Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar (1999)
- Original title
- Astérix & Obélix contre César
- Directed by
- Claude Zidi
- Genre
- comedy film, adventure film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 2,063 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Asterix and Obelix defend their Gaulish village from a Roman plot. They face off against Julius Caesar and go on a series of adventures that involve a druid's kidnapping, a circus battle, and a love interest for Obelix.
comedicfast-pacedfamily-friendlyplayfulzanylightheartedbustlingslapsticknostalgic
What happens
Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar (French: Astérix & Obélix contre César) is a 1999 fantasy adventure comedy film directed by Claude Zidi, the first installment in the Asterix film series based on Goscinny and Uderzo's Astérix comics. The film combines plots of several Astérix stories, mostly Asterix the Gaul (Getafix's abduction), Asterix and the Soothsayer, Asterix and the Goths (the Druid conference), Asterix the Legionary (Obelix becoming smitten with Panacea) and Asterix the Gladiator (the characters fighting in the circus) but jokes and references from many other albums abound, including a humorous exchange between Caesar and Brutus taken from Asterix and Cleopatra, and the villain Lucius Detritus is based on Tullius Detritus, the main antagonist of Asterix and the Roman Agent (known as Tortuous Convolvulus in the English translation of the comic). At the time of its release, the film was the most expensive production in French cinema of all time, making it the most expensive production in France for the twentieth century. It was a box-office success and would be followed by a sequel, Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra, released in 2002. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Asterix Conquers America (1994)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.