A Bug's Life (1998)
An inventive ant recruits warrior bugs to protect his colony from sinister grasshoppers. Ideal for animation and adventure lovers.
Genres: Family, Animation, Adventure, Comedy
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A Bug's Life(1998)
Overview
On behalf of "oppressed bugs everywhere," an inventive ant named Flik hires a troupe of warrior bugs to defend his bustling colony from a horde of freeloading grasshoppers led by the evil-minded Hopper.
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Dave Foley
Flik (voice)

Kevin Spacey
Hopper (voice)

Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Atta (voice)

Hayden Panettiere
Dot (voice)

Phyllis Diller
Queen (voice)

Richard Kind
Molt (voice)

David Hyde Pierce
Slim (voice)

Joe Ranft
Heimlich / Additional Voices (voice...

Denis Leary
Francis (voice)

Jonathan Harris
Manny (voice)

Madeline Kahn
Gypsy Moth (voice)

Bonnie Hunt
Rosie (voice)

Michael McShane
Tuck / Roll (voice)

John Ratzenberger
P.T. Flea (voice)

Brad Garrett
Dim (voice)

Roddy McDowall
Mr. Soil (voice)

Edie McClurg
Dr. Flora (voice)

Alex Rocco
Thorny (voice)

David Ossman
Cornelius (voice)

Carlos Alazraqui
Additional Voices (voice)
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A very underrated Pixar film. it's actually one of my favourites! It's very colourful, very sweet and has a good message that when you stick together you can overcome anything 'lt;3
Hopper: "You let one ant stand up to us, then they all might stand up. And if they ever figure that out, there goes our way of life!" In real life this is sooo true...
I forgot how brilliant this movie is. Funny, cute, action-packed. Pixar have always known exactly how to deliver!
I don't think Pixar did the research for this movie they did for pretty much all of their other movies. Providing a lot of incorrect information about the insects and their worlds informed. HOWEVER.. It doesn't matter at all because this is a great movie! From beginning to end it delivers, it main ants are fun and interesting. And if that isn't enough, they get joined in by a ragtag group of circus freaks. All ready to.. not rumble.. But that's what they end up doing anyway. A Bug's Life isn't the most original movie out there, as basically every Western ever offers a story like this and probably hundreds of other movies too. The one thing that was original (when it was released), was its theme; ~~Antz.~~ .. Ants. Or just insects in general, I guess. It offers a fun and exciting adventure, great characters, wild and (for children) intense action scenes and a fullfilling happy ending. Even as an adult I can't grow tired of this movie, and every so often a rewatch is abound! 8 (Very Good)
A thoroughly enjoyable production from Disney and Pixar. 'A Bug’s Life' cobbles together nice animation, fun characters and a memorable voice cast. The premise is entertaining, as the film flies through its 95 minute run time. The score is pretty solid, also. Dave Foley is good in the role of Flik, while Kevin Spacey is actually great as Hopper; shame about the actor himself, obviously. There's a load of other noteworthy members of the voice cast, including Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Atta), Hayden Panettiere (Dot), Bonnie Hunt (Rosie) and John Ratzenberger (P.T.) as well as many others - one of the studios' best casts. I actually prefer, somewhat controversially I guess, 'Antz' to this - only marginally though, as I truly like them both. I'd say watch the pair, if you can!
Haven't seen a bug zapper in yearssssss... ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZTTT!!!!!! AAAAARRRRRRGGGGGHHHHHHH....THE HUUUMMAAANNNIIITTYYYYYY!!!!...yep goin to hell
I will die on the hill of this being one of my favorite Pixar films! It very much *feels* like a Toy Story film, and I can understand why that might be a turnoff to some. However, I love it. It is forever quotable. Scenes have forever popped up in my head randomly. And this is the reason Kevin Spacey is only allowed to be a bad guy in any role. Rating: 4.5/5 - 90% - Highly Recommend
A nice and entertaining watch.
"A Bug's Life" is a rather mediocre second film from Pixar. None of the characters properly develop throughout the film, and the humour is not accessible for anyone other than children. In saying that, Kevin Spacy gave a solid performance, and each scene his character (Hopper) was in was enjoyable to watch. I also liked the "blooper reel" during the credits - it was very creative. It's a shame the rest of this film is mostly unremarkable. Overall, not a particularly likeable movie, but not a bad one.
This could really use a TV series, I would love to see more Bugs Life content, but it probably won't happen
i first watched this when i was a kid and now, 20 years later, i understand how i became this communist hottie. it was an incredibly bright and sweet movie (also really funny). 100% recommended
A fairly run-of-the-mill story, peppered with enough unusual perspective and little bits of pure Pixar genius to somehow become something much more. Although the quality of animation hasn't aged particularly well, an ambitious scale and knack for breathtaking compositions provide ample compensation. Great voice acting from an all-star cast, a few good jokes for every age range, villains that manage to be threatening but not terrifying and a plot that's simple enough to draw anybody in, but deep enough to snag them for the duration. It doesn't hold up against Monsters, Inc. or The Incredibles, but it certainly makes for good company.
Welp, this was boring. Visually it's quite dated, and while the ending has its entertaining bits it was mostly boring, not only because the story was quite predictable and basic but also because the characters aren't really interesting. In the end it's quite obviously an imagery for the oppression of a working class, and I think as a movie to show to children it's quite decent at it. However as a movie itself it wasn't good. Also, the title doesn't fit at all in my opinion.
When I was younger I've watched that movie so many times! It's funny, cute and interesting. I strongly recommend that.
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A thoroughly enjoyable production from Disney and Pixar. <em>'A Bug’s Life'</em> cobbles together nice animation, fun characters and a memorable voice cast. The premise is entertaining, as the film flies through its 95 minute run time. The score is pretty solid, also. Dave Foley is good in the role of Flik, while Kevin Spacey is actually great as Hopper; shame about the actor himself, obviously. There's a load of other noteworthy members of the voice cast, including Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Atta), Hayden Panettiere (Dot), Bonnie Hunt (Rosie) and John Ratzenberger (P.T.) as well as many others - one of the studios' best casts. I actually prefer, somewhat controversially I guess, <em>'Antz'</em> to this - only marginally though, as I truly like them both. I'd say watch the pair, if you can!

I suppose we could have guessed from Randy Newman's wild west type opening theme that we were in for something... just not, maybe, an insect version of the "Magnificent Seven"! The ants slave away day in day out to pick a harvest that they leave as an offering for the marauding grasshoppers. Thing is, the enthusiastic (and annoying) "Flik" likes to try his hand at inventing things and after creating his own type of combine harvester finds himself left above ground and managing to tip the assembled food down a hole in the ground. Needless to say the hungry bugs aren't happy - they vow to return after the next harvest and woe betide the ants if there's not a feast awaiting them. The Queen and her daughter "Princess Atta" know they've no hope, so when "Flik" offers to ride far and wide to assemble a gang to defend them all, they cheerfully see him off as a liability they can do without. Can he get together a group of formidable defenders for his seemingly doomed colony and redeem himself? It's quite a well paced story this, with loads of different, vibrantly coloured, critters, but there's no getting away from the fact that "Flik" is just a pain in the neck - and after a while of the fairly constant barrage of verbiage - there is a great deal of dialogue here - I found my attention wandering a bit. The last ten minutes are quite fun, and I did quite like the denouement - but the rest of this was just a wee bit too repetitive for me.

I'm not really into a lot of kid movies. My daughter made me watch this with her. It was a ok movie. It was something different to see. I'd probably never watch it again unless of course my daughter wants me to again.
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