Luke Plunkett. Luke Plunkett is a Contributing Editor based in Canberra, Australia. He has written a book on cosplay, designed a game about airplanes, and also runs. Bee Movie Wikipedia. Bee Movie is a 2. American computer animated comedy film produced by Dream. Works Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Directed by Simon J. Smith and Steve Hickner, the film stars Jerry Seinfeld and Rene Zellweger, with Matthew Broderick, Patrick Warburton, John Goodman and Chris Rock in supporting roles. Its story follows Barry B. Benson Seinfeld, a honey bee who sues the human race for exploiting bees after learning from his florist friend Vanessa Zellweger that humans sell and consume honey. Bee Movie is the first motion picture script to be written by Seinfeld, who co wrote the film with Spike Feresten, Barry Marder, and Andy Robin. The film was produced by Seinfeld, Christina Steinberg, and Cameron Stevning. The production was designed by Alex Mc. Dowell, and Christophe Lautrette was the art director. Nick Fletcher was the supervising editor and music for the film was composed by Rupert Gregson Williams. The cast and crew include some veterans of Seinfelds long running NBCsitcom. Seinfeld, including writerproducers Feresten and Robin, and actors Warburton Seinfeld character David Puddy, Michael Richards Seinfeld character Cosmo Kramer, and Larry Miller who plays the title character on the Seinfeld episode The Doorman. Coincidentally, NBC was host to the broadcast television premiere of the film on November 2. Bee Movie opened on November 2, 2. Upon release, the film was met with mixed reviews, with primary criticism directed at the films premise. While ultimately barely profitable,5 its box office performance of 2. Plot. A honey bee named Barry B. ViHkiS5.jpg' alt='Shrek The Halls Movie Dvd Quality ' title='Shrek The Halls Movie Dvd Quality ' />Benson Jerry Seinfeld has recently graduated from college and is about to enter the hives Honex Industries honey making workforce alongside his best friend Adam Flayman Matthew Broderick. Barry is initially excited to join the workforce, but his courageous, non conformist attitude emerges upon discovering that his choice of job will never change once picked. Cameron Diaz Celebrity Profile Check out the latest Cameron Diaz photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at Rotten Tomatoes Kilauea Mount Etna Mount Yasur Mount Nyiragongo and Nyamuragira Piton de la Fournaise Erta Ale. Later, the two bees run into a group of Pollen Jocks, bees who collect pollen from flowers outside the hive. The Jocks offer to take Barry outside the hive to a flower patch, and he accepts. While on his first pollen gathering expedition in New York City, Barry gets lost in the rain, and ends up on the balcony of a human florist named Vanessa Rene Zellweger. Upon noticing Barry, Vanessas boyfriend Ken Patrick Warburton attempts to squash him, but Vanessa gently catches and releases Barry outside the window, saving his life. Barry later returns to express his gratitude to Vanessa, breaking the sacred rule that bees are not supposed to communicate with humans. Barry and Vanessa develop a close bond, bordering on attraction, and spend time together frequently. Later, while Barry and Vanessa are walking through a grocery store, Barry is terrified to discover that the humans have been stealing and eating the bees honey for centuries. How To Download The Book Of Life The Full Movie here. He decides to journey to Honey Farms, which supplies the grocery store with its honey. Furious at the poor treatment of the bees in the hive, including the use of bee smokers to subdue the colony, Barry decides to sue the human race to put an end to the exploitation of bees. Barrys mission attracts wide attention from bees and humans alike, and hundreds of people show up to watch the trial. Although Barry is up against tough defense attorney Layton T. Montgomery John Goodman the trials first day goes well. That evening, Barry is having dinner with Vanessa when Ken shows up. Vanessa leaves the room, and Ken expresses to Barry that he hates the pair spending time together. When Barry leaves to use the restroom, Ken ambushes Barry and attempts to kill him, only for Vanessa to intervene and break up with Ken. The next day at the trial, Montgomery taunts the bees, which causes Adam to sting him. Adams actions jeopardize the bees credibility and put his life in danger, though he manages to survive. While visiting Adam in the hospital, Barry notices two people smoking outside, and is struck by inspiration. The next day, Barry wins the trial by exposing the jury to the cruel treatment bees are subjected to, particularly the smoker, and humans are banned from stealing honey from bees ever again. Having lost the trial, Montgomery cryptically warns Barry that a negative shift in the balance of nature is imminent. As it turns out, the sudden, massive stockpile of honey has put every bee out of a job, including the vitally important Pollen Jocks. As a result, without anything to pollinate them, the worlds flowers slowly begin to die out. Before long, the only flowers left with healthy pollen are those in a flower parade called The Tournament of Roses in Pasadena, California. Barry and Vanessa travel to the parade and steal a parade float, which they load onto a plane to be delivered to the bees so they can re pollinate the worlds flowers. When the planes pilot and copilot are knocked unconscious, Vanessa is forced to land the plane, with help from Barry and the bees from Barrys hive. Armed with the pollen of the last flowers, Barry and the Pollen Jocks manage to reverse the damage and save the worlds flowers, restarting the bees honey production. Humans and bees are seen working together, and certain brands of honey are now bee approved. Barry becomes a member of the Pollen Jocks, helping to pollinate the worlds plants. Barry is also seen running a law firm inside Vanessas flower shop, titled Insects at Law, handling disputes between animals and humans. The film ends with Barry flying off to a flower patch with the Pollen Jocks. Voice cast. Cast notes. Megan Mullally originally voiced the Queen of the Hive and had even recorded her lines but this character was cut from the film. Seinfeld still wanted her to have a part in the movie, so he gave her the role of the Honex Tour Guide. At one point, Uma Thurman, Rebecca Soler, Lisa Kudrow, David Letterman, and Raven Symon were all attached to the film, but they dropped out for various reasons. Soundtrack. All music composed by Rupert Gregson Williams, except as noted. Graduation 3 1. Honex 2 4. The Pollen Jocks 1 3. Barry Flies Out 5 3. Vanessa Intervenes 2 0. Sugar, SugarThe Archies. Assault on Honey Farms 2 3. Ken 2 2. 89. Barry Turns the Screws 3 1. Monty Slanders and Adam Stings 2 1. Hearts, Flowers and Hive Closures 2 3. Honey Round Up 1 3. Rooftop Consequences 1 5. Land That Plane 6 3. Here Comes the SunSheryl Crow. Thinkin Bee i. Tunes bonus trackJerry Seinfeld Matthew Broderick. Total length 4. 4 5. Marketing. Trailers. Two teaser trailers were released for the film that feature Seinfeld dressed in a bee costume, trying to shoot the film in live action. Eddie Izzard portrays the direction agent, and Steven Spielberg suggests to Seinfeld in the second trailer to just do it as a cartoon. Upon the release of the first trailer, it was announced that three of the live action teasers would be released in total. In the second trailer, Steven Spielberg is taking a picture of himself and an assistant director, referencing the camera gag Ellen De. Generes pulled on him during the 7. Academy Awards. After Seinfeld fails to do scenes in live action, Spielberg suggests Seinfeld that the film can just be made as a cartoon. One of the crew members announce that the film is a cartoon, having the crew leave the stage studio. The trailer finally shows the movie as an animated CGI feature. Also in the second trailer, the bear that jumps out at Barry is Vincent the Bear from Over the Hedge, another Dream. Works Animation SKG movie. The third trailer was released with Shrek the Third, but this was an animated teaser. The fourth trailer was released on the Bee Movie official website, and revealed most of the films plot. In addition, two weeks before the release, NBC aired 2. Bee Movie TV Juniors, all of which are staged and tongue in cheek in nature. A Very Perry Christmas DVD Review. I wasnt crazy about Phineas and Ferb the first time I reviewed it on DVD. But Im enough of a sucker for Christmas specials and episodes that I knew the show wasnt going to get a better second chance to impress me than A Very Perry Christmas. This animated Disney Channel series typically tells of two stepbrothers efforts to make the most of summer vacation. Clearly, the title, imagery, and timing of this release, its third compilation, suggests its departing from that premise here. The DVDs main attraction and reason for the compilation title is Christmas Vacation, a triple length episode that aired on Disney XD, Disney Channel, and ABC Family last December. It isnt a huge leap for the series to ring in the holidays at the start, Phineas and Ferb are looking to maximize their two week Christmas break. The special uses that notion as a springboard for an episode more substantial and festive than usual. Its no mere coincidence that many TV series improve in holiday episodes. Christmas in particular is one of the few topics that can sharpen a shows creativity. The holiday enters the picture with so many familiar aspects known to practically every viewer, each carrying his or her own assorted feelings and traditions. All the writers have to do is use that baggage in a positive way while summoning enough imagination to distinguish their story from the hackneyed standby Christmas Eve redemption tales. Without quite breaking the mold, the makers of Phineas and Ferb do an adequate job here, with Christmas Vacation standing as the most charming and entertaining installment of the show that Ive seen. As if to suggest this is a full length movie, the packaging doesnt make clear that regular 1. DVDs 8. 1 minute feature runtime. In the chance that youre reading this review whilst unfamiliar with Phineas and Ferb and in the likelihood that I dont ever write about the show again, let me briefly provide some overview and final general analysis. The smart, fun loving Phineas and Ferb supply the shows central whimsy. Taller, thinner Ferb rarely speaks, letting Phineas do enough talking for the both of them. The boys foil is their sister Candace, a shallow, boyfriend obsessed motormouth with a history of being just one step too slow to get them in trouble for their ambitious adventures. Also in the mix is Perry, the boys pet platypus, who is secretly and mutely a spy Agent P, called upon to thwart the not so threatening Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz. The two are regularly introduced by their own musical jingles. This spy angle doesnt add much to the show overall, besides recalling a Kim Possible feel with much less action and far fewer villains. At least it divvies up screentime three different ways, with no component being strong enough to deserve more. The shows primary course comedy doesnt always hit its marks, but it fared better on this DVD than previously, with several decidedly funny bits here among the strange voices and understated responses. The shows design consisting of bulging eyes, floating eyebrows, bizarre hair colors and head shapes is still not a very pleasing one, but it is a design of its own no less. Lets look at what we find here. Phineas and Ferb Christmas VacationOriginally aired December 7, 2. Pushy carolers provide the motivation Doofenshmirtz needs to unleash a diabolical plan on a holiday hes quite ambivalent to. That plan sees everyone in Danville added to Santas naughty list. As part of their efforts to show appreciation for Santa, Phineas and Ferb assume his job for the neighborhood, with help from two North Pole elves. Also, Candace frets over the need to give Jeremy the perfect present. Two minor complaints. First, I could have done without most of the musical numbers, which do feel like theyre padding from the half hour episode this easily could have been. Secondly, though it will float over some young viewers heads, I found one quick joke to be in poor taste. To convince Candace that Santa Claus is real, Phineas shares some evidence, which equates the Shroud of Turin with the famed Patterson Gimlin Bigfoot footage and Surgeons Photograph of the Loch Ness Monster, as all three are clearly parodied with Santa. Ill assume this wasnt the writers intent, but the gag certainly does lump Jesus in the same class as Santa, Bigfoot, and Nessie, kind of a terrible thing to do on an episode observing his birth as if thats whats happening here. Interview with a Platypus 1. Originally aired February 2. Phineas and Ferb invent a device that deciphers animal communication. Candace spends the day playing video games at Jeremys house. Doofenshmirtz invents a BO AT. Oh, There You Are, Perry 1. Originally aired July 1. A reassigned Perry goes missing, to the concern of Phineas, Ferb, and even a guilty Candace. A downgraded Dr. Doofenshmirtz accepts an internship under Perrys new villain, The Regurgitator. Chez Platypus 1. Originally aired April 4, 2. Phineas and Ferb open a trendy restaurant, where Doofenshmirtz goes on a promising date while Candace and Jeremy have to wait in line. Perry Lays an Egg 1. Originally aired April 1. Inspired by nature television, Candace tries to be a nurturing model of motherhood for what Phineas and Ferb mistakenly believe is an egg laid by Perry. Doofenshmirtz furthers his grudge with whales. Cued by seamless branching, each episodes end credits images oddly derive from Christmas Vacation instead of their own. Though the credits themselves mostly look right, the juxtaposition gives the disc, deliberately or not, more of a holiday feel than it deserves, complete with repeated Ding Dong, Merrily on High instrumentals. VIDEO and AUDIOIn case you couldnt tell from the screencaps youve seen throughout this review, Disney finally seems to have gotten with the times on Disney Channel DVDs. Unlike the two previous fullscreen Phineas and Ferb DVDs, the entirety of this disc is presented in 1. Picture quality is great too, with the simple, stylized animation not encountering any woes in whats likely a digital to digital transfer. Colors are bright, lines are sharp and bold, and, without any compression concerns, Im not sure the creators could be anything less than delighted by the way this disc presents their series. As on the previous DVDs, the audio is Dolby Surround 2. Many TV shows dont really bother with much channel separation in full 5. I doubt were missing major directional effects even in the more ambitious stretches of this DVD. The sound is crisp, clear, and deep, with no element drowning out another. The DVD goes one step beyond the standard French and Spanish audio offerings with a Portuguese dub. All three translations are also provided as subtitles along with an English stream. With separate default foreign subtitles for translating onscreen text, theres a lot to toggle through during playback, but the efforts are appreciated nonetheless. BONUS FEATURES, MENUS and PACKAGINGThe bonus features begin with Phineas Ferbs Virtual Fireplace, a feature that zooms in on the main menus cartoon hearth while instrumentals of holiday standards play. Some character sound bites and cameos spice up this 2. Its a cool or is that warm Ho Ho No. Dr. Ds Xmas Jukebox inator does nothing more than treat you to the six songs from the Christmas special, playing any one of them you choose and then returning you to the menu. There arent even onscreen lyrics, making this little more than a song selection menu. Fair enough. By the menus spelling and punctuation, the songs are Winter Vacation, I Really Dont Hate Xmas, That Xmas Feeling, Where Did We Go Wrong, Danville for Niceness, and Thank You Santa. Christmas Perry Oki offers more of a sing along, playing the entire episode with song lyrics subtitled. A two colored rendering of the platypus is the equivalent of the proverbial bouncing ball.