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Antz (1998)

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Reviews Counted: 65 Fresh: 63  Rotten:2 Average Rating: 7.7/10
 
Consensus: Wonderful animation backed by humor and the vocal talents of its cast make for an entertaining movie. Wonderful animation backed by humor and the vocal talents of its cast make for an entertaining movie. more
 
Runtime: 83 mins
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 system, Z enlists the aid of his best friend, a soldier ant named Weaver (Sylvester Stallone), to... [More]
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. [Less]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Woody Allen, Sharon Stone, Sylvester Stallone

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

DVD Info

Release:

Feb 10, 2006

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Snap Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85

Audio:

  • Dolby 5.1 - English

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary - Tim Johnson - Director, Eric Darnell - Director
  • Trailers - 1. Theatrical Trailer
  • Featurettes - 1. Production Featurette
  • 2. Basics Of Computer Animation
  • 3. ANTZ Facial System
  • 4. Antz Character Design

Text/Photo Galleries:

  • Production Notes

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Appeals to your daydreams when you were a kid and you wondered about the daily physical hassles of an ant.

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Garth Franklin
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...the message of Antz is this: Freedom of choice is important, but one should use their freedom to be decent, responsible, humble, and helpful.

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01/15/05 10:49 PM
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Has enough of a story to keep a child engaged and a script clever enough to keep an adult amused.

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exciting, often hilarious and frequently wondrous film... Adults who live in fear of seeing non-Disney animated movies would be well-advised to overcome their prejudices.

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Palo Alto Weekly
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There's plenty of action in this computer-animated comedy, but it's no match for Toy Story in humor and originality.

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David Sterritt
Christian Science Monitor
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...A spectacular computer-animated cartoon that is sure to give Disney's upcoming A Bug's Life a run for its sugar grains.

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Margaret A. McGurk
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