A Bug's Life
1998/95 mins.
Released by Disney/Pixar
Rated G
Starring Dave Foley, Kevin Spacey, David Hyde-Pierce, and Denis
Leary
Directed by John Lasseter
Single sided, Dual layered-2.35:1 Widescreen and a digitally
recomposed Fullscreen version
Reviewed by Robby Cox
E-mail-koi@magicnet.net
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Opening Remarks: Toy Story was the first Disney movie that I
liked in ages. Actually, I really thought it was great. Anyways,
I wanted to see A Bug's Life, so I bought the DVD of it.
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Movie Quality: A Bug's Life is a great film. This movie is a
visual masterpiece. This is by far the best looking computer
animation ever. This movie makes Antz look like a 2-year old's
drawing. Anyways, the script is great. The movie is funny without
being overly funny. The jokes aren't so lowbrow that an adult
can't enjoy this movie. If you can live with a comedy that's not
very jokey, then this movie is right for you. I'm telling you
this is a cartoon that grown-ups will enjoy. I must admit that I
think I liked Toy Story better, but it doesn't have the visual
splendor that this movie does. Overall, this is a great flick.
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Video Quality: A Bug's Life is the first DVD to use a direct
digital transfer of the film. What this means is that this movie
is the clearest movie that you have ever seen. I guarantee it.
Everything in this movie is brilliant looking. The colors are
bright and there are lots of things happening on screen. Believe
me, you will be amazed at the video quality of this disc.
Normally I wouldn't bother with the Fullscreen version of a
movie, I would much rather watch the Widescreen version, but the
Fullscreen version of this movie makes it easier to see all of
the details in the backgrounds. Nice job, Disney :)
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Sound Quality: The audio quality of this disc is great. The
voices are loud and clear. The surround sound is used to great
effect. The music is great, as well. Overall, the audio is great.
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Extras: This disc has quite a few more extras than most Disney
releases. There's the animated short "Geri's Game".
This was a short by Pixar that actually won an Oscar. There are
also both sets of outtakes that were found in the credits of the
original theatrical release of this film. The only slight
omission is that there's no theatrical trailer to be found on
this disc :(
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Improve: Next time include the trailer.
RIYL: Toy Story, Antz, Other Disney animation titles.
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Overall Opinion: A Bug's Life is an excellent DVD that's long on
movie, but short on extras. If you can live with that, then this
is definitely a worthy purchase. The video clarity will blow you
away. This is a showcase disc to show off your DVD player to your
friends. Nice job, Disney. Now if only you could keep it up...
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Movie Quality:*****
Video Quality: *****
Sound Quality: ****
Extras: ***
Personal Opinion: *****
Total: 22 out of 25
Final Score:88 %