A Bug's Life - Disneycember
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- Опубликовано: 1 дек 2015
- Originally aired in December 2012. Doug takes a look at A Bug's Life.
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Hopper is a really underrated Pixar antagonist in my opinion. He's awesome and creepy and he fucking terrified me as a kid.
+Tropic Moon He was willing to feed a child ant to an insane grasshopper (was that what the rabid thing was? It was some like... insane grasshopper I thought)
Let's put that into human version..A GUY WOULD FEED A SMALL CHILD TO AN INSANE PERSON
+Tropic Moon Yeah, that part where he explains the other hoppers why they need to come back to the ants...
+Tropic Moon The only Disney villain that EVER scared me.
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TRU
The movie's comedy is its highlight until the climax, when it suddenly becomes a pretty serious and dark film. And Flik's little speech after he's had the shit beaten out of him is glorious in its populist intensity.
"You're wrong, Hopper. Ants are not meant to serve grasshoppers. I've seen these ants do great things, and year after year they somehow manage to pick food for themselves *and* you. So-so who is the weaker species? Ants don't serve grasshoppers! It's *you* who need *us*! We're a lot stronger than you say we are... and you know it, don't you?"
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This is my favorite Pixar film. It's just funny
@@mania4270 is Toy Story a joke to you?
@@donvitocorleone2098 kinda. It's overrated
@@mania4270 WHAT?!?
I can't believe it has taken me 18 years to realize that the STICK insect is a STICK IN THE MUD. It's so obvious, how did I not see this before?
"They eventually tried to flea"
Ha. Insect puns. They bug me so much
They really tick me off.
+John Minter (Johnska) Your puns bug me.
+That Guy With A RUclips Account
I'm Worming you, Back off!!!
Bee quiet
I’m praying mantis stop.
Kevin Spacey is actually good in this film, he pulls off the villain really well.
Because he’s a villain in real life.
I actually disagree with the point on the visuals being better in Antz. I think Bugs Life has a very under-appreciated animation. The bugs may not look exactly like real bugs, but there were so many moments in the film where the behaviors and animations of the bugs looked much more lifelike, quick, and fun to look at than in Antz. Where the animation in Antz is more cut and dry. Making all the bugs move and behave very human-like for most of the film, or just sluggish. Bugs Life managed to make bugs look more humanoid, but also put so much good detail into the fact that they were bugs, nonetheless. I mean, even the bird that attacks in the middle of the film was animated very realistically, and was very fun to see at a much larger scale. It made that bird look so menacing despite how cute it would look to us. And, then the part with the rain falling down, and the bugs flying through it. Like, man that still looks great today.
I personally think that as far as art-style goes, Bugs Life looks *miles* better than Antz.
The animators on Bugs Life were fully aware of the limitations of CGI at the time and so they designed the film's characters and overall art style to look more simplified and cartoony which, IMO, has helped it visually age much better. Antz on the other hand tried way too hard to look "realistic" and the end result took it straight into the Uncanny Valley.
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He thinks it's visually more interresting. A Bug's Life has nice colors like he says and looks more like a cartoon. Antz has a very different style from any animated movie, the ants look more human, it looks dark, it has a bigger inviroment. I don't think one looks better than the other but Antz did something completely different.
hmmm, Antz actually got the scale of epicness right compared to A Bug's Life. Be realistic here, why does a Caterpillar look like it is only 3 times the size of an ant when in real life, they are literally 10 times larger? Or a Rhinoceros Beetle looking like it is a scale to the Ants like a Car is to a human when in real life, they would have been the size of houses.
Antz on the other hand got the insect scales pretty well. The Termites may be a tad exaggerated, though to be fair, it made them more intimidating. The brief moment with the praying mantis is incredibly accurate, the wasps were cleverly scaled.
Yeah, idk about you guys but Antz just had the size scaling done way better than A Bug's Life.
So, in terms of animation? Antz again. I absolutely love the whole world of Antz compared to A Bug's Life. It is far grittier but at the same time, the beautiful places actually would have looked like nothing, if the soundtrack wasn't present..... Oh yeah, listen to the soundtrack of Antz and tell me that it doesn't fit the mood of the scenes.
Antz>>>>>>>>>>>> A Bug's Life
I agree, the ants in...well Antz looked very creepy uncanny valley to me
This movie still kinda confuses me with how *polarising* it can be; some people love it, others hate it.
Personally, I think it's a reasonably *good* movie. Not a Great movie or anything, and definitely not one of Pixar's better movies, but..still pretty enjoyable.
+Paradox Acres You are everywhere!
Stan Ly Am I..? lol
+Paradox Acres you are either everywhere or you have a VERY common name.
Mr. Dapper Or maybe we just have similar tastes when it comes RUclips channels..? :)
Paradox Acres certainly could be :D
Pixar claims that to this day, they are still proud of this film
Yea, bug's Life is their best movie. Not original but it's the most Disney like out of all of their films
@@mania4270 Why's that a good thing?
@@APinchofBazel well its more watchable than later pixar movies and funnier.
@Mania
Funnier and more watchable than Monsters Inc., Finding Nemo, Incredibles, Ratatouille, WALL-E, Up, Inside Out, Finding Dory, and the Toy Story sequels?
Bruh.
Heck I’ll take more mediocre efforts like Monsters University, Incredibles 2, and The Good Dinosaur over Bug’s Life any day.
It’s not terrible but it’s definitely one of the most forgettable movies Pixar ever put out.
@@APinchofBazel see all those werent rewatchable for me. I like wall e but i dont want to watch it again. And for me monsters university and good dinosaurs were just unwatchable. Good dinosaur in particular was just terrible. Nobody remembers that. Bugs life has heart and charm and characters. I never really liked monsters inc movies. Idk. Just never felt funny and i never liked the cliche bring the baby along for the adventure feel. Im not saying bugs life is a master piece but I just think its one of the better pixar movies. Idc about how emotional the later ones are, i just find it a chore to get through finding nemo or up. I still like them but lets just say I've watched bugs life more. I like hopper, I think flick and ada are cool, for was pretty funny and i love the queen ant. But hey I watched it in theaters as a kid, and maybe that's why I feel so nostalgic towards it. But I think it's one if their top tier films
grew up with a bugs life so its my preferred film
Minecraftian Spookyguy And I thought I was the only one.
Minecraftian Flutterguy, you and me both, bro.
It's in my top 3 with Monsters Inc and Cars... I love the movie...and I recall everyone that watched it liked it a lot too.
@@exomake_mehorololo Nope, hated it
@@leob4403 ??? Ok.... not really relevant to me.
As much as Doug calls him "obvious", I really enjoy Hopper as a villain.
The two standout scenes for me are his introduction, and the scene where he crushes those grasshoppers with a massive pile of grain.
I find this film is much more quotable than Antz was. Sure, Antz was a pretty good film but mechanically A Bug's Life works better. I love how creative they were with their material (literally). Flik was one heck of an innovator, using the same design philosophy as Nintendo believe it or not but only out of necessity not financial reasons. It reminded me of how intuitive Gadget was with what was available. I also loved that A Bug's Life was a spin on two established and beloved stories merged into one. Aesop's Ant and the Grasshopper and the Seven Samurai. Antz was edgy, but A Bug's Life was more memorable. I find it also interesting that PDI, the studio that worked on Dreamworks' premiere animated film, had done work on TRON - one of my all time favorite films. Seems like PDI was in cahoots with Katzenberg the entire time... I'm kidding.
I like this movie, and even the plot. What I really like is Joe Ranft and his role as Heimlich. On the Blu Ray the special about him touches upon his involvement in this film and his fun at doing the character's voice. It's part of the charm of the movie for me.
Same. He really was one of the best guys at the studio.
ajmrowland We'll miss you, big guy. :)
RIP Joe Ranft (1960 - 2005)
Omg imagine a little kid smashing these anthills
+Sophie gray wasn't that a movie too?
+PhantomofMalus Yeah, Ant Bully.
+DeNile Reid That was a good movie too.
@@KeybladeMasterAndy neh, I watched it a few weeks ago and it was BORING
Is it bad that the most memorable part of Bug's Life for me isn't even the movie, it's the video game?
+Don Juan Ha, well whatever brings you the most enjoyment
+Don Juan
Same but my copy of the movie was stolen so I only got to watch it once and the video game was all I had left.
+Don Juan For me, the most memorable part was the bloopers at the end which were hilarious! It's still a good movie though
+Don Juan OH MY GOD I remember playing that game when I was a very little girl xD I found it SOO difficult. But oh, the memories c:
those tunnel levels were so annoying lol
The best thing about bugs life for me was the score that's playing over the video. The ending always gives me goosebumps.
I always thought Antz was creepy, I didn't like the animation when I was a kid.
I grew up with Antz, I liked it as a small child, couldn't watch is now
whenever i see "Antz" i want to throw up.
but the ants in a bugs life are pretty nice looking
+TheGoku so are you saying it's a bad movie or bad character designs.
Tommy Tootsters i'm not saying it's a bad movie but the face of the ants in "Antz" are just trying too hard
+TheGoku Idk, I think the Antz actually look closer to Ants while the Ants in Bugs Life look more cartoony.
MadelineTopper
Probably explains why they added cussing the movie.
I'll admit that A Bug's Life was not PIxar's best movie. But it is vastly underrated and the only reason why I think this movie is not as heavily regarded is because of outside issues.
First off, it did have Antz as a competitor. And while Antz is a fine movie in its own right, I don't think that the fact that both movies feature talking insects that came out around the same time should be held against either of them.
Secondly, it is an adaptation of an older story, Seven Samurai. I know that we're weird about adaptations nowadays and yeah, you kinda want something more original, especially seeing how original and inspired Toy Story was, but I don't think adaptations in and of themselves are the problem. It's just when they're shitty that we have a problem. And really, A Bug's Life was not a bad retelling of that kind of story.
This movie had a lot of amazing scenes and great humor. I'll agree that you don't immediately remember Flik, Atta, The Queen (all most, including myself, remember is Phyllis Diller), Dot, or any of the other ants. And that definitely is a deterrent when they're the main characters. But I wouldn't call them, or at least all of them, completely forgettable.
And not to mention that this movie had one hell of a villain. Hopper is horribly underrated and while most may not agree with me, I'd consider him up there with Scar. Yeah, Hopper isn't nearly as thematic (a Disney villain song does go a long way), but he replaces that with a lot of wit and intimidation. The "if you let one ant stand up to us" scene is incredible and is probably one of my favorites in Pixar history just because of how blunt, powerful, and attention-grabbing he was in it.
The last thing, and the thing that in my experience nobody really seems to notice, is one of the messages it tries to impart. While the big one is, "even if you're an outcast, a misfit, or someone who doesn't go along with the crowd, be proud of that fact and you can still make a difference", another one really struck a cord with me and it's amazing how many people miss it is this: "If you continuously oppress the ones beneath you, they will inevitably revolt against you." The one thing that Hopper feared more than anything was the ants he lorded over figuring out that even though that individually they were weaker, if they united against the grasshoppers, they wouldn't stand a chance. (Again, going back the scene I described above.) This is a timeless message. Again, it's nothing new, but it's still something that people should take with them and it's very much woven into the story. Look back on history whenever there was some sort of uprising or revolution. It happens time and again. The fact that this kid's movie was able to deliver a message that has stuck with me to this day so effectively is definitely worth praise.
All in all, this move is very good. Again, not the best, and one thing that I did forget to mention is that one of Pixar's big things is making an emotional connection which this movie didn't do all that well. But still, I consider this to be one of their better works that tend to get overlooked. I mean, if Cars is considered good enough to spawn way too many sequels, this one has to be at least that good as well.
nicely written
So your saying that a bugs life is the worst movie ever! I grew up with this movie!!!!!!!!!
Godzila wars 2000
Where did they say that it was "the worst movie ever"?
Well everyone thinks that! You probably don't like it!
Godzila wars 2000
Judging by several other comments I've read on this video, it's pretty obvious that there are people that do enjoy this movie. Don't speak for everyone.
I remember loving this as a kid and the soundtrack was great!
+Xana Morph Remembered the credits song
Bug's Life really has a special place in my heart. It was the first movie I remember seeing, and I watched it every day. It is too this day my all time favorite movie.
I think I like it so much because I had never seen that trope of “they lied now they’re banished” before. This was one of the first movies I saw ever, so it’s kind of the one that got the trope rolling for me.
Real ants would make grasshoppers their bitch right from the start but hey ^^
No duh. They showed that in the film.
This is one of my favorite Pixar films, I have seen it at least 20 or 30 times
Same
OH my god, Kevin Spacey was in A Bug's Life.
I with they could call Dennis Hopper to voice the villain (which, you could see by his last name), though Kevin's acting was still impressive.
They were going to get Robert De Niro to voice hopper
I dislike Spacey as a human being as much as Hopper. They’re bad apples.
You're not giving Hopper enough credit, Critic. He was one of my favorite villains of my villain-loving childhood. MAN, can Kevin Spacey play a great villain! I LOVE the grasshopper scenes! Also, I love the climax of the movie.
Ah yes, A Bug’s Life. Aka Disney/Pixar’s version of a family-friendly Seven Samurai.
The best thing about this movie is that it gave us Pixar Bloopers. I really wish they would do that again, it was so charming.
I loved those in Toy Story 2 and Monsters Inc, it's fair to say that this is the movie that started that suprisingly short-lived tradition
This was the first movie I ever saw. Also, the score in this I personally believe is one of the best Pixar scores ever.
Hopper's key scenes (his intro, his speech, his being stood up to) are underrated.
Hopper is I think the only Pixar villain that genuinely scared me and that I found truly menacing
Antz has better story, but looks not that good.
Bug's Life has not that good of a story, but has way better animation.
I think A Bugs Life was better, in fact I haven't heard of Antz until my parents took me to go see it and when it started I asked "is this A Bugs Life? I thought it wasn't out yet" and my parents said "nope, this is the other bug movie"
This actually is my favourite Pixar film, it might have the depth of up coco or toy story but for me the Rich colours in this film are gorgeous, the music and atmosphere is top notch with every intense scene feeling really intense and every gentle scene feeling so relaxing you could live in this world, the comedy is great a good mix of slapstick and clever wordplay and visual humour and for me the best thing in this movie is actually the characters. Yes Flik and hopper are obvious good and bad guys but so what, hopper is still an intimidating villain who actually really goes out of his way to show how bully psychology works and just what he will do to make the ants feel weak and do what he wants. Flik meanwhile is such an inventive character like he's quick thinking and creative but he's quirky and awkward getting overly excited and also being very clumsy but he always tries his best to fix problems. I also love his speech to hopper at the end about how the ants can do so much more than he can and that hopper is scared of them not the other way around. Plus everything with the circus bugs, which makes up at least 2/3's of the movie is hilarious and fantastic. I never tire of watching this film even if not everything is perfect
I think the ant colony was just about as mean spirited as the townsfolk in Chicken Little
Similarly not accepting of the protagonist, but not nearly as mean-spirited in my opinion. You don't see any of the ants openly mocking or laughing at Flik in any way; at most, there's solemn dismissal and vocal disappointment from his peers. They're much more subtle in their mean-spiritedness, is what I'm getting at here.
I love the heck out of A Bug's Life, I think it's great and super underrated!
So I had this movie as a kid, and I watched it a lot. It had a funny story though. We rented it from a small video rental place while we temporarily lived in Europe and we forgot to return it. It got packed in our tapes (Dad was military so everything was hurriedly packed because they never give you enough warning lol) and it wasn't until I was like 9 and pulled it out of it's box that I realized it said to return it and I thought the cops would come after us.
"we have an ant named flip" wow, i would have guessed he would catch this typo beforehand
+Jacob Jett isn't the ant named Flick?
yes...thats why i mentioned it
although i think its flik if i remember right from the game.
+EeveeParty97 Close, Flik.
The character is so forgettable it doesn't really matter
Want a good liar reveal story watch rango
That's a great movie too.
+Jonathan Kimmel Yeah you know Rango's stretching his tall tale
+Jonathan Kimmel I always thought a funny inversion of the "liar revealed" would be to have the liar not get discovered but expose HIMSELF and it turns out his deception worked so well that none of the other characters actually believe him.
+Jonathan Kimmel The reason the liar reveal works in Rango is because usually the liar revealed trope focuses on the characters who were lied to and leads to a bunch of moping before the plot itself can advance again. On the other hand, the liar revealed also ends up leading to Rango discovering who he is, as well as discovering what happened to the water. When Rango goes back to town he isn't treated negatively by the townsfolk and he doesn't have to prove himself. He ends up saving the day, and that's proof that he cares. Basically, the liar revealed was used to advance the plot, including an excuse to bring in Jake, rather than a way to extend the script with hollow content.
+Yoshi Player Yeah and Jake is one killer looking villain
i really love this movie honestly
This reminds me of the Emperor’s New Groove review where you think it’s just an overall okay film except certain characters make the movie great
That's not true. The Emperor's New Groove's review was a mess because he goes out of his way to say how this or that doesn't work without actually explaining why it doesn't work, with the villains being great as a tiny detail. This review may not always be accurate but he actually analyses the film, like how the setup and characters are completely different from Toy Story. And he does try to be fair to this film by looking at it as its own thing instead of always comparing it to Toy Story and Antz
Old Disney cember yay
One issue I have with this movie is the "Liar revealed" aspect. But not for the reason you may think. Rather its because Flik gets chewed out for lying about the circus bugs being warriors, but Flik never calls out Princess Atta for sending him to the city to find the circus bugs, just as a method to get him to stay outta their way while they tried to fix his mess. Like maybe Flik could feel betrayed cause he genuinely tried to redeem himself, he thought he was given a chance to do so, only for reality to bitch slap him, so when Dot tried to convince him to return to the island, Flik could've been like "Why should I?!". Flik would feel too betrayed and would want NOTHING to do with Princess Atta and could care less if she and the queen get screwed over, and then Dot would use the rock as a seed metaphor, Flik would give it some thought, hesitate a little, until finally reluctantly getting the nerve to come back.
Fire Dust Wow! That’s actually good!
@@jmsg_PR You think so?
Fire Dust Well it would’ve made Flick more complex and with the conflict to return to the colony and discovering that they wanted to get rid of him.
@@jmsg_PR Exactly. Maybe Atta could also realise that despite Flik's past mistakes, he may have lied, but he did help the colony have a way to fight back against the grasshoppers.
Fire Dust That could’ve worked also
for a lot of people this was the first time we'd seen the liar revealed plot. besides it's harmless and really does have its good moments
Bugs life is Seven Samurai for kids. I love this movie especially the score.
This was the most entertaining movie I had as a kid. It's so aesthetically pleasing and it relies on emotion to push the story forward. Maybe that doesn't hold up to an older person, but I still enjoy watching it if solely for the nostalgia.
I like both films for different reasons.
Ants is more about a worker ant who is told he will only ever be a worker ant, so he tries to be a warrior ant. It kind of plays with the idea of having dreams and trying to make them happen even when others say it wont work, and deals more with the life of an ant colony.
A Bug's Life kind of reminds me of "The Magnificent Seven" where a villainous gang decides to take control of a small remote western town, and to save it someone from the town tries to find men to fight off this gang. Which makes the whole circus bugs thing even funnier for me. Plus I like how in the end the ants figure out how so save themselves and that all they need is each other. The Magnificent Seven was a great action film, but the towns folk just sit around letting these men die for them. I like the scene where Hopper is explaining why they go back every year, because he understands that the only power he actually has over the ants is fear, and like any bully he enjoys having that power.
This is one of the first movies I owned as a kid. I don't remember what happened to the VHS tape. And it's Flick not Flip.
I think this was actually one of the first movies I had ever seen - or remember seeing in theaters as a small child. I remember especially jumping at the scene where the last leaf falls and the grasshoppers are flying back to the colony. Hopper terrified me, holy shit.
I agree, ants was a lot darker and in all honesty in today, its cg holds up better.
looking back at a bugs life now, wow its cg looks pretty dated and not too swell.
What are you talking about? The cg in both movies is outdated. Ants was far in the uncanny valley, they're a bit too human looking and it just comes off as creepy. At least a bug's life is colourful and nice to look at.
It's no toy-story but it's defiantly better than ants
I thought the praying mantis was more of a magician then a fortune teller. You also forgot to mention how much that caterpillar eats.
This was a great childhood memory so it'll always be good to me. Ants on the other-hand, I couldn't even look at it, the ant design scared me as a child.
you know what I remember the most from this movie? hopper's death. he's panicking & scared for his life as he's being fed to the birds. that really disturbs me
Well, the film had something for it: the vilain. Not necessarily a great one, but he has Kevin Spacey to play him, a gruesome death and... an intense speech scene.
my favorite part was before the movie with the short of the old man playing chess with himself lol
The movies Antz and A Bugs Life came around Thanksgiving of 1998 not in the summer. Both movies were hits and Antz was DreamWorks first animated film whereas A Bug's Life was the second PIXAR film.
The Playstation game they made for this movie was pretty decent, and by that point most movie based games were shovelware. So that was a thing.
To me, this film will always hold a special place in my heart. Despite the unfortunate revelations surrounding Kevin Spacey's grooming background, I still think Hopper's a great villain and his death was the first major one in their catalogue of baddies. Flik was a likeable protagonist who simply wanted to do the right thing, but everyone was against him throughout the movie, though slowly people opened the eyes and realised that he never meant any harm, and only wanted what was best for the colony. Even if he did lie to them, it was done to avoid complications while building the bird, and to give them hope. Plus, while some folks might have issues with Atta, I've always liked her on a personal level. Sure, she can be harsh on Flik, but she's stressed and is about to possess the throne as the new Queen Ant, so I can understand her frustrations with Flik at the beginning, though I always hated most of the council for how they treated him, especially the foreman and the curmudgeon. Dot is the MVP. :)
The circus bugs were a nice inclusion as well. While they were hesistant to help out to begin with, I love how they changed their minds and returned, helping Flik to defeat Hopper and the Grasshoppers. Manny and Gypsy were a cute older couple dynamic, Tuck and Roll were funny and acted as the film's comic relief, Rosie was sweet-natured, a vast contrast to what actual black widows are like, Dung was a gentle giant, and as for Hemlick, Francis and Slim, I think those three had some laughout moments too. I loved how even the ringmaster, P.T. Flea had a change of heart too.
Me: 7/10
“easily one of Pixar funniest movie”
Thank you, finally someone said it. I have always liked Antz more than a Bugs Life, since I was a child.
I always guessed Doug would do a Disneycember on A Bugs Life. I was JUST thinking about it.
It may not but the best Pixar movie but I really enjoy bugs life. I feel it’s underrated. I can see how people don’t love it but I do!
Really loved this movie and Antz as a kid.
Both felt different and were a lot of fun.
I also don’t think Bugs Life’s characters were forgettable, but just overshadowed by Hopper & the circus bugs.
I feel good, fuzzy and warm watching A Bug's Life. It's a chill, smooth sail, and a very good watch.
The two times I watched Antz, the first because it was on cable and the second because I actively searched for it, I felt disgusted, uneasy, and it was definitely not a good time. I also don't think much of Woody Allen and his speech pattern, so it didn't help much that it was a Woody Allen tipe character voice by the man himself.
That's basically it. I watched A Bug's Life a shit ton of times when I was young, and I tripped balls when I got to buy it from a closing VHS rent place. To me it's definitely the better movie.
i used to love this movie as a kid lmao
THE LIAR REVEAL
Thats what it called!!
yeah that what makes me want to throw up every time i see it.
(but i also thought they did a great job at making a grasshopper intimidating, to this day i can remember his reveal scene burned into my mind. not what he said, but how it looked)
The way he walks about examining them is so great.
+ajmrowland Like a movie's Nazi character.
I LOVE the circus bugs
I thought this was way better than Antz. I still watch “A Bug’s Life” & I watch it with a smile & a laugh. I can happily never ever watch Antz again.
Same here! I think Bug's Life is more interesting and fun story with more lovable characters. And animation is still looking nice today.
Underrated movie, not one of Pixars top 5 by any long shot but still deserves more recognition than what it gets. This movie along with Toy Story 1 and 2 help set up Pixar to the studio it is today.
I saw both "A bugs life" & "Antz" in theaters, I remember liking Antz more as a kid. but in high school I found an "appreciation" for A bugs lif" because it's that Gray area of parody/homage to Seven Samurai.
I thought I was the only one who could see it.
bugs life always be my number one favorite Pixar film
It was my favorite movie as a kid. I’ve actually never seen Antz.
Of all the movies Pixar has made this is the one that I always forget about
I just noticed it, Antz referenced Starship troopers (the book) in the termite war scenes.
I liked Antz more as a kid for the colors. I still find it interesting that they used purple to make dark shadows on orange ants. After watching it many years later, I realized the war aspect a lot more (I watched movies for the colors, not story). I haven't seen A Bug's Life in many years so I can't say which I like more as an adult.
I Love a bug's life, I think it's classic
I don't think I ever watched ask of A Bug's Life, but when he describes the plot it sounds totally lifted from The Three Amigos
this disney and pixar''s 2nd full-length feature film!
I "grew up" on both films, because, as you stated, they came out almost at the exact same time. I saw them both in theaters, so it was fun comparing them. I still like both, though I haven't seen Antz in ages. I've been wanting to get it on dvd for years. I need to rewatch it, unlike Bug's Life, which has been played into the ground on Disney sponsored channels. They're both good films, in my opinion.
I think would be nice to expand the universe of insects/bugs if it ever got a sequel. an improved sequel with a different theme.
The ant is actually called Flick. Not Flip.
That's what he says
Jacob Thomson
It sounds like Flip to me
+Jacob Thomson He says Flip but he acknowledged he did a bad in a video one time.
*Flik*
In the Dutch version, his name was Flip
I legit forgot all about Bug's Life until I watched this review tbh
It’s no toy story, but I just rewatched a bugs life and had a good time with it. The circus bugs are the highlight of course, but after watching toy story again and realizing how quaint and small of a film it is, i did like how dark and tough a bugs life got for a kids movie. I’m not saying dark is better, it was just nice to have a change of tone after the relatively light (but still better) toy story. Even though they ant characters aren’t great, the movie takes their plight so seriously that it’s hard for me not to get invested watching it.
Doug, you're not alone on hating "The Liar Reveal" bullshit. I've hated it since I was a kid and still do. I like A Bug's Life fine. But every time I get to the Liar Reveal moment, I just fast forward. Honestly the best thing in A Bug's Life is the circus bugs bc they're funny and the grasshoppers bc of the designs.
This is probably my 3rd pick to tropes that I hate the most, but there are films that do it correctly though
I like this movie. The circus bugs and Hopper are all I need to enjoy it.
I saw this movie once and I'm not thinking of seeing it again.
i liked this movie when I was a kid
The fact he mistook Flik as being named "Flip" just proves his point that he didn't find the ant characters of this film all that memorable.
Also, I like this film, but one thing that's always bugged me is that no one ever calls out the ant colony for being a bunch of f#$king hypocrites. They lie to Flik originally making him believe that he's off on some grand adventure searching for warrior bugs when they really just wanted him gone. Yet when the jig is up that he accidentally brought back circus bugs, Princess Atta and the colony decide to banish Flik for lying. Screw these people.
Hoppers death is one of the darkest moments in a disney movie period
>lets judge this one on its own merits
>immediately compares it to Toy Story lmao
I loved this movie so much as a kid that I got a bugs life bedspread
I loved both a bugs life and antz when I was a kid
There was another bug movie, called "the ant bully"
It was a good movie
The only comparison you can give that movie with these 2 is that it's CG and about bugs. It came out years later, it was done by an independant studio, it failed at the box office (interesting story: that is what got Jimmy Neutron cancelled) and it has actual humans in it
Did you know this movie was Roddy McDowall's final movie role?
this explains why I always got them mixed up whe i was a kid
Antz aside (which is also my favourite of the two), I still find that scene with that grasshoper beating the life out of Flik really dark. Heck, you can see the wounds in his face and body afterwards, and this is coming from Pixar. I'll be honest, I miss the 90's, when even the kid friendly media could allow children to feel all emotions, and not just "happy sappy, everything is fine!"
Pixar's most underrated movie. And yeah, I personally preferred this movie over Antz.
I may only like it because I watched it as a kid, idk, but I remember really enjoying it. It wasn’t my favorite Pixar movie, (my favorite was Toy Story 2), but I enjoyed it.
I was 6 years old when this came out but I didn't get to see it until I was 8. After I saw it I really wanted a sequel. Now I'm 24 and I'm still sitting here asking the question , "WHERE'S A BUG'S LIFE 2?!?!?!?!?!? HOW MUCH LONGER DO I HAVE TO WAIT?!?!?!?"
not gonna happen. the voice actor for himelick died in 2005.
xX_ultimate spongebob_fan_Xx Isn't there someone very similar to him they could get like what they did with Slinky in Toy Story 3? However tons of voice actors from the movie have died so I do agree that might be a major reason
This movie was so underrated
I loved this movie. Watched it so many times. As a kid. Antz seemed like an awkward discount A Bug's Life with flat attempts at "edgy" humor. A stepping stone to the legendary Shrek, but not quite there yet.