Astérix aux jeux olympiques (2008)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Directors:

Frédéric Forestier
Thomas Langmann

Writers:

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

Release Date:

25 January 2008 (Poland)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

Plot Keywords:

Father Son Relationship | Sequel | Potion | Olympic Games | Chariot Race

Cast

Gérard Depardieu	...	Obélix
Clovis Cornillac	...	Astérix
Benoît Poelvoorde	...	Brutus
Alain Delon	...	Jules Cesar (Julius Caesar)
Vanessa Hessler	...	Princesse Irina
Franck Dubosc	...	Assurancetourix
José Garcia	...	Couverdepus
Stéphane Rousseau	...	Alafolix
Jean-Pierre Cassel	...	Panoramix
Elie Semoun	...	Beta
Alexandre Astier	...	Mordicus
Elric Thomas	...	Abraracourcix (as Éric Thomas)
Dorothée Jemma	...	Bonemine
Sim	...	Agecanonix
Adriana Karembeu	...	Mme Agecanonix

Also Known As:

Asterix alle olimpiadi (Italy)
Asterix at the Olympic Games (International: English title)
Asterix bei den Olympischen Spielen (Germany)
Asterix en los juegos olímpicos (Spain)

Runtime:

116 min

Country:

France | Germany | Spain | Italy | Belgium

Language:

French | Portuguese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Spain:T | Finland:K-7 | Portugal:M/6 | Germany:6 | Sweden:Btl | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Ciudad de la Luz, Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain

Company:

Pathé Renn Productions

Goofs:

Continuity: Pasunmotdeplus is a mute because Brutus cut out his tongue. Yet in the scene where it first looks like he's singing 'O solo mio', you can clearly see his tongue.

Movie Connections:

References Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)

Worst of the three

The first one looked good but just could not get the humor right. The second one was quite good; close to the sense of humor of Gosciny (and Uderzo as well). So I was hoping for something good. Now the third one is kind of terrible. The visuals are okay (yes you see the CGI but it's not a problem in a funny movie based on comics) but almost everything else... The humor is worse than in the first one, the movie is just too long, the cameo-filled last ten minutes seem to be shot only for the end credits (they just don't make sense in the movie) but somebody must have thought they are funny enough for the movie - they are not. There are strange parts meant to be funny (e.g. the laser sword you could see in the advertisements - if they had to include a star wars joke again then why not make it at least a bit funny?), even the time between intended (forced and overplayed) gags is too long. Alain Delon is moderately funny as Caesar but his part is also overplayed, overly long. The new actor playing Asterix is a, as high as Obelix... b, never as funny/witty-looking as Christian Clavier. So what could go wrong did go wrong with this movie; maybe children will enjoy it but probably it will be too long for them as well.