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When we first sat down to view this movie I wasn't sure about it. How good could a movie be about a kid bullying ants; I was in for a wonderful surprise. We meet Lucas who is picked on by a bully himself and seems to take out his revenge on an ant community..why? Because he is bigger.

When the Wizard of the ant community comes up with a portion to shrink Lucas and it is decided he must learn how to live like an ant the fun begins. Lucas soon learns that working together can help you overcome no matter what size you are. It was just a really fun movie and one that my entire family enjoyed. I highly recommend it.

My 4.5 year-old preschooler loves "The Ant Bully", and this is one of the few kid movies that I actually enjoy watching with her [we've watched it over 5 times now]. The animation is great, and the story too has a lot to recommend it. The story centers around a young boy, Lucas [Zach Tyler] who is constantly being bullied by an older and bigger neighborhood bully. Lucas in turn vents his anger and frustration on the ant colony in his yard. Typical of animated movies, the ants can 'talk' - there's Zoc [Nicolas Cage] a sort of ant wizard who experiments with a shrinking potion, his girlfriend Hova [Julia Roberts] who believes that "Peanut the Destroyer" aka Lucas is good at heart and that humans and ants can co-exist in peace. Lucas inevitably gets shrunk to ant size [well, a little smaller actually] and is sentenced by the Queen [Meryl Streep] to live and work in the ant colony, learning to 'become' an ant with the hope that Lucas will learn compassion. Over the course of the movie, Lucas learns that ants too have 'feelings' and that his actions of bullying the ants was not justified in any way - in fact, Lucas comes to form a real friendship with the ants.

A story with a positive message and wonderful animation, with lots of humor throughout - perfect for kids and adults alike. Highly recommended as a family movie.

Fantastic. The Ant Bully is just a fantastic animated film on multiple levels. The animation is superb, the characters are wonderfully memorable, the cast of voice actors boasts many a big name, and the story is as educational as it is entertaining. Adults should have already learned the message of this film, but they can still enjoy The Ant Bully just as much as the kids. Frankly, I had never even heard of this movie until a couple of weeks ago, and that's a real shame because this is an animated film that should have been talked about just as much as Cars, Happy Feet, etc.

Like Lucas (Zach Tyler), the little boy in this film, I used to squirt water on ants and destroy their little ant hills - I'm not proud of that, but I was just a dumb kid. Lucas has yet to learn that tormenting other creatures is bad. A local bully keeps picking on him because he's little, so he turns around and picks on ants because he is bigger than they are. For their part, the ants in his front yard have had enough of the horrible beast they call "Destroyer," and thanks to a young wizard named Zoc (Nicolas Cage), they have a way to fight back. Using a potion, they shrink Lucas down to their size and carry him back to the colony. Many of the ants want to kill and eat their nemesis, but the benevolent Queen (Meryl Streep) decrees that he is to remain in the colony and, through training, learn to become an ant himself. Zoc's girlfriend Hova (Julia Roberts) eagerly volunteers to train him, which threatens to drive a wedge between her and Zoc.

Lucas makes for a stubborn student, rejecting the teamwork inherent in ant society; he doesn't need anybody's help, thank you very much. Not having any human friends, he is even reluctant to accept the friendship that ants such as Hova offer him. When the colony finds itself in danger, though - particularly when The Cloudbreather shows up to exterminate the lawn - Lucas sees the error of his ways, begins to understand how important friends are in life, and even goes so far as to risk his own life to protect those around him. It's hard for a child to realize that a "me first" philosophy won't get you very far in life, and The Ant Bully communicates that very important lesson in a wonderful, expressive way. While most animated films play strictly for laughs, The Ant Bully uses comedy to reinforce one of life's most important lessons. Yes, there's an element of socialism in it all (and heaven knows how much I hate socialism), but the true message of the film is a good and proper one.

I love this film's animation and cinematography. The attention to detail is amazing; for example, it would have been all too easy to just give the ants plain white eyes, but these animators went the extra mile to make their ants' eyes reflect the convexity of real ants' compound eyes. In terms of the cinematography, I found myself thinking back to some of the epic battle scenes from the original Star Wars trilogy as the ants rushed to defend their base from an aerial assault by wasps. I also loved the scene where the view pulled way back for a dramatic ant-sized explosion, only to show - from a human perspective - the very modest poof of a little firecracker. That doesn't sound like much, but I thought it was brilliant. In fact, I thought this entire movie was brilliant. And wait - there's more. You also get to hear the great Ricardo Montalban and Bruce Campbell lend their voices to a couple of characters, as well. Wow! What else could you ask for? Truly, The Ant Bully is one of the best animated films I've seen in some time.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Jataka Tales
Movies like The Ant Bully make people like me, who have never lived in the U.S, get some insight into their culture. Read more

Published 8 days ago by Salil Kapoor

5.0 out of 5 stars Ant Bully Is a Winner
My grandsons are both autistic, and fast paced movies usually keep their attention better than the rest. Read more

Published 1 month ago by GrandmaDeni

5.0 out of 5 stars The Ant Bully (Widescreen Edition)
Great video teaches kids a good lesson and it's wildly entertaining! From the animation style to the voice actors you'll be laughing and thinking through the whole movie.

Published 1 month ago by Alin Raven

4.0 out of 5 stars Cute kid's flick
If you've seen 'A Bug's Life' or 'Antz', then this movie might be a bit predictable, but I liked this movie nonetheless. Read more

Published 4 months ago by M

4.0 out of 5 stars Cute - But Thought Provoking
Cute Movie. Thought provoking that we often do things without thinking. That we are self-consumed with our own needs and not the needs of others or the "big picture".

Published 5 months ago by BRPowell

1.0 out of 5 stars Blu Ray Review
The movie is excellent and therefore this review is of the Blu Ray disc only. The "protective film" used on the disc is defective. Read more

Published 6 months ago by J. Monroe

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, entertaining kids movie
My Daughter tried this during a sleepover with kids of various levels of maturity for age 10. They laughed hard at some of the scenes and were entertained. Good kids movie. Read more

Published 8 months ago by Scott M. Philbrook

4.0 out of 5 stars The Ant Bully
Great movie. Great animation. Grandma was - well I don't know - had a touch of dementia perhaps? Cute movie.

Published 12 months ago by Jacqueline J. Spratley

4.0 out of 5 stars Charming "Little" Adventure for All-Ages
Talking insects make for good computer generated animation. Pixar knew this (A Bug's Life), Dreamworks knew it (Antz and the Bee Movie), and it hasn't escaped the attention of... Read more

Published 17 months ago by ONENEO

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun for everyone
It's one of those great animated movies that's entertaining for kids to watch and for adults when they get all the humor that's meant for them. Read more

Published 18 months ago by tedzilla

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