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The Ant Bully
2006
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 Nickle. Misfit Lucas (Zach Taylor Eisen) doesn't have any friends and suffers daily at the hands of the neighbourhood bully. Lucas's .. Read more
| Starring | Nicolas Cage, Alan Cumming, Zach Tyler Eisen, Paul Giamatti |
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| Director | John A. Davis |
| Genres | Animated, Audio Descriptive, Children |
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The Ant Bully
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 Nickle. Misfit Lucas (Zach Taylor Eisen) doesn't have any friends and suffers daily at the hands of the neighbourhood bully. Lucas's mother (Cheri Oterie) might call her 10-year-old 'Peanut', but to the ants inhabiting the colony in his front yard, Lucas is 'the Destroyer'. Lonely and frustrated by his small stature, Lucas repeatedly takes his aggression out on the colony, leaving the ants running for their lives. Tired of the unprovoked attacks, Zok (Nicolas Cage), an ant wizard, devises a potion that will shrink the Destroyer down to their size so that he can stand trial for his actions. Soon, Lucas is ant-sized and sentenced to live among the ants where he has to learn their ways in order to earn his freedom. Zok's ever-cheerful girlfriend, Hova (Julia Roberts), becomes Lucas' mentor, teaching him the ways of the ant world and helping him gain a whole new perspective. He begins to understand the meaning of teamwork and how working with others can help an individual accomplish great things. He also learns that danger lurks everywhere for an ant: killer wasps, hungry frogs, even sunlight reflected off a mirror can mean certain death. Even worse, before being shrunk, Lucas was tricked into signing a contract with a slimy exterminator, Stan Beals (Paul Giamatti), who will soon be returning to destroy the colony unless Lucas can find a way to stop him. An amusing, smart script and likeable characters are hallmarks of this pleasant romp through a secret underground world. Meryl Streep voices the ant Queen, while Lily Tomlin is Mommo, Lucas' grandmother, and Ricardo Montalban is the Head of the Ant Council.
| Starring | Nicolas Cage, Alan Cumming, Zach Tyler Eisen, Paul Giamatti, Myles Jeffrey |
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| Director | John A. Davis |
| Studio | WARNER HOME VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 25 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 28 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Animated, Audio Descriptive, Children |
| Language | English, English Audio Description |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | English, Arabic |
| Released | DVD: 05 Mar 2007 Blu-ray: 05 Nov 2007 Production year: 2006 |
| Format | DVD |
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Apparently an attempt to blend Antz with Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, this family animation based on John... read more on Time Out
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The fun of HONEY I SHRUNK THE KIDS with A BUG'S LIFE
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You can't beat a bit of Bully
A young boy , who is being bullied my an older kid, decides to take it out on some ants, only to find the ants fight back and teach him the error of his ways. Great animation, but not really a well thought out storyline. Yes, I know it wrong to torture any creature, but come on...ANTS, these are probably one of the worst insects in the world, especially the flying type, so who hasn't sprayed them with liquid, or poured hot water over them when there are all over your garden furniture when you are sitting there minding your own business. If this film had been about worms, which actually enhence the earth, or even spiders that eat nasty flying things, like ants, then I could have seen this film in a better light. So anyway, all in all the film was good, animation brillient, like it should be nowdays, but the subject matter was questionable.
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30 out of 47 people found this review helpful
You can't beat a bit of Bully
A young boy , who is being bullied my an older kid, decides to take it out on some ants, only to find the ants fight back and teach him the error of his ways. Great animation, but not really a well thought out storyline. Yes, I know it wrong to torture any creature, but come on...ANTS, these are probably one of the worst insects in the world, especially the flying type, so who hasn't sprayed them with liquid, or poured hot water over them when there are all over your garden furniture when you are sitting there minding your own business. If this film had been about worms, which actually enhence the earth, or even spiders that eat nasty flying things, like ants, then I could have seen this film in a better light. So anyway, all in all the film was good, animation brillient, like it should be nowdays, but the subject matter was questionable.
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