cinema history class: invasion of the bee girls

Session: Babes with Bodies that Kill, Week 2
Movie: Invasion of the Bee Girls (1973)
Directed by Denis Sanders

As always, there may be spoilers here. And the trailer may be NSFW and/or NSFL

Plot:
Men are being fucked to death, and the authorities want it to stop. Hilarity ensues.

Reaction:

Invasion started off very strong. I enjoyed the way it began with short teasers alternating with bits of credits. It created some real anticipation and the promise of an exciting movie. A few minutes in, and I was in the zone. And it continued strong for a while, but somewhere along the way it lost its momentum. Even after that, there were still some exciting bits. But it never quite reestablished itself. So in the end it wasn't quite the movie that it started out being.

I did particularly like the way the script slowly introduces us to the concept that the killers have some kind of bee-related nature. The first time it's in the form of sound effects. As one victim is being killed, we hear a swarm of bees. Later, we see men through the bee women's compound eyes. Next up we see what their eyes look like. Eventually we see the process of bee-ification. And that's one of the highlights of the film.

Bottom line, I enjoyed this, but not as much as I thought it would when it started. And it was good enough to make me wish it were better.

Ratings:

Me: 6.5
Dave: 9.4
Ethan: 6
Joe: 10
Sean: 1 out of 4