Antz (1998)

I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

Absolutely Fantastic

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

I'm always late to these animated features, and didn't realize that "Antz" and "A Bug's Life" were released within a month or so of each other. If forced to choose between the two, I'd say "A Bug's Life" is the better of the two movies, but both films have a good message at their core. Where "A Bug's Life" instilled the value of hard work and persevering for a common cause, "Antz" appears more ideologically positioned as a statement of individualism versus conformity, and if one were to extend the argument, of free enterprise versus socialism. I don't want to get too heavy in reviewing what's nominally a kid's film, but if youngsters can derive the message of thinking for one's self instead of relying on group-think or surrendering their freedom to a self proclaimed, 'smarter' or 'stronger' authority, then the film will have done it's service. The one thing I've always wondered about with animated pictures is why the film makers call on such heavy duty celebrity talent to make them. The voice actors here included Woody Allen, Dan Aykroyd, Danny Glover, Gene Hackman, Jennifer Lopez, and Anne Bancroft. Anne Bancroft - really!! Except for Woody Allen, I didn't recognize any of the other voice characterizations, and wouldn't know who they were if I hadn't checked the film credits. My point I guess, is that for a kid's movie, what youngster is going to know or care about who's supplying the voices. I can't see how appealing to an adult audience with name actors has anything to do with telling an effective story. And guess what, the picture can be made a whole lot cheaper relying on regular folks with distinctive voices, I mean, there are plenty enough of them around. I've made the same criticism of films like the 'Mummy' series from the 1930's and 40's - why have a name actor like Lon Chaney Jr. portray a character wrapped entirely in yards of cloth? Couldn't anyone do it at half the price?

A rather neurotic ant tries to break from his totalitarian society while trying to win the affection of the princess he loves. Antz (1998) is a film that i haven't seen in probably a decade now but it's still a film that i remember from my childhood and now after all this years i got to see it and review it for you people and personally i still think it's a pretty good film and it holds up really well it's not perfect of course but it's still a really good movie. And it all has to do with the voice cast i mean you have some pretty talented people behind those ants such as Sylvester Stallone who in my opinion is the real mega star of this film, Sharon Stone as Princess Bala who does a pretty good job, Christopher Walken who is great as always, Gene Hackman as a mad General, Dan Aykroyd, Jennifer Lopez, Danny Glover and Woody Allen who i really don't like as an actor but i will give him credit he did a pretty good job here. The animation is good, the acting is good but where the film kinda looses it's focus is within it's story i think that the adventure of Z and Bala in the outside world could have lasted much longer and the film kinda has a very weird ending and i didn't feel that any stakes were high but in the end this is still a pretty good 90's animation with some really good performances by a very talented cast of actors. (9/10)

Woody Allen lends his distinctive voice and personality to the role of "Z", a lowly worker ant in an ant colony. He's become awfully tired of his inconspicuous, drab existence, and the idea of living only to follow orders. He becomes smitten with the colony's princess (voice of Sharon Stone), and in order to impress her, switches places with his soldier pal Weaver (voice of Sylvester Stallone), and inadvertently becomes a war hero. But what he really wants is to find a fabled "Insectopia"; he must also expose the nefarious plan of a general named Mandible (voice of Gene Hackman).Written by Chris & Paul Weitz, with Todd Alcott, this is a funny and clever animated comedy from Dreamworks and PDI, the company that hit it big with the "Shrek" series. It does have a message about the benefits of thinking and acting for oneself, but it wouldn't really be for the youngest of viewers in one's family. There is some mild intensity and language. It would indeed have the most resonance for Allen fans, although the whole cast is well utilized. Other celebrities voicing characters are Dan Aykroyd and Jane Curtin as a pair of wasps, Anne Bancroft as the Queen ant, Danny Glover as a soldier ant, Jennifer Lopez as a worker named Azteca, John Mahoney as an old barfly ant, Paul Mazursky as Z's psychologist, Christopher Walken as a loyal colonel, and Grant Shaud as a foreman.There's enough slick animation, visual effects, and action sequences to make it all pretty fun, along with good music by Harry Gregson-Williams and John Powell. Some grandiose gags involve the comparative size of ants to humans, as Z and Bala discover a picnic spread. People are sure to love the character designs, and be amused by the philosophical exchange between a mosquito and a beetle.Solid entertainment, overall.Eight out of 10.

Antz (1998): Dir: Eric Darnell, Tim Johnson / Voices: Woody Allen, Sharon Stone, Sylvester Stallone, Gene Hackman, Christopher Walken: Entertaining computer generated film about an ant with high hopes. The "z" in the title regards individuality as a worker ant convinces a soldier ant to switch places so that he may experience adventure in the outside world but he is thrown into the midst of a termite war. Z emerges from hiding and is celebrated as a hero until his worker title is revealed. To avoid punishment he flees with the reluctant Princess. While typical, co-directors Eric Darnell and Tim Johnson highlight with excellent detail particularly during a picnic sequence where the Princess is concealed in bubblegum on the bottom of a shoe that clothes in upon Z. Z is voiced by Woody Allen complete with posturing and personality. Sharon Stone voices the Princess who is at first seen as a hostage until she realizes what Z is. Sylvester Stallone voices the good-hearted soldier ant who switched places with Z. Gene Hackman voices the villain and despite his talent the role is standard issue and too familiar. Christopher Walken appropriately voices a sniper ant doing the obvious. We know how this will end but it is the celebrity personalities that prevail. Parents be warned of hinted sexual innuendo however triumphant images prove that more than just the colony put in hard work. Score: 7 ½ / 10