Antz Movie
Storyline
TAGLINES
Every ant has his day.
Actual Size of the Next Big Star
Z is just another ant in a colony of millions, striving for individuality. He falls in love with Princess Bala, and convinces his Warrior ant friend Weaver to switch places with him for a day, so that he can see Princess Bala once again. The outcome of this throws Z into a bigger adventure than he ever dreamed possible...
| Woody Allen | Z |
| Dan Aykroyd | Chip |
| Anne Bancroft | Queen |
| Jane Curtin | Muffy |
| Danny Glover | Barbatus |
| Gene Hackman | General Mandible |
| Jennifer Lopez | Azteca |
| John Mahoney | Grebs/Drunk Scout/Additional Voices |
| Paul Mazursky | Psychologist |
| Grant Shaud | Foreman |
| Sylvester Stallone | Weaver |
| Sharon Stone | Princess Bala |
| Christopher Walken | Colonel Cutter |
| April Winchell | Additional Voices |
| Eric Darnell |
6.90 out of 10 (28042 votes)
Visitor Reviews
Stunning movie - no. Brilliant animation - yes.
posted on 27 Aug 2009A fun movie that entertained all the way through, but not a brilliant or original story. Strong moral tale really that addressed the possibly competing notions of individualism with community responsibility. Not to mention the whole hero's quest - common ant makes good aspect. Voices were chosen to fit the stereotypes, nothing really wrong with that, except the voices were SO well known it may be difficult to divorce character from voice. Stunning animation, but simply because it is a cartoon does not automatically mean it is appropriate for children (although I think it certainly is for slightly older kids - they could do with a dose of anti-authoritarianism/fascism). Worth the price of a ticket (even in the inflated movie price land of Aus.). In all, an enjoyable piece and well crafted, if a mite predictable and trite.
Geared Towards Adults, Not Children.
posted on 19 Jul 2009Antz, while appearing to be a cartoon, really is a movie geared towards adults rather than children. Strangely enough, it is a story more out of the genre of Orwell or "Brave New World" than the Saturday morning cartoons for children. This is Woody Allen vs. The System. The laughs I heard from the audience were from adults; children were silent or asking explanations from nearby adults.
How to get to a fully animated credits screen
posted on 17 Jul 2009Go to the "Special Features" section from the main menu and you will see a Dreamworks logo hinted in one of the grass leaves on the right hand side of the screen. Select it by pressing the left arrow and then the down arrow key on your remote control, and you will be treated to a credit sequence with more "antzy" music.
I was disappointed
posted on 01 Jul 2009Maybe I was a victim of high expectations, but after all I had heard about it, I was disappointed in Antz. The animation was interesting and enjoyable. But you have to be a fan of Woody Allen to enjoy the story. And I am not. I didn't realize the plot was so similar to the typical Woody Allen movie - watching him deal with his neuroses.Hear that A Bug's Life is much better, looking forward to seeing it.
Eye Candy
posted on 07 Jun 2009Woody Allen still lives up to his unique style, blending humor and every other aspect of life in this short animated movie. The CGI was incredible, I never thought this could be pulled off, it was this least to say, enjoyable. Although I expected more, the running time seemed appropriate for all of the stimulating scences. It was probably one of the more interesting films in recent CGI animation thanks to Dreamworks.....
A VERY Boring, Cliched Movie
posted on 21 May 2009I could hardly stay in my seat. I was ready to hop up at any given moment a run away. This movie was incredibly cliched with a very shaky and unappealing story line. The ants' voices were not at all emotional and tons of cursing was in this PG movie! Emotional enough- I think not. Parts of the princess' voice was almost in monotone and the storyline shook back and forth. The princess starts out nice, but then she starts sounding more and more like a brat. Zee, or whatever the other ant's name was, seems to only think about himself. This movie was almost just like Bug's Life, but much worse. The worst part of the movie, by far, was all of the cliches. The storyline goes like this- the princess wants to be normal, the other ant doesn't like being normal, they both meet at a bar, he likes her and acts pretty desperate, he impersonates a soldier to see her again, and when he does he kidnaps her and runs away. She seems to turn like a real brat and is yelling at him, he wants to go find a place where he can do whatever he wants, they do and they stay there, and the princess gets found and kidnapped by a bad guy. Then the other ant goes back to the colony and rescues her, they stop a diabolical plot, get married, and have a bunch of kids. Cliched enough- well, no, there's more. Tons of popular sayings were said throughout the movie and it got really boring. A real must-NOT see.
Ants X Bugs
posted on 11 May 2009Antz was nothing more and nothing less than I expected. A very well done, virtually and incredibly made film.The history is very imaginative: An ant, named Z, who is tired of being just another ant in the oppressive colony, where no individuality is allowed. He dreams about reaching a legendary place name "Insectopia", and his dreams end up to cause an involuntary revolution. There are many other interesting characters too, all performed by an all star cast, and I say performed because they were so fantasticaly developed. Gifted not only with the stars' voices, but also with their facial expressions, personality and everything else that can make us recognize the person behind the bug.Everything in this movie seems to be carefully made, everything in the right place, everything with so much quality. But that nameless and unknown thing that makes the movies magic is missing. I don't know why, but, despite all its qualities, this is, somehow, a forgettable film.Disney has been threatened by a Russian princess named Anastasia and retaliated with Mulan. Now, these little ants are ready and willing to eradicate some bug's lives. But, by what I saw in the trailers, who will win in the end is a God's buddy, the holly prophet Moses.
A very original and entertaining film
posted on 30 Apr 2009Antz has accomplished what few animated films have been capable of recently - appealed to adults and children alike. The magnitude of the ant colony, the richly-colored graphics, and the clever dialogue make for a solid, appealing film. There were some battle scenes that may be too graphic for very young children, and the bar dialogue of drinking from the "anus" of some creature could have been omitted. Still, it's nice to not have to yawn through an animated film.
Antz-Bugs with life....
posted on 08 Apr 2009Best Woody Allen movie in ages! Ditto Stallone! I liked this a lot-the battle was right outta Bug Hunt-I mean, Starship Troopers, kinda over kill in places but not bad-enjoyed the voice work of Christopher Walken, Gene Hackman and Sharon Stone also. Kept on wondering who was Barbados(Glover!), Azteca(kept thinking it was Sandra Bullock-nope!(Jenny Lopez) and the queen(anne Bancroft-knew the voice-but...)You will enjoy the action, esp. the end, the big wrecking ball(what a clever idea!), the f/X, and the major Theme-Individuality is Good(ala Bugs Life, by the way....) All good.Hollywood does seem to have a penchant of doing the same thing as the next guy-two ant films, two asteroid movies, two with volcanoes, etc.-here both versions are welcome, well done, and quite different. Personally I have to go with Bugs Life-the circus, PT Flea and F/X struck me as being just that much better. But you can't go wrong with Antz, either.*** outta ****-quite good.
Funny, a good storyline and an excellent soundtrack
posted on 03 Apr 2009Wondering whether to buy A Bug's Life or Antz? Ignore the critics and get Antz! A Bug's Life may be technically superior, but Antz is wittier, not as twee (read 'Disney'), has a better soundtrack and a better storyline. And that's what a film is about, imho, not whether it's a technical marvel or not.
funny
posted on 31 Mar 2009this is really a woody allen film disguised as a kids' flic. the humor is trademark allen, and the main character is nothing but a poorly disguised, still neurotic, six-legged insect version of the wood man. the story follows the formulaic lines of boy meets girl, boy likes girl, boy kidnaps girl, and they live happily ever after. but because it's packaged in the animated form, it's fresh and charming. a good film, especially for big kids! some of the humor might be lost on small ones.
WARNING TO PARENTS!
posted on 09 Mar 2009I just returned home from watching ANTZ with my three- and five-year-olds. I think I was as excited as they were, to finally have a movie I could take the kids to that wasn't some of Disney's latest Politically Correct multinational drivel. In my excitement, I neglected to do the needed research and was shocked by the cuss words throughout the movie. b*tching, da**, what the he**, tighta**, "I'm the princess, d*mmit!" - these are the kinds of terms I want to keep my kids away from at all costs. Sadly, the fun and charm of an otherwise good movie would not be affected by replacing these words with less offensive phrases. I have heard that they included these words to get a PG rating and hopefully draw more adult attention. The real money is made by a kids' movie in repeat viewings, tape rental/sales, and merchandising (toys). I am going to make sure that my kids never see this movie again in a theater, we will NOT buy the tape, and my kids will never own ANY Antz merchandise. Dreamworks gambled for more $$$ by including inappropriate language, but I think they will lose in the long term. Pay attention, Disney! If you have such language in your bug movie, it is not worth it!
I will never look at ants the same way after watching Antz
posted on 30 Aug 2009Antz is a funny movie with a nice touch. Normally I don't particularly like animation movies, but watching Antz was a good choice. Not only was it amusing, but quite hilarious at some points too. I was surprised by the realistic movement of the characters. The overall graphics look very good and are stunning at some moments. My favourite part however was Christopher Walker's voice as Colonel Cutter. His part really rocks!