Asterix: The Mansions Of The Gods
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Synopsis
Asterix: The Land of the Gods , also titled Asterix and Obelix: Mansion of the Gods, is a 2014 French-Belgian 3D computer animated adventure family comedy film directed and written by Alexandre Astier. It is based on the comic book Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods, which was the seventeenth book in the comic book series Asterix by Goscinny and Uderzo. The film features the voices of Roger Carel, Guillaume Briat, Lionnel Astier, Serge Papagalli and Florence Foresti. The film sticks to the book's plot very closely however expands it. It was the first Asterix film animated in 3D. The film was theatrically released on November 26, 2014 by SND Films in France across 696 movie theatres. It earned $7.64 million. It received a IFMCA Award nomination for Best Original Score for an Animated Feature Film. Asterix: The Land of the Gods was released on DVD, VOD and Blu-ray on June 9, 2015, by M6 Vidéo.Wikipedia
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Asterix: The Mansions Of The Gods Reviews
6
Astier, Clichy and crew have - in terms of renderings and dialogues - stayed very faithful to Rene Goscinny and Albert Uderzo's beloved characters and have dished out something that is both briskly-paced as well as entertaining enough for its core audience, children. This one makes for some fairly delightful viewing.
4
What you get is a likeable product that in no way matches up to it's comic-book counterpart. And that's truly sad, really!
5
...despite its appeal and lovability, the film misses to add depth and gravitas to a full-on Asterix Adventure.
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Those unfamiliar with the comics may just find some of the relentless action and the new track of a Roman child amusing enough. But die-hard fans will rage at the rewrites to the story, the pedestrian dialogue and childish gags. Like Caesar’s efforts to conquer Gaul, the attempt to tame Asterix for the screen has proved futile yet again.
6
The film finds a nice mix between comedic antics and outright social commentary.It captures the staunchly irreverent spirit of the books, with the movie giving much of its focus to the overall buffoonery of the residents of its absurd version of history.Old, young, whatever age: everyone should watch this one.
