The Ant Bully

The Ant Bully is an excellent movie from the director-Jimmy Neutron, with a decent plot which will keep parents entertained, even if the lack of slapstick in the movie might leave their kids fidgeting occasionally. Initially the animation seems quite flat, but the film really takes off when Lucas is shrunk and taken back to the colony. The interior of the colony is like some incredible Martian landscape, and there are some amazing scenes of ant life. As for me, the standout scene in Jimmy Neutron was the one in which the kids blast off into space on the fairground rides Jimmy has adapted for spaceflight. There are two similarly awesome scenes in Ant Bully: the scene in which the wasps attack the ants’ nest (which reminded me of the final battle in Attack of the Clones), and the one in which the ants fly into battle against the Exterminator on the wasps backs, are two of the most thrilling scenes I have seen in an animated movie. All in all, The Ant Bully is a great film for parents to take their kids to if they want them to see a film with a decent story, rather than just a series of gags and pop culture references strung together. It also has a great musical score. Watch it right away, and you won’t be disappointed.