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Bee Movie (2007) -- Jerry Seinfeld and Renee Zellweger, made a bee line for the New York premiere of their latest film, 'Bee Movie.' Itay Hod reports.
Bee Movie (2007) -- Barry B. Benson, a bee who has just graduated from college, is disillusioned at his lone career choice: making honey. On a special trip outside the hive, Barry's life is saved by Vanessa, a florist in New York City. As their relationship blossoms, he disc

Overview

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6.4/10   25,622 votes
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Writers:
Jerry Seinfeld (written by) and
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Release Date:
2 November 2007 (USA) more
Tagline:
On November 2 Hold on to your honey more
Plot:
Barry B. Benson, a bee who has just graduated from college, is disillusioned at his lone career choice: making honey. On a special trip outside the hive, Barry's life is saved by Vanessa, a florist in New York City. As their relationship blossoms, he discovers humans actually eat honey, and subsequently decides to sue us. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 11 nominations more
User Comments:
Mildly Amusting Animated Effort more

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MPAA:
Rated PG for mild suggestive humor, and a brief depiction of smoking.
Runtime:
91 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.78 : 1 more
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SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

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Trivia:
The first two movie trailers had Jerry Seinfeld trying to make a live action Bee Movie. After watching the disastrous results, Steven Spielberg asks, "Why don't you just make it a cartoon?" more
Goofs:
Continuity: At one point all the trees and plants have withered because of a lack of pollination. But when all the bees fly out to help guide in the plane, the tree in front of the hive is sporting big green leaves. more
Quotes:
Barry B. Benson: Look at these faces. They never knew what hit them and now they're on the road to nowhere. more
Movie Connections:
Spoofs Airplane! (1980) more
Soundtrack:
Sugar Sugar more

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17 out of 23 people found the following comment useful:-
Mildly Amusting Animated Effort, 22 March 2008
6/10
Author: ccthemovieman-1 from Lockport, NY, United States

"Mildly amusing" is probably the best description of this recently-released (on DVD) animated feature. My reviews on animated movies are what I thought of it as an adult, and how adults would relate to it. For this one, I'd say this is not a film adults will run out and buy: rent - yes/maybe; purchase - no.

The animation and story might be something kids will still enjoy but most of the gags fall flat for adults, although it does have a few clever things in it. It just isn't up to some of the truly funny animated films of the past few years. That said, it was still fun to watch with some humorous drawings in the background that you have to watch for quickly.

As for the story, for a film with a lot of politically-correct messages, stereotypical characters, Liberal icons plugged, etc., it was surprising to see a commonsense "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" conclusion. Kudos for that, but there are just too many dumb parts in this story. The connection of a talking bee with a human girlfriend was too ludicrous to be entertaining, as were the courtroom scenes.

The animation was fair. Yes, a story with flowers as a key ingredient is going to be colorful, so there is plenty of color but it looked kind of washed out and blah to what it could have been (i.e. "Cars," "Polar Express," etc.). I expected more out of a Dreamworks film.

Overall, for adults: skip it. It just isn't funny enough to invest your time. For the little kids, sure - they'll like it. They like almost almost any animated movie.

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