Astérix et les Vikings (2006)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Directors:

Stefan Fjeldmark
Jesper Møller

Writers:

René Goscinny (comic book) and
Albert Uderzo (comic book) ...

Release Date:

5 April 2006 (Belgium)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family

Plot:

After another raid in an empty village, the chief of the Vikings Timandahaf misunderstands the explanation...

Plot Keywords:

Asterix | Based On Comic | Character Name In Title

Cast

Roger Carel	...	Astérix / Idéfix (voice: French version)
Lorànt Deutsch	...	Goudurix (voice: French version)
Sara Forestier	...	Abba (voice: French version)
Jacques Frantz	...	Obélix (voice: French version)
Pierre Palmade	...	Cryptograf (voice: French version)
Pierre Tchernia	...	Le narrateur (voice: French version)
Bernard Alane	...	Assuracetourix (voice: French version)
Marc Alfos	...	Grossebaf (voice: French version)
Jules Azem	...	Garçon viking 1 (voice: French version)
Patrick Borg	...	Caraf (voice: French version)
Philippe Catoire	...	Nescaf (voice: French version)
Bruno Dubernat	...	Télégraf (voice: French version)
Luc Florian	...	Océanonix (voice: French version)
Stéphane Fourreau	...	Olibrius (voice: French version)
Marion Game	...	Bonemine (voice: French version)

Also Known As:

Asterix and the Vikings (International: English title)
Asterix og vikingerne (Denmark)

Runtime:

78 min

Country:

France | Denmark

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Netherlands:AL | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | France:U | Germany:6 | Finland:K-7 | Spain:T | Portugal:M/4 | Sweden:7 | Brazil:Livre | Argentina:Atp

Filming Locations:

Angoulême, Charente, France

Company:

M6 Films

Trivia:

Influenza (or "Zaza", as her family calls her), from the book "Asterix and Caesar's Gift", makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in this movie. Justforkix dances with her briefly during the party in the village at the start of the movie.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Goudurix saves Abba from the canyon, the sky is dark and cloudy. The moment after, it is clear and sunny.

Quotes:

[Justforkix is tied to the mast on the Viking ship - he has just been reunited with SMS, who has flown to him from Gaul]
Abba: Hey! Cool bird! It's yours, right?
Justforkix: Uh... yeah, it's... it's mine alright.
Abba: Are you the Champion?
Justforkix: [trying to sound important] My name is Justforkix. Who are you?
Abba: Oh, yeah, sorry - I'm Abba.
Justforkix: Can - can you help me?
Abba: Yeah, if I can.
[Abba sees that he's shivering - she takes off her coat, revealing her skimpy Vikingette dress beneath]
Justforkix: Wow!
[...]

Movie Connections:

References Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

Soundtrack:

Coming Up For Air

Technical aspects are awesome, rest is horrible

This film is a perfect example that a movie can not be successful with a high budget alone. It's obvious that there was a lot of time and effort dedicated into this: the animation is fluid, detailed and superb- the soundtrack isn't too memorable except for the ending song by Celine Dion (at least I think it was her). The musical score is powerful full orchestra material. Kudos to the animators and music composers! 9/10. However, the story and characters fall flat. It feels very 'been there, done that', predictable and plain uninteresting. The characters have distinct personalities but nothing too likable. They annoyed me to no end. I tried really hard to like this, but I didn't care about the story- it was cliché action-adventure plot. There were 'jokes' that weren't funny. It was vomit inducing predictable from start to end. The dialogue was cliché and awful- especially the last line "It's not ... that gives you wings, it's love!" Whatever it was, I remember cringing. I was wishing it would hurry up and finish. I wasn't the only one either- the people I went with thought it was boring. Please watch the Asterix and Obelix Cleopatra film if you're going to watch any. This was a waste of time.