Bugs! is a live-action 40-minute nature documentary filmed in the large IMAX format in 3-D. Shot on-location in the jungles of Borneo, the film follows the life cycles of the caterpillar known as Papi... read more 
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May 25, 2011
Dave McGinn, Globe and Mail
June 2, 2005
Ronnie Scheib, Variety
Astute use of 3-D effects, accomplished insect wrangling and studious avoidance of gross-out elements make this acceptable for target family auds. Full Review
June 2, 2005
Melinda Ennis, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Does effectively showcase the life-and-death struggle waged constantly among creatures that, at least in numbers, dominate the planet. Full Review
June 4, 2004
Erika Gonzalez, Denver Rocky Mountain News
Thanks to specially built equipment, audiences are treated to a bug's-eye view of the stars' evolution from adolescence to adulthood.
March 29, 2004
Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter
That hulking gorilla in King Kong and those rampaging dinosaurs in Jurassic Park have nothing on the amazing monsters in Bugs! in 3-D.
January 15, 2004
David Hiltbrand, Philadelphia Inquirer
It's worth seeing just for the extraordinary time-lapse footage of the caterpillar metamorphosing into a butterfly.
September 28, 2003
Louise Kennedy, Boston Globe
It's startling how quickly you adjust to the giant scale and start seeing the world through a bug's eyes. Full Review
July 31, 2003
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter
Provides enough of an 'Ick!' factor to please the kids as well and might even inspire some budding entomologists.
July 25, 2003
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
The movie is without the poetry of Jacques Perrin's great bug film, Microcosmos. Full Review
July 25, 2003
V.A. Musetto, New York Post
Kids will get off on Bugs! and then go home and have nightmares. Adults who accompany them may have to fight off sleep before they get home.
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