rating:
(out of
4 stars)United States; 1998
Directed by Eric Darnell & Tim Johnson; produced by Brad Lewis, Aron Warner, Patty Wooton; written by Todd Alcott, Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz
Starring (the voices of) Woody Allen, Sylvester Stallone, Sharon Stone, Dan Aykroyd, Anne Bancroft, Gene Hackman, Jennifer Lopez, Jane Curtin, Christopher Walken
Below you will find a temporary review for this film. The real (better, more complete) review will be online very soon.
'Antz' is a great animation movie. Probably it is more for adults than for
children, according to some of the jokes. The story is nice and simple but
it also has a meaning. Of course we see ants in the movie, but in a way we
can reflect some parts on our own lives.
The movie has a lot of very funny moments. The opening words by the hero Z
(voice by Woody Allen) are great. I also liked his little one-liners. After
dancing in a bar with a female ant he discovers she is actually Princess
Bala (Sharon Stone). He falls in love and the only way to see her again is
to trade places with his friend Weaver (Sylvester Stallone). Z is a worker,
Weaver a soldier. Workers are considered the weaker ants. Because of an evil
plan by a general named Mandible (Gene Hackman), Z and the other soldiers
are send into battle with termites. They win the battle but Z is the only
ant that returns. He is war hero but soon it is known he is a worker. Kind
of by accident he kidnaps Princess Bala. In the mean while Mandible needs
Princess Bala for his evil plan to kill the Queen (voice by Anne Bancroft)
and all the weaker ants to start a new colony. You probably can guess the
story from here on so I will not say anymore.
The movie has beautiful animations, so many funny moments and the perfect
voices for the perfect characters. Especially Woody Allen, Sharon Stone and
Sylvester Stallone do a great job. Other famous voices you will recognize
are from Danny Glover, Dan Aykroyd, Jennifer Lopez and Christopher Walken.
After (or before) 'A Bug's Life' another ant-movie you will definitely
enjoy.