Les Visiteurs: La Révolution (2016)

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	Year of first release: 2016
	Director: Jean-Marie Poiré (Les Visiteurs 1-2, Le père Noël est une ordure)
	Actors: Christian Clavier (Qu'est-ce qu'on a fait au Bon Dieu?), Jean Reno (Léon, Godzilla), Franck Dubosc (Camping 1-3, Bis)
	Country: F
	Genre: Comedy
	Conditions of visioning: 21.07.2016, inflight entertainment 8" screen
Synopsis: Unable to reach their medieval times, Godefroy de Montmirail (Reno) and Jacquouille (Clavier) are stuck at the time of the French Revolution.
Review: The first movie Les Visiteurs was a huge hit in France in 1993 thanks to colorful duo of main characters and the humour resulting from their confrontation to modern times, all of it put into images by Jean-Marie Poiré in the energetic manner that is his. The sequel Les Visiteurs 2: Les Coulours du Temps was also well received in 1998. There was even an American remake in 2001 (by the same director) starring the two French actors and Christina Applegates (Married with Children TV-series). The story of Les Visiteurs: La Révolution picks right after the one of the second movie and the ageing of the characters is easily justified in this time-travel story. But what is the use of this sequel 20 years after, apart from trying to make money? The French cinema industry is apparently short on ideas those days as it is producing more and more sequels or remakes of pasts hits: Camping 3, Les Bronzés 3, Pension Complète ... Watching those characters again reminded me of the good times I had when watching the first movie and thus I smiled a few times, but there is in fact nothing really funny in the situations depicted in the movie. The story evolves but without involving the audience that remains on the sidewalk. And the time travellers don't really discover anything new. Better avoid this movie. The disappointing open ending makes me fear that a fourth one will be released soon.
Rating: 2 /10