Little Red Toyota The movie itself might not be that great, but it had some laughable parts. I loved that the Romans had a big part in this movie, since I love them. I love the Gauls too, but I have a kind of weird sympathy for those poor Romans being beaten up all the time. I have to admit that there was one thing, more than anything else, that made the movie totally worth watching for me: the hot, mute roman centurion. He's sexy and adorable at the same time. I would have loved to know why Brutus cut his tongue out though. And if he deserved a punishment like that, why did he keep his centurion-status? I instantly got a huge crush on that character, and I really hope he'll appear in more movies. I'll watch the movie again, just to see him. ;-)

p-stepien Alafalix (a decent Stéphane Rousseau) falls in love with the beautiful Greek princess Irina (the exquisite piece of eye-candy Vanessa Hessler). However he is not the only one in search of her hand as Brutus (irritatingly portrayed by Benoît Poelvoorde) is also in the running. Due to this in order to win her over Alafalix must win the Olympics... Asterix, Obelix and Panoramix fortunately are always there to give a helping hand...I gather most people have seen one or two outings of the feature film series of Asterix and Obelix. Hence you are aware of its few strengths (with Gérard Depardieu as Obelix the highlight).This time Asterix is played quite appallingly by Clovis Cornillac and he pairs up tragically with the big-name actor, resulting in the lead actors turning Asterix and Obelix into an unsympathetic pair. Apart from the uninspiring actors the rest just doesn't hold up well. The story is even more cartoon-like than its predecessors making you think they may have just made an animation instead of wasting time and money for a feature. Dialogues and jokes are surprisingly few and far between, most of them pathetically primitive, but well... they may suit the younger audience. The few that hit the spot garner a few laughs, even though the level of the jokes is American Pie type stuff. Worst of all the movie just drags. If you thought Return of th King dragged on and on at the end - imagine this movie drags from the first scene to the last. Never got involved into the movie and had frequent breaks, because of me dozing off for 5-10 minute naps.Forgettable and really not recommended. If your kid forces you to watch this turd well... it is watchable and won't make you cringe in disgust. And that must count for something.

dwhiting2 The European sense of humour must be different from the North American one for I thought this movie was genuinely funny. First of all you critics from Europe should always note that a movie is a movie--it stands alone as an object of creativity. It is not a carbon copy of your favorite book or in this case comic book writing. I have not seen the pre-quals to this movie but I think based on this movie I would like them. I like this movie in the tradition of the Carry On films it is campy, slapstick humour and that is all I expect of it. I do not expect Francois Truffaut to crawl out of the grave and direct Alain Delon to a Jules And Jim performance whilst Ingmar Bergman laments in the corner of the screen. I think all of you who lambasted this film should lighten up and judge the film for what it is silly, funny, and at times humorous.

j-connolly I was really looking forwards to this: Whereas "Asterix & Cesar" wasn't great, they seemed to have found their stride with "Asterix et Cleopater" only to inexplicably throw it all away with this heap of rubbish. Where shall I start: The cast.Clovis Cornillac - catastrophic. There isn't a hint of the quick wittedness and light footedness you expect of Asterix. Instead of being the mainstay of the film, he's a sideshow: Unfunny, uncharismatic. Bring back Clavier!Alain Delon? I nearly wept! He's an all time legend. Cool, hard, dangerous. And here? A creepy buffoon. His worst role. Ever.That's enough. Now the plot: In Asterix & Cleopatre, the writers (and director) managed to update the Goscinny original comic spirit and clever references very successfully in my opinion. That is, without sacrificing the flow of the narrative, and without over-emphasizing modern references. That is, they didn't get in the way nor did they hobble the Goscinny narrative.These clowns seem to have completely missed the plot. The unsubtle references stick out like a sore thumb, and the things referred to will all be forgotten in a few years.But more fatally for the plot: they've glued together episodes from different Asterix books with elaborate pastiches to try and re-establish some sort of story logic.Then, they have seriously warped the actual olympic games narrative flow. The plot they've come up with leaves you constantly thinking "What? How ... why is this happening now? Where is such-and-such gone?" and most importantly "hmm, was that joke supposed to be ... funny?".All in all, truly catastrophic. The only saving grace is - I supposed toddlers might find it exciting.