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Great family movie, another great Disney Pixar Masterpiece. Lot's of funny and likable characters and the animation is nice in this movie. Disney Pixar is always been the best until now.

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Posted aug 15, 2009 12:37 pm pt

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A good movie,however I don't like the main character,Flick.Great animation though.It is a great family movie too.I liked the bad guy Hopper,he was a good and evil bad guy. Over all it was a good movie.

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Posted jul 5, 2009 3:37 am pt

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Great movie! Full of likable and funny characters and great animation. I was not disappointed. This movie is definitely a must for everyone!

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Posted jun 2, 2009 6:03 am pt

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An okay movie for kids and a good family movie. Amazing animation, of course.

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Posted may 19, 2009 8:19 am pt

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Another really good film from Pixar. You can really see the difference between this movie and the first Toy Story are far as graphics go. I really like the characters in the film with my favorite being Heimlich the caterpillar. A can't miss...
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Another really good film from Pixar. You can really see the difference between this movie and the first Toy Story are far as graphics go. I really like the characters in the film with my favorite being Heimlich the caterpillar. A can't miss family movie.

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Posted sep 22, 2008 4:31 am pt

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this is a really good movie for the family to watch. i just love the humor and the moral to this story. favourite part just had to be when he stuck up to that grasshopper dude. really good and really fun :)

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Posted aug 30, 2008 6:00 pm pt

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A great Pixar film overall, quite fun though it is still clear that they where getting better after Toy Story.

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Posted aug 11, 2008 2:34 pm pt

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I loved watching the film as a kid! A litle overrated but still a good film, Pixar at it's best!

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Posted jan 18, 2008 1:19 am pt

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This is the second movie that Pixar ever made. And I did like watching bug's life. It had a great animation, with great storyline. I give this movie four stars. This movie is worth watching with a whole family.

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Posted oct 19, 2007 3:15 am pt

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I love this film for so many reasons. First it is a movie about bugs that talk. Second it's a great movie. The circus bugs are hilarious.

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Posted jul 31, 2007 1:18 pm pt

• [+] Dallas Observer
  
  100
  Lasseter and Stanton and the rest of the animators and gagsmiths use the computer with staggering imaginative freedom.

  by Michael Sragow | Read Full Review »
• [+] Salon.com
  
  100
  It's impossible not to be utterly blown away by Pixar's animation.

  by Janelle Brown | Read Full Review »
• [+] San Francisco Chronicle
  
  100
  One of the great movies -- a triumph of storytelling and character development, and a whole new ballgame for computer animation. Pixar Animation Studios has raised the genre to an astonishing new level.

  by Peter Stack | Read Full Review »
• [+] Time
  
  100
  At the end, the movie tops itself with comic outtakes, undoubtedly the funniest finale of any cartoon feature. “Antz” may have amused viewers with its sidewise wit, but as a comprehensive vision of computerized moviemaking, Pixar's dream works. And when A Bug's Life hits its stride, it's antastic.

  by Richard Corliss | Read Full Review »
• [+] Film Threat
  
  90
  This is a family film. There's a great deal of wackiness.

  by Ron Wells | Read Full Review »
• [+] Los Angeles Times
  
  90
  What A Bug's Life demonstrates is that when it comes to bugs, the most fun ones to hang out with hang exclusively with the gang at Pixar.

  by Kenneth Turan | Read Full Review »
• [+] The New York Times
  
  90
  Makes jaunty, imaginative use of both extraordinary technology and bold storytelling possibilities within the insect world.

  by Elvis Mitchell | Read Full Review »
• [+] The Onion (A.V. Club)
  
  90
  Smashing family entertainment: The whole thing is quick-witted, fast-paced, and loaded with clever sight gags and colorful, engaging supporting characters.

  by Nathan Rabin | Read Full Review »
• [+] Village Voice
  
  90
  There are big crowd scenes, intimate close-ups, and lots of bug’s-eye point-of-view shots. Call me gullible: I believed every second of it.

  by Amy Taubin | Read Full Review »
• [+] Chicago Reader
  
  90
  Full of adventure, spectacle, light romance, and the kind of suspense that doesn't require an unpredictable outcome to make your spine tingle.

  by Lisa Alspector | Read Full Review »
• [+] ReelViews
  
  88
  A Bug's Life, like “Toy Story,” develops protagonists we can root for, and places them in the midst of a fast-moving, energetic adventure.

  by James Berardinelli | Read Full Review »
• [+] Chicago Sun-Times
  
  88
  The story, about an ant colony that frees itself from slavery to grasshoppers, is similar in some ways to the autumn's other big animated release, "Antz," but it's aimed at a broader audience and lacks the in-jokes.

  by Roger Ebert | Read Full Review »
• [+] Austin Chronicle
  
  78
  From the pure entertainment standpoint, ABL's nonstop action helps it avoid the slack moments that marred “Antz”. The dialogue, kiddie-accessible though it is, is plenty intelligent for adult enjoyment.

  by Russell Smith | Read Full Review »
• [+] Christian Science Monitor
  
  75
  The story is amusing and the animation is first-rate, but there's less sparkling originality than in "Toy Story."

  by David Sterritt | Read Full Review »
• [+] Entertainment Weekly
  
  75
  So obsessed with wowing you, in every corner of every frame, that as a movie it doesn't quite breathe.

  by Owen Gleiberman | Read Full Review »