6.3 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
A powerful cosmic force is turning Earth women into queen bees who kill men by wearing them out sexually.
Starring: William Smith (I), Anitra Ford, Victoria Vetri, Cliff Osmond, Wright KingHorror | 100% |
Sci-Fi | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio Mono (48kHz, 24-bit)
BDInfo
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (locked)
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 4.0 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 1.5 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Denis Sanders' "Invasion of the Bee Girls" (1973) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of independent distributors Shout Factory. The supplemental features on the disc include an original trailer for the film; radio spots; and a gallery of promotional materials. In English, with optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-A "locked".
Dangerous
Presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Denis Sanders' Invasion of the Bee Girls arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Shout Factory.
The release is sourced from a very nice and very healthy master that must have been prepared fairly recently. My one and only criticism pertains to the presence of a couple of vertical lines that quickly pop up in the fist half of the film. They look like something that a power shock would introduce, but I am unsure what their origin is. The rest of the film looks terrific in high-definition. Delineation, clarity, and depth are very pleasing, while color saturation and balance are about as good as I expected them to be. Grain is nicely exposed and free of digitally introduced anomalies. It could look slightly tighter and better resolved, but the current quality of the visuals is indeed very good. There are no traces of problematic sharpening adjustments. Overall image stability is very good. My score is 4.25/5.00. (Note: This is a Region-A "locked" Blu-ray release. Therefore, you must have a native Region-A or Region-Free player in order to access its content).
There is only one standard audio track on this Blu-ray release: English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0. Optional English SDH subtitles are provided for the main feature.
The film has a very interesting soundtrack that accomplishes a lot with, I dare say, very little. There are some very nice psychedelic sounds and noises that can completely alter entire sequences, while elsewhere Charles Bernstein's music themes adds some nice retro flavor. So while the film might have been shot with a modest budget, its sound design is indeed surprisingly good. The dialog is always clean, stable, and very easy to follow.
Invasion of the Bee Girls is exactly the type of moody B-movie I like to see very late at night. It has an attractive kitschy personality and a retro psychedelic ambience that is just about perfect. Shout Factory's new Blu-ray release is sourced from a solid organic master, and has a small but very interesting collection of archival promotional materials. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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