Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar

Original title: Astérix & Obélix contre César

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6.0/10

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Gérard Depardieu and Christian Clavier in Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar (1999)

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In all of Roman territory, the village where Asterix and Obelix live is the only enclave that has not yet been dominated by the empire, thanks to the magic potion of the druid Panoramix. But... Read allIn all of Roman territory, the village where Asterix and Obelix live is the only enclave that has not yet been dominated by the empire, thanks to the magic potion of the druid Panoramix. But Commander Detritus has a plan to change that.In all of Roman territory, the village where Asterix and Obelix live is the only enclave that has not yet been dominated by the empire, thanks to the magic potion of the druid Panoramix. But Commander Detritus has a plan to change that.

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IMDb RATING

6.0/10

47K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 4 wins & 1 nomination total

Trivia
In the pit-scene the extras had to scream and cheer like crazy. At first the crew couldn't get the people to be loud and wild enough. Then the director decided to split them up in two groups. Fans of adverse German soccer teams were put up against each other. It worked. The extras went berserk from then on.

Goofs
Most Roman legionaries are wearing iron helmets and plate armor (lorica segmentata or lorica laminata), which in the time of Julius Caesar were not used by the Roman army yet. Roman soldiers in the Gallic War mainly wore simple bronze helmets and chain-mail armor.

Quotes
Astérix: Look - the Man in the Iron Mask!
Obélix: Have they written that yet?

Crazy credits
This movie is dedicated to René Goscinny

Connections
Featured in Troldspejlet: Episode #21.6 (1999)

Soundtracks
She Didn't See Me
Performed by A1

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Featured review

Surprisingly Entertaining

This was a film I was curious about. My childhood has fond memories of the adventures of the brave little Gaul and his pals. This film was perfect in capturing those memories.

The essence of the film seems to be fun. In fact this one of a few films I would dubb a family movie. All ages can view this and come away with something. Personally the slapstick humour I enjoyed. Also the dub for English translation was excellent, hats off to Mr Jones.

The one bad point, and this is a minor point, is that the film is actually four books mixed together. If you know the books you can have a good idea about whats coming up, which is a bit unfortionate. An original script may have served the film better.

However overall it proved to be entertaining. May that little village in Gaul always remain free.