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Background
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- First Released:
1985
- Original Title:
Astérix et la Surprise de César
- Directed by:
Gaetan Brizzi and Paul Brizzi
- Written by:
Vladimir Cosma
- Produced by: Gaumont,
Productions Darguard, Productions Rene Goscinny
- Music by:
Michel Colombier
- Running Time:
75min
- Based on the Books:
Asterix
the Gladiator and Asterix
the Legionary
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Asterix vs Caesar was released ten years after the successful
The Twelve Tasks of Asterix.
In that period Asterix writer Rene Goscinny had died and
Studio Idefix, the company that had made Twelve
Tasks, had been liquidated.
Georges Darguard negoiated with Uderzo to get another Asterix
movie rolling and Asterix vs Caesar was born.
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Many more Images
from the Asterix vs Caesar movie can be found here.
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Plot
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One day, Obelix tells his best friend Asterix
that he has fallen in love with the beautiful Panacea, but
that he is far too shy to confess his feelings to her. While
Asterix urges him to face love bravely, Obelix learns that
Panacea loves somebody else, the handsome Tragicomix.
Obelix is crushed… but his big chance
comes when Panacea and Tragicomix are kidnapped by the Romans.
When they hear that the two lovers might be in Africa, Asterix
and Obelix don’t hesitate to join the Roman legions in
order to find them.
After many hilarious adventures, they face
a serious problem. Panacea and Tragicomx are sentenced to
the arena as a birthday present for none other than Caesar.
(And be sure not to miss the big race!)
An excellent spoof of multimillion dollar
epics like Spartacus, Quo Vadis and Ben-Hur…
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Cast
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- Jack Beaber: Asterix
- Bill Kearns: Obelix
- Allen Wenger: Caius
- Gordon Heath: Caesar
- Robert Barr: Getafix
- Patrick Floershem:
Dubious Status
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Review
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Since Asterix versus Caesar was adapted from two great
Asterix adventures, you'd expect this to be a great movie.
Its good, but doesn't fullfill its potential. The humour
isn't anywhere near as sophisticated, although there are
a few delightful gags contained in the movie but not nearly
enough. The comic value of the different nationalities that
joined up for the Roman Army could have been exploited more.
The Animation isn't as nearly as good as it
should be. Characters look different throughout the film,
most notably Obelix, changing proportions and going from the
look we know from the books into a more cartoony style.
One thing that is dissapointing is that the
music in the film is sung in French and many of the signs
have not been redone in English.
It isn't the best Asterix movie but certainly
not the worst and is still worth seeing.
If you have seen the movie and would like
to add your thoughts, drop
me a line.
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