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A Bug's Life

starring: Phyllis Diller, Dave Foley, Brad Garrett, Jonathan Harris, Bonnie Hunt
directed by: Andrew Stanton

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Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9786305327028
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0788815083
Label: Disney/Pixar
Manufacturer: Disney/Pixar
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Disney/Pixar
Region Code: 1
Release Date: April 20, 1999
Running Time: 96 minutes
Studio: Disney/Pixar
Theatrical Release Date: November 25, 1998
Sales Rank: 60025




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Editorial Review:

Amazon.com:
There was such a magic on the screen in 1995 when the people at Pixar came up with the first fully computer-animated film, Toy Story. Their second feature film, A Bug's Life, may miss the bull's-eye but Pixar's target is so lofty, it's hard to find the film anything less than irresistible.

Brighter and more colorful than the other animated insect movie of 1998 (Antz), A Bug's Life is the sweetly told story of Flik (voiced by David Foley), an ant searching for better ways to be a bug. His colony unfortunately revolves around feeding and fearing the local grasshoppers (lead by Hopper, voiced with gleeful menace by Kevin Spacey). When Flik accidentally destroys the seasonal food supply for the grasshoppers he decides to look for help ("We need bigger bugs!"). The ants, led by Princess Atta (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), are eager to dispose of the troublesome Flik. Yet he finds help--a hearty bunch of bug warriors--and brings them back to the colony. Unfortunately they are just traveling performers afraid of conflict.

As with Toy Story, the ensemble of creatures and voices is remarkable and often inspired. Highlights include wiseacre comedian Denis Leary as an un-ladylike ladybug, Joe Ranft as the German-accented caterpillar, David Hyde Pierce as a stick bug, and Michael McShane as a pair of unintelligible pillbugs. The scene-stealer is Atta's squeaky-voiced sister, baby Dot (Hayden Panettiere), who has a big sweet spot for Flik.

More gentle and kid-friendly than Antz, A Bug Life's still has some good suspense and a wonderful demise of the villain. However, the film--a giant worldwide hit--will be remembered for its most creative touch: "outtakes" over the end credits à la many live-action comedy films. These dozen or so scenes (both "editions" of outtakes are contained here) are brilliant and deserve a special place in film history right along with 1998's other most talked-about sequence: the opening Normandy invasion in Saving Private Ryan.

The video and DVD also contain Pixar's delightful Oscar-winning short, Geri's Game. --Doug Thomas



Customer Reviews
Average Rating:  out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Inspired Storytelling
Sure, we have a three year old at home. Now and then we watch TV together. Since watching movies with my kid is kind of new, I'm looking more closely at what to watch. Just about everything from Pixar and John Lassiter is some of the most inspired stuff I've come across.
The characters, the stories, the animation and the casting all create a high water mark not just for children's viewing but for every one.
"A Bugs Life" is certainly one of the better ones in the group. I can say this after several, and I mean several viewings.



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Will there be a ten year anniversary addition coming?
A Bug's Life has always been one of my favorite Pixar Animations and worthy of owning in my DVD library.

This movie was first released in theaters in November of 1998. Disney needs to release a 10 year Anniversary Addition DVD of "A Bug's Life" but I don't see anything like that on Disney's upcoming DVD release schedule. I guess this product is a good-selling-classic that always sells well and stays in stock with most retailers year-round.





Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Bugs Life.....great
I am a fan of children's movies, and this one is right up there at the top. Loved it!

Alice M. Schmidt
Appleton, WI



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - just buggy
My son really enjoys this movie. I am glad I added it to our video library.



Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - Here's why it's a great story.
The animation is superb. Enough said about that. The story is a fun and positive message. First: Countless ants that can all work together, yet still retain their individualism. Second: When you put that much force to work, you can achieve monumental goals(The bird) Third:Individuals can use a known ability they possess to overcome almost any challenge(The circus bugs do this) Finally: There is more good in the world than evil(evil just gets more press) This is the ratio of ants to grasshoppers. Enjoy this movie many times and realize that the positive message of it is also the reality of life. Have a Great Day :) P.S. It's really really funny too.


 


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