Ant bully fun fun fun by brrrian40 wildly entertaining for kids and bits of off the wall humor for adults make the ant bully my top choice for cartoons and animated films this year. Based on the book by john nickle, it takes a look at the bullying pecking order kids, and by extension all humans, establish. The ant bullyis a 2006 american computer animated film written and directed by john a. The film is based on a book by john nickle, which tells the tale of a young boy who floods an ant colony with his watergun, and. The film is based on a book by john nickle, which tells the tale of a young boy who floods an ant colony with his watergun, and is magically.
In fact, this movie may represent a new nadir for 3d animation. Fed up with being targeted by the neighborhood bully, 10yearold lucas nickle vents his frustrations on the anthill in his front yard. The ant bully is a computeranimated film based on the 1999 childrens book. The ant bully 2 is a 2011 american computeranimated adventure fantasy comedy film and the sequel to 2006s the ant bully, written and directed by john a. The ant bully has been digitally converted into imax 3d and features proprietary imax dmr digital remastering technology. This is the story of a tenyearold boy named lucas nickle, who has just moved to a. This is a list of movies based on books, short stories, novels, novellas, poems, etc. This is the story of a tenyearold boy named lucas nickle zach tyler, who has just moved to a new neighborhood, has no friends, and is the target for the local bully and his gang. Ants in your pants of 2006 tvstreaming roger ebert. Pictures and produced by dna productions and legendary pictures in their first and so far, only animated movie. The ant bully tells a witty and heartwarming story about a 10yearold boy who embarks on. The ant bully is a 2006 cgi animated movie based on a childrens book by john nickle the film is about a boy named lucas nickle who, after being picked on by some bullies, takes out his anger on an anthill.
Although its pretty enough to look at although nowhere near as exquisitely rendered as pixars cars, the storyline a cobbledtogether stew of moralizing and pointless action sequences is an. The ant bully 2006 full movie trailer in hd 1080p youtube. Based on john nickles 1999 book by the same name, this 2006 feature was the first animated film produced by legendary pictures. Jul 24, 2006 midway today announced the release of the ant bully, an interactive take on the upcoming animated feature of the same name like the film, the ant bully tells the story of lucas, an ant. The latest cg film to grace the screens is the ant bully, a tale of a picked upon boy who takes his frustrations out on the ants, the ants then rise up to teach the boy a lesson. My home is green award winning animation movie in english duration. Its very hard not to read current events into the story of the animated kids film, ant bully, but that has as much to do with its dissection of human psychology as it does with this animated films prescience. Oct 20, 2006 the ant bully is a computer animated film based on the 1999 childrens book. All three movies have messages, but are aimed at different audiences. Due to his lack of friends, he is constantly tormented by the neighborhood children, led by a boy named steve.
His parents, fred larry miller and doreen cheri oteri, are leaving for a honeymoon in puerto vallarta, mexico, so they are too busy to attend to his problems. Like monster house, another recent animated film, the ant bully is available for viewing in imax 3d, a cutting edge technology in 3d viewing. Atkins and romanillos traveled to spain to begin development on beast of burden but unfortunately, while in salamanca, pres was diagnosed with leukemia, leading to a long battle with the disease. It was later adapted into a computeranimated film of the same name by john a. Starring the voices of zach tyler eisen, julia roberts, nicolas cage, meryl streep and paul giamatti, the film was produced by tom hanks and gary goetzmans playtone, davis and keith alcorns dna.
The ant bully is a 2006 cgi animated movie based on a childrens book by john nickle. Davis and keith alcorns dna productions and released in movie theatres on. Davis based on the 1999 childrens book of the same name by john nickle. The ant bully is a 2006 computeranimated comedy film released by warner bros.
While the dialogue of many animated or cgi movies is recorded with only one or two actors in the studio at once, many of the ant bullys cast recorded dialogue together. The ant bully is a 2006 american computer animated film written and directed by john a. The ant bully is a 2006 computer animated comedy film released by warner bros. Based on a childrens book by john nickle, the ant bully features a boy named lucas, whos the nemesis of the ant colony in his yard. The ant bully 2 is a 2011 american computer animated adventure fantasy comedy film and the sequel to 2006s the ant bully, written and directed by john a. Throughout the movie, tiffany is seen to be an independent, somewhat antisocial young teenager. The voices of ant bully, the 2006, animated film voice. She is frequently insulting or criticizing her brother, which makes her a neutral character and even a minor antagonist throughout the film. He eventually shrinks down to the ants size and learns. The ant bully followed two better known 1998 ant themed films.
A kid who hates ants finds himself living among the sixlegged critters in this computeranimated comedyadventure. Most of the cast reprised their roles, with the exceptions of zach tyler eisen, paul giamatti, lily tomlin. The ant bully has poor timing in its release, because gnawing at me is the wish that every family who wants to see this movie will instead choose to see the infinitely better monster house, which is an endlessly entertaining and unique animated film that has style, wit, beauty and a whole lot of laughs. Sometimes inventive and witty, this animated adventure into an ant sized world is a pleasant diversion. Comments are turned off advertisement autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a. The ant bully, opening in theaters nationwide july 28, 2006, will simultaneously debut in select imax theaters as the ant bully.
For some reason, ant bully has captivated my little audience and as many times as they have seen it, they want to see it more and more. The ant bully dna has completed production on the 3d animated feature film, the ant bully, for warner bros. The ant bully followed two better known 1998 antthemed films. Starring the voices of julia roberts, nicolas cage, meryl streep, and paul giamatti, it was produced by tom hanks and gary goetzmans playtone, davis and keith alcorns dna productions and legendary pictures as its first animated film, and distributed by warner bros. I would give this film a 5 out of 10 and maybe one day, jimmy. Like most computer animated films, this dvd looks quite nice on good sets. Davis is the writer and director of this adaptation of the illustrated childrens book by the same name. But, in all seriousness, the ant bully is just a decent animated film. Tom hanks and gary goetzman the polar express, the ant bully. Movies like the ant bully make people like me, who have never lived in the u.
Lucas nickle voice of zach tyler eisen is a tenyearold boy whose family has just moved to a new town, and lucas isnt enjoying it much he hasnt made any friends yet, his big sister ignores him, his parents voices of larry miller and cheri oteri are occupied with their. I dont understand why some of the better animated films have semilow ratings, i think because people were comparing this movie to the film antz, im not quite. It is based on the 1999 childrens book of the same name. Imax 3d makes good on the process our brains use to construct 3d images in everyday life. Tiffany nickle is the older sister of lucas nickle. The ant bully isbn 0590395912 is a 1999 childrens book drawn and written by john nickle. The ant bully is a 2006 american computer animated adventure fantasy comedy film written and directed by john a. After lending their voices to the animated film the ant bully in 2006, acclaimed oscarwinning actresses julia roberts and meryl streep are acting together in a liveaction movie now called august. Davis and based on the 1999 childrens book of the same name by john nickle. Its there to teach as much as to entertain, aside from the seemingly inevitable tieins that kids films are prone to, the wonder of jelly bellys, or in ant lore, sweet rocks, are thoroughly. In it, a human boy takes out his aggression about being bullied by terrorizing an ant colony in his backyard, thus turning him into the title character.
It featurs the voices of zach tyler eisen, julia roberts, nicolas cage, meryl streep and paul giamatti, was produced by tom hanks and gary goetzmans playtone, john a. The ant bully animated short hot enough for you youtube. Davis, produced by legendary pictures and dna productions for warner bros. Tom hanks production group assembled a fantastic line up of voice actors for this movie. His cartoon hero, one lucas nickle, is a boy cut down to size by a colony of creepycrawlies. The film, featuring the voices of julia roberts, nicolas cage, meryl streep and paul giamatti, was produced by tom hanks and gary goetzmans playtone, john a. Animated cartoons characters animated short films pencilmation duration. Starring the voices of zach tyler eisen, julia roberts, nicolas cage, meryl streep and paul giamatti, the film was produced by tom hanks and gary goetzmans playtone, davis and keith alcorns dna productions. This is the story of a tenyearold boy named lucas nickle, who has just moved to a new neighborhood, has no friends. Convicted of crimes against the colony, lucas can only regain his freedom by living with the ants and learning their ways. Still, from a scheduling perspective, epic is in great shape. The ant bullyis a 2006 american computeranimated film written and directed by john a. The story is about a little boy who is bullied by the big kid in the neighborhood and after he is picked on, he turns his anger towards the ants in the yard. The ant bully walkthrough part 5 wii, ps2, gamecube, pc lost ants.
Lucas nickle is a young boy who has recently moved into a neighborhood. And somehow, they were able to cast julia roberts, meryl streep, nicolas cage and paul giamatti for their film. Ant bully plays like a bland version of deepak chopra, without the hypnotically effective speaking voice, or the seductive sense of conviction. The ants who live there dont take too kindly to this, and magically shrink him down to ant size so that they can punish him. Using a magic potion, they shrink lucas down to ant size and. Ant bully funnel fam official music video fv family. The two had met while working on the 2004 warner bros. Such is the case in the ant bully, the latest computer animated film to feature insects and particularly ants as the main characters following antz and a bugs life.
The ant bully is a 2006 computer animated film based on the 1999 childrens book and produced by tom hanks and gary goetzmans playtone, john davis and keith alcorns dna productions and directed by the aforementioned davis. Last seen in the march 22 2020 answers at the daily pop crosswords crossword. Writerdirector john a davis has one or two nice touches, but the film is disposable. Boy genius and producers tom hanks and gary goetzman the polar express, the ant bully. The ant bully story, the ant bully hollywood movie story. Animated film director john davis is back in theaters this month with the ant bully. The ant bully will be the third warner film to be shown in imax theaters. The film is about a boy named lucas nickle who, after being picked on by some bullies, takes out his anger on an anthill. Sometimes inventive and witty, this animated adventure into an antsized world is a pleasant diversion. In it, a human boy takes out his aggression about being bullied by terrorizing an ant colony. The ant bully is a sore disappointment to anyone hoping for a turnaround to the recent downward quality spiral of animated films. Midway today announced the release of the ant bully, an interactive take on the upcoming animated feature of the same name like the film, the ant bully tells the story of lucas, an ant. That, in a nutshell, is the lesson of the ant bully, a moral fable about a boy who is picked on by other children, and who vents his.
After lucas nickle floods an ant colony with his watergun, hes magically. Longplay of the ant bully, played as the ntsc version on the gamecube. Convicted of crimes against the colony, lucas can only regain his. Nov 30, 2011 based on john nickles 1999 book by the same name, this 2006 feature was the first animated film produced by legendary pictures. This allowed them to play off each other instead of reacting to previously recorded lines. The ant bully is a 2006 american animated adventure fantasy comedy film written and directed by john a. The ant bully is a 2006 american computeranimated adventure fantasy comedy film written and directed by john a.
It is about a young boy named lucas nickle also known as peanut the destroyer, who is the title character in the book and who likes to torment ants. The ant bully animated short hot enough for you jxhdbnc hdhdbdb. She is found either on the cellphone, or listening to music. One of the better animated films, this is a story, as always, with a moral, but it.
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