Review of Antboy

Antboy (2013)
Antboy, with a strong parallel to the Spiderman story.
17 October 2015
Warning: Spoilers
I found this movie on Netflix streaming movies. Ever since I was a small boy I have enjoyed the escapism that superhero stories provide. This one is in Danish but was dubbed very well into English.

Oscar Dietz is Pelle Nøhrmann, and much like Peter Parker in 'Spiderman' is small and meek and mostly overlooked by his classmates. One day he is running home from the two bully brothers when he ducks through some bushes to hide. While there he gets bit by a large ant and, much like the spider this ant has been genetically altered. Pelle falls asleep in the yard and when he finally heads home just wants to go to bed. The ant's powers have begun to alter his body and the next day finds he has super strength for his size, like an ant does, and his fuel is sugar. Along with his good friend they think up a name and come up with Antboy when he is in costume.

So this movie, relatively short at just over one hour, mostly establishes Antboy and how he got his powers. In this story he has to fight the Fleaman who had kidnapped a classmate of Pelle's and eventually get him arrested and sent to jail.

While I enjoyed this movie enough it is probably best for children. I plan to also see the next one, "Revenge of the Red Fury." And I see Antboy III is in post-production.
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