Arthur 3:
The War of the Two Worlds
Theatrical release poster
FrenchArthur 3 : La Guerre des deux mondes
Directed byLuc Besson
Written byLuc Besson
Céline Garcia
Based onArthur and the War of Two Worlds
by Luc Besson
Produced byLuc Besson
Stéphane Lecomte
Emmanuel Prévost
Starring
CinematographyThierry Arbogast
Music byÉric Serra
Production
companies
Distributed byEuropaCorp
Release date
  • 13 October 2010 (2010-10-13)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageEnglish
Budget€65 million[1]
(US$85 million)
Box office$30.7 million[2]

Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds (French: Arthur 3: La Guerre des deux mondes) is a 2010 English-language French fantasy animated/live-action film directed and co-written by Luc Besson, based on the fourth book of the Arthur children's books series by Besson. It is the sequel to Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard (2009) and the third installment in the Arthur film series. The film was shot back-to-back with the previous installment.

Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds was released theatrically in France on 13 October 2010 by EuropaCorp. The film received mixed reviews from critics and was a box-office success in France. However, following its two predecessor's under-performance at the box-office internationally, the film generated huge losses for EuropaCorp.[3] It was released as a direct-to-video in the United States by 20th Century Home Entertainment, while in the United Kingdom and Ireland, it was edited as one film with the second film under the title Arthur and the Great Adventure. The film marked Lou Reed's last acting role before his death in 2013.

It is the last installment in the main series. A spin-off, Arthur, malédiction, was released in France in 2022.

Plot

Picking up after the second film, Maltazard has assumed human size, and left Arthur in miniature. Accompanied by Princess Selenia and her brother, Prince Betameche, Arthur attempts to retrieve an enlarging potion from his house, which Maltazard seizes to enlarge his followers, whereafter Arthur returns to human form using an Elixir of Life given by a queen bee. Archibald convinces Darkos, Maltazard's son, to change sides, and enlarges him with a second potion. Arthur and Darkos then confront Maltazard, until Selenia and Betameche shrink Maltazard back to his Minimoy size and Arthur captures him, while the U.S. Army overcome Maltazard's forces. Maltazard thereafter remains a prisoner of Arthur's family.

Cast

Live-action cast
Voice cast

Production

The budget of the film is 68.83 million euros, which makes it at that time the 3rd most expensive French film in history, just ahead of the previous film in the saga.[5]

The film was shot in Normandy, simultaneously with the previous film.[5]

Reception

In France, the film received a mixed to favourable reception, it obtained an average rating of 2,9⁄5 on the Allociné site, which lists twelve press titles.[6]

On the American website Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 20% based on reviews from 5 critics.[7]

David Nusiar of Reelfilm.com called the film "a mild improvement over its two predecessors" and gave it a score of 2 out of 5.[8]

References

  1. ^ Mintzer, Jordan (October 14, 2010). "Review: 'Arthur and the War of Two Worlds'". Variety. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
  2. ^ "Arthur et la guerre des deux mondes". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
  3. ^ Luc Besson et ses Minimoys plombent EuropaCorp, Libération, 30 juin 2011
  4. ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0940656/?ref_=nm_flmg_t_32_act
  5. ^ a b "Quels sont les 10 films français les plus chers de l'histoire ?". AlloCiné.fr (in French). Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Arthur 3 : La Guerre des deux mondes - critiques presse". Allociné. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Arthur and the Two World War". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  8. ^ Nusair, David (24 March 2011). "The Films of Luc Besson". Reel Film Reviews. Retrieved 12 July 2020.

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