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The Visitors II: The Corridors of Time

The Visitors II: The Corridors of Time (Les Couloirs du temps : Les Visiteurs 2)

Movie · 1998 · 3 people

Les Couloirs du temps : Les Visiteurs 2 (The Visitors II: The Corridors of Time) dates from 1998 and belongs to French fantasy comedy. It is the direct sequel to Les Visiteurs, released five years earlier, and picks up where the first film ended. Jean-Marie Poiré directed and wrote the script with Christian Clavier, and Gaumont made the film. It opened in France on 12 February 1998 and in Germany on 30 July 1998. It runs 109 minutes.

The heroes are the medieval knight Godefroy, who travels through time, and his loyal servant Jacquouille; this time they get into fresh trouble in the corridors of time. Jean Reno and Christian Clavier continue in the leading roles. Muriel Robin takes the part of Béatrice, previously played by Valérie Lemercier. Claire Nadeau and Didier Bénureau are also in the cast.

The film set an opening-day record in France and sold 2,665,916 tickets in its first week. With more than eight million tickets sold there, it was the second most successful French film of 1998 after Le Dîner de cons. Worldwide it took only about a quarter of its predecessor's earnings. Reviews were mixed, with cast changes and brand advertising cited among the reasons for French disappointment. The series was completed in 2016 with Les Visiteurs : La Révolution.

DirectorJean-Marie Poiré
Production companyGaumont Yapımevi

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Christian Clavier Christian Clavier Film actor · 74 years old Jacques Mathou Jacques Mathou Actor Philippe Morier-Genoud Philippe Morier-Genoud Actor · 82 years old

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Cinephile Looks at script, editing and directing choices; keeps a distance from formula films.

Jean-Marie Poiré plays it safe by picking up exactly where the first film ended, and walks straight into the familiar sequel trap. Time travel is no longer a surprise, so the film tries to keep its comedy alive through relentless pace and chaos. Christian Clavier's Jacquouille is still the liveliest thing on screen, and his rapport with Jean Reno holds up. Replacing Valérie Lemercier with Muriel Robin as Béatrice, though, throws the balance off; that cast change and the brand advertising scattered through the film are cited among the reasons French audiences were disappointed. More than eight million tickets sold in France show how much the film lives off its predecessor's goodwill. As a story, it never quite stands on its own feet.

Family Viewer Asks whether the whole household can watch it; cares about humour and heart.

A medieval knight and his servant getting lost in time and landing in trouble is an idea children can laugh at too. As a fantasy comedy it works for a family evening. One catch: the story continues right where the first film ended, so anyone who hasn't seen that one will struggle a bit. Watch the original first, then this. The non-stop chaos may tire the little ones; teenagers and adults will get more out of it.

Yeşilçam Nostalgic A viewer raised on the classics, looking for warm storytelling and strong acting.

With a sequel to a good story, you go looking for the warmth of the first film. Godefroy and Jacquouille are still an endearing pair; the old-fashioned bond between a master and his loyal servant recalls the double acts of folk tales. Yet the film felt too hurried to me: scenes chase each other so fast that the characters have no room to breathe. Viewers who had grown fond of the first film's Béatrice will miss that familiar face, too. I have always kept my distance from comedy that tries to win laughs by shouting, and that distance remains here.

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