Decent and robust Asterix live-action entry with full of anachronisms that did exceptional business at the French box office and all around the world. Set in 50 B.C. , one small village of indomable Gauls holds out against the invaders for their independence . In the village lives our friends : Asterix : Christian Clavier , Obelix : Gerard Depardieu , Panoramix : Pieplu , the latter being the venerable local druid who brews magic potions , his speciality is the potion which gives the drinker supernatural strength , without forgetting the chief Abraracourcix : Michel Galabru and the singer Bardo Cacofonix . Then Caesar : Gottfried John and his aid of camp Detritus : Roberto Benigni plan to kidnap the notorious druid to get the secret elixir thas provides enormous strength . At the end takes place ordinary happy end thanks to an improved magic potion and a battle with the foregone conclusion routine still manages to surprise us.
Big fun and entertaining enough in this overwhelming outing of the immortal Gauls with plenty of state-of-art computer generator special effects and satisfying non-bloodthristy fights . The film is pretty well , thanks to a dash of hilarious scenes , silly anachronisms and a failed love story between Obelix and Falbala. Of course , there's a lot of battles with funny scenes and tongue-in-cheek humor . This time Asterix and Obelix take on an astute competitor named Detritus amusingly played by Roberto Benigni , who wants to overthrow Caesar , as well as one or two genuinely decent thrills , the best featuring a giant elephant , a monster , and a tub of tarantulas . Our two heroes, Asterix : Christian Clavier and Obelix : Gerard Depardieu are assisted by a great cast of familiar secondaries , such as : Roberto Benigni as Detritus , Michel Galabru as Abraracurcix , Daniel Prevost , Arielle Dombasle as Agecanonix's wife , the gorgeous Laetitia Casta as Falbala , Hardy Kruger Jr as Falbala's fiance , Michael Muller, Jean Pierre Castaldi, among others .
The motion picture was well directed by expert on comedies Claude Zidi who captures the outrageous adventures of the mighty Gauls , making a big box office and thanks to its huge cost just over 275 million francs . It is followed by "Asterix and Obelix , Mission Cleopatra" 2oo2 by Alain Chabat and "Asterix at the Olympic Games" 2008 by Frédéric Forrestier . Furthermore , other animated movies as "Asterix and the big fight" 1989 , "Asterix conquers America" , "Asterix and the Vikings" 2006 , among others .
Big fun and entertaining enough in this overwhelming outing of the immortal Gauls with plenty of state-of-art computer generator special effects and satisfying non-bloodthristy fights . The film is pretty well , thanks to a dash of hilarious scenes , silly anachronisms and a failed love story between Obelix and Falbala. Of course , there's a lot of battles with funny scenes and tongue-in-cheek humor . This time Asterix and Obelix take on an astute competitor named Detritus amusingly played by Roberto Benigni , who wants to overthrow Caesar , as well as one or two genuinely decent thrills , the best featuring a giant elephant , a monster , and a tub of tarantulas . Our two heroes, Asterix : Christian Clavier and Obelix : Gerard Depardieu are assisted by a great cast of familiar secondaries , such as : Roberto Benigni as Detritus , Michel Galabru as Abraracurcix , Daniel Prevost , Arielle Dombasle as Agecanonix's wife , the gorgeous Laetitia Casta as Falbala , Hardy Kruger Jr as Falbala's fiance , Michael Muller, Jean Pierre Castaldi, among others .
The motion picture was well directed by expert on comedies Claude Zidi who captures the outrageous adventures of the mighty Gauls , making a big box office and thanks to its huge cost just over 275 million francs . It is followed by "Asterix and Obelix , Mission Cleopatra" 2oo2 by Alain Chabat and "Asterix at the Olympic Games" 2008 by Frédéric Forrestier . Furthermore , other animated movies as "Asterix and the big fight" 1989 , "Asterix conquers America" , "Asterix and the Vikings" 2006 , among others .