
After another raid in an empty village, the chief of the Vikings Timandahaf misunderstands the explanation of his druid Cryptograf that "fear gives wings to the dwellers" and believes that fear actually makes the villagers fly. They decide to chase the champion of fear in Gaul to learn how to fly and make them invincible warriors. Meanwhile, the nephew of Vitalstatistix, Justforkix, is sent from Parisium to the Gaulish village to become a man and Asterix and Obelix are assign... (Full plot summary below)
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After another raid in an empty village, the chief of the Vikings Timandahaf misunderstands the explanation of his druid Cryptograf that "fear gives wings to the dwellers" and believes that fear actually makes the villagers fly. They decide to chase the champion of fear in Gaul to learn how to fly and make them invincible warriors. Meanwhile, the nephew of Vitalstatistix, Justforkix, is sent from Parisium to the Gaulish village to become a man and Asterix and Obelix are assigned to train the youngster. The stupid son of Cryptograf, Olaf, listens to a conversation of the coward Justforkix with Asterix and Obelix and kidnaps him. While returning to the Viking village, Justforkix meets Abba, the daughter of Timandahaf, and they fall in love for each other. But the Machiavellian and ambitious Cryptograf plan to marry his son Olaf with Abba and become powerful. In the end, Asterix realizes that it is not fear that gives wings, it is love.
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| ViewLondonMatthew TurnerPaul Giamatti is perfectly cast as Asterix ... and the film delivers as much Roman-bashing, boar-chasing and pirate-sinking as you could possibly hope for from an Asterix film. |
| User ReviewMarc FAS a fan of the books and of the movies beforehand I thought this one really added the modern elements well. SMS the pigeon made me laugh aswell as the modern dancing as performed by Obelix. A great adventure, more relevent to modern times which can be hard when portraying life 2,000 years ago! |
| User ReviewRonilson AFirst I would like to say that I think the study of ancient civilizations are quite fascinating. And that is why enjoy reading the Asterix comics, and watching three of the Asterix films online. The comic (and film series) is set in historical Gaul (modern France) in 50 BC (with comical anchorism), and follows the exploits of the diminutive hero and his clumsy, over-sized, but extremely strong and good-hearted best friend, Obelix, in their village - and other places too. This is my favorite Asterix film. This film is loosely based on the 9th comic album "Asterix and the Normans," when the village's chief Vitalstatistix, received a letter from his brother from Lutetia (modern Paris), that he is sending his son Justforkix, who is to be trained to be a man by Asterix and Obelix. But the lad isn't fit to be a Gallic warrior: He is sensitive and artistic scared. Meanwhile, a group of Viking warriors travel to the Gaulish Village to discover the meaning of fear, after an unsuccessful raid in an empty village - and misinterpret the metaphor "fear gives you wings." So, they end up kidnapping Justforkix. Now it is up to Asterix and Obelix to travel to icy Norway to rescue him. I thought the English dub-casting was excellent, with Paul Giamatti as Asterix; Lord of the Rings' Sean Astin as Justforkix; Brad Garret as Obelix. And Evan Rachel Wood as Abba. And I thought the animation is simply gorgeous. Never has Asterix looked so good on screen. In an era obsessed with the fad of CGI, seeing this reinforces again the inherent beauty of 2-D art. The backgrounds look amazing, the characters as mentioned move amazing well (with real weight and interacting with their environment) and take note of the level of detail with the lighting in this film. So anyway, this film is worth seeing. |
| User ReviewDavid HAnother grandious Asterix Movie a loosely Adaption of the Asterix Classic Asterix et Les Normans changing Jokes about the Normans of Today through dark and thrilling Viking Action |
| User ReviewMo TThis is a great Asterix movie, its very true to the originals, good animation, a good story and even a modern plot with SMS and and great music. I was impressed... |
| User ReviewSharon Ait's really too bad there's no asterix market in the US. such a fun movie, the voices are great in english, don't know how it'd sound in French or in Dutch, but regardless this movie was just so well done. It makes me glad, in some way, that Disney's put their hand-drawn animation studio on hold until 2009, because the quality of animation for other studios have begun to catch up. |
| User ReviewSean WJust Asterix...awesome as always. ^^ It's not like the original comic but still awesome. |
| User ReviewFranklin BBRILLIANT! Utterly brilliant. Takes me back to the days when I use to read Asterix and his adventures from the books. |
| User ReviewDan WBetter than the comic book! I loved the love story that isn't in the book. |
| User ReviewJulie AFirst I would like to say that I think the study of ancient civilizations are quite fascinating. And that is why enjoy reading the Asterix comics, and watching three of the Asterix films online. The comic (and film series) is set in historical Gaul (modern France) in 50 BC (with comical anchorism), and follows the exploits of the diminutive hero and his clumsy, over-sized, but extremely strong and good-hearted best friend, Obelix, in their village - and other places too. This is my favorite Asterix film. This film is loosely based on the 9th comic album "Asterix and the Normans," when the village's chief Vitalstatistix, received a letter from his brother from Lutetia (modern Paris), that he is sending his son Justforkix, who is to be trained to be a man by Asterix and Obelix. But the lad isn't fit to be a Gallic warrior: He is sensitive and artistic scared. Meanwhile, a group of Viking warriors travel to the Gaulish Village to discover the meaning of fear, after an unsuccessful raid in an empty village - and misinterpret the metaphor "fear gives you wings." So, they end up kidnapping Justforkix. Now it is up to Asterix and Obelix to travel to icy Norway to rescue him. I thought the English dub-casting was excellent, with Paul Giamatti as Asterix; Lord of the Rings' Sean Astin as Justforkix; Brad Garret as Obelix. And Evan Rachel Wood as Abba. And I thought the animation is simply gorgeous. Never has Asterix looked so good on screen. In an era obsessed with the fad of CGI, seeing this reinforces again the inherent beauty of 2-D art. The backgrounds look amazing, the characters as mentioned move amazing well (with real weight and interacting with their environment) and take note of the level of detail with the lighting in this film. So anyway, this film is worth seeing. |