Antz Review
by Matthew Dalton) (sidney785 AT aol DOT com)February 22nd, 1999
REVIEW 'Antz'
Rated PG, 1998
zero star
by Matthew ([email protected])
I walked into the theater knowing what I was getting into. A cartoon about talking ants. But, I was forced into it. What else were you suppost to take an 8-year old to? I am sorry to say I ever joined forces with that 8-year old on that unfaithful day.
I was right. I hated every minute of Antz, a film from the animation department of DreamWorks, a newly developed studio headed by Steven Spielberg, who have put out such wonderful films as Saving Private Ryan and Deep Impact. But, you can't win 'em all, right?
With the voices of Woody Allen, Sharon Stone, Sly Stallon and Gene Hackman completely wasted, a film like Antz must pay.
The story is a yawner, the voices, especially Stone, are dead, and the production values (i.e. the drawings, whatever) are poorly executed. Toy Story (1996), a Disney film, did it much better.
Jaw-droppingly bad, Antz is now the No. 1 film, in my book, to be awarded zero stars (on a scale of 1 to 5). Its runner's up include the awful Tetsuo: The Iron Man and Crater Lake Monster.
Please, spare humanity Antz II, for the love of God!
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