| The Deadly Bees | 
 enlarge | Director: Freddie Francis
Actors: Suzanna Leigh, Frank Finlay, Guy Doleman
Studio: Legend Films
Category: DVD
List Price: $14.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 28873
Format: Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown)
Rating: Unrated
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 84
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: LFIDLF00110D
UPC: 844503000118
EAN: 0844503000118
ASIN: B001DAIVXE
Theatrical Release Date: 1967
Publication Date: 2008
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Studio: Legend Films Inc. Release Date: 10/03/2008
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ENTERTAINING HORROR MYSTERY FROM THE 60'S! GLAD TO SEE THIS ON DVD! October 21, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Here's an obscure film that has finally made it's way to DVD. One of the better Killer Bee movies and it's wrapped in a nice little mystery to boot! The Bee effects run hot and cold, but still deliver that creepy crawly feeling. I remember this film from Saturday's afternoon horror fest when I was a wee lad! The film holds up and is as entertaining as I remembered it to be. The DVD transfer look very good, but the titles etc seemed a little fuzzy, nothing too distracting though. It would have been nice to have some extras, even a trailer! Too bad, but it makes a fun Halloween flick!
Another winner from Amicus. . . August 24, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
THE DEADLY BEES is one of the gems from Britain's Amicus Films, which tried for ten years to rival Hammer for the filmgoer's Horror dollar. This 1967 production stars Guy Doleman ("The Avengers" TV series, ON THE BEACH, THUNDERBALL, THE IPCRESS FILE), Suzanna Leigh (THE LOST CONTINENT, PARADISE HAWAIIAN STYLE, SON OF DRACULA) and Frank Finlay (THE THREE and FOUR MUSKETEERS, TV's "Prime Suspect", INSPECTOR CLOUSEAU), along with lotsa bees. Lotsa lotsa bees.
Now, bees are pretty docile by nature, but some awful, horrible, and just downright nasty rotter has bred bees which KILL! Ooooh, yuck!
Is it Guy, who is rather rough of personality, or is it Frank, who is soft-spoken and shy? To find out, it's up to Suzanna, whose character is a Pop singer from London who is exhausted to the point of very badly needing a holiday far from the city.
The production is impeccable, the sets are very atmospheric, and the acting is, of course, top notch and taken very seriously. The script by the legendary Robert Bloch from H. F. Heard's novel "A Taste for Honey" is sharp and wastes no time getting to the meat of the story. The late Freddie Francis' direction is as good as any of his Hammer work, and his keen cinematographer's eye (although John Wilcox is credited, Freddie worked very closely with him. And, of course, Freddie himself won two Cinematography Oscars, one for SONS AND LOVERS and the other for GLORY) finds just the right corners of the screen to place the important information.
Incidentally, THE DEADLY BEES, trying to aim for the youth market, recruited and credited Brit Pop Star Elkie Brooks to give singing voice to Suzanna Leigh's character, and watch for an all too brief appearance at the beginning of the film for The Birds (not THOSE Byrds!), the English band which had a few pretty good hits on that side of the water before Ronnie Wood (yes, THAT Ronnie Wood!) bolted the band for some tiny little group called the Faces and later on, some even tinier group called the Rolling Boulders or something like that. . .
The only thumbs-down would be for the too-obvious bee swarm effects, but, hey, this is 1967! They were just getting the hang of Blue-Screen!
All in all, THE DEADLY BEES is fun, delivers the goods, and can stand with almost any Hammer of the period.
And a big thank you to Legend Films for contracting with Paramount to release films from their vaults which had yet to see the light of day on DVD. This is a pilot program, and if the sales are enough, there will be a second and even third wave of releases. Go to the Legend Films website and check out their titles, buy a few (or a lot), and let them know you are supporting their Paramount program!
Of course, most of their titles are right here on Amazon, too!
Oh, yes: the transfer to DVD of THE DEADLY BEES is excellent, in the original aspect ratio. No trailer, unfortunately, but my guess is that Paramount no longer has one in their vaults (Legend tries to include trailers whenever possible).
THE DEADLY BEES is good fun. Enjoy!
 Best Buy DOES have this for 16.99, RECALLS ALL BS August 13, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Best Buy DOES have this for 16.99, RECALLS ALL BS, especially on When Dinos Ruled Earth. you can also get this directly from Legend films even if its not listed as a direct buy from them. This movie is camp at it's best. I liked The Swarm much better, but this is still a great movie. If you live in the tristate area, you might remember seeing this on channel 7's 4:30 movie right before the 6 O'Clock Eyewitness News with Roger Grimsby and Bill Beutel
 Wait for Amazon to sell it cheap! July 30, 2008
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
Classic killer insect disaster film...not worth 20.00 plus dollars.
This dvd will be available from Amazon much cheaper than what these sellers are selling for in the Marketplace.
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