Lissi und der wilde Kaiser (2007)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Michael Herbig

Writers:

Alfons Biedermann (writer)
Michael Herbig (writer)

Release Date:

25 October 2007 (Germany)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy

Plot:

A send-up of the Sissi trilogy. |

Plot Keywords:

Local Blockbuster | Spoof | Character Name In Title

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Michael Herbig	...	Lissi / Ignaz / Erwin Falthauser / Additional Voices (voice)
Christian Tramitz	...	Franz (voice)
Rick Kavanian	...	Feldmarschall / König Bussi von Bayern / Schwaiger / Additional Voices (voice)
Lotte Ledl	...	Kaiserin Mutter Sybille (voice)
Gerd Knebel	...	Teufel (as Badesalz)
Waldemar Kobus	...	Yeti (voice)
Henni Nachtsheim	...	Teufel - Echo (as Badesalz)
Monika John	...	Navigationssystem (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Andreas Borcherding	...	(voice)
Mike Carl	...	(voice)
Dagmar Dempe	...	(voice)
Nico Macoulis	...	(voice)

Also Known As:

Lissi and the Wild Emperor (USA) (literal English title)

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

Germany:6

Filming Locations:

Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Company:

herbX film GmbH

Trivia:

Michael Herbig originated the idea of a Sissy-spoof on his Comedy-show "Bullyparade" (1997).

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Sissi - Die junge Kaiserin (1956)

unfortunately not funny!

First of all I'm a big admirer of bully and his work and I enjoyed watching nearly all the bullyparade-shows. In my opinion he did a fine job with "erkan und stefan" and he showed his fabulous directing skills in "Schuh des Manitu".

"(T)raumschiff surprise" was a kind of disappointment for me, because despite of the excellent special effects it was a step back. The gay characters with that nerving gay-voice were hard to identify with, so the poor plot became even worse.

"Lissy" is the worst part of the trilogy, even if the animation and the character designs are really Hollywood-like and can definitely compete with "Shrek" or most of the Pixar-flicks. the wordplays don't work out at all, the story is so lame and predictable and most of all not funny and the humor doesn't work beyond simple slapstick. the most important problem, same as "(T)raumschiff surprise", is the fact, that you can not anticipate with Lissy, always having in mind that it's Bully, trying to imitate a woman.

There was only one time I laughed and it was right in the beginning when the film-piracy text is shown.

I'm looking forward to Bully making live action movies without the "bullyparade" characters. He's a really good filmmaker!