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Just got back from viewing _Antz_.
Cute film, good voices but the characters were
like images of the stereotypes surrounding the people who played
them. Allen was the neurotic, questioning, seeking, but
eventually triumphant ant; Stallone was the brawn minus brain
soldier with the heart of gold; Stone was the useless princess;
and Hackman was the......insane, megalomaniac general ant trying
to take over the colony. The only one who didn't play to type was
Watkins, who played a more sympathetic, thoughtful character than
he has in any real action picture for a while.
It was fun, though, and there were some classic
throw away lines. The whole ant colony setting also lent itself
to some imaginative and funny scenes.
Of course, I had my offspring along as an
excuse to see the flick, but I'm not sure I'd go sans child |
