A Great Visual Film Which Works Because of a Smart Screenplay

Rating: Null/10 (3 August 2000)

"A Bug's Life" was the second computer-animated film about insects in 1998. The first was the disappointing "Antz" which opened in the late-summer and then this film which opened near the end of the year during the Thanksgiving weekend. Both films have great visual effects, but this film is so much purer and smarter than its predecessor. A young ant named Flick must try to find warrior insects to battle an evil band of grasshoppers. He finds some bugs who he thinks are warriors, but are actually circus insects. To say the least there is confusion and what develops is a great film that is fun for the kiddies, but also entertaining enough for the most hardened adults. A great film all the way around. 5 stars out of 5.