Reviews

First I thought this was a funny movie, but the total amount of fun in this movie isn't so big. Then I thought it was realistic, because I can imagine that movie producers do not always get their money from boring, wealthy investors that wear a pearl necklace or a three piece suit. But I don't think it is realistic that these cool aggressive people that become killers every once in a while, are also smart, witty and charming, especially to each other. And then I thought it was an action movie. But there aren't even any chases in the movie. You simply travel to one of the biggest cities in the USA and find the person you are looking for in his office, as if he was waiting for you. There is no suspense in this movie either. So how will I remember this movie? Maybe it's better I don't. Still I vote 6 because the actors are some of my favorites.

There are lots of opportunities to make a movie from a bad or average comic, an old or otherwise forgotten comic. Who cares about those books anyway? But are there lots of opportunities to make a movie from a good comic, that can still be bought by dozens in any bookstore, that is fresh in the memory of many people? I don't think so. Asterix is considered a good comic. Not average or poor. Asterix is not old. I don't mean the character, because no character in a comic ever seems to grow older. I mean, this comic book series doesn't grow old. Every day, Asterix-readers die of age. And at the same time young children start to read Asterix. This doesn't apply for more than two or three other comic book series. At least here in Europe, where most comic books you read only appear in one or two neighbor countries, but rarely in the whole Roman empire. So, the makers of Astérix took a high risk. And they succeeded. There are many reasons to call this an Asterix-product, not just some movie based on a comic.