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Richard E Grant and Philippe Torreton uncover the mystery surrounding Wannabe, set in 1960 London and spinning off cricket. Jack Nicholson, gets a welcome re-release.ĭelroy Lindo and Sam Smith star in this Bend It Like Beckham The elements added such as the flirting between Asterix and an attendant of Cleopatra or the ad lib of the scribe are boring and quite a blemish on the final product. Roman Polankski's film noir classic, starring the legendary Based on the original ’60s French comic books by Ren Goscinny, Astrix & Oblix: Mission Cloptre is the big-budget sequel to the 1999 box-office hit. Credible live rendition of the story when it follows close to the original comic book. Live action cartoons need special effects, but.

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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites However, there really is no substitute for the books themselves, and the sparkling wit of Anthea Bell and Derek Hockridge's English translations is conspicuously lacking here.įind out more about 'Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra' at So it's off to Egypt they sail, stopping off en route for some routine pirate-bashing and a spot of sight-seeing at the Pyramids and the Sphinx.įans of the original will enjoy seeing René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo's characters brought to life, while younger audiences will no doubt appreciate the tongue-in-cheek nods to ' Star Wars', 'The Matrix', and ' Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'. His incentive is that he'll be thrown to the crocodiles if he misses his deadline. The elixir comes in handy when hapless Egyptian architect Edifis (' Amelie' star Jamel Debbouze) begs our heroes to help him build a palace for Cleopatra (Bellucci). (Best friend Obelix, played with gusto by Gérard Depardieu, doesn't need it because he fell in a cauldron of potion when he was a baby.) If you're new to this legendary comic book phenomenon, all you need to know is that wily Gaulish warrior Asterix (Clavier) uses a magic potion brewed by local druid Getafix (Rich) that gives him superhuman strength. Generations of British kids have grown up chuckling at the exploits of Asterix, Obelix, and the rest of the indomitable villagers who hold out against the Romans in occupied Gaul, 50BC.īut they're even more popular in their home country of France, judging from the box office success of 1999's spectacular 'Asterix and Obelix Take on Caesar' and this, its equally lavish sequel.

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