julcltr Well, what can I say? The title says it all. My parents took me and my sister to see this when it came out, because there wasn't anything else, and I was expecting it to be something that would be stupid and not worth seeing again, but I was wrong, again. It wasn't bad at all. It was pretty cute, to say the least. The acting was excellent, the story line was great (not to mention original), the animation was decent, everything was nearly perfect. Nothing excessive was used here. And it gives a pretty good message about treating different people nicely, whether they're human or not. I'd recommend this to anyone ages 8 and up. Trust me, you won't be disappointed.

freakfire-1 Sometimes animated movies can surprise you. And this was one of those movies. While it did not wow me, it did have a nice storyline and good voicing talent and that was good enough.Cage and Roberts play two ants. The thought of those two as ants at first seemed funny. But since they made them human, everything turned out alright. Enter actual conflict with other insects and it makes for a descent film.The concept, however, has been used before. Animals/insects/aliens being threatened by humans is all too familiar. But it gets over such a thing with making it similar to Western English Europeans dealing Native American Indians to a small extent and that familiarize the audience with the conflict between ant and boy.Overall, not bad. "B-"

MairegChernet 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.

BA_Harrison Lucas is a victim of bullying by the other kids in his neighbourhood; he takes out his frustration on those smaller and weaker than himself—the ants in his garden—by flooding their colony with water.Fed up with Lucas's destructive behaviour, and keen to teach him a lesson or two, ant-wizard Zoc creates a magic potion which shrinks the boy to insect proportions. With the now-tiny lad held prisoner in their nest, the ants set about showing Lucas the error of his ways.Inevitably, Lucas realises that he was wrong to persecute the poor little bugs, makes a few new friends, and eventually risks his life to save the colony from a nasty exterminator who is determined to destroy all insects.Thematically, the Ant Bully ain't exactly the most original of CGI movies: the 'bully' angle has already been tackled by both Antz and Toy Story; the whole 'talking insect' thing has been covered by Antz (again) and A Bug's Life; the 'shrunken-boy-in-the-yard' routine was done (poorly) in Arthur and the Invisibles; and the core message of 'tolerance for all others, despite their differences'—well, that's as old as the (ant)hills!However, none of this matters too much because, with so much beautiful animation, several stunning action sequences (highlights being an air assault by nasty flies, and a brilliant frog attack), hilarious one-liners (yellow rain!!!) and sheer inventiveness crammed into 88 minutes, it's easy to be a little forgiving.Even the fact that writer/director John A. Davis's frequently lazy script pushes the limits of believability purely for narrative convenience doesn't stop The Ant Bully from being constantly engaging and very funny (just try not laughing out loud at the 'insect head' gag).My advice is to try and ignore the weak plot devices: Zoc's inexplicable ability to make magic; the crazy gran with the fan fetish; Lucas's seeming indestructibility and eventual possession of ant powers. Manage to do that, and you should find The Ant Bully a satisfying and entertaining experience.