Allison Davies The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Fatma Suarez The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Gary The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

Candida It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

Sherparsa Just because there are worse movies with similar themes are still made today doesn't buy much credit for this one ... yes, it might have attracted some attention back in the day but i'd say this is BAD even for its time! glad the director admitted it himself too ...

ferbs54 "The Deadly Bees" is a compact little British thriller from 1967 that might be more well known for its talent behind the camera than in front. Directed by horror vet Freddie Francis and cowritten by Robert "Psycho" Bloch, the picture features a virtually "no name" cast, not to mention its supporting cast of thousands...of killer bees, that is! In the film, we meet Vicki Robbins, a young and pretty pop singer (appealingly played by Suzanna Leigh) who has just suffered a nervous breakdown and is sent by her doctor to some old friends of his, the Hargroves, on Seagull Island, for a few weeks of R&R. But poor Vicki's stay with the Hargroves turns out to be anything but restful, as Mr. Hargrove proves to be an apiary owner, an enemy of a rival apiarist (Frank Finlay, the only cast member I was familiar with here) on the island, and before long, killer bees are flying thick and furious. The film features three or four of these swarming bee attacks, and they are fairly well done (especially the quite gruesome one on Mrs. Hargrove!), although the use of plainly superimposed flying nasties will surely bring to mind the similar FX used in 1963's "The Birds." The film's debt to that earlier Hitchcock picture is made more apparent by a scene in which our young heroine is trapped in an upstairs room by a gaggle of the flying killers. Ultimately, however, "The Deadly Bees" is most reminiscent of the old Bela Lugosi flick "The Devil Bat" (1941); say no more. Bloch's script is clever and keeps the viewer guessing, Francis directs in his typically professional manner, and the picture has nary an unnecessary scene or bit of flab. And thanks to this great-looking DVD from Legend Films, this once-popular, B+ film (better make that "bee-plus film"!) may just be getting some well-deserved, modern-day buzz....

Face_teh_Dark THE DEADLY BEESA 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.

jamesraeburn2003 A British pop singer called Vicky Robins (Suzanna Leigh) is sent to the isolated "Seagull Island" by her doctor to recover from a nervous breakdown. However, there is a madman at large on the island who has developed a strain of killer bees, which he unleashes to kill people. Vicky has two bee keepers to choose from as likely suspects. But before the truth comes out, Vicky nearly becomes a victim of the killer swarm herself.More of a routine whodunit than a horror film, which is noted for its troubled production history (it was shot at Twickenham studios in the middle of winter and the bees had to be imported from Australia). It defeats the usually reliable genre director Freddie Francis whom has done much better work for Amicus including the highly successful anthology films "Dr Terror's House Of Horrors" (1965) and "Tales From The Crypt" (1972). This film also suffers from a lacklustre script, dull performances and poor special effects. Nevertheless, its still fun in an undemanding way and there's even an appearance from "The Birds" (no relation to the American superstars The Byrds), an obscure UK pop group which featured future Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood on guitar. Look out for him toting his Fender Stratocaster!