The kids and I enjoyed this movie. The humor was adult enough to keep the adults in our party laughing, yet simple enough for the kids ages 8-12. A cute "feel good" film. I recommend it.

The kids and I watched Bee Movie last night. We (including the whole audience) laughed only a couple of times, but that was it! I'm a total fan of animated movies. This one, though, lost its focus about two-thirds of the way into the movie. It was almost like they fired the original writer and brought in a substitute closer who missed the mark and could not end it properly. I'm not sure if they ran into budgeting issues or a 90 minute time constraint, but the ending seemed rushed, poorly connected to the start and just plain bogus(PAINFUL). The movie had moderate potential but really overplayed the normal and expected sterotype thing. The only other movie that left me feeling this bad was Cabin Boy, AND WE ALL KNOW HOW THAT FELT! The kids afterwards said it was just OK. Only a shill for DreamWorks, a simpleton or someone with low viewing standards would rate this movie well. I own virtually every childrens DVD but won't add this one to my collection. Cable viewing will suffice. Regards

Bee Movie was a tough movie to sit through. Seinfeld had some stand-up material in the show that not even the characters in the show laughed at. Out of all of the children in the theater, I don?t remember one scene where they were laughing. Two kids and their mother left to go to the bathroom halfway through and never came back. The only interesting part that I remember was the abundance of jobs that the bees had to choose from. Other than that I would pass this one up. I am still waiting for something new with more of a cast than bugs just like the ones in Antz or A Bug?s Life.

Yes, prior to wide release, studios often screen films to cast, families, and sample audiences...so it is possible to have an educated opinion BEFORE the release date. That having been said, you will love this film. It really is a movie that all ages can enjoy on different levels. I feel that the posters and clips don't do it justice. I won't give anything away plotwise, but there are plenty of surprises to keep you gasping and laughing.

Just saw a pre-screening earlier this week and was very disappointed. Animation was good, except for the heroine, and there were some solid jokes, but the overall movie was stupid! A bee suing the human race! Literally in a courtroom!? I could believe that a rat could cook but bees landing an airplane on bee power?! It was stupid, but maybe your five-year-old is too young to know the difference.