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 In 1976, the comic called "Jon" by comic book artist Jim Davis was published locally in the Pendleton Times. The comic was so successful that it was published nationally under the name Garfield in 1978 and since then the greedy orange cat with a heart of gold has become indispensable. The drawing style was changed in 1984 to a more cartoon-like style as we know it well now. In 2002 it was one of the most printed comics in 2,570 newspapers around the world with 263 million readers. 


Now with different animated series and different movies we can see the second movie about the orange hangover. This time voiced by Chris Pratt as Garfield, who of course had a lot of success recording Mario's voice in The Super Mario Bros. Movie. Samuel L. Jackson speaks in the voice of Garfield's father, Vic, so we can mention a lot of celebrities. In the Dutch version, it is Jim Bakkum and Jörgen Raymann, who record the voices of Garfield and his father Vic. Either way, the film promises a lot of fun, fun and action.

Director: Mark Dindal
Writers: Paul A. Kaplan, Mark Torgove, David Reynolds
Stars: Chris Pratt, Samuel L. Jackson, Hannah Waddingham

With many delays and postponements of the release date, of course due to the pandemic and problems with production, the time has finally come. In a sort of origin story telling, we see how a baby Garfield is abandoned by his father Vic. The story actually focuses a lot on that and because of this, a main character like Jon is rejected. 

When Garfield and his loyal friend Odie are kidnapped, they end up with crazy cat Jinx and his two evil service dogs, Roland and Nolan. But why is Garfield kidnapped out of nowhere? That becomes clear when Vic appears on stage, but of course Garfield doesn't want to know anything about Vic at all. We all understand that leaving Garfield when he was still a kitten had a different reason than one might think at first glance, and that's a shame, because it makes the movie very predictable for older viewers. You can tell that a movie like this is really made for an audience under 10, but don't be discouraged, because other than that, the movie is really entertaining for an older audience.


The animation itself is normal and nothing more than that. Nowadays it's hard for most animated films to say anything about it, since it's so similar in style. Well, well, it was not expected in advance that we would be able to see an artistic masterpiece, so in that sense the film succeeds in that aspect with flying colors.

 The music was a positive point, it was in the hands of composer John Debney and at some points the music was completely reminiscent of the beautiful melancholic sounds that Thomas Newman usually makes. In the end, the big picture is a lot of fun and you won't be bored for even a few seconds. The humor is good and fun and things like Catflix, where Garfield watches cat movies, are hilarious. In the end, you have to stand there for the credits of the fun cat movies that continue playing when the credits start rolling.


Garfield has become a successful and fun movie for the whole family. The jokes are funny, the animation is good, and Garfield and Odie laugh often. Perhaps the predictability of the film could have been a little less, because this really only makes the film suitable for children up to 10 years old, but hey, this is not something you should mind too, because the film is too fun for that. The animation itself is standard, nothing stands out, but it's okay. The music appears and is occasionally reminiscent of a soundtrack that Thomas Newman might have made. Stay seated for the end credits, too, because the crazy cat movies Garfield watches on Catflix bring one last smile to your face.

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