I grew up studying Garfield comics and watching the Garfield and Associates tv present, so I’ve all the time had a tender spot for the fats feline. I additionally had a enjoyable time seeing The Garfield Film earlier this 12 months, so it was thrilling to revisit the animated movie with the discharge of The Garfield Film Blu-ray. Whereas Chris Pratt isn’t any Lorenzo Music, he properly doesn’t attempt to imitate the beloved voice actor and as a substitute provides a surprisingly heartfelt efficiency that I actually get pleasure from.
“Garfield (voiced by Chris Pratt), the world-famous, Monday-hating, lasagna-loving indoor cat, is about to have a wild out of doors journey! After an surprising reunion along with his long-lost father – scruffy road cat Vic (voiced by Samuel L. Jackson) – Garfield and his canine buddy Odie are pressured from their completely pampered life into becoming a member of Vic in a hilarious, high-stakes heist,” says the official description.
After a really cute opening that includes an cute child Garfield and a down-on-his-luck Jon Arbuckle (splendidly voiced by Nicholas Hoult), the movie basically turns into a buddy comedy starring Pratt’s Garfield and his absentee father, Samuel L. Jackson’s Vic. They’ve good chemistry, the script delivers fairly common laughs and a few enjoyable animation (among the scenes with Hannah Waddingham’s villainous Jinx are particularly fashionable). It’s not overly bold, however it adheres to a successful formulation, which is why it cleared over $250 million on the field workplace.
Watching it once more, I used to be actually impressed by the voice-acting performances. For instance, Hoult’s Jon sounds very totally different than his regular talking voice and he does an awesome job of constructing him likable. In the meantime, I used to be shocked to study that Harvey Guillén voices Odie and is making all of the yips and barking noises. All of the smaller components are nicely forged (though Snoop Dogg voicing a cat?!) and Ving Rhames is nice as all the time because the bull that will get Garfield and Vic to see issues straight. All of it combines to make a pleasant father-son story that may hit surprisingly arduous for the way goofy many of the film will be.
The Garfield Film Blu-ray doesn’t have a ton of bonus options that go in-depth on the movie, though I’m unsure the movie actually wanted to be dissected, however it does have a pleasant array of surface-level ones. There’s a four-minute video introducing the forged and their decisions for the voices, a three-minute featurette going over the movie’s themes, a two-minute gag reel (Samuel L. Jackson may be very humorous), and a three-minute Easter egg video going over some cute hidden references.
Different bonus options embody an animation development reel that exhibits how a lot work goes into getting a scene from idea to completed product. There’s additionally an animatic for a deleted scene that might’ve animated Waddingham’s “I’m Again” track that performs through the credit. Lastly, there are two how-to-draw movies that target the trio of Garfield, Odie, and Jon, after which new characters for the film (Vic, Otto, Jinx, Roland, and Nolan). These are hosted by character designer Taylor Krahenbuhl, who goes into nice element and you may observe alongside your self. There are some good suggestions right here, and it’s undoubtedly the spotlight of the particular options.
The Garfield Film Blu-ray Assessment: Remaining Verdict
Whereas it’s not going to be thought of an animated traditional, The Garfield Film Blu-ray is a welcome addition to any Garfield fan or father or mother’s assortment. It’s a enjoyable film with jokes that land for each youngsters and adults, with some nice voicework by a proficient forged (particularly Samuel L. Jackson and Hannah Waddingham). There are additionally some good bonuses, because the how-to-draw movies can simply result in a enjoyable exercise night time paired with the movie.
Disclosure: ComingSoon obtained product from the distributor for our The Garfield Film Blu-ray evaluation.
