Tag Archive for Asterix

The Twelve Tasks of Asterix

Directors René Goscinny, Henri Gruel & Albert Uderzo Starring Roger Carel & Jacques Morel (original) Starring Seán Barrett & Michael Kilgarriff (English Dub) Rated G Score 6/6 A group of indomitable Gauls are challenged by Roman Emperor Julius Caesar to accomplish twelve impossible tasks. Glorious, Stupid and selfaware, is probably the esaiest way to describe…

Asterix and the Vikings

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Directors Stefan Fjeldmark & Jesper Møller Starring Paul Giamatti, Brad Garrett & Evan Rachel Wood Rated G Score 4/6 The vikings come to Gaul and kidnap the chief’s nephew. The chief sends Asterix and Obelix up north to get him back but the nephew has fallen in love with the viking chief’s daughter. For those…

Asterix the Gaul

Director Ray Goossens Starring Roger Carel & Jacques Morel Rated G Score 6/6 Gaul invaded! Asterix must save the Druid Getafix from the Romans. I’m sure there are more then a few of you out there who have read an Asterix comic book. Now it has been more then a few years since I have…

Asterix Headed to Netflix in 2023

Netflix has announced that it is partnering with Hachette’s Les Editions Albert René to create the first-ever animated limited series based on the timeless classic The Adventures of Asterix. Renowned French auteur and playwright Alain Chabat will direct, and Alain Goldman (Legende Films) will produce. It should be noted that Chabat wrote and directed 2002’s…

Astérix et Obélix: Au service de Sa Majesté

Director Laurent Tirard Staring Gérard Depardieu, Dany Boon, Edouard Baer Rated PG Score 5/6 Asterix crosses the channel to help second-cousin Anticlimax face down Julius Caesar and invading Romans. Believe it or not I actually have vague memories of being taken to see the original animated version when I was younger. One of the main…