Fashion accessories they're not, but once you've donned the unnecessarily large 3D specs you're no longer sitting comfortably in the cinema, you've actually become one of the bugs hanging out in the Borneo jungle.

And the price of the cinema ticket is much cheaper than a flight to your nearest rainforest.

Firstly, don't go to this film expecting a 3D version of something like A Bug's Life - there's no animation here, it's more like a 3D version of a David Attenborough programme, but with more of a story line.

Dame Judi Dench narrates, which immediately reassures you when you first land in the jungle, even when a Tarantula is disturbingly close and a scorpion's sting looks like it could be heading your way.

The film follows the fortunes and ultimately misfortunes of Papilio, a Great Mormon - in a strictly non-religious sense. Papilio is actually a caterpillar who we follow through her miraculous metamorphosis into a beautiful butterfly the size of your hand.

Her story is told alongside that of Hierodula, a male Green Mantis, also known as a praying mantis because of the position he adopts just before he attacks.

The film follows their progress from birth, the dangerous encounters they have in the rainforest and the more amorous moments they have - although it's all done very tastefully.

However, there is a slightly nerve racking moment when we're told that Hierodula risks having his head chomped off by his mate if the sex isn't good enough for her... A very tiny feminist.

Although it's a story, the film also gives you an informative take on life in the jungle; we see Papilio gorge herself on leaves as she piles on the pounds, a transformation we're told is similar to us consuming enough pies and pints to become the size of a hippo over one weekend.

The detail is astounding, with extreme close ups of the protagonists and other jungle dwellers. At one point we (a bug) look Hierodula right in the eyes, which might make you feel a bit awkward - I had to look away.

The scenery is awesome, especially in 3D, although the few glimpses we get of the jungle on a grand scale only makes you want more, as a relief from the detailed scale that most of the film is shot in.

The film only lasts for 40 minutes and the only good thing about it being so short is that the 3D glasses weren't made with comfort in mind.

In fact my glasses 'accidentally' slipped off when a spider suddenly lowered itself down a thread right by my ear.

It's a shame the insects live such a short life (cue: tissues) because I enjoyed being a bug in the jungle.

It works so well and makes you feel so much part of the jungle that when you get a slight tickle on the back of your neck, you do quite quickly scratch it... just in case it's a creepy crawly that's crept off the set.

Victoria Saggers