Bee Movie [2007] | ![Bee Movie [2007]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51PlFT-UHsL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Directors: Steve Hickner, Simon J. Smith
Actors: Jerry Seinfeld, Renee Zellweger
Studio: Dreamworks Home Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 357
Format: Pal
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Universal, suitable for all
Region: 2
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 87 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5051189135231
ASIN: B000ZGKCTS
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Release Date: May 19, 2008
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Amazon.co.uk Review
There aren't a lot of choices in a bee's life: a bee attends a few days of school, graduates from college, and chooses a job in the hive that he'll labour at for the rest of his life. Barry (Jerry Seinfeld) is different from his best friend Adam (Matthew Broderick) and all the other bees: he wants to see the world outside the hive and can't begin to contemplate doing the same job for his entire life. Naturally, the life of the "pollen jock" bees appeals to Barry because it's the only job that takes a bee outside the hive and into the larger human world. Once outside the hive, Barry breaks the most sacred bee law and speaks to a human named Vanessa (Renée Zellweger) in order to thank her for saving his life. A relationship quickly blossoms and leads Barry to the discovery that humans are stealing honey from the bees and selling it for their own profit. Vowing to hurt the humans the one place they'll feel it, Barry brings a legal suit against the honey industry and the courtroom drama begins. There are some hysterical moments in the film, as one would expect from a Seinfeld production, and an abundance of one-liners, double-meanings, slapstick humour, and innuendo-laden dialogue that will keep adults guffawing throughout the show. Still, the whole concept of seeing the life of a common pest through non-human eyes is getting repetitive thanks to films like Ratatouille, Flushed Away, Open Season, and Over the Hedge. It should be noted, though, that this first foray into animation by Jerry Seinfeld was four years in production due to its collaborative nature, so its theme may actually have well pre-dated all of the aforementioned films. More than just a comical film about the life of one very different honey bee, Bee Movie is a social commentary that pokes fun at human behaviour while stressing the importance of doing even the most menial job well and championing the power of working together toward a common goal. There's even a lesson to be learned from the bees about controlling one's temper. --Tami Horiuchi
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 A nice blend for adults and children September 30, 2008
Mr. R. Bragg (UK)
I liked this film, my wife likes this film and so do my children (5 and 3 at time of writing).
For me its success is that it is well made, has a simple plot line my children can follow and enough detail and humour for us grown ups not to get bored. It doesn't matter if the little uns don't get (all) the jokes, they're not meant to.
One star off for the predictable plot line.
 The girls said 4 September 21, 2008
one-eyed Jack (England)
5 out of 10 found this review helpful
You would think that a film such as this could only be aimed at children, but I have to say that I considered some elements of the tale, and some of the countless funny lines, seem to be better suited to adults. Seinfeld, never my cup of tea at the best of times, takes the leading role and partly wrote the script too, so to me it seems hardly surprising that it's not as childish as the marketing suggested. But it's what my primary-school-age children thought that really matters, and they gave it the sums up. They said it was funny and they must be telling the truth as they were laughing quite a bit throughout. It's interesting though that unlike other animated films like this of the past decade or so, they didn't ask to watch it again immediately afterwards, and in fact they didn't ask at all until I suggested they see it again a few days later. They said they preferred it to Wall:e, but they enjoyed Kung Fu Panda and Ratatouille more.
So although they gave it 4 stars, having watched it myself I'm not sure it deserves a 'very good' rating. I'm sure that hundreds of people worked passionately to produce and create it and they are doubtless proud of it, but as a consumer I think it merits only an "Above Average, worth a try" label from me : 3 stars. Three and a half if I could. It's good, but there are better children's animated films than this one.
 a kid's favourite September 17, 2008
J. Cornwall (Essex, England)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is my 8 year old's favourite movie at present, he watches it over and over again. Like any book or movie, it is dependent on the child's )or adult's) taste but it would seem that the child who does like it, loves it!
Best kids movie of 2007 August 15, 2008
mummy spoon
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this to keep my two boys aged 4 and 6 occupied one afternoon so I could get some work done but I ended up watching the whole thing with them and we all loved it. Its sweet, funny, easy to follow and isn't too long as many family films are, Dreamworks are always on the mark when it comes to their animated movies.
Bee Movie May 22, 2008
A. Saunders (Middlesbrough, United Kingdom)
5 out of 8 found this review helpful
We took our son to see this around Christams time, he was a month away from his 3rd birthday and this was his first trip to the cinema. He totally loved it and was thrilled to see it on such a big screen!! Even now 6 months later we can't drive past the cinema without him shouting "look that's where we went to see the Bee Monvie". He loved it, and when he got a Bee Movie top form my friend for his birthday he wanted to wear it everyday! My husband and I thought that it was reasonably entertaining, the jokes weren't bad and some of the humour has many levels so adults can find things funny in a different way. I am not particularly a Seinfeld fan, so have not been swayed in that way. It's just a nice, innocent kids film; visually stunning and relativily funny. We enjoyed watching our son enjoying it the most! We will no doubt buy it for him as I am sure he'll want to watch it again and again.
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