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[everyanimatedmovie]

306. The Ballad of the Daltons (1978)

4/10

Lucky Luke, the Belgian cowboy comic character, locks up four bandit brothers (the Daltons) to halt their lifetime of crime. While in jail, a lawyer visits them and informs them that their rich uncle has died, having been hung for his own myriad crimes. (“A natural death,” one of the brothers tearfully says.) To get their inheritance, according to his will, they must murder the judge who sentenced him, under the supervision of none other than Lucky Luke, as he is the only trustworthy person their uncle knew, and therefore is uniquely fit to oversee this task.

I wish I could make up a plot as poorly contrived and nonsensical as that, but, to my regret, I am simply not creative enough.

[everyanimatedmovie]

277. The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (1976)

7/10

Sorry for the late update, everyone! My air conditioner broke yesterday, and I ended up collapsing in exhaustion from the heat in the afternoon. By the time I woke up, I’d completely forgotten about everything I was supposed to do!

At any rate, in this Asterix movie, he and Obelix must complete twelve impossible tasks set for them by Caesar. This is supposed to prove the rumors among the Romans that they are actually gods, and therefore cannot be successfully invaded.

A solid movie in every way. There's no bad musical numbers, and the animation quality is a big step up from the last two Asterix movies.

[dortan-lavancia]

Pierre Watrin