This film was shot "with special cameras going where only the mind can enter" said in his review "Thinker1691" (I read them all) and I literally borrow it to open my own review because it encloses the very essence of this documentary.I saw it many years ago and since then it always stayed in my mind with such an impact that watching it again yesterday night was equally impressive. Funny how memories can play a trick on us, in my mind the photography was of such pristine quality as to be mind boggling, nowadays it looks a bit "out of focus" compare with the latest technology.But what they filmed in the real interacting of insects --daily life, wars, struggles, escapades, etc.-- even today it's flawless, breathtaking and extremely impressive. What was TRULY impressive was the music created for the soundtrack of this film by that IMMENSE musician, Lalo Schifrin, a music that was, maybe, the main factor next to the insects behavior to keep, for so many years, this magnificent film in my mind.

This is one of few movies that actually make you feel changed inside afterwords. Even a famous Hollywood actress (whose name escapes me) said this is her favorite movie of all time.It presents convincing, even overwhelming evidence that the insects among us could easily take over the world if only THEY knew it.The photography, especially for the period, is impressive, even flawless. And the opening scene is the ultimate zoom in, from a balcony high over Central Park in New Youk City all the way down, down, down to ants fighting.In summation, it is truly a MUST see, most definitely. Do it!

I may be biased for this movie, but I love it and loved it as a child. I was completely into insects as a kid, so this movie didn't scare me. To the contrary I was probably exited by the possibility of a world ruled by insects. I guess I assumed they would let me hang around or something!The movie is still great today, a quasi- documentary of the ways and purposes of insects and how they blindly and without hesitation follow that purpose even to the death.. Very well played by 'Dr. Hellstrom' and beautifully filmed, it stands the test of time very well with this viewer. I just watched it today.

I saw this when it came out, and I remember that I was mightily impressed with both the cinematography and the science. Alas, this film had a misleading marketing campaign that made it sound like it was not a bug movie, but a bug-eyed monster movie. The theater was packed with people expecting the latter, and you can imagine the noise level. (Why don't such people just go home?)