Garfield (2004)

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.

One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

This movie, for me, is a mixed bag. I think it's a charming movie that has a ton of enjoyable moments and good entertainment, but it's also extremely anchored down by the fact that this film does an awful job staying true to the comics it's based off of. The only thing it did well with staying true to the comics is Garfield himself, as he looks great in this movie, and I think Bill Murray did a great job in his role. But, everything else just doesn't feel right. Nermal, instead of being the cutest cat in the world, is just an ordinary cat. Same thing goes for Arlene, as nothing about her is reminiscent to her comic counterpart. Jon is also completely different than what he should be. Jon's supposed to be a middle aged-ish, sometimes clueless and grumpy, yet good hearted pet owner, but in this film, he's a late 20s-early 30s shy guy that's more worried about getting a date than taking care of his pets. I mean, come on. Were the writers of this film even trying? Also, Garfield is the only one who's actually animated and looks most like his comic counterpart, while literally everyone else is just normal animals. I don't get it, because all the other animals were cartoon like too, but Garfield's the only one to get the treatment? I get that he's the main star of the film, but it's jarring to see everyone else as a normal animal while he just sticks out like a sore thumb. But despite all these major flaws, I will admit that I did find the film entertaining, as it does have a good enough flow to be watchable and enough funny and heartwarming moments to be thoroughly enjoyable. It's a movie that's definitely easy to sit through and can be enjoyable with the right mindset for it. I think kids who've never read the Garfield comics will probably get a kick out of this film. However, despite this movie being watchable, that still doesn't change the fact that this film left out somewhere around 80% of what made the comics good to begin with, and I can't recommend this film to anyone who are fans of the comics, as all it'll do is just disappoint everyone who's expecting to see there favorite comic remade for the big screen, as this film does a pretty terrible job at it. But, like I said, this movie is still pretty fun to watch, so I say to those who are not big fans of the comics to check this movie out, as it's definitely enjoyable for the most part, at least in my opinion. Overall, this is a fun movie that fails miserably to replicate the comics. With that said, just remember to proceed with caution.

Yeah, I said it! This is another bad movie adaptation of a classic cartoon along with the ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNK franchise. How this ''movie'' has an overall rating of 5,0 is beyond me! Is BAD beyond words, even for animal lovers. At least the two FLINTSTONES live action movies look like THE GODFATHER compared to this abomination!All the characters are obnoxious, and in the way you want to kill 'em all rather than watching them, and what about Garfield? He is the most obnoxious character you can ever put in a 90 minute movie. He is fat, lazy, a trouble-maker, and a cat that doesn't eat mice? REALLY? YOU EXPECT ME TO BELIEVE THIS? Plus I hoped the dogs at the dog show would have eaten him, he is so unbearable! I respect Bill Murray, and loved his movies, but I'll never forgive him for THIS! (same goes with Christopher Lloyd for his appearence in THE OOGIELOVES IN THE BIG BALLOON ADVENTURE).Seriously, who taught that Breckin Meyer could act? I would have picked even a trained chimpanzee from a circus or a parrot instead of Breckin Meyer. He is not funny in the slightest, and every time Garfield does something he just stands around like a bumbling idiot! Seriously, who can stand a guy like him?This is another movie that belongs to the level of s**t, along with SON OF THE MASK, the two BABY GENIUSES, EXORCIST II: THE HERETIC, SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE MARTIANS and MANOS THE HANDS OF FATE. Every time you look at them you want to burn the TV (or the computer) with fire after trowing gasoline at them!I rate this pile of garbage one because IMDB doesn't allow the zero rating.All parents around the world: DON'T LET YOUR KIDS WATCH THIS PAINFUL DISASTER OF A MOVIE! IT IS THAT BAD! Instead let your kids watch something better like FINDING NEMO, THE GODFATHER or even TWELVE ANGRY MEN! Or better take your kids out for a stroll on the beach or even let them play videogames! It's better than watch this movie that deserves to be in the Bottom 100!!

When I was young I used to watch Garfield the movie a lot along side it's sequel. If you are a fan of Garfield then you might enjoy this. My favorite scenes are the beginning, the living room scene with Garfield and Odie and when Garfield and nermal steal a salmon and apple pie from a window. The acting, the props, camera angle and effects were pretty good.Overall 10/10

This comic strip effort is nothing like the comic strip. The Jon Arbuckle in the movie is different from the Jon Arbuckle in the strip. The cartoon Jon was clueless and was either very angry or upset with Garfield when he got into trouble or was terrorizing Odie. The Jon depicted here seems more like his friend than his owner, and is a little too carefree. And as for the movie version of Odie, well let's just say he comes off more like Benji. Even Garfield himself is not the same as the cartoon. He doesn't seem to be as lazy, hungry, or troublesome. And I'm also not convinced that Bill Murray is the ideal voice for Garfield. It's much too gentle. Nevertheless, it's an entertaining movie. It's just that you'd never guess this was based on a comic strip (that's if you've never read the strip before). When Odie gets lost, and Garfield, Jon and Liz go look for him, the movie really takes off. Perhaps if this were animated instead of live-action, it would seem more like the strip and less like an effort.*** out of ****