Review of The Swarm (1978) by Rob W — 15 Jun 2012

Scare as a kid, but still remembered how cheesy it is.

This review of The Swarm (1978) was written by Rob W on 15 Jun 2012.

The Swarm has generally received negative reviews.

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A good movie. Good effects and good acting make this a fun film. I have no idea why it's rated so bad on here…

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As an adult, I recognize that The Swarm is, well, not good, but I can now enjoy it as a so-bad-it's-brilliant endeavor…

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The way I saw it wasn't an interesting film. It's a vintage movie with poor special effects also some of the acting here is poor…

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Overlong and padded, Allen's infamous 1978 'bee' film earns its reputation via a story that keeps protracting via cheap contrivances and idiotic…

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By Matti S (28) on 09 Mar 2009

The movie is crap, but really funny because of its stupidity and some serious overacting. Bees, bees, millions of bees…

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