Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar
(1999)
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Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar
(1999)
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| Christian Clavier | ... | ||
| Gérard Depardieu | ... | ||
| Roberto Benigni | ... |
Lucius Detritus (Tullius Destructivus /
Catastrofus)
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Michel Galabru | ... | |
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Claude Piéplu | ... | |
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Daniel Prévost | ... |
Prolix (Lügnix /
Xynix)
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Pierre Palmade | ... | |
| Laetitia Casta | ... | ||
| Arielle Dombasle | ... | ||
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Sim | ... | |
| Marianne Sägebrecht | ... | ||
| Gottfried John | ... | ||
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Jean-Pierre Castaldi | ... | |
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Jean-Roger Milo | ... | |
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Jean-Jacques Devaux | ... | |
The well-known little village from the Asterix and Obelix-comic books is in trouble: It is the last place not controlled by Rome. When Tax collector Claudius Incorruptus does not get his money from the villagers, Julius Caesar himself comes to the place to see what's so special about their resistance. A special magic potion, prepared by the village's druid, gives incredible power to those who drink it. And Obelix, who fell into the pot as a child has been invincible ever since. With the help of Tullius Destructivus, an intrigeur, the Romans try to get Obelix and the druid into their hands in order to wipe the little village off the map, when the last potion of it's stock has been used up. But each individual also has some plans of his own... Written by Julian Reischl <julianreischl@mac.com>
Critics, in France and Quebec, have been very hard on this movie. They all compare the film to the excellent comic books of the adventures of Astérix and Obélix. It's the same old story for any movie adapted from a book : the book will always be better! That's right: Astérix is not as charming as in the books, and some characters (Falbala) are there for... well... what for? Some of the characters of the books are missing in the movie: Cétautaumatix and Ordralfabetix. But for just good entertainment, this is a good movie! It reminds me a little bit of the Flinstone movie : better in cartoons (or comic strips) but not so bad at all. When I saw the movie, I noticed that people really loved Roberto Benigni, because of his succes in the Life is wonderful movie. Children of the audience love the movie, I have lots of fun, so, what's really wrong?