Antz Movie Review Film Summary 1998 Roger Ebert Roger ebert. october 2, 1998. 5 min read. “antz” rejoices in the fact that a cartoon can show us anything. it’s so free, it turns visual cartwheels. it enters into a microscopic world–an ant colony beneath central park–and makes it into a world so vast and threatening that comparisons with “star wars” are not unjustified. Advertisement. "antz" has a more sophisticated sensibility and could play for adults attending by themselves. "a bug's life" is more clearly intended as a family film. smaller children will respond to the threat from the hoppers and the zaniness of the weird assortment of mercenaries hired by flik. note: after seeing "a bug's life," you might.
Antz Movie Review Film Summary 1998 Roger Ebert Kids say (49 ): the visual effects are dazzling, and the vocal characterizations of allen, stallone, and stone are superb. but there's more death and violence than might be expected in a kids' film. the deaths of two characters and the slaughter of thousands of animated "extras" make this too intense for younger kids. Fallen. fantasy. 120 minutes ‧ r ‧ 1998. roger ebert. january 16, 1998. 4 min read. “fallen” is the kind of horror story i most enjoy, set in ordinary and realistic circumstances, with a villain who lives mostly in our minds. movies like this play with our apprehensions, instead of slamming us with freaky special effects. Antz premiered at the toronto international film festival on september 19, 1998, [11] and was released theatrically in the united states on october 2, 1998. it grossed $171.8 million worldwide on a budget of $42–105 million and received positive reviews, with critics praising the voice cast, animation, humor, and its appeal towards adults. [12]. Every ant has his day. a neurotic worker ant in love with a rebellious princess rises to unlikely stardom when he switches places with a soldier. signing up to march in a parade, he ends up under the command of a bloodthirsty general. but he’s actually been enlisted to fight against a termite army.
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