User Comments for Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom

+schmoogie says...

12 months ago

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This one is a little hard to review. On the one hand, most Americans are not going to enjoy this at all. But on the other hand, if you grew up in Europe and read all the Asterix & Obelix comics and watched all the cartoons and movies, you will probably enjoy this.
It is pretty stupid/silly/goofy, but it did hit all the marks of the Asterix & Obelix essence I believe.

How I rate:
1-3 :heart: = seriously! don't waste your time
4-6 :heart: = you may or may not enjoy this
7-8 :heart: = I expect you will like this too
9-10 :heart: = movies and TV shows I really love!

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Reply by Bretonus

10 months ago

@schmoogie I'm French and I grew up reading all Asterix comics and watching every single Asterix movies this is by far the worst Asterix movie, it's an insult to the license.

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Reply by +schmoogie

10 months ago

@bretonus I agree to a point - I have not seen a live-action Asterix movie in a long time but it was fun enough and nostalgic for me to enjoy it. I myself generally prefer the animated movies and comic books. As a kid (a half-century ago), I had most, probably not all the Asterix & Obelix comic books.

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Reply by nimprod

9 months ago

definitely it's a fun movie. i won't compare it to any previous one, but on it own. Abrhamovic is a terrible actor, but the movie is fun.

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MrVaykadji says...

11 months ago

Refreshing after a few bad movies, there are some really good puns. I regret that the women are viewed as something to be conquered torough the whole movie, though

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Gotrees4 says...

5 months ago

I went into this with no prior Asterix & Obelix knowledge and listened to the english dub.

That said, I don't think this is a very good movie. Some of the art design and sets were really nicely done and genuinely a treat to look at. It seemed well funded and technically well-done for the most part.

But the writing was not good. The plot felt aimless and all over the place, and the jokes usually weren't funny and very frequently relied on lazy ethnic tropes and clichés. As a newcomer to the Asterix franchise, it felt like I was missing a lot of in-jokes and references.

Anyway, I wasn't expecting much from this movie to begin with. It's not the worst movie ever made, but it's not one I would recommend either.

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Maarten Delfgou says...

one year ago

The original title of the film is Astérix & Obélix: L'Empire du Milieu

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nicoleahmed says...

11 months ago

This really surprised me. Old style silly humour which brits will be very familiar with (like the old black adder,, mobty python stuff). Great production and the time flew by for me. Great actors, funny script and a big adventure story. This was lots of fun and scratched a itch I didn't realise I had - the nostalgic craving for silly humour that isn't disgusting /all about sex.

I loved the friendships between asterix and obelix. The other characters aren't side lines though - proper development and stories of their own. Everything looks beautiful too - in France, in China and in between.

I really this adventure movie with great characters - recommend it.

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luneart says...

12 months ago

Tl;dr: It's not bad, it's sadly okay.

Philippe Katerine as Assurancetourix is perfect! Cassel as Caesar allows for the most unexpected outcomes to stay within the character. But all in all... It taste like poor copy of the chabat one: same humor, but less punchy, turns of events that feels overly complicated and lengthy, and too many famous people, trying to shine on their own.

And of the middle kingdom we see 2 walls, 2 market places, and one prison on the side of a cliff.

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Saint Pauly says...

one year ago

Like a rhinestone fishing pole with no lines: a star studded cast that couldn't catch a break or land a joke.

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theosaintvoirin says...

one year ago

I so wanted this film to be as good as « mission cleopatre » I'm so disappointed