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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
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
Witty dialogue, funny situations, and entertaining characters.
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Computer animation is an artform that will have a long impact. A Bug's Life is on the ground floor of a cinematic revolution. History is being made.
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You'll need to see it twice to appreciate the scope of the movie's visual wit and technological mastery. It also has the funniest credit sequence I have ever seen -- be sure to watch all the way to the end to enjoy it.
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Heads and shoulders above ANY animated film of the last year, and better than most live action movies, too.
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If this movie doesn't make you smile you may not know how.
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Top CriticWhereas Antz finds some of its edgy inspiration in Kafka by way of Woody Allen, A Bug's Life is mired comfortably in the pastel mediocrity of Gumby.
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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.
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I enjoyed the use of animation to visualize a world that could not be seen in live action and could not be created with special effects.
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Top CriticThis breakneck-paced, understatedly clever, Disney/Pixar release wins in a split decision over DreamWorks' previously released Antz.
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Technically astounding and unwaveringly bright film!
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A clever, enjoyable movie, with enough thrills and laughs to keep all ages entertained!
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Silly enough for kids, smart enough for adults, grandly-staged enough for anyone who loves movies.
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Clever as it is, the film lacks charm.
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Surpasses both Toy Story and Antz!
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Lasseter and Pixar broke new technical and aesthetic ground in the animation field with Toy Story, and here they surpass it in both scope and complexity of movement while telling a story that overlaps Antz in numerous ways.
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Top CriticIt'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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Denis Leary is the most dead-on vocal casting of the year.
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