Plantiana
Yawn. Poorly Filmed Snooze Fest.
CommentsXp
Best movie ever!
Ceticultsot
Beautiful, moving film.
ThedevilChoose
When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.
jl-window
went to the cinema on Melbourne Cup day with my partner and our little girl. We couldn't wait for her to see her first film, especially after seeing Margaret (from David & Margaret) giving it 4 STARs, so dressed bub as a bumble bee we bought tix to Maya the Bee and were entertained 100% from beginning to end! It was a beautiful film, that ALL the viewers there, children AND parents were thrilled by the movie. Lovely story, and great message... but most importantly, the animation was stunningly appealing. So glad an Aussie animation didn't disappoint one bit... it's only a shame that it hasn't been given a good shot at the cinemas. I recommended it to my playgroup, but the cinemas weren't showing it on the days we could all go. WILL BE BUYING THE DVD!! MAYA THE BEE MOVIE is EXCELLENT!!!
Megan Jane VanderHeyden
Maya the Bee is an excellent role model for little girls and boys because she teaches everyone the importance of tolerance and the fact that it's OK to be different! What a great representation of the kind of soul we all wish to be.The Australian voices were very well played; it was really nice to hear an Australian accent for the main character. Plus Richard Roxburgh was super charming as the cockney grasshopper Flip. Jacquie Weaver clearly had a lot of fun playing the villain.Kids will get a kick out of this film and their parents and grandparents will love it too!
heidy-villafane
My kids LOVED IT! By kids I mean my Niece and Nephew. They've been recently introduced to Maya the Bee through the TV show, and we were lucky enough to score some tickets to the premiere in Sydney and it was a brilliant day for us. My Niece is 5 and wanted me to find the song on YouTube which we did and she was singing it all the way home in the car - very catchy! This movie is 80 minutes long (I think) and they sat through it with great excitement and really connected to the characters.They loved the ants - won't go into any spoilers but it was a really funny movie and I could hear some cackle from all the grown ups. They went up to the front to dance to the song, although it was too short! The sad moments were quite sad, but needed to form an engaging story. I have German friends who tell me she is their Mickey Mouse and I think she's definitely a character they're growing attached to! So proud this was made in Australia - bring on the Aussie talent!
Jimmy Hudnut
Maya is one of the most delightful and sparkling characters to come out of a kids film in a long time. In a way reminiscent of Miyazaki's youngest heroine's this little bee stands up to authority and keeps just asking questions.The movie is spectacularly beautiful. There is a rich meadow world that comes alive. My two girls were spellbound for the whole film. The 4 year old can get scared easily in films (the poster of The Boxtrolls was enough to scare her) but she was happily cheering Maya on. The whole bug world comes alive in song and dance that is so charming - the girls were singing all afternoon.There was enough humour for grownups too. There are a couple of ants (voiced by the Umbilical Bros) that really steal the show. Jackie Weaver as evil Buzzlina had just the right amount of scare and fun in her portrayal. The other voices, Richard Roxburgh and Noah Taylor, etc. did such a great job.Take your kids, it's a great time at the movies.
