Visiteurs, Les (1993)

My copy was "French Language" only
It said "English",it came with only "French" (English Subtitles). My copy would only be good if learning French was your objective.

Funniest 'Foreign' Movie I've Seen
I admit I haven't seen more than probably 40 or 50 "foreign" films, but of those, this is still the funniest one I have watched. The major problem I had with it was that the dialog (and the humorous lines) came so fast I barely had time to read the subtitles. It gets a little tiring after awhile trying to keep up with the reading and viewing at the same time, at that pace.

As with all comedies, you get both smart and stupid scenes. You get more stupid when you have more slapstick, but you also have more laugh-out-loud moments. Such is the case here, as Jean Reno and Christian Clavier portray clownish 11th-century men who suddenly find themselves in modern-day France. Time-travel films almost always are fascinating, whether it's sci-fi or comedy.

As for family viewing, there is no sex and no nudity, but there is rough language which is why it's rated "R."

Medieval on your Glutemus Maximus
If you enjoy Monty Python or physical humor you should enjoy this movie. There certainly is intellectual humor as well but with a little less gusto. Fans of "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" should definitely catch it. Jean Reno is great as a Count that accidentally kills his father-in-law to be after a witch puts a spell on him. He must then call on his wizard to set things right. The wizard can't bring the man back to life so he sends Reno and his squire through time. The problem is they go the wrong way and end up in current time. They find themseles having a Don Quixote experience, but fighting automobiles, a chef, and the police instead. After being shipped off to the looney bin a distant descendant starts to believe in him and comes to his rescue.

This movie only comes with English subtitles and not dubbing. That is probably just as well since I have heard some terrible dubbing in other Jean Reno films. I highly recommend this comedy for some good laughs. If I have any complaint it is that you will enjoy it more if you speak French. My step daughter does and got more out of it since she pointed out there is some changes in the English subtitles to tame it down. Still enjoyable, but as one astute reviewer pointed out they need to use the same subtitles they used on the VHS. If you aren't big on foreign movies you may want to catch "Just Visiting" with Jean Reno and Christina Applegate instead. Basicly an Americanized version of the same story. The style is similar to the "Pink Panther" comedies.