Anssi Vartiainen The second of the animated Asterix films and once again based fully on an early comic album of the same name. This time Asterix, Obelix and druid Getafix travel all the way to Egypt to help a friend of Getafix, an architect named Edifis, who has been ordered to built a magnificent palace for Queen Cleopatra. The only problem is that he only has three months to do so and he has absolutely no skills as an architect.This time Asterix creators Goscinny and Uderzo oversaw the project and it shows. The film has real energy behind it, which has always been a hallmark of the Asterix series. The film is full of good visual humour, clever wordplay and fun characters. The animation quality is also much higher than previously and even the music, arguably the strongest point of the first film, has gotten bit of an upgrade. Plus, the characters are still very, very good, which we of course have the original comics to thank for.Unfortunately the film suffers from the same problem the first one did. The comic album simply didn't have enough material for a full length feature film and thus they had to pad most of the scenes to obscene amounts. This is especially notable in the scenes with Cleopatra. Had they simply made new scenes and added subplots, it might have been more bearable, but this way it just seems needlessly prolonged.Still, it is an improvement and a very good film for kids. Adults will probably find themselves slightly bored, but because the film is constantly moving, entertaining and showing you at least something, the children are not likely to notice. I certainly didn't.

hadjiquest79 I once saw this film on Disney Channel when I was only 9. I got this disc from work for only $1! It is a complete version. I LOVE Asterix! I love the part when he drinks the magic potion and the power-up effects. Obelix is so funny, especially when he waits in the queue for the magic potion. Getafix refuses Obelix and told him that Obelix fell into the potion when he was a baby. Cacofonix always "strangled the cat". Vitalstatistix, the Gaulish leader always worries about "The sky falling on his head". The main story is that Caesar, Asterix's arch-nemesis, made a bet with Cleopatra about building a palace. Edifis is an Egyptian architect, who is building a palace in a 3-month deadline. If architects completed the job on time, they were covered with gold. If not, they were thrown to the crocodiles. As an Asterix lover, I got some comics and video games. I got "Asterix and the Great Rescue" for my Sega Genesis and Sega Game Gear. I just got "Asterix and Obelix Kick Buttix" for the PlayStation 2.

PlanecrazyIkarus OK: I'll admit it. I don't remember all of the details of the story any more. But this movie was one of my favourite Asterix movies. It is based on the Asterix comic of the same title (the 2nd or 3rd one in the series, I believe), and it contains the one moment that I, a big Obelix fan, have always been waiting for.... I won't spoil it, but it's been the best bit of the movie for me.Also, it contains such a remarkable nose...Funny and enjoyable, one of the better Asterix cartoons and movies.

Johnny B This is probably one of the best French animated films to date. It surely is the best of all Asterix movies since its story holds more together than any of the others. Its comic parts are many, but they are not ridiculous as many found in the others. On the cover of the book there was this motto: "The Greatest Story Ever Drawn". Surely it says right. Although much of the animation seems to have been inspired by 20th Century Fox's "Cleopatra" (1963), still it is full of originality. There is never a dull moment - it is entertainment from beginning to end.