Les Visiteurs Reviews

french speaking....

if you speak french the countess is hilarious. If you don't speak french... well too bad, the translation is not that good...

A truly classic French comedy

"Les Visiteurs" has long been a favourite amongst french speaking people. It's a classic! It was so novel in its genre and it has audiences queuing for another viewing! Jean Reno and Christian Clavier are hilarious. The movie has an equally hilarious supporting cast, with some of the funniest French comedians around. I would recommend this film to anyone - though I have to point out that the subtitles aren't as funny as the french script.

French comedy

Wonderful much better than the hollywood remake

This is an excellent, witty movie with superb performances by all. It stretches credulity a little, and I can imagine that a lot of people would simply find it irritating - but hopefully not enough to spoil what is really just a fun comic tale well told. I have to confess to laughiug out loud in many places. It is rather "French" which is hardly surprising!! I can imagine that, as one reviewer wrote, it must be much more enjoyable if one can do without the subtitles and then get all the subtlety of the original dialogue.I don't think I can recall a movie with Jean Reno that I havent enjoyed just for the pleasure of watching him in any role. If in doubt - try it.

If you like slapstick

If you like slapstick humour, then you would love this. As for myself, I found little to laugh at and little of interest. Lovely countryside though.

Excellent, though a tiny bit disappointed

I saw this film on TV5 Europe in French (which I understand but not perfectly) over a year ago. Had just come across it while channel surfing and missed the first half hour or so. Was really looking forward to seeing it again, with subtitles and in its entirety.

It is, in my opinion, very funny and recommended. However, this DVD is specifically for the English-speaking market and not exactly the same as the version I saw on TV, with some scenes missing. The only scene which I specifically remember that is missing is one where they are watching TV (referred to as 'boite de troubadours') but there are,I'm sure, other scenes also missing. The other slightly negative features are the rather American subtitles (by which I mean terminology, not just spelling) and the 4:3 format for a film which, on the basis of cropped credits at the end, was originally widescreen.

Despite these little grumbles, it is still excellent and recommended. Next time I'm in France I may, if it's cheap, try to buy the original French version, which may not be edited and probably has (?better) English subtitles as an option.

A ne pas manquer

Un classique a voir et a revoir. Rien de tel que la version originale en Francais.

Brilliant. However much better if you speak French as it loses a lot in translation - there is a lot of word play.

So Funny

I will never look at a yellow postman's van in the same way again. 'He rides in the devil's chariot'. But please watch this film and not the disasterous hollywood remake 'Just Visiting'. This is French gold. Even the title scene is side-splitting. This is one of the top three best foreign films I've seen, the other two being 'Amelie' (also French) and the brilliant 'Spirited Away' (Japanese). This is France's answer to 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail'. A great watch!

Great Movie

Hilarious from start to finish.Worth watching.

BUT be careful not to make the mistake to watch JUST VISITING as it's an american remake and is not that funny.