why is this happening now? Where is such-and-such gone?" and most importantly "hmm, was that joke supposed to be. The plot they've come up with leaves you constantly thinking "What? How. Then, they have seriously warped the actual olympic games narrative flow. But more fatally for the plot: they've glued together episodes from different Asterix books with elaborate pastiches to try and re-establish some sort of story logic. The unsubtle references stick out like a sore thumb, and the things referred to will all be forgotten in a few years. These clowns seem to have completely missed the plot. That is, they didn't get in the way nor did they hobble the Goscinny narrative. That is, without sacrificing the flow of the narrative, and without over-emphasizing modern references. Now the plot: In Asterix & Cleopatre, the writers (and director) managed to update the Goscinny original comic spirit and clever references very successfully in my opinion. Bring back Clavier! Alain Delon? I nearly wept! He's an all time legend. Instead of being the mainstay of the film, he's a sideshow: Unfunny, uncharismatic. There isn't a hint of the quick wittedness and light footedness you expect of Asterix. I was really looking forwards to this: Whereas "Asterix & Cesar" wasn't great, they seemed to have found their stride with "Asterix et Cleopater" only to inexplicably throw it all away with this heap of rubbish.
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