To me, this movie is perfection.

Terrible acting, screenplay and direction.

Good movie but grossly overrated

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

The poster boy of this project, Anders Matthesen, is regarded being one of the best (stand-up) comedians and multi-artists in Denmark. So a movie like this would be a bullet proof exercise in Danish animation and humor.However.The style of the movie (animation-wise) is very much linked to the company behind it all."A Film". They have made a couple of animations, both short- and full feature. All of them have this particular style.A great point to make about this movie is, that it displays a very good image of Danish humor among youngsters. It wouldn't surprise me if the rest of the world thinks it sucks big time. Danish humor is very odd. It's not uncommon, that our "hero" is very not like-able.The over all plot is mediocre, but that's OK. Children get's beaten up, drunk people are on a rage and parents are very little aware of what the f*ck their children are doing.All the characters are voiced - in Danish - by Anders Matthesen, and to see him do some of this stuff live, is - to be honest - a little bit scary. But freakin' awesome. It's like he has split personality, and of all the Danish comedians I know of, he is one of those in front, always pushing the envelope and crossing lines in what's funny and what isn't funny.'Terkel i knibe' - is one of those projects, along with the radio shows and live performances. So of course, they had to make a movie about it.It's not the best full feature animation out there, but it certainly is one of the funniest.At least to this Dane.

This is based on the Special Edition DVD. I've been a fan of Anders since my initial exposure to him. This particular outing is a little different, in that it's one of the few times that he redoes something he's already done in another of the several mediums he's mastered. He did a television version of his radio Christmas calendar, and this is a movie version of an audio story that he put out on CD(which is superior to this). Most of the writing, overall, remains the same, with a bit of the timing lost for some reason, a couple of scenes are moved or excised, and new material, as well. The animation is smooth, high quality and they get a high level of detail. This has stuff for those who have already heard the story, as well as things that are just as much for new viewers. It's fairly well-directed, and though the range of expression is a tad limited, the cool plot gets told nicely enough, whether or not you know it beforehand. There are surprises, and very worthwhile, fresh sequences. For those that don't know, this deals with Terkel, a pre-teen boy who has a fairly regular school- and home-life. Bullying and an angry, out of control, and(in Denmark, anyway) well-known, uncle lead to complications, and that's all I'll say. The tendency is towards the reveals and such being more effective in the original form, but the visualization is always interesting. All of the new music for this is great. The humor is what we're used to from The Duck, with there being aggressive and/or offensive stuff, morbid dark comedy, clever and sometimes goofy jokes and gags. If you're into it, this is hilarious. I don't know if a lot of non-Scandinavians are going to enjoy this as much as we do, and I can't comment on any other voice version than the Danish one(the multi-talent being the sole performer), which is marvelous. The pacing is perhaps somewhat uneven. On the disc is found, after you navigate the unnecessarily annoying menus, various silly extras that go on for longer than the fun of them lasts, including the Stewart Stardust in-character feature commentary track. There is a lot of bloody, gory violence, disturbing content and strong language in this. I recommend this to any and all fans of Matthesen, though definitely listen to the first release of this tale before watching this. 7/10

Are you kidding!?This film is brilliant and utterly hysterical...Perhaps the English translation is not as witty or black as the Danish original? I was rolling on the floor with laughter when I saw this film over 6 months ago, & I've been searching for the DVD ever since. The 3D FX are not avant garde (similar to any Dreamworks animation), but the cartoon style is particularly unique & takes quite a while to adjust to. The however narrative is where the genius lies. Whilst most Hollywood animated features are fairly insipid & family friendly, this is most certainly an adult film. From Terkel's parents who engage in S&M, to the fat girl who hurls herself out a window & plummets to her splattered death, a violent & alcoholic uncle, and smuggling alcohol to underage kids outside a funeral, & well.. lots of blood, bruises, & urine, the film reaches to a mature audience & actually manages to avoid being overly crass.No indeed, Terkel in Trouble maintains a dry & black sardonic humour without resorting to (too much) immature smut.Despite being an animated feature, the story isn't half bad. The characters are unique & the dialogue is comedy gold. The central character endures so much distress & turmoil that the audience genuinely feels for the little fellow.Possibly the ONLY let down of the whole film is the final twist where Terkel's stalker's motive is a little lame. But by that point I had already laughed myself to tears a hundred times, so who cares?(And if anyone could give me some pointers on that DVD, help me out!!)

The first Danish 100% computer-animated feature, and it's a deserved hit!From the opening credits, a bullseye parody of Kyle Cooper's classic title sequence from SE7EN, the film hits a note far away from your usual animated fluff, be it from Disney, Pixar or anywhere else, for that matter. If Tim Burton and The Farrelly Brothers directed South Park, it would look something like this. Adapted from Anders Matthesen and Mette Heeno from Matthesen's radio play, it's a paperthin story of sixth-grader Terkel, who receives death threats and has trouble with a couple of bullies at school. But what it lacks in story, it compensates for with inventive CGI animation despite its low budget (more Jimmy Neutron than Finding Nemo), brilliant voice characterizations by Matthesen (who does all the voices), and a sharp, anarchic, non-PC and absolutely hilarious sense of humor. Extra bonus: Pixar-like "outtakes" during end credits.