A Bug's Life

1998 • 94 minutes

About this movie

Journey inside the miniature world of bugs for bigger-than-life fun and adventure under every leaf! Embark on an incredible journey with one little ant as he searches for a band of warriors to help him battle the grasshoppers who threaten his home. When he stumbles upon a bumbling troupe of circus bugs instead, their only hope for victory is the bond of friendship and the power of imagination. Crawling with fun-loving characters and a star-studded voice cast, Disney•Pixar's A Bug's Life is an epic film of miniature proportions!

Ratings and reviews

So, if I'm seeing the same film everyone else is; Flip is an ant that skirts his main responsibilities (collecting food) because he believes that he can make a difference. So while he's off doing projects, everyone else has to make up for his absence. In his genius, he creates a slash-and-burn method of harvesting (which will probably require fuel and may have future food/environment consequences), puts his entire colony at risk, and mistakes a circus troop as warriors... Yeahh...

While still being the most family-friendly adaptation of Seven Samurai ever made, it is sad to say that this one has not aged well in both look and execution. By today's standards, A Bug Life's animation feels half rendered with sharp edges to the animation and the environments. This still looks fine for Toy Story where all the characters are either plastic or wood, but for this film, they seem even more plastic & wooden. Worse still, it's been cropped from 2:35 to 1:85. Damn shame.

This system is crap I rented a movie but my phone wouldn't allow it to play because the program wasn't working and now that I have it working it says my rental period is up... I never got to watch! Just stupid if you ask me.