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The Visitors | Year: 1996 Classification: Foreign Film - French Directed: - Jean-Marie Poiré Actors/Actresses: - Christian Clavier - Jean Reno - Valérie Lemercier Tres, tres, bien!! I watched this video in Fench with Eglish sub titles in my french class. It is a very funny movie about 1 midevil knight and his servant. They go forward in time on accident when they drink a potion that is supposed to make the knight able to change the corse of an aarow that kills his belovede's father. His love won't marry him then and all he ever wanted was to have a family and decendents. Once they show up in the present day, everyone thinks the kningt is the long lost cousin of this one girl, who is really the knigt's decendant. It is hallarious the way the midevil knight and servant react to modern things. They don't realize what time they are in. This movie has a twist and a problem at the end, which I guess is fixed in the second movie. We are in the middle of watching it (it is Les Visiteurs 2 I think), but it's no as easy to understand for me because there are not English subtitles in the version we are watching. The only reason this movie is rated R is because there is a lot of bad words. In France (where it is origionally from), i think it was only rated PG, but i'm not that sure, so don't take my word for it. Have a fun time watching Les Visiteurs!!!!!!! Smart comedy, slapstick with a French knack (knight?) A very funny French comedy, this movie, and its sequel, was a huge hit in France. A medieval knight (Jean Reno, of "The Professional" and "Godzilla" fame) and his servant (Christian Clavier, a famous French comic actor, unknown abroad) got magically transported forward in time to the XXth century, where he meets his descendants - and tries to adjust to our modern world, from the mysteries of running water and flushing toilets, to those of modern women and the free pursuit of life and happiness for all. The pace never slacks, the movie offers a series of sight gags, as well as a number of more tongue-in-cheek and even (gasp) intellectual jokes and double-entendres -along w/ some "profound" reflexions slickly intertwined w/in the storyline. The movie can be approached at several levels, from the basic visceral to the high-fallutin', and has appeal to different audiences - and viewers' moods. The language is precious (difference between old French and modern French) but there's enough situational and sight humour in there that even non-French speakers should find the movie enjoyable. The U.S. remake, albeit with the same main actors, was not quite on a par, as seems to be too often the case. I felt it favored the slapstick, and neglected the more subtle undertones that the original managed to carry as well. If I have to pick a nit, it would be that that the DVD doesn't offer more Special features <grumble grumble> - but the movie is well-worth the purchase (or rental :-) anyway. Pick a bottle of wine and some good cheese, and make an evening of it! French Version Much Better The original movie "Les Visiteurs" is so good, its a pity they had to spoil with the Americanized version - "Just Visiting" - which is at best an insult on the intelligence of the American viewing public. Although the original movie is in French with English subtitles, they have done a tremendous job with the subtitles - translating a kind of "medieval" French into a comparable type of old English (modern swearwords included). In fact, the job is done so well that we had a lot of laughs just by comparing the film's verbal antics to the translation. Even though I do not speak French myself, it is quite clear that a lot of effort had gone into this. Sometimes the conversations are fast and furious, so it's worthwhile to see the movie a second time. Even on the second pass, there was a lot to laugh at. The original was meant to be slapstick and the story is a total farce, but I thought it was well done, and very well executed. Even though this whole thing is intended as a joke, the reactions of the medieval guys are quite believable. Both versions star Jean Reno and Christian Clavier, but unfortunately that is not enough to save "Just Visiting", which I can at best award two stars. In contrast, the original effort is a blast and worth at least 4 stars. If you can, try to obtain the French version. It's worth the trouble! Buy The Visitors at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on The Visitors Search with the Priority Search Engine on The Visitors This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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