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Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties

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Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006)

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Reviews Counted: 71

Fresh: 8

Rotten:63

Average Rating: 3.5/10

Consensus: Strictly for (very) little kids, A Tale of Two Kitties features skilled voice actors but a plot that holds little interest.

Rated: PG [See Full Rating] for some off-color elements.

Runtime: 84 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Jun 16, 2006 Wide

Box Office: $28,280,486

Synopsis: 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,... 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. [More]

Starring: Bill Murray, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Billy Connolly, Lucy Davis

Starring: Bill Murray, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Billy Connolly, Lucy Davis, Breckin Meyer, Ian Abercrombie, Tim Curry, Bob Hoskins, Rhys Ifans, Jane Horrocks, Vinnie Jones

Director: Tim Hill

Director: Tim Hill
Screenwriter: Joel Cohen, Alec Sokolow
Producer: John Davis
Composer: Christophe Beck
Studio: 20th Century Fox

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Jun 16, 2009

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • NTSC
  • Note: This release features the original theatrical feature and the extended widescreen version of the feature.
  • Keep Case
  • Dual Side
  • Full Frame - 1.33

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • Dolby Digital Surround - French, Spanish
  • Subtitles - English, Spanish - Optional

Additional Release Material:

  • Music Video: "Come and Get It"
  • Featurette: "Drawing With Jim Davis"
  • Trailers: Previews - Forced Items (3)

Interactive Features:

Interactive Games:

  • 1. Odie's Photo Album Game
  • 2. Garfield's Maze Game

Text/Photo Galleries:

  • Additional Text: Exclusive Garfield Comic Strip
 
 
 
 

Reviews for Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties

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Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
10/18/08
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Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
08/07/08
Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review

When the hero of a movie is so greedy, obnoxious and selfish that you find yourself rooting for the bunny-hunting bad guy, something is off in a fundamental way.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
02/07/07
Frank Lovece
Film Journal International

after the atrocity that was Garfield: The Movie, I find myself much more forgiving and able to lower my expectations to the point this is at least watchable

Full Review Source: 7M Pictures | comment Comment
11/05/06
Kevin Carr
7M Pictures

It's a Garfield sequel. You were expecting something good?

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
10/07/06
David Cornelius
eFilmCritic.com

click to read full review [Greek]

Full Review Source: Movies for the Masses | comment Comment
10/03/06
Joseph Proimakis
Movies for the Masses

A lively sense of the ridiculous and grounding in fantasy makes the Garfield sequel chortling and fluffy fun - a nicely ladled script that dishes out a case of mistaken identity, talking animals and Fawlty Tower-esque Billy Connolly

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
09/02/06
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Urban Cinefile

Your kids may beg and plead with you to take them to Garfield 2, but when they become teenagers you'll get the blame for acquiescing.

Full Review Source: FilmFocus | comment Comment
07/23/06
Joe Utichi
FilmFocus
N/R

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Full Review Source: Observer [UK] | comment Comment
07/22/06
Peter Bradshaw
Observer [UK]

Yet another Hollywood kids’ film subscribing to the offensive stereotype that Britain is peopled with aristocrats who live on vast estates and are waited on by a devoted and subservient staff.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
07/22/06
Helen OHara
Empire Magazine

A lazily plotted, disappointing sequel with very few laughs but Murray's comic performance ensures that it's just about watchable.

Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment Comment
07/20/06
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon

Not to be catty, but did we need another Garfield movie?

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
07/18/06
Neil Smith
BBC

the result is a meowvie with less ow to it than its predecessor.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
07/01/06
Kim Williamson
Boxoffice Magazine

It's exactly like the comic strip that inspired it: colorless, inoffensive, and wholly forgettable.

Full Review Source: Reel.com | comment Comment
07/01/06
Pam Grady
Reel.com

It's too bad that curiosity didn't kill this particular cat. However, the rest of us will find more stimulating time mindlessly playing with a ball of yarn.

Full Review Source: Movie Eye | comment Comment
06/30/06
Frank Ochieng
Movie Eye

The first film was one of the worst movies I've ever seen, its sequel though is simply a dull family feature. An improvement I guess

Full Review Source: Dark Horizons | comment Comment
06/29/06
Garth Franklin
Dark Horizons

Kids might enjoy some of the routine lowbrow slapstick and zany animal antics on display here. Adults will find it tedious going.

Full Review Source: Denton Record Chronicle (TX) | comment Comment
06/26/06
Todd Jorgenson
Denton Record Chronicle (TX)

This movie is mediocrity incarnate. Watching it I felt brain cells leaping to their deaths like so many lemmings.

Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) | comment Comment
06/21/06
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

A pathetic little minstrel show meant for kids, but good for no one.

Full Review Source: Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah) | comment Comment
06/20/06
Audrey Rock-Richardson
Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)

It's really unnerving to have to sit through a second Garfield when the first was just so excruciating. But alas, here we are again--and now there's two of them. Joy.

Full Review Source: Hollywood.com | comment Comment
06/20/06
Kit Bowen
Hollywood.com
 
 
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