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  • A Bug's Life Shows Pixar's Infatuation With Thinking Small in Order to Think BIG

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Jul 12, 2010
    Pros: Great concept and story, hilarious, many solid moments and characters
    Cons: None

    Summary: A Bug's Life was Pixar's colossal follow-up to their 1995 breakout hit Toy Story, which saw them under pressure for making something remotely similar to sweep in the kiddies. Instead of producing a sophomore slump they made something that, ... read more

  • "Pretend This is a Seed." "But It's a Rock."

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Nov 11, 2008
    Pros: Endearing characters in a fun story
    Cons: The grasshoppers could scare young kids

    Summary: When most people discuss their favorite Pixar films, A Bug's Life doesn't seem to get mentioned a lot.  That's a shame.  The film may be 10 years old, but it is still funny and entertaining today.The story revolves around Flik ... read more

  • Big hits come in small packages!

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Jan 28, 2008
    Pros: Excellent voices, animation, moral. Great humor for kids and adults.
    Cons: Some minor harsh scenes for the youngest kids.

    Summary: This is a truly beautiful, heartwarming, and hilarious tale for young and old alike! Pixar has done an AMAZING job on both the story line and the computer animation to create a miniature world that is truly believable! PLOT SUMMARY: The story is ... read more

  • It's Not Toy Story, But A Bug's Life Doesn't Bug Me

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Feb 5, 2007
    Pros: good animation, the circus bugs
    Cons: not quite as engaging as most Disney-Pixar ventures

    Summary: Reading Janell Cannon's < b>Crickwing, a marvelous picture book involving a cockroach and two very different groups of ants, I was reminded of A Bug's Life, the Disney-Pixar follow-up to the hugely successful ... read more

  • Pixar Takes a Look at A Bug's Life

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Jun 24, 2006
    Pros: Beautiful animation. Entertaining, cute story.
    Cons: Nothing.

    Summary: Pixar made history when they released Toy Story, the first full length computer animated movie. That movie was very successful and allowed Pixar to continue making more computer animated movies. After recently seeing ... read more

  • Begin to look at bugs in a new way!

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Jun 7, 2003
    Pros: Beautiful computer animation, fun story line fit for the whole family.
    Cons: Kind of a predictable and traditional Disney story line.

    Summary: A Bugs Life is definitely a movie that belongs in any DVD collection. If not for its traditional Disney family values then for its amazing computer generated animation. This movie sports an all star cast that adds to the touching and fun story line that ... read more

  • It's a Bug-Eat-Bug World Out There! ~Wish Upon a Star Write Off!~

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Oct 15, 2001
    Pros: cute, special effects are dazzling, good story
    Cons: no way!

    Summary: This review is part of the Wish Upon a Star Write-Off for Emily-Rose!! _______________________________________ Disney's A Bug's Life came to the theaters in 1998. It was a hit with the kids, as well as the adults! The ... read more

  • Not as good as Toy Story.

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    May 21, 2001
    Pros: Great scenes that run during the credits, love those outtakes!
    Cons: Good but not as great as Toy Story.

    Summary: Another one of Disney's and Pixar's creations in the tradition of Toy Story. Though this movie had great expectations when it ran at the box office it fell short to create a huge impact. Even though it wasn't that popular in theaters it is one of my ... read more

  • Delightful DVD for all ages

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Apr 27, 2001
    Pros: Colorful, funny, exciting, solid story line, appropriate for all ages.
    Cons: It ends .. sighh

    Summary: My son, going on 21 years old, bought himself a DVD player this past week, and took me along for the ride, when he went to rent some DVDs to watch. He picked out two, which he had heard about from friends, and I was happy to ... read more

  • Who Ordered The Poo-Poo Platter?

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Apr 6, 2001
    Pros: Teaches self-esteem and determination
    Cons: Some of the language used (not actually profanity but somewhat questionable)

    Summary: Disney and Pixar definitely knew what they were doing when they created A Bug's Life. We've had this movie in our collection ever since it came out and my kids never get bored watching it. I'm kind of embarrassed to admit that I also enjoy it! ... read more

  • A Bug's Life: We Could All Learn Something From A Little Ant!

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Apr 3, 2001
    Pros: Cute story that teaches lessons and entertains
    Cons: Fight at the end may scare younger children.

    Summary: When there is nothing on television during the evening that I find appealing especially during the gap between football and baseball season, our family watches a lot of movies. I’ve found that most of the programming that is on television now is either ... read more

  • From a parents perspective - Cute as a bug!

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Mar 5, 2001
    Pros: Cute story, recognizable voices, good moral lessons, fun for kids and adults
    Cons: Maybe too intense or violent for little children

    Summary: There are many ways to critique a movie. I am looking at this movie from the perspective of a parent of a 2 1/2 year old. There are several things I look for in a movie for my children: 1)Will my kids find it entertaining? (If they don't ... read more

  • Simply put...Wonderful

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Dec 11, 2000
    Pros: lovable characters
    Cons: none

    Summary: Like Pixar's accomplishments with the 2 Toy Story movies, A Bug's Life is a wonderful departure from the real world that engulfs us in the "fantasy" world of talking insects. If nothing else this movie may serve to allow people to view ... read more

  • Fun Disney movie

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Nov 22, 2000
    Pros: Funny stuff, great animation
    Cons: Typical story

    Summary: Antz vs A Bug's Life. I really couldn't give a flying flip which movie was better for adults. To tell you the truth, I thought Antz went nowhere while A Bug's Life had a sense of direction. The dull, brown, realistic world of Antz didn't do anything for ... read more

  • Bugs You Want In The House!

    Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Nov 4, 2000
    Pros: The story, animation, and characters make it enjoyable to watch over and over!
    Cons: Small children may get upset by how mean the grasshoppers are.

    Summary: The adorable characters pictured on the video box lead me to buy this one for my toddler. I had heard that it was worth seeing, but I had no idea how amazing 'a bug's life' was! This movie quickly became a favorite in our house, by my husband and I as ... read more

  • An adventure thats hilarious!

    Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Oct 25, 2000
    Pros: very hilarious
    Cons: none

    Summary: Looking for an adventure that is hilarious and that will keep you laughing through out the movie? Well look no more this is the movie that will keep you laughing. You get to see how one ant named Flik that is always inventing things and coming up with ... read more

  • cute and entertaining

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Oct 2, 2000
    Pros: wonderful characters
    Cons: none

    Summary: This was a very cute movie. My children absolutely loved it. It has wonderful graphics to go along with a wonderful story. It starts out with a bug named Flik who, no matter how good his intentions, always seems to mess things up. He goes in search of ... read more

  • These Ants wont bite you...

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Jul 6, 2000
    Pros: Entertaining for young and old
    Cons: none that I can find

    Summary: A Bugs Life , currently available on VHS and DVD is a wonderful computer generated animated film by Disneey and Pixar. Similar in appearance to "Toy Story", this film is a retelling of the 'Grasshopper and the Ant" fable. The ... read more

  • For the colony.........

    Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Jun 14, 2000
    Pros: the cute bugs
    Cons: none

    Summary: A BUGS LIFE is a really cute and fun movie for children. I babysit my little sister and the first thing she says in the morning is " I wanna watch A Bugs Life" So we both know that whole movie by heart but, we still both love it. ... read more

  • My Brother the Slug

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    May 19, 2000
    Pros: Beautifully animated, very entertaining
    Cons: Difficult to grasp the first time you see it

    Summary: OK, so my brother is a computer animator for Pixar. And he also supplied the voice for Slick the Slug in this film, You know, "Hey, I said no salt!"(I love that part!!) But don't let any of that lead you to believe that I am biased. Proud, oh ... read more

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