It all seems very workaday.
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08/12/06
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The Ant Bully (2006)
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Reviews Counted:111
Fresh:70
Rotten:41
Average Rating:6.2/10
Consensus: Sometimes inventive and witty, this animated adventure into an ant-sized world is a pleasant diversion.
Theatrical Release:Jul 28, 2006 Wide
Box Office: $28,133,159
Synopsis: A young boy learns the importance of teamwork and gains self-confidence in this animated feature written and directed by John A. Davis (JIMMY NEUTRON: BOY GENIUS), and based on the book by John... [More]
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Bruce Campbell, Paul Giamatti, Allison Mack
Director: John A. Davis
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Reviews for The Ant Bully
Just another bug movie.
08/12/06
It's not that Bully bugged me. It just never managed to fly.
08/12/06
As kiddie entertainment it works well, with simple humour and lots of action. But there’s not a lot to appeal to any accompanying adults.
08/12/06
It does have a spunky pace and the clever humor Davis' team brought to the Jimmy Neutron movie and TV series.
08/09/06
Ant Bully, though short and well voiced, is nowhere near as important or influential as it tries to make itself seem and it feels more unnecessary than anything else.
08/08/06
Crawling with marvelous microcosmic animation ... A family cartoon for anyone who ever smashed an ant-pile as a kid and lived to regret it.
08/07/06
The only thing it inspired in me was a sudden urge to spray the screen with Raid.
08/06/06
Families should swarm to "The Ant Bully.
08/05/06
Since it's hot out, and worth a matinee, take the kiddies.
08/04/06
It's not a lot more than the movie that came out between last week's Monster House and next week's Barnyard.
08/02/06
What wants to be fast paced and exciting ends up a chaotic, screechy thing.
07/31/06
It's like Marx's "Communist Manifesto," only funnier.
07/31/06
There's quite a bit of inventiveness here, which I found myself getting caught up in, even though it was a foregone conclusion where the film was heading.
07/30/06
Kids have always had a love-hate relationship with ants...and The Ant Bully ingeniously explores this childhood inconsistency.
07/30/06
...too many similarities to previous animations like Antz and the recent Over the Hedge often give The Ant Bully the feel of an also-ran.
07/30/06
... good family fun.
07/28/06
... unnecessary ...
07/28/06
... it's hard to dislike a movie that teaches useful lessons about team play.
07/28/06
... a visually inventive charmer that nimbly juggles slapstick comedy, action sequences, and coming-of-age 'life lessons' with a refreshing minimum of sap.
07/28/06
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