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 | A Bug's Life [Blu-ray] Director: Andrew Stanton Rated G (General Audience) Manufacturer: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment Release Date: 2009-05-19 Price: $20.00 In Stock. Usually ships in 1-2 business days | ||||||||||
Product Description Journey inside the world of bugs in this epic of miniature proportions. Crawling with imaginative characters, hilarious laughs, and colorful animation, Walt Disney Pictures Presentation of A Pixar Animation Studios Film, A Bug's Life. In this 2-disc set you'll step behind the scenes for a look at the innovation and teamwork that resulted in this ingenious film. Bonus Features Include: Filmmakers Round Table with John Lasseter, Kevin Reher, Darla Anderson, Andrew Stanton, A Bug's Life: The First Draft full animated sequences from storyboards and Pixar's original story treatment, Story treatment introduction by John Lasseter, and more 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 also contains Pixar's delightful Oscar-winning short, Geri's Game. Box art varies. --Doug Thomas
Great PQ and AQ It was great to finally watch this again after so many years. Reviews here and on [...] enticed me to buy this based on the PQ and AQ. The BD met my expectations and exceeded them! A thorough list of extras and all of the blooper clips only added to the overall satisfaction. I already owned the Cars BD, so I was pleased to add this movie as well. The PQ is clearly a 5/5 even though the animation clearly shows this to be early in the Pixar lineup. The AQ earns a hands-down 5/5 as well. What little .1 present is primarily from the wings of the grasshoppers and the rhino-beetle "Dim", but it's rich and thunderous, not boomie. All dialog was clear and supporting ambient sounds are present from the BD menu all the way to the end of the movie. A good buy, even when I got it at $22 from here at Amazon. Love it! This is my boyfriend's fav movie, and he has been begging for it for months. We love it! Spectacularly groundbreaking I had seen this movie several times before but historically speaking, it's a must-own for any fan of the development of CGI. It's groundbreaking clarity, vivid colors and incredible attention to detail put Pixar on the map & set the standard for so many animated films that followed. Great cast, charming story, entirely entertaining for kids & adults alike. good family movie my kids love it,and I take the opportunity to teach them about the different types of insect there are. Add to Cart Continue Searching
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