The Savage Bees (1976 TV Movie)
4/10
You'll Need to Bee Buzzed to Watch This
16 August 2020
Talk about unintentional hilarity; take a shot every time they mention the "Africans."

Eh, it's a slow-paced version of horror I happen to love: When Animals (or Insects) Attack or WAIA. And the best of those honey bunches are the ones where it's real animals and not 50' ants. I wanna be scared because this really could happen.

But this by the numbers WAIA isn't one of the better ones. In fact, I must've fell asleep several times and thank goodness it was free on YouTube.

Basically, it's Mardi Gras and thanks to two ships colliding in the night, killer bees are headed to the street party. How will our "Hey! I know those actors!" heroes stop the hive before it's too late and become the Carnival's buzz kill?

Admittedly, it's not all bad, and I love the practicals - of course, this is YEARS before CGI which 100% would've ruined any frights for me. Looks like they used real bees to attack the actors and bravo to them for taking it so I can be entertained.

Only (BARELY) recommended because, again, free on YouTube.

***

Final thoughts: Well, I should bump the recommendation up a bit for the wacked out finale and how they "solved the pest problem." Plus, it did have creepy end-credits. Always a plus for movies like these.
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