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A Jurassic Park-beating blockbuster in its native France, Les Visiteurs derives vast comic mileage from the simplest of high-concept premises. After a wizard gets a spell muddled up, the 12th-century knight Count Godefroy (Jean Reno) and his Baldrick-like servant Jacquouille (Christian Clavier) are accidentally propelled into the future, ending up in 1992. It s a terrifyingly unfamiliar world, full of self-propelling devil s chariots and bewildering appliances, populated by people who speak a language barely recognisable as good old medieval French. But at least Godefroy s old castle remains standing (even if it s now a hotel), and when he runs into Béatrice (Valérie Lemercier), direct descendant of his lost love Frénégonde, there s a chance that he might be able to pick up the threads of his life nearly nine centuries later and possibly even get back home. Like Blackadder, it s a mixture of the rude and crude and the surprisingly sophisticated.
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37 of 37 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Absolument splendide!,
By oraCle "~ Goth fiend ~" (Surrey) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Les Visiteurs [1993] [DVD] [1994] (DVD)
I am French and I must say this is the best French film I have seen in quite a while, especially living in the UK.The humour, jokes and play on words loose some of their meaning in its English subtitles. But I know English people who still very much enjoyed enjoyed it anyway. I do not recommend the American remake "Just Visiting" which I have seen too, eventhough both Jean Reno and Christian Clavier remain the same characters, it is not a faithful version and is nowhere near as good. Besides, this film is SOOO good, I do not understand why the Americans had to have their own version made. As for me, I have now watched it well over 50 times (call me sad) but it still gets me in stitches every time. A definit MUST SEE! "C'est dingue, OKAY!"
25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Les Visiteurs,
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This review is from: Les Visiteurs [1993] [DVD] [1994] (DVD)
I was not in a great rush to see this film, having known about it for a while but being unconvinced that a French comedy would really work well for me. But it does, brilliantly. The subtitles do not detract at all from the humour, it had me laughing most of the way through. Superb acting and limited but effective special effects back up a decent, if basic, plot and and witty script. It is an idea that could have (and I believe has) been very badly done by Hollywood, but these guys get it spot on. Don't let the subtitles delay your enjoyment, I wish I had watched it ages ago!!
19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Something in French that any one can watch,
By A Customer
This review is from: Les Visiteurs [VHS] (VHS Tape)
This IS a silly film but delightfully put together. It combines some wonderful farcical moments and superb over acting.The imcomprehension (of the two 12th Century visitors) in regard to 20th Century France is wonderful. The sending up of the stuffed shirt Bon Chic, Bon Gens (BCBG - Yuppies to the uninitiated) Montmirail family and their total accpetance of Jean Reno and Christian Clavier as possible long lost relatives is wonderful.. It does not matter that this is in French with subtitles... you won't notice them as the action is so obvious that everyone can understand it.. Get yourself a baguette, some brie, open some red wine and thoroughly enjoy yourself....
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