Toon Talk: A Bug's Life Blu-Ray - May 20, 2009

Toon Talk: A Bug's Life Blu-Ray
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In addition to a second disc containing the �Disney File� digital copy of the film, the new Bug�s Life Blu-ray also includes two original bonus features. The first is the previously mentioned �Filmmakers Roundtable�, a 20-minute look back at what they call the �hardest� and �most fun� movie they have ever made (�they� being directors John Lasseter and Andrew Stanton and producers Darla K. Anderson and Kevin Reher). Filled with funny reminiscences connected to the making of the movie (including unlikely visits to Camp David and The Today Show), the �Roundtable� is supplemented by the second fresh feature, the �First Draft� of A Bug�s Life. This is a semi-animated reading (by Flik himself, Dave Foley) of the early version of the story, wherein the hero of the movie was not Flik, but a red ant named (naturally) Red, who was actually one of the circus bugs.

The rest of the disc�s supplements are carried over from the original Bug�s Life DVD, including two bonus shorts (Pixar�s Academy Award-winning Geri�s Game and the Silly Symphony, The Grasshopper and the Ants), both set of hilarious �out takes� and the hysterical gag preview reel hosted by �Flea-bee� (which has to be seen to be believed). Rounding out the set are Pixar�s usual in-depth �behind the scenes� production footage, including an audio commentary, early animation tests, a nifty sound deconstruction and even promotional �interviews� with the cast.

Toon Talk Rating: A-

Coming Soon:

  • Where is Pixar�s next movie? Just look Up on May 29.
  • Blue Sky�s prehistoric crew is back once more in Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (Fox, July 1).
  • The boy wizard is back for yet another magical adventure in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Warner, July 15).

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-- Posted May 20, 2009
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