Antboy 3

"Friendship is the strongest superpower!"

2016 1h 25m DA

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 61

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Synopsis

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Antboy is challenged by the release of archenemy Loppen from prison, the new super villain, Alicia Dufort, and competition from an all new vigilante; the Hero Without a Name.

“Friendship is the strongest superpower!”

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Cast

Oscar Dietz
Pelle Nøhrmann / Antboy
Samuel Ting Graf
Wilhelm
Amalie Kruse Jensen
Ida
Nicolas Bro
Gæmelkrå / Loppen
Paprika Steen
Alicia Dufort
Astrid Juncher-Benzon
Maria/Red Fury
Cecilie Alstrup Tarp
Amanda
Lærke Winther

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ask Hasselbalch
Writers: Anders Ølholm
Languages: Danish

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RUNTIME

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85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Antboy Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ask Hasselbalch, shot by Niels Reedtz Johansen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Peter Peter. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Peter Brandt shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

AWARDS

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Oscar Dietz and Samuel Ting Graf and Amalie Kruse Jensen carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Friendship is the strongest superpower!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ask Hasselbalch directs. Niels Reedtz Johansen behind the camera. Peter Peter scores. Peter Brandt cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in Danish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 10 years ago.
3Part of the "Antboy Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Ask Hasselbalch, shot by Niels Reedtz Johansen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Peter Peter. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Peter Brandt shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Oscar Dietz and Samuel Ting Graf and Amalie Kruse Jensen carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Friendship is the strongest superpower!".
9IMDB entry: tt4963830 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 61 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Niels Reedtz Johansen
Original score: Peter Peter
Editing: Peter Brandt
Production design: Sabine Hvii
Makeup / hair: Sofie de Mylius
Sound: Thomas Huus
Runtime: 85 min · 1h 25m
Status: Released
Original language: DA
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Antboy 3 (2016)

Part of

Antboy Collection

The adventures of 12-year-old Pelle who was accidentally bitten by an ant and developed unimaginable superpowers. With help from his friend, comic book nerd Wilhelm, Pelle takes on the secret identity of the superhero Antboy.

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Ask Hasselbalch

Community reviews

What people are saying

Reno2017-07-30
★ 4/10
The Sidekick's way to the superheroes league. The third film in the 'Antboy' series and probably the last one. If that's true, then it'll be a decent trilogy in the category of children's superhero film. When I saw the first film, I did not think it would come this far. All these three films were decent. The first one was okay. Following, the second film looked much better, but still an average. And now this, surely the worst among three. Watchable, though not any good. The basic plot itself failed. There's no story, just an evil corporation against the Antboy and other superheroes. The best thing about the film was the intro of the Sidekick. At first, it was so suspenseful, yet you can predict that, but once it is revealed at some point, the film loses its charm. What the remaining part is to cover puts the film a back foot to below average. So it is easily the screenplay that failed to deliver. The story continued from the previous part. Albert is also known as The Flea was released from the prison for the good behaviour. But the people of Middleland do not trust him, and so the Antboy. While all the eyes on him, the CEO of Exofarm plans to takeover the city with the company's invention, the Exoskeleton. On the other side of the tale, a new unnamed superhero making some news in the town. Who joins whom and fight against, all the unpuzzling part comes in the final of the third act. ❝To be a hero does not mean not having weaknesses. But overcoming them to help others.❞ As usual, I was not looking forward to it. Because I did not think there will be another sequel. But after seeing this, I felt it was unnecessary. They say it was based on the Danish children's book, but I don't know whether it was just the characters that borrowed or the whole story. This kind of storyline might suit for the book, but not for the film. Because of too simpleness. This same film in Hollywood would be considered a television film probably rated PG for the summer telecast. If you have seen the serious superhero films from DC, Marvels, Sony et cetera, this would seem very silly. But the target audience is the kids aged below 9-10. So even if you watch it, you can't just blame it for not providing you the entertainment you were looking. But you can share your experience, that's what I wanted to do in here. Still, I pointed out a few other things, even if the youngsters reading it, should know them. It reminded me the gap between the two films of 'Kick-Ass'. It was just a couple of years, but the young cast grew up. Yeah, in this you can say they're in their teenage, which makes it the final chapter in the 'Antboy'. But that does not how it ends. It was an open end, without any clue about the future of the franchise. Who knows, they might surprise us with another installment. The actors/kids performed well. Decent filmmaking as well. Only if the story was much better, the film would have triumphed. Especially for a superhero film, the stunt sequences were too ordinary and too short, as well as too late to come into the party. All these stuffs would come only in the adult's mind, but I think the little kids would just enjoy it. So they should be watching it, not us. 4/10

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