Beautifully filmed, it must have been painstaking to film!
Its rather good but it will help if you are interested in insects as there is no dialogue/Story, just insects! Slow and boring for some, mesmerising for others. Worth checking out!
Jacques Perrin, Kristin Scott Thomas
A documentary of insect life in meadows and ponds, using incredible close-ups, slow motion, and time-lapse photography. It includes bees collecting nectar, ladybugs eating mites, snails mating, spider...( read more
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October 1, 2009
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October 2, 2008
11/29/06: Weird bug movie. Ms Roberts showed it randomly in class one day. What can I say?
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April 20, 2009
Really cool considering I can't stay interested with National Geographic.
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December 23, 2008
No plot, no script, no humans but lots of character. In essence this film is nothing more than short films of insects doing what they do. The photography is absolutely incredible too - with highlights being a water-spider collecting air, and a dung beetle that never gives up. The...( read more)
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August 14, 2009
Pretty amzing footage throughout this doc. The snail footage alone is worth the watch. Clever usage of music and editing with no voice-over used at all. The bugs tell their own story.
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August 13, 2009
Shows insects, critters, you name it, as though they were people or stars in a movie. Completely fascinating if you dig bugs. Expertly photographed and most sequences are breathtaking. A Bug's Life, but fer reals.
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March 28, 2009
I never before have had such appreciation for bugs!!! They are amazing...total miracles and full of beauty!! Except for cockroaches
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