The first one looked good but just could not get the humor right. However, the lovers are kidnapped by Romans; Asterix and Obelix set ... See full summary ». And above all you will get premium content of online streaming services for free. 434 (15/02/1968) First album edition: 1968 The athletes of the ancient world assemble in Athens for the Olympic Games. Hopefully, Mr Cornillac will have (and accept) another chance to play in an Astérix film, this time with a bigger role. Asterix at the Olympic Games (2008) 2 of 29. | Awards The ending is even worth since the production invited some sport "stars" to fill the gap and attract viewers. Was this review helpful to you? But, in the end, the jokes are not very good, the special effects are sometime ridiculous, the plot is far fetched and the frequent appearance of guest stars doesn't manage to fill this rather empty movie (in fact, it ended getting on my nerves). This may be a film for children but it is a film for intelligent children, who bring their grandparents along. It's big, and it made me wanna fall asleep a lot of times.. Asterix at the Olympic Games [MULTI5] No-DVD/Fixed Image #2; Asterix at the Olympic Games v1.0 [MULTI5] No-DVD/Fixed EXE; Asterix at the Olympic Games v1.0 [MULTI5] Fixed EXE; Asterix at the Olympic Games [MULTI5] No-DVD/Fixed Image #1; Game Trainers & Unlockers: Asterix at the Olympic Games v1.0 +8 TRAINER But I'm fairly sure a child of any age would love it and I rejoice that at a few days short of 65 I still love this sort of elegant nonsense. Depardieu and Delon deliver, Poelvoorde is a comedian I'd not heard of before but now I'm interested in his other work, and as for the new Astérix - Clovis Cornillac - well, he got the character down to a T: he's too tall and a little too fit, sure, but he looks pretty darn much like the guy in the comic book and he moves and talks just like him. The script is an absolute mess - no convincing story-line, no dramatic structure, no sense of rhythm (all these being capital errors when doing a comedy; even more so, for such a difficult and ambitious comedy as Astérix: absurd, fantastic, cunningly warping history, childish in an intelligent way). The takes of César with the sun on his back to highlight his "royalness" were well crafted and got to the point. Further, the humor is admirable, sublime we can say, but totally amiss. Next Ted 2. So, I admit I was kind of skeptic when I got the invitation to the Athens premiere. Gaul is entirely occupied by the Roman. The hero is not a strong actor. 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. It is even not worth for renting. Asterix at the Olympic Game: Goscinny, Uderzo, Kuai, Jia: Amazon.nl Selecteer uw cookievoorkeuren We gebruiken cookies en vergelijkbare tools om uw winkelervaring te verbeteren, onze services aan te bieden, te begrijpen hoe klanten onze services gebruiken zodat we verbeteringen kunnen aanbrengen, en om advertenties weer te geven. The beau who's not as bright with words as we think (the homage to Cyrano is a feast) is fine but I guess it proves what counts and what not for picking up women :). It's bad, there's no excuse. This is the first Asterix movie I’ve watched. Ontdek de perfecte stockfoto's over Asterix At The Olympic Games Paris Premiere en redactionele nieuwsbeelden van Getty Images Kies uit premium Asterix At The Olympic Games Paris Premiere van de hoogste kwaliteit. It worked for the original comic where the kids get the gags and the subtle education, and the adults get the clever wordplay and densely packed historical, literary, and other references, but this doesn't mean it will necessarily work in another medium. Asterix At The Olympic Games 2008 BluRay 720p DTS x264-3Li, Originele Nederlandse Ondertiteling 1CD (dut). Hij heeft de werelden tussen de film, game en stripverhalen tot elkaar geopend. Deel deze film. Then my eldest grandson came to visit and he chose it as the film he really wanted to see. Asterix (12) Asterix at the Olympic Games (English) (Losbladig). What to do? This was a really bad movie... By the time an hour had passed I couldn't listen to Benoît Poelvoorde (Brutus) anymore.. V seems to be a natural beauty, rare in these days. They had some good ideas close to the end but no one can survive up to that point without loosing his sanity. They don't even make an appearance until about 15 minutes in. It's 50 B.C., and short but wily Asterix (Clovis Cornillac) and his rotund sidekick Obelix (Gerard Depardieu) hit the road for Rome, where they hope to compete in the Olympic Games. He shouldn't be nor should his lovely girl friend. I can understand the need for script writers, directors and all that ilk to establish themselves as creative. Who was that guy?? The total offense to Asterix's spirit, humor and script!! Now you can continue to download Astérix at the Olympic Games film for free. The movie was solid, without blanks and even the new elements Chabat added were in the spirit of the comic". Yes, the "hairstyle with wheels" only looks well on a beautiful woman. Sort of "we didn't have time to put you in the story, but you will appear at the end, to increase our credits"...The good points : The special effects and the set decoration are really great. See More Photos. I'm glad to see him after his untimely exit from the TV series "Central Nuit", in which he played a pivotal role. I wasn't expecting much: French cinema has a habit on making poor nepotistic films on a regular basis (i.e. The big brute "Humungus" was OK, specially aided by the growl if you are lucky to watch this film in a theatre. Provoked, Cleopatra bets Caesar, that she can build a big palace in 3 months. 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. | The second one was a marked improvement with Jamel Debbouze's comic timing and the exotic locale. Metacritic Reviews. The mention to his film "Rocco e i suoi fratelli" is funny too for those who enjoy his many good films. Astérix aux jeux olympiques (2008) Titles Asterix at the Olympic Games. 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. It was pretty funny when Numérobis acted stupid at "Astérix & Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre", but at this movie it's not. Alain Delon is moderately funny as Caesar but his part is also overplayed, overly long. 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. I never liked any of the 'Asterix'-Movies very much, I found them mostly boring. Zinedine Zidane is fun, Sklenarikova is OK. Maybe had the last "party" scene never been shot, we wouldn't have missed it (too "American wannabe"), but I guess it didn't spoil an overall funny and very well made film. I think Irina's father, calculating but not entirely bad dad was a decent villain, thou I suppose his gayness would offend some, for different reasons. An architect is given 3 months or else.. Fortunately, Getafix/Panoramix, Asterix and Obelix come to Alexandria to help. After seeing 4 times the previous "Asterix: mission Cléopâtre" in theaters, how can I tell my deception? Astérix aux jeux olympiques (2008). The chief sends Asterix and Obelix up north to get him back but the nephew has fallen in love with the viking chief's daughter v.v. The humor is boring, because it's the same stupid "funny" thing all the time. Astérix and Obélix have to win the Olympic Games in order to help their friend Alafolix marry Princess Irina. Even if you've never finished any Asterix book you'll enjoy this movie if you see it through a child's eye. One small village of indomitable Gauls holds out against the invaders. Yes, this means I have to go back in order of the books to review “Asterix and There are a lot of good jokes as well as greasy ones. Ontdek de perfecte stockfoto's over Asterix At The Olympic Games en redactionele nieuwsbeelden van Getty Images Kies uit premium Asterix At The Olympic Games van de hoogste kwaliteit. Same goes for the Olympics, like javelin, disc, rock and whatever throwing. Obelix falls for a new arrival in his home village in Gaul, but is heartbroken when her true love arrives to visit her. FAQ NOTHING remains of the bright and snappy Humor of Gosciny and Uderzo. The diminutive Asterix and his rather larger companion Obelix, warriors of the last village in Gaul still free after the Roman invasion, set out on a mission to deliver a barrel of their ... See full summary ». Asterix at the Olympic Games (2008) of . Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. 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. I have been laughing all along! It still paled in comparison to Albert Goscinny & René Uderzo's classic comic books, but an improvement nonetheless. They messed up everything on that movie! Under that light I can also understand the concept of adaptation, up to a point. IMDb R. Tomatoes. Astérix and Obélix have to win the Olympic Games in order to help their friend Alafolix marry Princess Irina. Vanessa Hessler is stunningly beautiful, yes, but OK as an actress and rather sympa. Honestly, I have no interest in the animated films from the 60s that were closer adaptations of some of the earlier comics. My head was banging with all that shouting and crappy dialogues... Not funny whatsoever.. And I guess that crappy Astérix talked 3 or 4 times during the whole movie... Maybe I shouldn't complain, because every time he appeared on screen I thought "what tha hell.. a blue eyed astérix with the appearance of teenager badly dressed to carnival??!". What about ASTERIX himself ? Asterix at the Olympic Games (2008) Astérix and Obélix compete at the Olympics in order to help their friend Lovesix marry Princess Irina. Animation. Of course I was expecting celebrity cameos, but I hopped the movie won't stand only on this. Asterix at the Olympic Games (2008) 23 of 29 Jérôme Le Banner in Astérix aux jeux olympiques (2008). Astérix and Obélix compete at the Olympics in order to help their friend Lovesix marry Princess Irina. Too bad to have spent so much for a tiny joke..."THE MOST EXPENSIVE FRENCH MOVIE OF ALL TIME ! Expected nothing and got exactly that.... Celebrity cameos festival, but nothing more.... Alain Delon makes an impressive comeback while sending himself up and referencing the films that made his past glory, Depardieu re-enacts scenes from his marvellous Cyrano, using virtually the same shots and lighting almost 20 years on. The don't feel like the original Astérix actors, but more like some random actors they picked up, and dressed in the right clothes. With Gérard Depardieu, Clovis Cornillac, Benoît Poelvoorde, Alain Delon. All in all, as other comments rightly stated, this film-lenght is the worst of all three: definitely slow, much too long, outright boring and worse than amateurish - it's DILETTANTE! ".What a pride ! He is merely a coathanger on which the clothing represented by the Gauls and Romans should hang. The movie has some very good parts, but unfortunately, it has more boring parts. Asterix at the Olympic Games (French: Astérix aux Jeux olympiques) is a 2008 French fantasy comedy film co–directed by Frédéric Forestier and Thomas Langmann, and written by Langmann, Alexandre Charlot and Frank Magnier, based on characters from René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo's Astérix comic series. There are strange parts meant to be funny (e.g. The newest addition to the line is no exception to the rule: a lot of crappy humour and bad timing. Unfortunately it does it. Delon's self parody is so well fitting, Depardieu's jab at Cyrano, etc... Actually there are so many references to other movies that the actors made, I am pretty sure I did not catch half of them. Get a sneak peek of the new version of this page. He brought in nearly fifty years of experience and it worked even in this silly role and silly movie. Written by Stephen Thraves. At least, it wouldn't fail as much. Get the IMDb App. P.S. I read the reviews of this film and being a great admirer of the comic strip decided to give it a miss. Asterix at the Olympic Games is the 12th comic book album in the Asterix series.Serialized in Pilote issues 434–455 in 1968 (to coincide with the Mexico City Olympics), it was translated into English in 1972 (to coincide with the Munich Olympics).The story satirizes performance-enhancing drug usage in … I was really impressed with his performance and just realized once again, what a fine actor Delon is. Clovis Cornillac is fine as Asterix. | But if you do not expect Goncourt's phrases, that perfect! The new actor playing Asterix is a, as high as Obelix... b, never as funny/witty-looking as Christian Clavier. And the worst stands at the end of the movie (when the story is finished) when a bunch of sport's stars arrived to show themselves without having nothing to do in the spot line. We understand this picture costs the price of a "STARWARS". Benoît Poelvoorde is really great as a despicable anti hero, very well described by César in the beginning: "Egypt had the 7 plagues, César had Brutus". In de game moet je de kwaadaardige Brutus een halt toe roepen. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? The romantic couple is likable. New adventure of the immortal Gauls plenty of computer generator special effects, Ne touchez plus Astérix, sales idiots! Cast . It must be said however that for an amusing night's out it's a perfectly fine piece of entertainment. The multiple cameos are very funny, especially if you can pick up some of the French dialogues. Animation, Certificate: TV-Y7-FV It's bloody Asterix, any comic-book could be a full 90 min. Asterix at the Olympic Games (2008) 9 of 29 Michael Schumacher in Astérix aux jeux olympiques (2008). External Reviews Add Image Add an image. Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings as it were. Brutus also tries to win the game with his own team and get rid of his father Julius Caesar. I just watched the English translation of this movie, and I don't think it was as bad as people made it out to be. Meer informatie. members of the typical film family keep scratching each other's back in circles...). ALL the gags are forced, painfully slow, grotesquely overdone. "Asterix at the Olympic Games" was a fun, if not perfect, attempt at capturing the magic of the books. I know that ASTERIX had always been a great comic. NOT A MOVIE!!! If you loved Astérix, avoid it - it will incense you. View production, box office, & company info, Guillaume Canet to direct live-action feature ‘Asterix & Obelix, The Silk Road’, Guillaume Canet to direct live action ‘Asterix & Obelix, The Silk Road’, André Sauvé Will Turn a Sketch of His Into a Film, Bon Anniversaire, Asterix! Asterix at the Olympic Games is the third live action Asterix film, released in 2008, and based on the comic book of the same name. Certificate: G Adventure, Certificate: G He looks all over Gaul with Asterix and Obelix as Demonix is out to get the recipe. So carp if you will. Asterix at the Olympic Games (French: Astérix aux Jeux olympiques) is a 2008 French fantasy comedy film co–directed by Frédéric Forestier and Thomas Langmann, and written by Langmann, Alexandre Charlot and Frank Magnier, based on characters from René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo 's … Asterix Adventure Games — a series of game books in the style of the Choose Your Own Adventure books but with some randomization by way of dice and included props. All we think they could do with such a cast, remains in our imagination: the reality is just a boring succession of bad jokes, like a sketch movie. I think there wasn't at all any editing or montage! No, it's not *good*, I won't go that far. Besides a young villager enamored a beautiful Greek princess named Irina(Vanessa Hessler). I have the impression that they went with the idea that if they throw enough money and enough famous names into the cauldron the film will make itself, but, eh, no. Asterix at the Olympic Games I'd rather have her on a movie than, say, Angelina Jolie, who's more artificial and whose lips at least reek of Botox. It would be a fun event, nonetheless. Astérix and Obélix compete at the Olympics in order to help their friend Lovesix marry Princess Irina. In the village are our friends, Asterix(Clovis Cornillac substituting to Christian Claver), he's a shrewd and cunning little warrior, his inseparable partner is Obelix(Gerard Depardieu, as always), he's ready to drop everything and go off on a new adventure with Asterix , Panoramix(a recently deceased Jean Pierre Cassel), the venerable village's druid who brews magic potions , his speciality is the potion which gives the drinker superhuman strength , without forgetting the chief Abraracourcix and the singer Bardo Cacofonix. When I saw the first film i said to myself "Why should they mix elements from different stories to make a movie...? Asterix at the Olympic Games (2008) 6 of 29 Gérard Depardieu, Alain Delon, Clovis Cornillac, Benoît Poelvoorde, and Vanessa Hessler in Astérix aux jeux olympiques (2008) With a proper surround sound, the Roman stadium is quite immersing for being FX. People Michael Schumacher With Gérard Depardieu, Clovis Cornillac, Benoît Poelvoorde, Alain Delon. Would it be as good as Mission Cleopatre? I remember the first two movies, while made essentially for kids, they had good enough jokes adults could watch. The ONLY Astérix remains the one in the toons and comic books. For months, I waited for this one, and all I was rewarded, was finally a pointless story, made of gags without connection between them. This is my first encounter with M. Depardieu as Obelix. Brutus also tries to win the game with his … If you're moderately into ancient history, there are many funny parts. One good thing this movie has is the presence of Alain Delon. Great names, as many guest stars, each one dedicated to one specific kind of gag, as if the movie makers tried to achieve the ultimate commercial movie, at once for all audiences: kids, old movies fans, sport lovers, and so on. I'd never seen a fictional character recreated with such essential accuracy and since this must be even more difficult when the source material is based on grotesque and exaggeration, this is quite an achievement. Talking of clothing, what absolutely superb costumes. With free service watch Astérix at the Olympic Games 2008 full movie online. The very specific "reasons for disqualification" there was my favourite gag. At least, he had the "physique du role", huge, blindly loyal and brutish looking. The others athletes are also well presented, but this can be understood as low self-gratification or as a great self-parody depending on the point of view. The music and special effects were OK but the plot is just nonsense. With the money they spent on this, if they had a good story, it could have been better. My impression was, that this dull movie came alive when he had screen time. Zinedine Zidane, the French football superstar, replaced David Beckham, who initially was supposed to appear in the movie. The first live action Astérix film was terrible, an atrocity of mammoth proportions. Asterix to the Rescue (1986) — rescue the captured druid from Rome. 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? Hopefully the upward trend would have carried on, right? The vikings come to Gaul and kidnap the chief's nephew. Asterix at the Olympic Games (2008) - IMDb Astérix and Obélix compete at the Olympics in order to help their friend Lovesix marry Princess Irina. WTF?? If they had cut all he stupid, with no reason, long parts, this would have been a great movie. The different tribes at the chariot's race are worth the price of admission! I just can't imagine how ridiculous would on an otherwise nice chick What can be said about Dépardieu? Ontdek de perfecte stockfoto's over Asterix At The Olympic Games Madrid Photocall en redactionele nieuwsbeelden van Getty Images Kies uit premium Asterix At The Olympic Games Madrid Photocall van de hoogste kwaliteit. Would it keep up the great, refined humour? I used to read the adventures of Asterix when I was younger, and I was always delighted. In Asterix at the Olympic Games kunnen spelers kiezen voor één van de drie speelbare personages. It is sad that he retired from acting and that this s***** movie brought him back, but well, that's his decision. The actors who play Astérix and Panroamix(druid) are different from the last two Astérix movies, and they are terrible. Then our heroes decide participate in the Olympic Games in Olympia. Rarely I do feel so outraged, but this piece of mindless images-in-motion is positively a sacrilege. Is that Anne Hathaway or Daisy Edgar-Jones? For the comic, see Asterix at the Olympic Games. lekker winkelen zonder zorgen. :). Zo kan je natuurlijk met Asterix en Obelix spelen, maar ook Idefix is speelbaar in de game aanwezig. Brutus also tries to win the game with his own team and get rid of his father Julius Caesar. 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. Teletubbies fans will love. Painfully bad, not funny even for a moment. No scenario, no humor (in only 2-3 scenes i smiled!) Brutus also tries to win the game … Asterix at the Olympic Games: Amazon.nl Selecteer uw cookievoorkeuren We gebruiken cookies en vergelijkbare tools om uw winkelervaring te verbeteren, onze services aan te bieden, te begrijpen hoe klanten onze services gebruiken zodat we verbeteringen … But from the start you have the right emotional tone from Caesar to the lovely pile of wild boars Obelisk has so casually assembled as a sort of tone-setter. Do you have any images for this title? Would the CGI effects work properly in the context of the movie? The athletes of the ancient world assemble in Athens for the Olympic Games. I didn't get much of the sense of "Troubadix", thou that's probably me. not even acting!!! Asterix at the Olympic Games. Asterix at the Olympic Games is an adventure sports video game for the Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows and Nintendo DS developed by Étranges Libellules and published by Atari. (60th Anniversary). We laughed quite a lot. Asterix must save the Druid Getafix from the Romans. If you have a childish sense of humour or small kids, this is your movie for a bad-weather-day. With constantly increasing ticket prices, I hope you'll a way to spend a better time. I didn't know what to expect of the new movie starring my favourite ...petit Gaulois. People Jérôme Le Banner Ga naar zoeken Ga naar hoofdinhoud. Astérix and Obélix have to win the Olympic Games in order to help their friend Alafolix marry Princess Irina. Obviously had the Romans been half as thick they wouldn't have conquered an Empire, but as a caricature it's funny indeed. Besides, famous actors do all they can. He doesn't get much screen time, but he's resourceful and doesn't want to intrude on the story. He was and still is an actor with an unbelievable on-screen-presence and charisma. It was filmed primarily in Spain throughout 2006. The druid is accidentally hit by a menhir thrown by Obelix and loses his mind and memory. Brutus also tries to win the game with his … So superior to the ghastly Disney horror that cursed the cinemas at the new year and which received such undeserved and possibly well orchestrated reviews. The second one was quite good; close to the sense of humor of Gosciny (and Uderzo as well). WTF?? Unfortunately it does it.At each minute a celebrity face arrives, (french and European celebrities of course) makes a reference and gets out. Has anyone seen Astérix?? Asterix at the Olympic Games (Video Game: Miller, Frederic P.: Amazon.nl Selecteer uw cookievoorkeuren We gebruiken cookies en vergelijkbare tools om uw winkelervaring te verbeteren, onze services aan te bieden, te begrijpen hoe klanten onze services gebruiken zodat we verbeteringen kunnen aanbrengen, en om advertenties weer te geven. Let op: Door drukte kan de bezorging van je pakketje langer duren. ), too many people to satisfy, and too many actors and celebrities. Watch it ONLY for Benoît Poelvoorde and Alain Delon, both brilliant. Take a look back at the talented actors and actresses who took home a Golden Globe for Best Actor/Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama since the category was created in 1951. Asterix Aux Jeux Olympiques Usa Asterix At The Olympic Games Screenshots For Windows Mobygames Asterix At The Olympic Games High […] People Benoît Poelvoorde Astérix and Obélix compete at the Olympics in order to help their friend Lovesix marry Princess Irina. Asterix and the Gauls enter too, but they're due for a setback. (2008). You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. How on earth did anyone ever thought he could play astérix!? Gaul invaded! I expected something better for the movie, and so will you. His role was silly, he wasn't. To hold all those egos in check one needs a stronger director or team than the newbies (sorry, but it's true) this film had. The music is fine. Comedy Asterix at the Olympic Games februari 17, 2019 . :@, Inexplicably terrible followup to Cleopatra. Well, he's also making a "cameo" since he is not the main character of this movie. Asterix at the Olympic Games (2008) - IMDb Asterix at the Olympic Games ( French: Astérix aux Jeux olympiques) is a 2008 French fantasy comedy film co–directed by Frédéric Forestier and Thomas Langmann, and written by Langmann, Alexandre Charlot and I'm now in an appalling mood because every good memory of Asterix has been wiped from my memory. Asterix At The Olympic Games, is een van. Title: Thnx for reading... sorry if you liked the movie! This film desperately needed somebody who could shape it better because it's obvious where things were cut (some scenes make no sense) and they should have used the *titular character* a lot more. Don't waste your money and time. It is loosely based on the comic with the same name and mostly based on the live action film.
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