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Antz (1998)

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Reviews Counted:85

Fresh:81

Rotten:4

Average Rating:7.7/10

Consensus: Wonderful animation backed by humor and the vocal talents of its cast make for an entertaining movie.

Runtime: 83 mins

Genre: Childrens

Synopsis: Z-4195 (Woody Allen) is just a worker ant - one in a billion - and his odds of landing the beautiful Princess Bala (Sharon Stone) are about the same. Undaunted by the colony's unyielding caste... Z-4195 (Woody Allen) is just a worker ant - one in a billion - and his odds of landing the beautiful Princess Bala (Sharon Stone) are about the same.

Undaunted by the colony's unyielding caste system, Z enlists the aid of his best friend, a soldier ant named Weaver (Sylvester Stallone), to get to the Princess. When a remarkable twist of fate turns Z from a common drone into an unlikely hero, he unwittingly puts a bug in the ambitious General Mandible's (Gene Hackman) plan to literally liquidate the colony and remake it in his own image.

Z soon finds himself leading a revolution that becomes a celebration of individuality in the face of overwhelming conformity. Once the most insignificant of workers, Z may just prove to be the biggest hero of them all. [More]

Starring: Woody Allen, Sharon Stone, Sylvester Stallone

Starring: Woody Allen, Sharon Stone, Sylvester Stallone

Director: Eric Darnell, Tim Johnson

Director: Eric Darnell, Tim Johnson
Composer: John Powell
Screenwriter: Chris Weitz
Producer: Brad Lewis, Aron Warner, Patty Wooton

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What really works is the dialogue, which is fast and funny and helps carry the action through the slow spots.

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Bryant Frazer
Bryant Frazer
Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus

More story, less silly antics. Maybe then I'll be inclined to put down my can of Raid.

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
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Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

The philosophical debates that centre the film are rather complex for little ones, but give us older ones something to talk about.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
01/01/00
Dan Jardine
Dan Jardine
Apollo Guide

A kids' movie that will leave grown-ups quoting the best lines to one another.

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David Denby
David Denby
New York Magazine
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...beautiful and visually appealing, but uninspired in the script department.

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David Keyes
David Keyes
Cinemaphile.org

A film of small, transient pleasures, diminished slightly by the clunkiness with which it wields it pat, Disney-esque self-determination moral.

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Dennis Lim
Dennis Lim
Village Voice
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The voice acting is excellent!

Full Review Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | comment Comment
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Duane Dudek
Duane Dudek
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

The computer graphics in Antz are imaginative and remarkably detailed!

Full Review Source: NUVO Newsweekly | comment Comment
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Edward Johnson-Ott
Edward Johnson-Ott
NUVO Newsweekly

Truly one of the most extraordinary visual achievements in film history.

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Erik Childress
Erik Childress
eFilmCritic.com

Distinctive, delightful!

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Gene Siskel
Gene Siskel
Chicago Tribune

Thank goodness the seven-year-old in the theater seats won't have a clue about the dialogue. What would happen if they gave Z a chance and refused to comply with everything their mommies and daddies want them (for their own good, of course) to do?

Full Review Source: Compuserve | comment Comment
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Harvey S. Karten
Harvey S. Karten
Compuserve

Antz is a dazzling, witty tale that will appeal to children and adults alike.

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Jack Garner
Jack Garner
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

Visually, it's more impressive than Disney's Toy Story. On a script level, it was developed as much with a mature audience in mind as with the usual pre-pubescent crowd.

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James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
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The kids will like it. You'll laugh.

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Janelle Brown
Janelle Brown
Salon.com

Antz works best just showing off its prodigious voice talent and playing lightheartedly with the curious possibilities of a buggy world.

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Janet Maslin
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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It's fresh, exhilarating, funny, able to tell an old story in a beguiling new way!

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Jay Carr
Jay Carr
Boston Globe
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This computer-animated comedy is much smarter than you'd be led to believe.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
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Jeff Vice
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

A marvelously crafted, technologically amazing and downright fun tale!

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Jim Judy
Jim Judy
Screen It!

The film breaks new ground in its dazzling re-creation of life from an ant's-eye view!

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Julie Hinds
Julie Hinds
San Jose Mercury News
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Antz is about the relief felt by star actors freed from the constraints of their physical selves and the egos that go with them.

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Lisa Schwarzbaum
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Entertainment Weekly
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