Asterix, o Gaulês

I picked up a recent "version remasterisée" blu-ray, with excellent picture and sound and the original English dubbing, on e-bay, as I was curious about Asterix and had a feeling the kiddos would enjoy it. The movie (I'm not familiar with the comics, which came first) is a light-hearted rethink of French identity in the wake of World War II, somewhat surprisingly in terms of Gaulish barbarians (or at least a single village of them in the NW) resisting invading Romans. But the main appeal of the show is its slapstick comedy, which was especially loved by my 7-year old son, including "Roman" names like Marcus Sourpuss and Phonus Balonus. There is some irony to this, given that Asterix builds on Graeco-Roman mime, with Asterix as an Odysseus figure and Obelix as a Hercules. The music is also great.