Listen up, Disney: A new standard for animation.

Rating: 10/10 (11 December 1998)

I always thought Disney's animation department was a bit over-rated, with the exception of the occasional masterpiece like "Pinnochio" and "The Lion King." However, when Dreamworks came along with "Antz," I realised just how incredible an animated film is capable of being. "Antz" stands head and shoulders above most Disney films (especially the very similar "A Bug's Life") because it proves that animation doesn't have to be watered-down, sugar-coated, talking-candlestick nonsense. This film, unlike "A Bug's Life," for example, has not been designed to promote toys and dolls and trips to Disney World. It is a very adult film- so deep and so thoughtful that anybody who sleeps with Simba bed-sheets probably won't follow it. Bravo to Dreamworks. I'm 20 years old, not 2, and I loved this movie.