Screenplay:
Alexandre AstierComposer:
Philippe RombiCast:
Alain Chabat, Laurent Lafitte, Géraldine Nakache, Alexandre Astier, Elie Semoun, Lorànt Deutsch, Roger Carel, Florence Foresti, François Morel (more)VOD (5)
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The year is 50 BC. Gaul is entirely occupied by the Romans. Well, not entirely... One small village of indomitable Gauls still holds out against the invaders. Julius Caesar, exasperated by the situation, decides to change tactics. Since his armies are unable to prevail through force, Roman civilisation itself will charm the barbaric Gauls. And so he has a luxurious housing complex built near the village for Roman families, called The Mansions of the Gods. Will our Gaulish friends resist the lure of easy money and Roman comforts? Will their village become a simple tourist attraction? Asterix and Obelix are going to do all they can to thwart Caesar s plans. (Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment)
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By far the best Asterix movie in the last thirty years; which may lead to a conclusion that it is "one-eyed king in the land of blind", but this time it is so good that I would not be afraid to put it right behind Asterix vs. Caesar and the twelve Tasks of Asterix. It has the charm and humor of good old animated movies. It is playful, crazy in a nice way, it is decent, well-paced and moreover it is wonderfully balanced so the whole family can watch it. (not only) Children will have fun watching all those adventures and adults will not get bored also thanks to the satirical assimilation-immigration aspect. The highlight is the Gaul integration scene accompanied by the song from the 80's guilty pleasure "classics" Ricchi e Poveri.
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Now that's a crazy comeback. I almost regret that I didn't go to the movie theater and saw it on TV. I was a little worried about the characters being 3D animated, but it didn't hurt Asterix or Obelix at all. It's funny, it's sometimes properly biting, simply a return to the best, essentially after more than thirty years.
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After the unsuccessful second SpongeBob SquarePants movie, I was quite skeptical about Asterix being a 3D computer-animated movie. In the end, however, I am relieved to say that my fears were unfounded and that I enjoyed Asterix: The Mansion of the Gods quite a lot. From the first joke about the architect who is so good that some of his buildings are still standing, I was in my element. The sense of humor and execution of the new Asterix movie is much more like the old cartoons than the live-action movies, and I think that is just as well. The 3D animation also fits Asterix quite well in the end, and I was happy with the dubbing and soundtrack as well. If the stories about Asterix the brave Gaul continue in this direction, I really am not going to mind. 8/10.
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For a long, long time, I didn't think Asterix in 3D would work. However, it's good! The original comic album, "The Mansion of the Gods" (1971), is cruelly apt, viewing the problems of a Gaelic village in a new light and somehow better suited to the consumerist present. The adaptation Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods features incredibly great jokes, whether they are conversational or purely cinematic. I realized just in time that the film version of Asterix is not the phenomenon of yesterday, because Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion is coming to movie theaters this year.
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One hundred percent Asterix, nothing to worry about here. Perhaps if Philippe Rombi had composed the music at least a little in the style of Vladimir Cosma, it would have been even better, but otherwise I can't really think of any complaints. The difference between the goofy Asterix and the Vikings and this fresh work, which retains the spirit of the comics while feeling modern without having to include teenagers and 21st century references, is almost abysmal.
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