Astérix aux jeux olympiques (2008)

Directors:

Frédéric Forestier
Thomas Langmann

Writers:

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

Release Date:

25 janvier 2008 (Poland)

Genre:

Aventure | Comedie | Family | Fantasy

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Asterix | Roman Empire | Sequel | Based On Comic | Character Name In Title

Avis des utilisateurs:

An utter failure

Ensemble

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

Autre(s) titre(s) :

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

Durée:

116 min

Pays:

France | Germany | Spain | Italy | Belgium

Langue:

Français | Portugais

Couleur:

Couleur

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Son:

Dolby Digital

Classification:

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

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Ciudad de la Luz, Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain

Company:

Pathé Renn Productions

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Speaking of Brutus, Cesar mentions the seven plagues of Egypt. There were ten plagues.

Connexions De Film:

References Race des 'seigneurs', La (1974)

An utter failure

The first live action Astérix film was terrible, an atrocity of mammoth proportions. The second one was a marked improvement with Jamel Debbouze's comic timing and the exotic locale. It still paled in comparison to Albert Goscinny & René Uderzo's classic comic books, but an improvement nonetheless. Hopefully the upward trend would have carried on, right? No, it doesn't because Astérix at the Oympic games which the third in the series doesn't even measure up to the crappy standards of the first one.

The new Astérix actor is hopelessly out of touch with the comic book Astérix. Gérard Depardieu is on the button as usual, but it takes two hands to clap. The celebrity cameos are worthless and only make the whole thing more tedious. The humor is very childish and in-your-face rather than subtle. Even with the huge budget, the special effects don't live up to the hype. I just hope they stop making these substandard live-action films and stop ruining the legacy of Astérix.