because they couldn't get to my teeth. darn dentists...
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MCT:June 28, 2008Well, what can i say?
its not what i really expected..
Bee talking to human beings, sueing the humans for stealing their honey just dont really make anything in my mind..
flowers dieing at the end then the plan getting controlled by bee's just makes it childish, well, ofcourse, its supposed to be for kids but getting serious, sometimes it needs to get attentions from the adults too, and this one is too bad.. i didnt enjoy much.. could have been better.. humans are not much freaked off to see bee's talking, it feels like they have known it for a long time.. its pretty strange, it just doesnt work out much in my head.. -
MCT:June 28, 2008
The animation and story might be something kids will still enjoy but most of the gags fall flat for adults.
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MCT:June 28, 2008
Overly calculated 'product' which lacks Pixar's innovation but does have some impressive flight scenes.
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MCT:June 26, 2008
This movie was kinda no never mind It was STUPID... It had no point whatsoever to it and was an absolute waste of my time. I think I actually killed a couple of brain cells watching it! There were a couple of funny lines in the movie...
