Amazon.co.uk Review
There was a rare magic on the big screen in 1995, when the people at Pixar came up with the first fully computer-animated film, Toy Story, and their second feature film, A Bug's Life, may miss the bull's-eye but Pixar's target is so lofty that it's hard to find the film anything less than irresistible. Brighter and more colourful 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 travelling 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 ladybird, Joe Ranft as the German-accented caterpillar, David Hyde Pierce as a stick insect and Michael McShane as a pair of unintelligible woodlice. The scene-stealer is Atta's squeaky-voiced sister, baby Dot (Hayden Panettiere), who has a big soft spot for Flik. More gentle and kid-friendly than Antz, A Bug Life's still has some good suspense and a wonderful demise in store for the villain. However, the film--a 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. --Doug Thomas
Video Description
DVD Special Features
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Two sets of hilarious outtakes
Pixar's 1997 Academt Award
Winning Geri's Game
Side A: Full Frame - 1.33:1
Side B: WIdescreen - 2.35:1
Language in Dolby Digital 5.1: English
Subtitles: English/English Closed Captioned
From the Back Cover
Journey inside the miniture world of bugs for larger-than-life fun and adventure under every leaf!Crawling with imaginative characters,hilarious laughs and colourful,lifelike animation,Disney and Pixar's A Bug's Life "is a masterpiece,terrific entertainment for all ages" On behalf of"opressed bugs everywhere"an inventive ant named Flik hires "warrior bugs"to defend his colony from a hoard of greedy grasshoppers,led by Hopper.But when Flik's cavalry turns out to be a motley group of flea circus performers,the stage is set for comic confusion...as well as unlikely heroes! Featuring a star-studded voice cast,A Bug's Life presents an amazing new perspective on teamwork and determination!Plus,this DVD edition has been created directly from Pixar's digital source,producing the clearest picture possible,and two viewing formats:original widescreen and special full0frame,digitally recomposed to retain the entire image.
