A Bug's Life (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)

Description

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, will “delight everyone — young, old or six-
legged.” (People Magazine). 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. Loaded with bonus features — including animation not seen in theaters,
abandoned sequences and multiple surprises — A BUG’S LIFE COLLECTOR’S EDITION
offers something for everyone from families to film lovers!|The film is based
loosely on the Aesop’s fable, “The Ants And The Grasshopper.”|One of the
challenges for the animators was giving the bugs human emotions. As one put
it, “How do you make an insect with no eyebrows look surprised?” Set Contains:
Codirector Andrew Stanton warmly calls this collector’s edition of A Bug’s
Life the “Super Genius” edition (referring to another animated delight, Wile
E. Coyote). That’s a better title, since this double DVD set is never as
stuffy and ho-hum as many collector’s editions. On the second disc, which is
jam-packed with details on how the movie was made, there isn’t a single boring
snippet. There must be a creed at Pixar Animation Studios dictating everything
must be fun. When Stanton, director John Lasseter, or any technician comes
onscreen, there are jokes, camera muggings, and controlled insanity. But
there’s a method to their madness. For example, the storyboarding process–
sketching out the entire picture before cameras roll–isn’t just explained;
it’s storyboarded itself. Another highlight is an early presentation of the
film’s subject matter that takes on the flavor of a poorly dubbed Japanese
film of the ’60s. There’s also a wonderful process using the DVD format’s
rarely used angle feature that allows the viewer to go between pencil
sketches, color drawings, and the finished project to see how the art
progresses to the screen. The film, presented here in both widescreen and
recomposed full-frame (the latter also explained on the disc), is the first
DVD created by a digital source for the purest presentation possible. Whatever
the presentation, this “Super Genius” edition certainly gives one pause to
consider what super geniuses the folks at Pixar truly are. –Doug Thomas

Features:

Product Details:

• Genre: Animation
• Format: Multiple Formats, Color, Anamorphic, Collector's Edition, NTSC, Animated, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Full Screen See more
• Contributor: Ranft, Joe, McDowall, Roddy, McClurg, Edie, Louis-Dreyfus, Julia, McShane, Michael, Kind, Richard, Kahn, Madeline, Hunt, Bonnie, Stanton, Andrew, Harris, Jonathan, Lasseter, John, Rocco, Alex, Hyde Pierce, David, Diller, Phyllis, Foley, Dave, Garrett, Brad, Spacey, Kevin, Leary, Denis, Panettiere, Hayden, Ratzenberger, John See more
• Language: English, French
• Runtime: 1 hour and 35 minutes
• Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 2.35:1, 1.33:1
• Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
• MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ G (General Audience)
• Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.56 x 5.41 x 7.45 inches; 2.4 Ounces
• Item model number ‏ : ‎ DV30449
• Director ‏ : ‎ Lasseter, John, Stanton, Andrew
• Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, Color, Anamorphic, Collector's Edition, NTSC, Animated, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Full Screen
• Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 35 minutes
• Release date ‏ : ‎ May 27, 2003
• Actors ‏ : ‎ Diller, Phyllis, Foley, Dave, Garrett, Brad, Harris, Jonathan, Hunt, Bonnie