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once again , the battle is dreamworks versus disney : earlier this year , the mammoth companies fought to the death with their end - of - the - world asteroid flicks , deep impact and armageddon .
here we are now , just a few months later , and they 're at it again with dueling bug movies , antz and a bug 's life .
what i find so astonishing is that both pairs of movies are so inherently similar in both story and execution .
i mean , come on
-- what were the chances of two studios both deciding to bring out computer - animated films about bugs ?
as was the case with the meteor movies , disney has come out on top : though antz is a likable movie , a bug 's life is far superior .
in fact , this movie made me realize what was wrong with antz
: i became immersed in the world of a bug 's life , while antz just made me scrutinize everything .
but it 's not really fair to base an entire review on a comparison .
a bug 's life is a remarkable film in its own right , and deserves to be seen apart from any other computer - animated film about bugs .
in fact , it 's one of the best films this year : it 's smart , subtle , and funny , but it 's also perfect family entertainment and relentlessly entertaining .
i have n't had such a good time at the movies in months .
it tells the story of an ant named flick ( voice by dave foley ) ; he 's a nice guy , but he 's also a troublemaker .
the ants spend all season putting together the offering , a big pile of food that they provide for the grasshoppers .
just before the grasshoppers come , flick accidentally knocks over the offering , and ruins everything for the entire colony : the grasshopper 's leader , hopper ( kevin spacey ) , is enraged , and tells them that the ants need twice the food by the end of summer , or they 're all dead .
flick , feeling responsible for this , sets off to look for help -- he realizes that the only way to be rid of the grasshoppers is to fight them .
he heads to the city ( the city being a house a few miles away ) , where he finds a colorful bunch of circus bugs : a ladybug ( denis leary , who is spectacular ) , a black widow ( bonnie hunt ) , a caterpillar ( joe ranft ) , a butterfly ( madeline kahn ) , a rhinoceros beetle ( michael mcshane ) , and a stick ( david hyde - pierce , also giving a hilarious performance ) .
flick does n't know they 're actors , and they do n't know that flick needs them to kill a bunch of grasshoppers , so they return to the colony with flick and find themselves in an unusual position .
the most obvious element of a bug 's life is the quality of animation .
created by pixar ,
the same people who brought us toy story , a bug 's life has some of the most amazing visuals i 've ever seen .
the bugs seem to inhabit a three - dimensional space , and occasionally there will be a shot that is indistinguishable from live action .
this is a lush , colorful world , full of life and imagination : the way the animators insert the things all of us see in our daily lives ( matches , bottlecaps , tin cans , etc . ) and make them active objects in the bugs ' world is innovative .
the film is also mercilessly exciting , particularly in a superbly - staged scene involving our heroes ' escape from a bird ( a little bird never seemed so huge and threatening ) .
but the makers of a bug 's life know where the importance lies : story and characters .
flick , with solid voice work from foley , is a great guy to lead the story .
but the real treat comes with the circus bugs ; they 're such a likable group of characters -- the standouts are the stick ( hyde - pierce is so good ) , francis the ladybug , and the big fat caterpillar .
all of these bugs have more than a token personality , which makes the suspenseful scenes work because we care about the bugs , and it also keeps the tear - jerking scenes from seeming obligatory .
in my review of antz , i said that the film is a clever cop - out because it presents a bunch of little humans reacting to an ant - like existence .
in concept , a bug 's life is basically the same movie , except that i was never given enough time to find things that i did n't like about it .
with such strong work in both animation and script , a bug 's life is nothing but
a joy to sit through .
it really is too bad that it had to come out so close to that other bug movie , but a bug 's life is so good that i 'm sure it will find its audience .
after a slew of endlessly violent and cynical movies , it 's downright refreshing to sit through an innocent picture like this and laugh without feeling guilty .
P

" idle hands " is distasteful , crass and derivative .
if an original thought found its way into this horror - comedy it would die of loneliness .
plus , you have to question the judgment and sensitivity of studio executives who would green light the release of a movie dealing with the slaughter of innocent teen - agers the week after the tragedy in littleton , colo .
the movie is insulting to horror film fans and teen - agers .
the plot , what little there is , deals with anton ( devon sawa ) , a high - school slacker who 's hand goes on a murderous rampage after becoming possessed .
along the way the hand kills anton 's parents and his two best friends .
the friends , also slackers , are so lazy that they return from the dead because the walk into the light was too far for them .
that is the level of this 's atrocity 's humor .
the movie treats death as a joke .
" idle hands " is gruesome and morbid .
the performances are stereotypical and cartoonish .
i realize this is supposed to pass for comedy , but recent events have surpassed what is on the screen .
it is not the fault of the filmmakers that real life has overtaken reel life .
and i can only presume that the writers of " idle hands , " terri hughes and ron milbauer , were trying to make some statement about today 's young people and their values in a satiric vein .
however , it 's hard to laugh at death these days , especially ones involving young people .
with the real horrors of the world put before us on television ,
a stale pastry such as " idle hands " should be held from release for a few weeks or months to give us time to catch our collective breaths .
" idle hands " is bad , no matter the circumstances in the world outside .
but the context of recent events only heightens its shortcomings .
the time is not right for this type of movie .
and as far as " idle hands " goes , the time may never be right .
this is a movie that shoud be consigned to the trash bin of cinema .
N

the cartoon is way better .
that 's the bottom line on disney 's incredibly hyped live action version of its 1961 animated feature .
the alliance between disney and slapstick king john hughes has produced a frenetic " home alone " with puppies , and not much else .
when production of this remake was announced , the big question seemed to be " why ?
the original cartoon still works , so what 's the point ?
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the answer , it appears , is to give disney an excuse for yet another massive merchandising campaign .
the story , for those of you who missed childhood , is simple .
two dalmatians , pongo and perdy , fall in love at first sight .
they drag their " human pets " together , and in a short time both couples marry .
the heavenly match - ups turn chaotic when pongo and perdy 's new - born pups are stolen ; their dog - napping engineered by the evil cruella devil , who wants them for their pelts .
everyone in the animal kingdom then joins in a frantic effort to save the puppies .
in the original movie , the animated pooches had a broad range of facial expressions and distinct personalities .
we also could hear them talk , which quickly established a crucial element to the charm of the film , the dog 's view of humans as their pets .
in the new version , the dogs are mute and expressionless .
hughes attempts to give them character with repeated shots of the dalmatians draping their heads over each other and licking their faces and necks .
while he drew the desired " aww , they 're so cute " reaction from the audience , it was quickly followed by several people whispering " i wonder what kind of food they smeared on the dog 's heads to get them licking like that ?
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the canines ' lack of personality would be easier to take if the human beings had a little .
joely richardson and jeff daniels are stunningly bland in their lead roles .
in previous films , daniels successfully played off his white bread persona .
in " something wild " , he revealed the rebellious thrill - seeker beneath his neutral demeanor .
in " terms of endearment " , his hapless appearance masked a cold , manipulative womanizer .
here , he and richardson are so consistently bland
that it 's a wonder their images even stick to the film .
glenn close , however , has no problems establishing a distinct personality .
as the villainous icon cruella devil , she tears up the screen in a deliciously over - the - top performance .
close matches the intensity of the animated cruella by becoming a cartoon herself .
with a two - tone fright wig , red gloves with long nails attached to the fingertips , garish animal skin outfits and stiletto heels , close bursts through her scenes like a force of nature .
she 's clearly having a ball playing this monstrous icon , and her wicked glee is infectious .
when she spits out lines like " you 've won the battle , but i 'm about to win the wardrobe ! , " the film comes briefly to life .
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101 dalmatians " is crammed with john hughes ' typical heavy - handed approach to comedy .
after an ingenuous opening showing pongo 's morning routine as he gets daniels prepared for the day , the film quickly tumbles into lame slapstick
as the pooch drags daniels on a careening trek through a city park .
a little slapstick goes a long way , but hughes just keeps laying it on .
the second half of the film , where local animals team up to rescue 99 nondescript dalmatian puppies from devil and her henchmen , is a tedious home alone clone , with the bad guys enduring a variety of sadistic assaults worthy of an itchy & scratchy cartoon , including a thug getting his testicles fried on an electric fence .
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101 dalmatians " has cute puppies and a hoot of a performance from glenn close , but not enough to warrant enduring third rate slapstick , bland characters , and unconvincing animatronic raccoons high - fiving one another . rent the cartoon !
N