While "A Bug's Life" is never less than pleasant and full of luscious Cinemascope visuals, coming on the heels of "Antz" it can't help but suffer in comparison...
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06/23/02
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
Forget Antz. A Bug's Life is the computer-animated insect movie that really buzzes.
06/21/02
One of the great movies -- a triumph of storytelling and character development, and a whole new ballgame for computer animation.
06/18/02
The Lawrence of Arabia of bug movies.
03/19/02
A frolicsome and funny family film.
03/03/02
If my entomologist friend endorses it, well, hey! Gee whiz, go see it, by all means!
06/21/01
If you’ve seen "Antz" and liked it, you’ll love "A Bug’s Life." It may not have Woody Allen's dry wit...but it is the more colorful and action-packed of the two films.
06/03/01
A feel-good movie I'll be revisiting on many a rainy Saturday morning.
04/02/01
'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
What A Bug's Life demonstrates is that when it comes to bugs, the most fun ones to hang out with hang exclusively with the gang at Pixar.
02/14/01
Top CriticA movie featuring spectacular computer animation, and which offers a real challenge to live action films. The challenge is: Why do so many directors and writers and live actors produce films with so much less character development than this cartoon does?
01/01/01
Superior animation, heartwarming characters and hilarious comedy bits.
01/01/00
A Bug's Life, with its excellent animation and humorous moments, is worth a matinee viewing.
01/01/00
The little kids’ version of Antz: sweeter, funnier, simpler to follow.
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
Even more fun than Antz!
01/01/00
Almost a must-see for its singular imagery alone.
01/01/00
Genuinely funny
01/01/00
It’s hard to consider that anything could break new ground off of "Toy Story", but in this case, an exception is made.
01/01/00
The densely boisterous, richly colorful, organically amazing world created here is a relentless joy to behold.
01/01/00
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