[center][left]Watching El Topo a few weeks ago, I was reminded of another movie mentioned by Roger Ebert as being a memorable cult film. Invasion of the Bee Girls, renamed Graveyard Tramps for some reason, sounded stupid when I read the plot, but it was too cheesy of a plot for me to pass up. Looking through a bargain
bin at a local store I discovered this film packaged with The Incredible 2 Headed Transplant, which I plan on reviewing during my 31 Days of Halloween celebration, and bought it on a whim.I have the feeling that the reason Invasion of the Bee Girls gained so much of a cult following are the bee girls themselves. The movie has them finding men, getting naked, bumping naughty bits and then killing the men. It is funny the first couple of times, but does get tedious after awhile. But I did like how their eyes always turned completely black whenever the bee in them went full force.William Smith, who plays the film's hero Agent Neil Agar, does his best with his role but it ends up not being memorable. In fact, I would have been fine if the movie just focused on the bee girls themselves. The main bee girl, Dr. Susan Harris (Anitra Ford), was easily more interesting than any male character in the film. And Ford embodied the role. It was fun watching her.I'm not going to lie, Invasion of the Bee Girls is a terrible film. The lighting is always badly done, which leaves a lot of scenes either dull looking or extremely dark. The dialogue is terrible, and the acting is even worse. Though I will admit that the movie has some funny lines. A friend of one of the men who died during sex exclaims "Imagine, coming and going at the same time!"One scene shows the process needed to turn a woman into a bee girl, and it was probably the best shot and acted scene in the whole movie. Other than that, there really isn't much to Invasion of the Bee Girls that is worth mentioning. Does that mean I think this film is worth skipping? No! I think fans of b-grade sci-fi horror, like myself, will enjoy this film. [/left][/center]
September 11, 2008
