Eric Stevenson I have a weird history with Garfield. I remember back when I was a kid and I used to read Garfield comics all the time. Looking back, I don't think the franchise holds up at all. I guess you could simply argue that I simply outgrew it, as I am in my twenties now. Still, I can go back and look at stuff like the Peanuts comic and realize that it still holds up as an adult. I just don't associate with Garfield at all anymore. In fact, I think most people feel the same way. Either way, I probably wouldn't have liked this movie.I mean, I find it to be boring and having lame jokes, just like the comic. So, I guess it was pretty faithful to the source material! There's no plot other than another reprisal of "The Prince And The Pauper". I should have known Tim Curry would be a voice in this. I seriously think he's set a record for most prolific celebrity voice actor. The CGI still looks bad like the last movie. This is worse than the last one, because this movie doesn't even expand on the first one at all. You can literally watch this and understand everything without seeing the first one. In fact, you're probably just better off watching just this. It's the same reason why I skipped the original "Atlas Shrugged". I've heard it's the exact same anyways.I looked in the credits and couldn't find John Cleese's name. I was not surprised that he was unbilled. It's easily the worst thing he's ever been in. Eric Idle looks so amazing in "Casper" now. Now Bill Murray can no longer claim the original Garfield film as his worst movie. I practically had a checklist in my head of every thing that a bad kid's movie has. Let's see, random pop culture references? Check. Fart jokes? Check. Crotch jokes? Check. Modern pop song? Check. Celebrity voice actors? CheckDidn't they realize this didn't work in "Yogi Bear", or "Alvin The Chipmunks: The Road Chip" or any of the other infinite number of bad movies I've seen like this? I guess there's a couple good jokes and good scenes. The part where they eat the lasagna is actually kind of interesting.Still, it's completely pointless. I know newspaper comics in general have declined steadily. This film is the exact antithesis of "The Peanuts Movie". No useless pop culture references, celebrity voices or toilet humor. Yeah, I feel sorry for Garfield and people that are still loyal to the comic. If you are, fine. *1/2 out of ****.

gregeichelberger Originally published on June 11, 2006:I suppose if I had cared anything for the original live-action "Garfield" (based on Jim Davis' once-popular comic strip, from 2004), I would have liked this one better. Suffice it to say, however, if you have children, there are certainly worse movies you could take them to.I can't think of any of those right now, but I'm sure there are worse ones.Plus, it always grated on me that while the title character is a (very cheap) CGI creation, all of the other animals in the movie are real.What is THAT all about?! Anyway, since it's difficult for a an adult critic (as I have been accused of being at times) to judge a picture like this, I brought along my daughter to see this one with me – just to be fair. When she only laughed at a few parts of this movie, I knew my assessment was not wrong.This is a profoundly and ridiculously stupid film.Based on the much better Mark Twain story of the "Prince and the Pauper," the animated feline (again voiced by a deadpan Bill Murray) somehow gets mixed up with a pampered cat, Prince (voice of Tim Curry), living on a huge English estate.There's trouble afoot, though, as British stand-up comic, Billy Connelly, the nephew of the late owner, wants his share of the property and will do anything to get rid of the animals which inhabit the place, including trying to drown the Prince, shoot a duck and threaten his lawyers with a crossbow.You see, he wants to build a resort on the land and - oh, why even go on? Trying to explain this moronic plot is just wasting time, energy and brain cells. Plus, just because they move the location to the British Isles doesn't mean that any more class or intelligence was added to this stupid series. The dialogue is silly and humorless, the situations are absurd (even for a goofy movie like this), and there's no chemistry between the two leads, Jon Arbuckle and Liz (Brekin Meyer and Jennifer Love Hewitt, even though the whole adventure revolves around Jon prosing marriage to her). Fortunately, we see very little of this tepid couple throughout, so I suppose it's not all terrible.But the biggest crime of all is wasting the talents of Murrary, Bob Hoskins (a bulldog's voice), Curry and Connelly on this enterprise which smells like a full litter box in July.In fact, as allergic as I am to the meowing beasts, I'd rather spend 90 minutes in a room full of them than to ever have to see another "Garfield" flick again.Cat got my tongue? No, just my brain - for the duration of this movie, at least.

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long-ford This sequel to Garfield is marginally better than the original. It's still not very good though. Bill Murray sounds bored as he voices the sardonic lasagna-eating cat. The plot is just an excuse to go to England and involves a Garfield double voiced by Tim Curry. There are lots of talking animals as in 'Babe' but minus the charm. Billy Connolly tries his best to rise above the material and partially succeeds. Breckin Meyer and Jennifer Love Hewitt simply aren't needed in the storyline. While kids may like the film, adults will probably be bored. Best seen using the FF button on the remote.Overall 3/10