Release Date: May 20, 2003 Region: 1 Runtime: 202 mins Studio: Disney / Buena Vista Audio:
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC] ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Stereo [CC]
Video:
Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic) Standard 1.33:1 Color
Subtitles: English Packaging: Keep Case Rating: G Features:
Audio commentary featuring John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton & Lee Unkrich Isolated Music track Isolated sound effects track Behind-the-scenes Intro's and explanations Early presentation reel Original story boards Art Gallery Abandoned sequences Early production tests Behind-the-Scenes look at Voice Talent Production demo's Sound Designer Gary Rydstrom on the film's sound effects Both Sets of Hilarious outtakes Trailers and posters Academy Award winning short Geri's Game
Release Date: Apr 20, 1999 Region: 1 Runtime: 96 mins Studio: Disney / Buena Vista Audio:
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
Video:
Widescreen 2.35:1 Color Standard 1.33:1 Color
Subtitles: [None] Packaging: Keep Case Rating: G Features:
Interactive Menus First Ever Digital-to-Digital Transfer Full Frame Version is Re-Formatted Includes the 1997 Academy-Award Winning Animated Short Two Sets of Outakes
There was a rare magic on the big screen in 1995, when the people at Pixar came up with the first fully computer-animated film, Toy Story, and their second feature film, A Bug's Life, may miss the bull's-eye but Pixar's target is so lofty that it's hard to find the film anything less than irresistible. Brighter and more colourful 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 travelling 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 ladybird, Joe Ranft as the German-accented caterpillar, David Hyde Pierce as a stick insect and Michael McShane as a pair of unintelligible woodlice. The scene-stealer is Atta's squeaky-voiced sister, baby Dot (Hayden Panettiere), who has a big soft spot for Flik. More gentle and kid-friendly than Antz, A Bug Life's still has some good suspense and a wonderful demise in store for the villain. However, the film--a 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. --Doug Thomas
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