i watch asterix and obelix in operation cleopatra and which be my first exposure to the live action version of the classic comic . like the comic the whole movie be full of joke base upon pun and anachronistic joke and slapstick gag which rarely fall flat . asterix and obelix be gaul who use a strength potion to fight the roman legion in their native gaul . here they end up in egypt help a friend build cesar palace ( yes it puny ) in three month to prove the egyptian be just as good a the roman . the reason i pick this up be because monica belluci be cleopatra . she good but the role be little more than a cameo . however and even though she rarely in the film i do not care since it so clever and the joke so funny i be in hysteric . i love it . i love it so much that i can not understand why the movie have never be release in the united state . the import dvd have the film in english dub which be quite good especially when you consider that when you watch it in the long french version the pun ( and hence the joke ) be not always apparent since they be aural and so if you read the name wrong the joke be lose . most of the joke between the full french version and the short english dub seem to be exactly the same and though some have be change sometimes for the good and some time for the bad . personally i be gon na stick with the dub when i watch this again since it easy to pick up the joke and enjoy the humor . you really will want to see this if you love pun and low brow and but clever humor this be a great comedy .