I'm saying this film was educational because I had completely forgotten that bees were needed for such an important purpose.I also thought is was pretty funny. don't expect less from Seinfeld.
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Bee Movie
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Not age appropriate for kids under 4, age appropriate for kids over 5; suggested age 5. -
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Common Sense says
Seinfeld comedy is cute fun for the whole family.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 5 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
About Bee Movie
Parents need to know that this has been one of the most aggressively marketed animated movies in recent history. Jerry Seinfeld has left no promotional stone unturned, so chances are that if you've had NBC on in the house for more than 20 minutes, your kids have seen a commercial for this movie. The good news is that it's a film that even preschoolers can follow, and while there are a few tense moments (mostly involving Barry's pell-mell flights through Manhattan), there are no overarching villains or monsters -- or even that many pop-culture references to frighten or confuse kids. There are still a few jokes that will go over little heads, but they're mostly about things like being "Beeish" (the insect equivalent of being Jewish), Larry King, and the boredom of working too hard. Oh, and a mosquito makes a blood-sucking lawyer joke.
Read our full review by Sandie Angulo Chen
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about what made kids want to see this movie -- the story or all the ads and product tie-ins. Was it "buzzworthy" of all the marketing hype? What parts of the movie are intended to appeal to kids, and which ones are meant for adults? How can you tell? Families can also discuss why the bees, particularly Barry, wanted their honey returned. Kids: What were the consequences of this? What did you learn about bees and nature? Does honey seem more important now than before you saw the film?
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Most Recent Reviews
- I rate this title on for age 6 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Educational
"Like bugs, rent it. Don't like them, rent it."
- I rate this title off for age 10 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- My highlights are:
it was pretty good but rude
- I rate this title off for age 17 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Negative role models
Never watch it
The bee falls in love with a human? CREEPY! What is the role model here? There is none!
- I rate this title on for age 3 and give it
Good movie for the family
My son loves it but the bit when Vanessa sticks a fork in her hand to see if she's dreaming worries me.
- I rate this title iffy for age 4 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Negative role models
Too boring and romantic for little kids
This is an ok movie, my 4-year-old likes it, but she doesn't love it. There's too much romantic stuff going on, and several crude images, particularly in the montage at the end when everyone is being arrested for their theft of 'bee culture.' She also finds the long courtroom scenes boring.
- I rate this title on for age 5 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
Cute, and very well animated
Just some suggestive humor.
- I rate this title off for age 17 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Excessive consumerism
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- Negative role models
f*****g s**t...
i f*****g hated this movie because it was so f*****g gay that these people who directed the goddam f*****g movie should be hanged in their garages and be raped until they shrivel up into dry douches. my child was f*****g scared to death by all of its violence and this poses a great deal of a bad role model as it shows people smoking so much to get so much f*****g lung cancer. I was so f*****g digusted about the movie and jerry sienfield's acting that i puked 70 f*****g times that the manager f*****g kicked my f*****g ass out the f*****g door.
- I rate this title on for age 4 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- My highlights are:
Good family movie with a good message that kids can relate to.
one scene that concerned me was when one Bee accuses the other of "making out"with his girlfriend.something I really don't want to expalin to my 3 and 4 year old. But other than that it was a really good movie and both girls sat through the whole thing and enjoyed it. The ,message that your actions have consequences was good too when all the bees quit working and all the flowers started to die was a good message of how everything works together for a purpose and my older daughter noticed this right away and asked questions about it. Good family movie. Go and ahead and watch it.
- I rate this title iffy for age 5 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
A review
This movie is cute, but the violance can be scary for younger, and sensitive kids. Vanessa is shown hitting a rock, blowing up, and dieing. Barry is almost squashed numurous times, some bugs on a windshield are shown dieing, or already dead. Barry day dreams about dating Vanessa alot
- I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
Enjoyable movie!
I like The Bee Movie because Barry has a very good friend. I can never stop watching this movie! It is a very fun family movie.
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
Not so good...
BEE MOVIE has an awesome premise, but it is very poorly executed. Renee Zellweger is good, but the film never really suceeds where it intends to. There is no sex in the movie at all, but surprisingly uncalled for innuendo. Drag queens are mentioned and shown, and bees talk of how a spiders' "eight legs kept me up all night". A lawyer questions the main bee character as to whether he is the human female's "bed bug". The same lady is seen as to live with an egotistical jerk. There are several intense scenes as well.
- I rate this title on for age 3 and give it
Good family movie.
I think this movie is a good movie to sit down with the kids and enjoy a little family time. Its funny and charming.
- I rate this title on for age 4 and give it
It gets a B.
This film is not perfect, but funny and charming enough to make me want to reccomend it. Not an A, but a B.
- I rate this title off for age 11 and give it
Why this is geared to little ones is beyond me!?
My daughter is 5 and I an elementary teacher. I am a very conscious of everything she's is exposed to. If something is not rated G, then I prescreen the DVD and use website research to decide if she views it. The innuendo and foremost the several times stated "making out" were completely unnecessary and inappropriate for a 5 year old. This movie was funny for me, but the lawsuit angle and the idea that the humans were stealing the honey was over my child's head. What does a 5 yr. old know of lawsuits? She won't see this movie!!
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
THIS IS A GREAT MOVIE!!!
I love this movie it is great! i got it on DVD and everything! so funny! nothing bad at all! although there where some jokes but they were just funny not bad! this is a good family movie and i recomend this! it is a movie you don"t want to miss! FOR +++++EVERYONE+++++
- I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
Fun for the hole family
- I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
Fun but why are the parents always stupid
This was a pretty entertaining film that is appropriate for all ages for the most part. I have just one major beef: I am tired of kid’s films that portray parents as people who are too stupid to understand and support the aspirations of their kids. Yet again, in this movie, we see a youthful hero who aspires to something beyond the dull confines of a regular life fighting his stick-in-the-mud parents who want him to go out and get a real job. We know how it plays out. The kid ends up being right, the parent’s stupidity and terminal dullness gets exposed, and in the end the parents bow to their kid's miraculously acquired wisdom that became somehow superior to their years of real-life experience. I think it's all too common for kids today to take the notion that their parents don't have a clue about what's right for them as a default mode of thought. Perhaps this is because this idea pervades our media culture, including many apparently harmless movies like Bee Movie (and so many Disney animations) that appear to be sweet entertainment for kids, yet hide this essentially poisonous way of thought.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
it is nice.
- I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
Great movie for the whole family
this movie is has humor for both adults and children. i also found it to be somewhat educational with the info about pollination! I will buy this movie when it comes out on DVD.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
A good movie
It changes themes too much. At first it was love, then get honey back, then save world and flowers!! Woah. getting confused here. It's a good movie though...
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| 80% | of parents say the sexual behavior isn't age appropriate |
| 40% | of parents don't feel there are good role models |
| 40% | of parents say it's too violent |
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