The Ant Bully (2006)
Fed up with being targeted by the neighborhood bully, 10-year-old Lucas Nickle vents his frustrations on the anthill in his front yard ... until the insects shrink him to the size of a bug with a magic elixir. Convicted of "crimes against the colony," Lucas can only regain his freedom by living with the ants and learning their ways.
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It is a very nice movie with a nice idea, watched it couple of times and it never gets boring
This is a really great movie. I don't know why it's got such low rating. (Is it because there's Nicolas Cage in it?) I absolutely loved it. This movie will teach you about friendship, unity and courage. I learned a lot from this movie. Humans are a selfish species. We actually have a lot to learn from other species, like ants or bees. This is a great movie for kids and adults can love it too.
Not as colorful and fully resolved as A Bug's Life (1998) or as edgy and sharp as Antz (1998), this insect animated movie is lively enough for family fun if a bit flat and in the end unremarkable. It lacks a new twist or an extraordinary exposition. The shrinking of a human child to ant size so he can see how his actions affect the "little" things is OK if not a bit mundane. The jokes are not really that funny and the whole adventure of battling the exterminator is rather rushed and not very exciting, however it is a fantasy that does have a moral and is handled in an even handed manner.The problem here is that the we have been in this world before and there is nothing fresh and it all seems as though it is time to venture elsewhere in the known universe to visit our pix-elated friends. There is enough excitement to keep the toddlers attention but for the rest of us along for the ride, we have seen better and do expect something a bit more artistically enriched.
The Ant Bully is not an excellent film. Nicolas Cage, Julia Roberts, Meryl Streep and Paul Giamatti all renowned people who are either nominated for or won an academy award. Despite this talented cast, the film lacks substance. The Ant Bully is not a film you would sympathize with. You won't feel sorry for the characters, and for me that's a huge hole in the storyline, that leads me to suggesting that this movie is just a mediocre film. I even said to myself warner bros. is practicing making animated films and hasn't yet mastered it like Dreamworks and Disney have. An overall average movie with a couple of laughs.