Maciek Kur
The movie has two main problems : - Jokes will mainly entertain the children, not much for adults - The "Obelix in love" subplot is played serious and not for comedy like in the books and the facts its ends with a downer, with the girl telling Obelix "Whe should just stay friends" after he save the entire village... What kind of horrible massage is that for the children?However on the plus side... - The cast is great (especialy Roberto Benigni)and most of supporting cast do a great job playing the characters from the books - Some scenes like the fish fight and fight with the Romans are like strait out of the book - The music is great and over all for most part the movie is entertaining to watchWhile its far from good it not bad and younger Asterix fans will love it
info-6107
One of the things I enjoyed during my childhood was reading Asterix-comics. And I still do. But then the cartoons came along and I hated everything about them. The humor was made more childish and everything was so stupid. And I keep thinking how bad they would have been, if they were live action. Both the live action and the cartoons are bad, but the live action is the worst. The movie tries to relate closely to the comics, but fails hard. And one thing that really bugs, is that they even were allowed to make a sequel after this flob. I actually had a bad taste in my mouth after watching this, so I'll warn you about watching this. I'll give it one more point for some of the music.
AwesomeWolf
Version: French audio, English subtitles (by SBS) It had been years since I read any Asterix books or seen the animated films when 'Asterix and Obelix vs Caesar' popped up on World Movies (an Australian cable channel specialising in foreign films). I had no choice. I had to watch it. After all, Asterix was, and always will be awesome.It is the peak of the Roman Empire, and Rome rules over nearly all of Europe, save for one little village in Gaul. A group of Roman soldiers led by Lucius Detritus (Roberto Benigni) has made numerous attempts to subjugate the village, but our heroes Asterix (Christian Clavier) and Obelix (Gérard Depardieu) foil all attempts (with help from Getafix's magic potion...). When the villagers embarrass a Roman tax-collector, Julius Caesar (John Gottfried) becomes personally involved in the campaign to take out Asterix and co. for good.'Asterix and Obelix vs Caesar' was incredibly funny. I had no expectations about how would it fare as a comic-to-film transfer or how it would stack up against the classic comics. I hadn't read Asterix in years, so I really couldn't expect anything. but after watching it, I have to say that the only thing that could beat watching Roman soldiers be thrown around in a live-action is reading the Asterix comics again. The sets, costumes, and special effects could be better, but this is still a very fun movie. I've previously recognized Gérard Depardieu as being "that guy who turns up in movies that I have to watch for a history class", but after his role as Obelix, he may just be one of my favourite actors.'Asterix and Obelix vs Caesar' is an enjoyable screen interpretation of the comics. I thought it was great, and it introduced my little brother to Asterix. He has since picked up a few Asterix books, I should go read them now - 8/10
paola-mazzarini
"Asterix et Obelix contre Cesar"!! This film is formidable, and who makes the movie so great is Christian Clavier: without this lovely actor "Asterix et Obelix contre Cesar" would not be so beautiful. Mr Clavier let the spectator feel so many emotions! Don't miss this film: it's a precious chance to admire the splendid performance of a charming actor: Christian Clavier!!!