A Bug's Life [Blu-ray]
by Andrew Stanton, John Lasseter
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Actor: Dave Foley, Hayden Panettiere, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Kevin Spacey, Phyllis DillerDirector: Andrew Stanton, John Lasseter
Brand: Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Blu-ray: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language); Spanish (Original Language); French (Original Language)
Format: Animated, Color, HiFi Sound, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 95 minutes
Blu-ray Release Date: 2009-05-19
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Studio: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Product features:
- Experience the astonishing world of Flik and his tiny friends like never before as the magic of Pixar animation springs to life with new crystal-clear picture and amazing theater-quality sound on Disney Blu-ray Hi-Def! Embark on an incredible journey with one little ant as he searches for a brave band of warriors to help him battle the bullying grasshoppers who threaten his home. When he stumbles
Blu-ray Reviews of A Bug's Life [Blu-ray]
Blu-ray Review: Blu-ray: The definitive release of "a bug's life"!!! Awesome picture quality and audio!
Summary: 5 Stars
Back in 1998, Pixar Animation Studios and Disney released their second film. Coming off the emotional high from "TOY STORY", Directors John Lasseter and Andrew Stanton began working on "A BUG'S LIFE" which cost around $45 million to make and brought in over $363 million worldwide.
The film received overwhelmingly positive reviews and featured an all star cast starring Dave Foley ("The Kids in the Hall", "NewsRadio", etc.), Kevin Spacey ("The Usual Suspects", "Se7en", "L.A. Confidential"), Julia Louis-Dreyfus ("Seinfeld", "Saturday Night Live"), a young Hayden Panettiere ("HEROES"), comedians Denis Leary, Madeline Kahn, Phyllis Diller and Bonnie Hunt, Richard Kind ("Spin City", "Mad About You"), David Hyde Pearce ("Frazier"), Brad Garrett ("Everybody Loves Raymond") and Roddy McDowell ("Planet of the Apes", "Cleopatra") to name a few.
VIDEO & AUDIO:
When the first DVD came out for "A BUG'S LIFE" in 1999, it received rave reviews for being a complete digital transfer. And of course, since the film's release in 1998, we have seen how Pixar animation has come to evolve in the last eleven years and pushing animation technology as far as they can go.
With that being said, "A BUG'S LIFE", even though its been a decade since its release, looks absolute magnificent on Blu-ray. Feature in 1080p High Definition with an aspect ratio of 2:35:1, the animation looks absolute crystal clear. The animation is quite vibrant in colors, lush and green for the grass, the browns of the dirt, the blues of the sky and the blacks are nice and deep. There is nothing bad that can be said about the picture quality. It's an animation that was created in digital and looks absolute awesome on Blu-ray. No artifacts, no blemishes, no dust, bad particles or anything negative. The picture quality is colorful, clear and vibrant!
As for audio, the audio is presented in English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio and sounds absolutely superb. The sound is literally coming from all directions and really good utilization of rear surrounds and separating audio. I have a 7.2 setup and scenes such as the grasshoppers flying, to the sounds of thunder and a variety of sounds with music all coming together definitely makes an immersive, audio experience.
It's important to note that my receiver doesn't shown the DTS-HD Master Audio and shows up as ES. There is speculation that the audio is featured not in 5.1 but in 6.1.
The special treatment that Walt Disney has put in their animated releases on Blu-ray have been nothing short of phenomenal, it doesn't matter if the film is 10 years or 70 years later, the picture and audio quality of these releases have been outstanding. "A BUG'S LIFE" is yet another fabulous release on Blu-ray!
SPECIAL FEATURES:
"A BUG'S LIFE" contains all the special features from the 2003 DVD but also contains newer bonus content as well. The new bonus content (in HD) specific for this Blu-ray release are:
* INTRODUCTION BY JOHN LASSETER - A quick introduction by Director John Lasseter.
* FILMMAKERS ROUND TABLE - (21:00) Filmmakers John Lasseter, Kevin Reher, Darla Anderson and Andrew Stanton take a journey back 10 years from when the theatrical release first premiered and discuss what advances Pixar has made in technology, story telling and the overall filmmaking process.
* A BUG'S LIFE: THE FIRST DRAFT - (10:19) How the story changed from a red ant that was part of the circus to the final cut of Flik and the ant colony. Existing storyboards from Pixar's original story treatment brought to life by animating them. Ready by Dave Foley. Also, includes STORY TREATMENT INTRO BY JOHN LASSETER.
* BD-LIVE FEATURES
o Movie Chat
o Movie Mail
o Movie Challenge
o Movie Reward
o Avatars
All 2003 Bonus Features from the 2-Disc version (in Standard Definition) included are:
* Pixar Animation Studios' Academy Award®-winning Best Animated Short Film, Geri's Game
* A Walt Disney Silly Symphony - "Grasshopper and the Ants" (1934) - (8:15 w/ intro) A classic Disney animated short.
* Director Commentary - Commentary by John Lasseter, co-writer Andrew Stanton and Editor Lee Unkrich discussing the film scenes, original plans for the story, final cut, the various talent and voiceovers and the positive reception of the film.
* Pre-Production: This section alone contains many sub-features such as:
- Fleabie Reel (With Intro - 4:19)
- Story + Editorial (With Intro 5:33)
- Storyboard to Film Comparisons (13:22)
- Dot's Rescue: Story Reel (3:53)
- Dot's Rescue: Final Render (3:53)
- Dot's Rescue: Split-Screen Comparison (3:53)
- Abandoned Sequences (with intro: 5:34)
- P.T. Fleas Office (1:37)
- Original Museum (1:43)
- Research Documentary (with intro: 5:22)
* Design (1:39) + Gallery
* Production
- Behind-the-scenes of Bug's Life:
- Production Feature Documentary (3:45)
- Voice Casting (4:12)
- Early Test (5:25)
- Progression Demonstration
- Story Reel (with intro: 3:56)
- Layout (with intro: 2:54)
- Animation (with intro: 3:04)
- Shadow and Lighting (with intro: 2:55)
* Sound Design - (13:07) Featuring Gary Rydstrom (Sound Designer) introducing how they created various sounds for the film. From jelly squishing to flapping film, interesting and creative ways to capture sound.
* Release - This segment features posters and ad campaign and also the trailers (trailer 1: 1:22, trailer 2: 2:25) and character interviews (with intro: 2:00) featuring a real interview between a newscaster with Hopper, Flik, Francis and Heimlich.
* Outtakes - (3:17) The Story behind the outtakes which includes the original outtakes (2:31) and the alternate outtakes (2:30). NOTE: This is presented in HD.
* Geri's Game - (4:55) A Pixar classic short film of an older gentleman playing chess against himself. NOTE: This is presented in HD.
JUDGMENT CALL:
Also, included is a MovieCash Code with a printable voucher for the upcoming animated film "Up" and a second disc which is a digital copy of the film.
"A BUG'S LIFE" is just a fantastic Blu-ray release. I've always looked at the storyline is like a hilarious, enjoyable and child-friendly, animated nod to Akira Kurosawa's "Seven Samurai" but its overall storyline and presentation was just incredibly done. The film was financially successful and it was quite interesting to see this film and DreamWorks Animation's "ANTZ" go head to head in the box office that year.
It's been a long time since I first seen "A BUG'S LIFE". The first thing that catches your eye is how beautiful the film looks even though it is over a decade old but then once you start seeing the dirt and detail of an animated film created by Pixar at that time, you realized how much farther Pixar has come since 1998.
You can look at the characters now and just imagine if they looked this good then, can you imagine how much detail into the actual characters that Pixar would probably go crazy if they worked on a sequel (with a total of three films for "TOY STORY", with the success of this film, I was hoping a sequel for more adventures with Flik).
There is really nothing negative I can say about this release. The 2003 DVD release was among the most fantastic Walt Disney animated releases ever as it really goes into the making of the film and for any Pixar fan or animator, this DVD was just magnificent to own.
What is awesome about "A BUG'S LIFE" and watching it ten years later is that the story is well-written and the acting is well-done. It's one thing to have awesome animation but if the storyline is not enjoyable, then the experience is not exactly wonderful. With this film, you have a good group all-star talent involved in this film and the I found the acting to be well done. Julia Louis-Dreyfus and her well-known laugh, Kevin Spacey's brooding vocals and of course, Dave Foley does a magnifcent job as Flik. But the list goes on, these talents did such a fantastic job on this film. It's also important to note that if you are big fans of legendary talents Madeline Kahn and Roddy McDowall, this animated film was their final film.
Now let's assume that you own the original 1999 or the 2003 DVD version and are wondering if you should double dip and re-purchase this film on Blu-ray. My answer is YES!!!
This is the definitive version to own of "A BUG'S LIFE" as the picture and audio quality is just phenomenal in High Definition. I can continue to give you many reasons of how awesome the picture and audio quality are and how incredible this film is, but you also get more special features included only on this Blu-ray release. Moreso, than the 2003 DVD edition and these newer bonus features are presented in HD. The overall presentation of this release alone outshines the 2003 DVD (and that DVD release was magnificent). If you own an HD setup, you're definitely going to appreciate this release!
Overall, "A BUG'S LIFE" is highly recommended! A+!
Description of A Bug's Life [Blu-ray]
Journey inside the world of bugs in this epic of miniature proportions. Crawling with imaginative characters, hilarious laughs, and colorful animation, Walt Disney Pictures Presentation of A Pixar Animation Studios Film, A Bug's Life. In this 2-disc set you'll step behind the scenes for a look at the innovation and teamwork that resulted in this ingenious film.Bonus Features Include: Filmmakers Round Table with John Lasseter, Kevin Reher, Darla Anderson, Andrew Stanton, A Bug's Life: The First Draft full animated sequences from storyboards and Pixar's original story treatment, Story treatment introduction by John Lasseter, and more
There was such a magic on the screen in 1995 when the people at Pixar came up with the first fully computer-animated film, Toy Story. Their second feature film, A Bug's Life, may miss the bull's-eye but Pixar's target is so lofty, it's hard to find the film anything less than irresistible.
Brighter and more colorful 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 traveling 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 ladybug, Joe Ranft as the German-accented caterpillar, David Hyde Pierce as a stick bug, and Michael McShane as a pair of unintelligible pillbugs. The scene-stealer is Atta's squeaky-voiced sister, baby Dot (Hayden Panettiere), who has a big sweet spot for Flik.
More gentle and kid-friendly than Antz, A Bug Life's still has some good suspense and a wonderful demise of the villain. However, the film--a giant worldwide hit--will be remembered for its most creative touch: "outtakes" over the end credits ą 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.
The video also contains Pixar's delightful Oscar-winning short, Geri's Game. Box art varies. --Doug Thomas
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