This sequel to the 2004 hit GARFIELD: THE MOVIE maintains that film's clever intermingling of live action supporting cast with a CGI-animated Garfield, that self-centered, lasagna-quaffing feline, famed of newspaper comic strips by Jim Davis. Though the title is a riff from Dickens, the story here is actually copped from Mark Twain's THE PRINCE & THE PAUPER. While tagging along to England with his lovely vet girlfriend (Jennifer Love Hewitt), Garfield's owner John Arbuckle (Breckin Meyer) inadvertently brings Garfield (voiced by Bill Murray) along, where he winds up being mistaken for Prince (voiced by Tim Curry), the royal cat of a lordly estate. There's a plot afoot to steal Prince's lands and title, orchestrated by the nefarious Dargis (Billy Connolly) and it's up to Garfield to save the day, that is if he can get his face out of the lasagna long enough. Connolly brings a contagious sense of malicious fun to his role as the bad guy, and Bill Murray fans will be licking their whiskers over his droll take on Garfield's lazy anti-heroics. A roster of top British actors lends their voices to some animals on the estate, including: Bob Hoskins, Richard E. Grant, and Jane Horrocks. Fluffy and friendly overall, this is fine family fare, rated PG for some cheeky bathroom humor.
Theatrical Release: June 16, 2006
DVD Features:
Note: This release features the original theatrical feature and the extended widescreen version of the feature.
Keep Case
Dual Side
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital Surround - French, Spanish
Subtitles - English, Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Featurettes - "Drawing With Jim Davis"
Music Video - "Come and Get It"
Trailers - Previews - Forced Items (3)
Interactive Features:
Games - 1. Odie's Photo Album Game
2. Garfield's Maze Game
Text/Photo Galleries:
Additional Text - Exclusive Garfield Comic Strip
Executive Producer
Niel Machlis: Executive Producer, THE FIRST $20 MILLION IS ALWAYS THE HAR
Narrator
Roscoe Lee Browne: American Actor
Voice
Bill Murray: American actor, LOST IN TRANSLATION, MEATBALLS
Voice
Billy Connolly: Comedian/Actor
Voice
Bob Hoskins: British Actor
Voice
Breckin Meyer: American Actor; CLUELESS
Voice
Ian Abercrombie: Actor/"Puppetmaster 3"
Voice
Jane Horrocks: British Actress
Voice
Jennifer Love Hewitt: Actress, PARTY OF FIVE
Voice
Lucy Davis: British actress, SHAUN OF THE DEAD
Voice
Rhys Ifans: British actor, NOTTING HILL
Voice
Tim Curry: British Actor/Singer, THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (1975)
Voice
Vinnie Jones: Actor
Director of Photography
Peter Lyons Collister: American Director Of Photography
Review 1:
3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he focus throughout remains on Garfield, whose voicing by Bill Murray is top-notch..."
Source: Box Office
p.42 08/01/2006
Review 2:
"[With] technically flawless animation."
Source: Sight and Sound
53 09/01/2006