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This time we join Garfield (Bill Murray) and his clueless,
dorky, but deeply loving of Garfield, owner Jon (Breckin
Meyer) as he is about to pop the big question to his girlfriend
Liz (Jennifer Love Hewitt). Garfield being well Garfield
puts the kibosh on Jon's proposal and romantic opportunity.
Jon is persistent and won't let this opportunity pass him
up. I mean, after all, he is dorky and clueless, and he
has a chance to marry lovely and body is a wonderland, Jennifer
Love Hewitt. He should be thanking his lucky starts, she
even considers him.***
He rashly flies out to London to surprise his girlfriend
who is attending the Royal Animal Conservatory conference,
and he figures, if you at first you don't succeed, try,
try again. This time, leaving Garfield at home. Or so he
thinks. Not to be denied, Garfield, sneaks in Jon's suitcase
with Ode, and comes along for the trip to London. Did he
really think he could leave Garfield behind? While in London,
Garfield magically ends up switching places with a look-a-like
named Prince (Tim Curry). Think of him as the Paris Hilton
of cats.***
He is spoiled, rude, and inherited quite a large chunk
of cash. They essentially switch places. Prince gets stuck
with Liz and Jon. Where Garfield lives it up with a butler
(Ian Abercrombie), who pampers Garfield at his every whim,
and he also gets Winston (Bob Hoskins), a bulldog. But this
is not as nice as it seems for Mr. Garfield. Next in line
to get the money Lord Dargis (Billy Connolly), is plotting
doom for Mr. Garfield or should I say Prince.***
GARFIELD: A TAIL OF TWO KITTIES is strongest in it's
scenes that involve the animals, and weakest in it's scenes
that involve humans. Jennifer Love Hewitt is never really
used to her full potential and that's a shame. Jon is a
one note, stumbling idiot. But there is more then enough
scenes of Garfield mischief and nonsense to make up for
the uninteresting humans. Murray is perfectly casted as
the voice of Garfield. He gets across the laziness, dull,
and relaxed nature of Garfield with relative ease.***
Tim Curry had me laughing out a lot a lot of times
with his delivery. Hoskins was also quite enjoyable as the
dog, as he plays this straight up and evokes laughs out
of just saying the simplest of things. All of the voice
actors were dead on. They say casting is not that important
in these types of films, but I believe it is everything.
The film is also similar in the first one in that Garfield
is a cartoon and CGI and the humans are humans. Which makes
for some interesting visuals.***
The film has a lot of British voice actors, and British
humor in it. It evokes a lot of scenes of Garfield being
Garfield and them playing it straight. No one winks at the
camera in this one. They are not saying "I'm in a CGI film."
They play it straight up. By allowing Garfield to go out
to London, they allow more opportunities for humor. More
people for Garfield to interact with. More laughs. The first
film I felt had Garfield back a little bit, but this one
allows him to be Garfield and shine in all his kitty glory.***
Image & Sound:
You can choose between the widescreen or full screen
Garfield. The widescreen has more fun footage of Garfield,
so I recommend that one. Garfield looks great here as he
is in all cat glory in a bright and vibrant transfer. It's
crystal clear and very bright. I enjoyed the transfer. ---
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