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Astérix & Obélix : L'empire du milieu (2023)
Ludicrous and Funny, a Perfect Stoner movie
In the film Asterix and Obelix: the Middle Kingdom, the titular pair travel to China. From there the plot breaks down significantly.
It is the first live-action Asterix film not based on any of the comics or starring Gérard Depardieu as Obelix, but the new actor looks just like David Crosby, so there is that.
Imagine a film quality worthy of Time Bandits, and acting straight out of Baron Munchausen, only more odd. I imagine if Terry Pratchett and Mel Brooks got really drunk together, and someone was dictating what they said to one another, then translating that into French, it might read very similarly to this script.
Think History of the World, Part I, as performed by The Kids in the Hall.
While not available in Latin audio, there was an option for Espanol (Latin America) which might be a passable, if debased form of the tongue. Or you could just watch it in its original French. I will say, the people doing the English version are all, well, English. So the silly voices they use put you in mind of Monty Python, though at times with a hint of Men in Tights and Harold and Kumar.
So is it a good movie? Well that's a question best left to others. But it is watchable, right? I mean, yeah. It certainly isn't going to win any awards, nor should it, but it did keep me laughing for nearly 2 hours, sometimes with them, often at them. So there's something there for sure. Plus the name puns... nearly non-stop, and generally quite good.
In time, this could be one of the all time great Stoner movies, therefore I rate it 3 Bananas out of infinite Time.
What Is a Virgin? (2008)
Fascinating
Funny, sad and horrifying. Anti-fundamentalist rather than anti-Christian, this deserves to preach to more than just the converted.