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En February 2023, Guillaume Canet attacked the little Gallic hero in a fifth cinematographic model of his adventures, with Asterix and Obelix: the Middle Empire. Tonight, it’s TF1 that program Asterix and Obelix in opposition to Caesar, First movie adaptation of 1999. Only one lesson to recollect from the very unequal saga dedicated to Asterix and his buddies: the adventures of the village of Irreducible Gauls are usually not so easy to transpose on the massive display screen. Do not disappoint lovers of the primary day whereas contenting new generations much less turned in direction of nostalgia … isn’t druid who desires: the recipe for the magic potion isn’t inside the attain of any grasp queux of sevene artwork.

So sure, to do that Palmarix, We plunged again into every of those variations, with out erasing the impressions they’d left us on the time of their exit. And we categorised them, from the worst to one of the best. At the assault!

5. Asterix on the Olympic Games (2008)

Few debates on this level: Asterix on the Olympic Gamesthe threee Adaptation to the cinema of the adventures of the Gallic warrior, is the most important failure of the saga. A turnip that price the trifle of 78 million euros, some of the costly movies in French cinema. In this opus produced by the duo Frédéric Forestier and Thomas Langmann, Asterix and Obelix go nearly within the background: the principle character, right here, is relatively Brutus, the son of Caesar who tries to kill his father. And the entire plot revolves round a romantic rivalry, the Gauls coming to assist Alafolix to “conquer” the guts of Irina, additionally coveted by Brutus. And what in regards to the addition of the loopy scientist DoctorMabus (Santiago Segura)…

On the casting facet, it should be admitted, Clovis Cornillac in Asterix doesn’t spark, even when Gérard Depardieu stays a touching obelix. Only Benoît Poelvoorde, in brutus as silly as he was brutal, managed to attract a number of laughs. For the remaining, even when we didn’t skimp on the means, nobody manages to drag the toga. And particularly not Alain Delon, emberlifying in a pathetic caricature of himself, decked out within the aura of Julius Caesar. Its antics are useless when they don’t seem to be merely embarrassing. Around him, Stéphane Rousseau, Jean-Pierre Cassel, José Garcia, Alexandre Astier or Élie Semoun appear to have been employed solely so as to add a credit. Not to say the irritant Franck Dubosc caught someplace between the Read of Insurance Tourix, the well-known bard with the voice of a rascal, and the Slip of the Patrick Chirac Camping.

The dish is beneficiant – the final quarter of an hour of the movie appears to be like like a DVD bonus through which Zinédine Zidane, Amélie Mauresmo and Tony Parker abruptly seem -, however finally ends up changing into indigestible, that’s to say that it doesn’t finish within the pot. Apart from a spectacular tank race (through which Michael Schumacher is lined Fires of affection), gags typically fall flat, the scenes are linked too shortly, drowned in particular results. In quick, regardless of their 6.7 million spectators, these Olympic Games there are usually not on the rostrum.

The observe of Point : 3.6 / 10
Intrigue: 2.5 / 10
Humor: 3/10
Casting: 3/10
Sets: 6/10

4. Asterix and Obelix: the Middle Empire (2023)

Again, we’re near overdose with a casting casting extra stars than Obélix can not swallow wild boars (that’s to say). For the fifthe opus of the saga, launched the 1er February, Guillaume Canet rastisse Large: From the unpaid César by Vincent Cassel to the pale Cleopatra of Marion Cotillard (Meeting us Monica Bellucci!) Via the Graindemaïs de Jonathan Cohen, the Panoramix by Pierre Richard, the Ri Qi Qi of Manu Payet, and, so long as we’re there, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Angèle, Bigflo and Oli… Guillaume Canet convinces little in Asterix, solely Gilles Lellouche surprises by his touching interpretation of Obélix, he who had the heavy burden of succeeding the genius Depardieu.

In this new journey, it’s a query of saving the Empress of China imprisoned by a felon prince. The entire factor is a pretext for a number of gags and plenty of particular results that masks a laborious intrigue, with out shock. It isn’t straightforward to invent a brand new Asterix with out an authentic comedian, even much less when the movie is very of the sequence of sketches the place everybody involves recite their half with out worrying in regards to the coherence of the entire. At 65 million euros, new proof that cash isn’t every part … besides maybe the units, superbly neat. Result: 4.6 million spectators have succumbed.

The observe of Point : 4.9 / 10
Intrigue: 5/10
Humor: 3/10
Casting: 2.5 / 10
Sets: 9/10

3. Asterix and Obelix: within the service of His Majesty (2012)

The Queen of England charged Jolitorax to deliver him the magic potion of Asterix and Obelix, to save lots of her kingdom who fell underneath the territorial ambitions of Julius Caesar. To make this fourth a part of the adventures of the little Gauls, Laurent Tirard right here skillfully mixes the intrigues of two albums, Asterix in Bretons And Asterix in Normans – We love the assembly between the Barbarians Vikings and the British caught.

Casting facet, it is stable: Édouard Baer ex-scribe of Cleopatra mission, Offers an Asterix in Verve though somewhat talkative, Depardieu at all times ensures in complexion, touching at will. Around them, all of the actors with a view to this yr 2012 give themselves the reply, with out displeasure however with out a lot conviction, in tailor -made roles permitting them to navigate as an computerized pilot: Vincent Lacoste in goudurix, a badly dismissed teenager not so removed from the Beautiful children, Valérie Lemercier en Miss Macintosh, a woman patron sliced ​​than Lady Palace, Guillaume Gallienne, elegant courtier British, Dany Boon within the function of head ofpiaf, a Normand not completed, Catherine Deneuve as a queen of the Bretons, near the monarch of Royal palace And Fabrice Luchini in Julius César Megalo and Cabot Power 1000.

Nothing very new subsequently underneath the Gallic solar, however -natured comedy, in typically pure decorations, which revives the universe of Uderzo and Goscinny, somewhat calming the indigestible bids of the earlier opus (Asterix on the Olympic Games). On the menu: Channel fights and slaps, fairly emotions and humor able to making the smallest lugs (maybe forgetting their mother and father somewhat an excessive amount of). A Asterix Sympathetic however which, to wish to mix too admiring and advertising respect, is misplaced a bit, particularly with a ineffective and really common 3D.

The observe of Point : 5.9 / 10
Intrigue: 6/10
Humor: 5.5 / 10
Casting: 5.5 / 10
Sets: 6.5 / 10

2. Asterix and Obelix in opposition to Caesar (1999)

Treat us with Gauls refractory to alter, however sure: Asterixit was higher earlier than! The first adaptation of the adventures of Goscinny and Uderzo on the cinema is a giant problem for the efficient Claude Zidi, which mixes at least seven albums to construct a rhythmic and relatively devoted intrigue to the spirit of comics. An excellent introduction for the live-action franchise.

The casting is 5 stars. The nervous Christian Clavier is ideal in Asterix, identical to the Hénaurme Gérard Depardieu within the blue and white obelix panties. To our two Gauls joins a joyful band: Jean-Pierre Castaldi, Michel Galabru, Daniel Prévost, Claude Piéplu, Roberto Benigni and Lætitia Casta. All on an epic soundtrack.

The observe of Point : 6.4 / 10
Intrigue: 6.5 / 10
Humor: 6.5 / 10
Casting: 6.5 / 10
Sets: 6/10

1. Asterix and Obelix: Cleopatra mission (2002)

We won’t shock you a lot the cult adaptation by Alain Chabat is commemorated by the French. At the tip of January, greater than 20 years after its launch, the movie nonetheless introduced collectively 5 million viewers on TF1. The pitch? In Egypt, a modest architect (Jamel Debbouze) is remitted by Cléopatra (Monica Bellucci) to construct in lower than three months, a luxurious palace for César (Alain Chabat). If he fails, he shall be thrown on the crocodiles … panic, he leaves for Gaul, asking for assist from the Druid Panoramix (Claude Rich). Rather than attempting to twist the story, we stay devoted to the album and we give attention to the gags, with success!


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This large manufacturing at greater than 50 million euros (it’s going to usher in 115), constructed on a parodic state of affairs, seduced by tasty dialogues, truffled with phrase video games and hilarious anachronisms. The replicas fuse and mark the spirits, persevering with to feed the dinners with buddies. Alain Chabat camps a César denies and places his paw on this new adaptation of a cult comedian. Result: a intelligent combination of motion, humor and exoticism. With his band, Jamel Debbouze, Gérard Darmon, Édouard Baer, ​​joined by Jean Benguigui, Jean-Paul Rouve, Marina Foïs, Chantal Lauby (L’Espionne Cartapus), Isabelle Nanty (The Incredible Traveling Syndicist), the spirit and the humor of the attracts triumph. An Asterix totaling greater than 14.5 million admissions thought-about by its followers as one of the best within the collection, rightly so. Successful mission.

The observe of Point : 8.4 / 10
Intrigue: 9/10
Humor: 9.5 / 10
Casting: 8.5 / 10
Sets: 6.5 / 10


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