Going to the movies to see living actors playing the characters of beloved cartoon heroes is always a challenge. Good, static images appeal for an active part of imagination. Projected on a screen, living people are to be taken as they are, wether we like them or not.
I was a little fearful about that when I went to see Astérix, Obélix & Co in that movie. I found myself laughing frequently like the greater part of the audience, in a happy tone.
The plot was fair to the original story and I think the majority of the actors did a good job, though, the talented Gérard Depardieu as Obélix, lacked some of that immense naivety and the physical roundness that makes the character unique and lovable.
Not the best movie ever made, but certainly not the worst.
I was a little fearful about that when I went to see Astérix, Obélix & Co in that movie. I found myself laughing frequently like the greater part of the audience, in a happy tone.
The plot was fair to the original story and I think the majority of the actors did a good job, though, the talented Gérard Depardieu as Obélix, lacked some of that immense naivety and the physical roundness that makes the character unique and lovable.
Not the best movie ever made, but certainly not the worst.