It's easy to go along for the ride, be immersed in this magical world on the wide screen, laugh at the repartee and relate to the action.
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01/01/00
A Bug's Life (1998)
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Reviews Counted:80
Fresh:73
Rotten:7
Average Rating:7.9/10
Consensus: A Bug's Life is a clever and enjoyable movie with great animation.
Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins
Genre: Education/General Interest
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: The computer animation crew at Pixar--the creators of TOY STORY--return with another feature rife with stunningly rendered worlds populated by cute critters you can't help but care about. The story... [More]
Starring: Dave Foley, Kevin Spacey, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Phyllis Diller
Director: John Lasseter
Reviews for A Bug's Life
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06/18/02
Top CriticNo review available.
04/02/05
Top CriticPixel perfect.
06/24/06
Full of adventure, spectacle, light romance, and the kind of suspense that doesn't require an unpredictable outcome to make your spine tingle.
06/20/07
I see major box office returns, and millions more grinning fans, in Pixar's future.
05/14/03
'Bichos' pasará a la historia de la animación como una muestra más de que la magia de Disney no se la llevó del todo el señor Katzenberg
03/14/01
A Bug's Life, like Toy Story, develops protagonists we can root for, and places them in the midst of a fast-moving, energetic adventure.
01/01/00
I was positively floored by the artwork in A Bug's Life, in which computerized images are often so realistic you forget the entire thing is a cartoon.
01/01/00
Witty, warm and charming -- perfect holiday fare for the entire family. Just because you've seen Antz, don't pass up A Bug's Life. After seeing it, you may decide insects aren't so ikky after all.
01/01/00
A masterpiece! Too bold a statement you say? No way, Jose! You’ll never pick up a can of Raid again.
01/01/00
More than anything, it just looks incredible. It's impossible not to be utterly blown away by Pixar's animation.
01/01/00
A frolicsome and funny family film.
03/03/02
A wry, irreverent, and often-times hilarious script by John Lasseter and Andrew Stanton caters to grown-ups as much as it does children.
01/01/00
A Bug's Life [is] sure to endure as a superb children's entertainment. [Blu-ray]
05/24/09
Pure escapist fun!
01/01/00
Of all of Pixar's films, it's the first and thus far only one whose pleasures are almost completely reserved for the diaper set.
07/13/03
The witty dialog and contemporary humor keep things interesting and entertaining for the adults out there. The kids, even younger ones, have plenty to keep them occupied for 96 minutes.
04/09/05
Technically astounding and unwaveringly bright film!
01/01/00
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