The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec (2010)

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Sadly Over-hyped

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n my opinion it was a great movie with some interesting elements, even though having some plot holes and the ending probably was just too messy and crammed together, but still fun to watch and not your casual movie that is similar to all other ones.

Another comic book adaptation,this turn from Tardi's Adele Blanc-Sec a sort of young female Indiana Jones settled in early 19th century,this adventuress is a little silly but not unproved of charming,the FX are enough good for such french production from the master Luc Besson,all characters has a own emotional appeal to enchant the audience,mixing adventure,a bit a black humor,funny gags and even a romance all in french style,managed to family and to range all ages,fine entertainment which is lacking of malice!! Resume: First watch: 2017 / How many: 1 / Source: Blu-ray / Rating: 7

Originally released in 2010, this big-screen adaptation of Jacques Tardi's acclaimed graphic novels is every bit as potent as any of the ones being made in the U.S. from the likes of Rick Riordan, Stephenie Meyer, and others.In 1912, reporter and adventurer Adele Blanc-Sec embarks on a journey to Egypt to unearth the mummy of Ramses II's personal doctor. Her plan is to bring the mummy back with her to France, where she'll raise him from the dead and ask for his assistance in healing her catatonic sister. Little does she know of the perils awaiting her when she returns to Paris. While she's been away, a 136 million year old egg has hatched in the Natural History Museum. A wild pterodactyl now flies the skies in search of its next meal. Only Adele possesses the knowledge to tame the prehistoric beast.Director Luc Besson successfully blends together the excitement of adventure movies like "The Mummy" and "Indiana Jones" with an emotional depth usually only found in foreign romantic dramas. He finds a perfect balance of quirkiness, action, comedy, romance, and crisis. With these ingredients, Besson creates a truly unique fantasy film that will appeal to female and male audiences alike.Louise Bourgoin is perfect in the role of Adele Blanc-Sec. The role appears to come naturally to the actor, as she hops on the back of a pterodactyl for a ride or falls through the floor of a pyramid inside the coffin of an ancient pharaoh while dressed in a petticoat and bonnet. It's very much like witnessing Mary Poppins work as an archaeologist instead of a nanny.The special effects and CGI used in "The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec" look just as good, if not better at times, than anything we see in American-made films. The pterodactyl and mummies we see are frighteningly lifelike. This keeps the audience from being taken out of the viewing experience or getting distracted from the storytelling.The movie is rated PG for some violence, language, brief sensuality, and rude humor. There's really only one scene of a "dancer" wiggling around on a man's lap making sensual noises for parents of youngsters to deal with. The rest of the content isn't anything we haven't already seen in a Harry Potter or Indiana Jones film."The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec" will appeal to fans of Percy Jackson, Harry Potter, and other film adaptations of YA novels. Imagine any of those movies given an injection of French sophistication and classiness and you get a good idea of what to expect. It also puts a female in the lead role of an adventure film, which we don't see very often and will no doubt please many women (and men).

If you like movies that take place in the early 1900s, then you'll love Luc Besson's "The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec." In this movie, there is a huge bird egg in a museum that hasn't hatched. They keep it there for visitors to see. It was never supposed to hatch and one day, it hatches and something that looks like a huge pterodactyl comes out. It screeches and people try to capture it but it is just too fast for them. At one point, a group of people are all lined up to see something in a tomb and they release something, I can't tell you what it is because that will ruin the movie for you. Later, the cops want to hang Adele for things that she has been saying and she is only concerned about finding something to heal her sister. Adele finds a mummy that people think no one can ever find. Then, she talks to it and no one believes her. When the people of the town see the mummy they are really scared. In one part of the movie Adele is in a cave, sees a fire behind her and gets inside a sarcophagus to save herself.My favorite part in this movie is when the mummy dresses up in a suit and asks someone for directions. The guy says "of course" and faints. I really like the music in this film. It's great.This movie's moral message is that no matter what, you should always do whatever is best to help your family and friends.I recommend this movie to ages 11 to 18 and I suggest you go with your parents because it is really intense. You should really watch this movie if you like adventures.Reviewed by Valdi B. KIDS FIRST! Film Critic. For more film reviews, go to kidsfirst.org.

A charming and frantic farce by Besson. Based on a series of French comics, The Extraordinary Adventures Of Adele Blanc-Sec is a French version of Indiana Jones, with a lot more magic and cartoonish behaviour. The film is quite messy in parts as one story becomes a tool to advance another story. The film begins with an old professor with psychic abilities, waking a pterodactyl from its egg. Meanwhile, in Egypt, Adele Blanc-Sec is looking for the mummified corpse of Rameses' physician so she can bring it back to life and cure her comatose sister. These two plots soon intertwine, but not in an incredibly smooth fashion. The make-up design is wonderful, and typically OTT French. Prosthetics are used to exaggerate ears, noses, teeth and age. This leads to a number of visually memorable characters. Unfortunately, with so much going on many characters get lost. Amalric is only present for a few minutes, while others are shown too often. Still, this is a ridiculous farce which revels in its absurdity. The CGI is convincing and adds a lot to the later emotional scenes. Hopefully they'll be more to come.