Astérix at the Olympic Games

2008
Astérix at the Olympic Games
5.2| 1h56m| NR| en| More Info
Released: 30 January 2008 Released
Producted By: Constantin Film
Country: Spain
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: http://www.asterixauxjeuxolympiques.com/index.php
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Astérix and Obélix have to win the Olympic Games in order to help their friend Alafolix marry Princess Irina. Brutus uses every trick in the book to have his own team win the game, and get rid of his father Julius Caesar in the process.

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blackmamba99971 I read nearly every comic of Asterix. And I have to say that this was one fun movie. Gerard Depardue was brilliant as Obelix. The fast running strong he-man - lovable bear. In fact he doesn't need potions he is just the natural born phenomenon. Going to the Olympics to partake in the games against Rome was sheer genius. Lovesix a dumb witted would be warrior who fell in love with the Greek princess has to try and impress her with the games. Yet his body and mind holds no strength what so ever. So his friends Obelix and Asterix train him, or at least try to, to overcome his fears. His will keeps his feet and hands moving, but hardly gets the results needed to keep his princess's heart. Though no brute strength was the key. She loves poems more than the games. And Lovesix impresses her with more heart felt love than any man alive. But his resolve to win the games and take her hand in marriage is all he can think about. So with the help of his close friends and a few druids. Stops Ceasars son who cheated in every event. This was a great example of an old comic, the scope of this film was something else, Most of it in a stage studio, the rest outside of course for the games. Excellent film for a foreign movie. And besides I always liked Gerard. A great kids show, but also for adults who read the comics.
r_j_ashton I've just seen this film this evening and it has thoroughly ruined my evening. I'm now in an appalling mood because every good memory of Asterix has been wiped from my memory. This isn't even a case of a hardened fan feeling his life's love is ruined... It's a genuinely awful film. The acting is bizarre some of the casting was very strange, and I honestly couldn't think of a good reason for Zinedine Zidanne making a cameo at the end, they must have paid him MILLIONS.Don't even watch it out of a sense of love for Asterix or a sense of curiosity. This isn't "this film is so bad it's funny" it's "this film is so bad I think that I've lost the will to live."Just.Don't.Watch.
petrosblackmike When I saw the first film i said to myself "Why should they mix elements from different stories to make a movie...? It's bloody Asterix, any comic-book could be a full 90 min. movie easily!". When i saw the second movie, I said to myself "Well Alain Chabat has a similar humor to Goscinny (OK OK + Uderzo..) and i laughed my a** off! The movie was solid, without blanks and even the new elements Chabat added were in the spirit of the comic". And now i see that... The total offense to Asterix's spirit, humor and script!! They messed up everything on that movie! I think there wasn't at all any editing or montage! I thought i was watching the raw mix!!! All the scenes were copy+pasted?? WTF?? WTF?? Why did they make that movie? No scenario, no humor (in only 2-3 scenes i smiled!) not even acting!!! NOT A MOVIE!!! Thnx for reading... sorry if you liked the movie! P.S.: I'm big fan of Asterix, have all books, read them many many times, so i thought i should post a comment on that non funny - offensive movie.
j-connolly I was really looking forwards to this: Whereas "Asterix & Cesar" wasn't great, they seemed to have found their stride with "Asterix et Cleopater" only to inexplicably throw it all away with this heap of rubbish. Where shall I start: The cast.Clovis Cornillac - catastrophic. There isn't a hint of the quick wittedness and light footedness you expect of Asterix. Instead of being the mainstay of the film, he's a sideshow: Unfunny, uncharismatic. Bring back Clavier!Alain Delon? I nearly wept! He's an all time legend. Cool, hard, dangerous. And here? A creepy buffoon. His worst role. Ever.That's enough. Now the plot: In Asterix & Cleopatre, the writers (and director) managed to update the Goscinny original comic spirit and clever references very successfully in my opinion. That is, without sacrificing the flow of the narrative, and without over-emphasizing modern references. That is, they didn't get in the way nor did they hobble the Goscinny narrative.These clowns seem to have completely missed the plot. The unsubtle references stick out like a sore thumb, and the things referred to will all be forgotten in a few years.But more fatally for the plot: they've glued together episodes from different Asterix books with elaborate pastiches to try and re-establish some sort of story logic.Then, they have seriously warped the actual olympic games narrative flow. The plot they've come up with leaves you constantly thinking "What? How ... why is this happening now? Where is such-and-such gone?" and most importantly "hmm, was that joke supposed to be ... funny?".All in all, truly catastrophic. The only saving grace is - I supposed toddlers might find it exciting.