Bugs! (2003)

Are you not entertained!? Bugs! 3D! Sounds interesting. Should be interesting but unless the experience was 100% different and by that, I mean better on the Imax screen, then this was a real disappointment. The 3D was good, considering, though I did see in via the RED/CYAN format which obviously has its drawbacks, but it was still very effective.The documentary short follows several insects who reside in the rainforest, some fight, though be it slowly, some forage and some hide and literally 'make like a tree', but don't really leave. And though this is interesting, Imax demands more if we are to be entertained.The DVD: The DVD is a rarity, available on Region 2 DVD but only in Germany, and the now defunct HD-DVD, again in Europe. It's worth it as a collectible but not as a Saturday night's entertainment. Rent "Dumbo" if a short film is your pleasure!

I saw this on DVD from my local public library. It runs just 40 minutes. There is also a DVD extra the "making of" which is almost as long.This short film does not try to take a comprehensive approach to the bug kingdom, instead focusing on just a few bugs that live in the Rainforest. One is a caterpillar just hatching, and it is followed through its life cycle, into a butterfly and them its own eggs hatching. Unfortunately for this butterfly, its own life ended as food in front of the camera for one of its enemies.The story also followed a Praying Mantis from its hatching through young adulthood, and one scene where it snatches up a fly on a nearby flower shows how fast it can move.The film touches on how natural disguises help each bug hide from its enemies, but it also makes sure we understand that from its first moment of life every bug is on some predator's menu.This is a nice little film if you can get it cheap or free, but it is not long enough or comprehensive enough to go through much trouble or expense to see.

i found this a well done approach to the life of bugs.it's done in a story line format,focusing on the lives of a mantid and a caterpillar from birth onward.the two creatures are even given names.but the movie also deals with other creatures,as well.the creatures are magnified 250,000 times,which really made things more interesting.it's is narrated by Judi Dench,but the narration doesn't overpower the story.the story mostly tells itself.i found the whole thing fascinating and engrossing.i never got bored at all.there are even some comic bits as well,and some touching moments.i have only seen two documentaries on bugs so far but i think this is the best one.for me,Bugs is an 8/10

I enjoyed the film, and the IMAX 3D effects were very impressive. However, instead of just focusing on the lifecycle of two creatures and giving the occasional side note about others, I would've preferred more of an overall survey about insect life. The lifecycle isn't all that fascinating (unless you're seeing it for the first time, which most viewers probably aren't), it's the visuals that we want to see. A more survey-style presentation that allowed us to get a look at a variety of interesting bugs would be more satisfying in this regard.Two of my favorites, visually, were the dueling rhinoceros beetles, and the praying mantis shedding its carapace whole.