Bee Movie (Full Screen Edition)
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Actor: Voice of Jerry Seinfeld, Voice of Renee ZellwegerBrand: Paramount
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language); French (Dubbed); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: Animated, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 90 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-03-11
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Dreamworks Animated
Movie Reviews of Bee Movie (Full Screen Edition)
Movie Review: Best animated movie
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the best animated movie I've ever watched. Barry (Jerry Seinfeld) is a newly graduated bee who has to decide what job he wants to work at in the hive. The most adventurous job is a "pollen jock" who actually leaves the hive to get nectar from the flowers outside. When Barry leaves the hive, he has several adventures, discovers humans are eating the honey that bees toil to make, and launches a lawsuit. I loved this movie. It's about teamwork, honesty, the importance of having a purpose in life (some very interesting things happen when the bees stop working), and even more importantly, the importance of bees in the pollination of flowers, fruits, vegetables and trees (even more important in light of the recent colony collapse disorder).
Usually, I find animated movies amusing but irritating in the obnoxious side characters and annoying actions (Madagascar is a good example). Even Shrek gets on my nerves sometimes with the anger-management challenged ogre and super irritating donkey. In contrast, Bee Movie was pure gold. Barry (Jerry Seinfeld) was practical, charming and a great hero. The other characters were great. I found the bee jokes funny and actually pretty inventive. The ending is unrealistic, but hey, this is a cartoon with a talking bee. It's called willful suspension of disbelief. I loved the ending, thought it was great and fantastic. Hey, if a human can save the world, why can't a bee? This is by far the best animated movie I've watched, and I think I've watched all the major animated movies.
Summary of Bee Movie (Full Screen Edition)
"Bee Movie" is a comedy that will change everything you think you know about bees. Having just graduated from college, a bee by the name of Barry B. Benson (Jerry Seinfeld) finds himself disillusioned with the prospect of having only one career choice?honey. As he ventures outside of the hive for the first time, he breaks one of the cardinal rules of the bee world and talks to a human, a New York City florist named Vanessa (Renee Zellweger). He is shocked to discover that the humans have been stealing and eating the bee?s honey for centuries. He ultimately realizes that his true calling in life is to set the world right by suing the human race. That is until the ensuing chaos upsets the very balance of nature. It is up to Barry to prove that even a little bee can spell big changes in the world.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 labor 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 humor, 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 predated all of the aforementioned films. Children ages 5 and older will love the bees' silly antics, though many of the jokes will go right over their heads and parents should be cautioned about some mildly suggestive humor. More than just a comical film about the life of one very different honeybee, Bee Movie is a social commentary that pokes fun at human behavior 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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