5.2 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.0 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
Lazy fat cat Garfield finds his domain intruded when his owner, Jon Arbuckle, brings home a dog named Odie. When Odie runs away and is abducted by a mean animal trainer, Garfield feels responsible and sets out to find and rescue him.
Starring: Breckin Meyer, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Stephen Tobolowsky, Bill Murray, Evan ArnoldFamily | 100% |
Comedy | 89% |
Comic book | 4% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1
French (Canada): Dolby Digital 5.1
French: DTS 5.1
German: DTS 5.1
Italian: DTS 5.1
Spanish: DTS 5.1
Bulgarian: Dolby Digital 5.1
Croatian: Dolby Digital 5.1
Czech: Dolby Digital 5.1
Danish: Dolby Digital 5.1
Dutch: Dolby Digital 5.1
Finnish: Dolby Digital 5.1
Flemish: Dolby Digital 5.1
Greek: Dolby Digital 5.1
Hungarian: Dolby Digital 5.1
Norwegian: Dolby Digital 5.1
Slovak: Dolby Digital 5.1
Slovenian: Dolby Digital 5.1
Swedish: Dolby Digital 5.1
English SDH, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Norwegian, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Swedish
50GB Blu-ray Disc
Three-disc set (1 BD, 2 DVDs)
Digital copy
DVD copy
Region A (B untested)
Movie | 2.0 | |
Video | 3.5 | |
Audio | 3.5 | |
Extras | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
If Lassie was America's Dog (I don't know if there ever was an "America's Dog," but if there was, it would seem like Lassie would be it), then can we say that Garfield was, and still is, America's cat? Created by cartoonist Jim Davis, the overweight, lasagna-eating, TV binge watching, perpetually sleepy prankster of a cat has captured America's collective heart for decades now, first as a comic strip character, then as a Saturday morning TV icon, and a moneymaker in the merchandise arena. Now, he's the star of a animated/live action hybrid film titled, very simply and succinctly, Garfield: The Movie, a critically panned and predictable film that, eh, captures the spirit -- more or less -- of the title character in a film that ultimately proves that just because you can doesn't necessarily mean that you should.
While it's not anything extra special, Fox's 1080p transfer for Garfield looks very solid and offers fans a pleasing film-like transfer. The presentation is clearly the beneficiary of the 1080p structure, offering clarity and sharpness gains that are well beyond the limits of standard definition and appear to take very good advantage of the extra muscle. Overall definition is very good, with faces and clothes the obvious highlight while environments, like city streets or home interiors, are rich in visible definition that gives the image a sharp and clear appearance. There is no sign of unwarranted noise removal, leaving the picture naturally sharp and pleasant. Of course, some of the digital effects stand out as lesser in terms of sharpness, and the HD imagery only seems to amplify the separation of real and animated elements, but the content looks pretty good overall. Colors are full, maybe not so brilliant and rich as one might expect, but there is a healthy base at work that shows off colors with a nice sense of accuracy. Clothes, for example, really pop. Faces are natural in coloring, black levels fare well, and white balance isn't perfect but neither are whites overtly creamy. The image shows no real serious print blemishes or encode faults. This is a solid presentation from Fox.
Garfield: The Movie's DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 lossless soundtrack capably gets the job done. The track satisfies for presentation of every element, with pleasantly wide music and excellent musical clarity, supported by light but critical surround support. The track makes good use of the full stage for action and comedy element supports, too, and there is often something going on all around the stage. Dialogue is clear and centered for the duration.
This Blu-ray release of Garfield: The Movie contains a large assortment of extra content.
This is a tolerable film but little more can be said of it. My children (6 and 4) gave up on it less than 30 minutes in, and they both love cats, which is probably the most scathing critique I can give to it. It has its moments, but...it's just so formulaic. The Blu-ray is decent all around, at least, with nice video and audio to go along with an old-fashioned collection of extras that are many in number and mostly moderately engaging. Worth a look.
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