THE DEADLY BEES
A Freddie Francis shocker
Vicki Robbins (one-note Suzanna Leigh) is a pop singer who has worked herself into exhaustion by dancing in front of hot studio lights while wearing thick fur coats. For relaxation, she is sent on a vacation to the lovely Seagull Island, to stay at the farm of Ralph (wooden Guy Doleman) and Mary Hargrove (chain-smoking Catherine Finn). Little does Vicki know that Mr. Hargrove's bees may not be up to any good!
The 60's sure were an interesting year for movies. Actors had oily hair. Actresses had beehives on top of their heads. People walked around publicly wearing yellow cardigans. Say what you want about the 60's fashion, but you can't take your eyes off it.
THE DEADLY BEES is a movie which is exactly as corny as the title suggests. Representing everything that is wrong with Great Britain, we follow the misadventures of characters so dull and uninspired that we root for them to be killed off as soon as possible. The movie also has a crummy, dirty feel to it, and the hideous locations and sets don't help.
BEES' flaws ranges from the most basic goofs (blatant continuity errors such as the sky switching from clear to clouded between shots), to bad casting (Frank Finlay is by far the dullest villain in movie history), to bad special effects (plastic bees that are obviously not alive; bees badly superimposed over characters), to a script with the most obvious "twist" you could possibly imagine. I don't know what went through Freddie Francis mind when he made this abomination, but it certainly wasn't "at least this will be fun to watch!"
Overall, THE DEADLY BEES is a tedious, slow, contrived mess filled to the brim with boring characters, offensively ugly locations, bad editing, lame SFX, and a dog that looks like it hasn't bathed for months. All in all a repulsive cocktail that all masochists will enjoy. From me, this movie only warrants a weak 2 out of 10.
A Freddie Francis shocker
Vicki Robbins (one-note Suzanna Leigh) is a pop singer who has worked herself into exhaustion by dancing in front of hot studio lights while wearing thick fur coats. For relaxation, she is sent on a vacation to the lovely Seagull Island, to stay at the farm of Ralph (wooden Guy Doleman) and Mary Hargrove (chain-smoking Catherine Finn). Little does Vicki know that Mr. Hargrove's bees may not be up to any good!
The 60's sure were an interesting year for movies. Actors had oily hair. Actresses had beehives on top of their heads. People walked around publicly wearing yellow cardigans. Say what you want about the 60's fashion, but you can't take your eyes off it.
THE DEADLY BEES is a movie which is exactly as corny as the title suggests. Representing everything that is wrong with Great Britain, we follow the misadventures of characters so dull and uninspired that we root for them to be killed off as soon as possible. The movie also has a crummy, dirty feel to it, and the hideous locations and sets don't help.
BEES' flaws ranges from the most basic goofs (blatant continuity errors such as the sky switching from clear to clouded between shots), to bad casting (Frank Finlay is by far the dullest villain in movie history), to bad special effects (plastic bees that are obviously not alive; bees badly superimposed over characters), to a script with the most obvious "twist" you could possibly imagine. I don't know what went through Freddie Francis mind when he made this abomination, but it certainly wasn't "at least this will be fun to watch!"
Overall, THE DEADLY BEES is a tedious, slow, contrived mess filled to the brim with boring characters, offensively ugly locations, bad editing, lame SFX, and a dog that looks like it hasn't bathed for months. All in all a repulsive cocktail that all masochists will enjoy. From me, this movie only warrants a weak 2 out of 10.