Nonureva Really Surprised!

Claysaba Excellent, Without a doubt!!

Sammy-Jo Cervantes There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

Ginger Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

gavin6942 Trouble strikes when an exhausted pop singer, sent on a vacation to a farm, realizes that the farm's owner raises deadly bees.As far as films featured on "Mystery Science Theater" go, this is one of the better ones. That can be evidenced by the fact it isn't sitting in the "bottom 100" as most of those films are, pushed downward by the fans.Yes, this movie does have its problems. The flashback scene is pretty lame, for example. And among Amicus films, it is probably among the worst. But I still rather enjoyed it. A better editor might have fixed it, possibly. Sticking closer to Robert Bloch's script would have helped. It is not a great film, but there is still enough potential here that it can be admired in some small way.

traitorjoe666 Nah, it's not *that* bad.It's dated. It's got cheesy special effects. It's got questionable science. It's as predictable a plot as if you were given a road-map in advance. But as long as you can shift your brain into neutral, you'll enjoy this fun little 80min romp on Seagull Island.It's a War Of The Beekeepers, one surly, and the other crazy. Amazingly, the crazy one taunts the cops with threats to unleash his killer bees on people. Now, on a small island with few beekeepers, how silly is that? Proof, perhaps, that the villain *is* in fact crazy. Intelligent, yes, but still crazy.Granted, this flick probably makes for better watching after having a few pints of stout, but it's not absolutely necessary.All in all, I'd give it 6/10 for the entertainment value.

JasparLamarCrabb A reasonably exciting Amicus thriller directed by Freddie Francis with a screenplay by Robert Bloch. Pop singer Suzanna Leigh has a breakdown and seeks rest & relaxation on a seemingly idyllic island. She soon finds out that two gentlemen farmers are engaged in a fierce bee-keeping competition. One of them is raising killer bees. It takes a while to get going, but the last quarter of the film is well put together as Leigh realizes that her allegiances have been misplaced. Guy Doleman is one of the farmers and Catherine Finn plays his bitchy wife. Stealing the movie is Frank Finlay as the other farmer, a wolf in sheep's clothing if ever there was one. He's great. The music is by Wilfred Josephs and is awful. The Birds appear briefly during the opening scene.

Michael_Elliott Deadly Bees, The (1967) ** (out of 4) Robert Bloch wrote the screenplay to this film, which has a pop singer (Suzanna Leigh) going to get rest at a country home only to arrive as an outbreak of bee attacks start to happen. It appears that these aren't just any bees but instead specially trained by a psychotic beekeeper. Bloch is of course best known for his novel, which turned into Hitchcock's Psycho but he certainly missed the boat here. There's a big mystery wrapped around the film as to who is the beekeeper but it's very obviously from the opening ten minutes. I'm not sure if the screenplay was just bad or if Francis didn't like Block and decided to give away the secret early on. Either way, there's really not too much going for this film as the performances are all rather bland and that includes the lead Leigh. Not for a second did I buy her as a pop singer and the opening music is just torture on the ears. The screenplay introduces several characters and subplots but none of them every come out to anything. This Amicus production does benefit from some rather gruesome death scenes but the special effects don't hold up too well today.