Skip to content
The Catholic Leader
  • Home
  • News
    • QLD
    • Australia
    • Regional
    • Education
    • World
    • Vatican
  • Features
  • Opinion
  • Life
    • Family
    • Relationships
    • Faith
  • Culture
  • People
  • Subscribe
  • Jobs
  • Contribute
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
    • QLD
    • Australia
    • Regional
    • Education
    • World
    • Vatican
  • Features
  • Opinion
  • Life
    • Family
    • Relationships
    • Faith
  • Culture
  • People
  • Subscribe
  • Jobs
  • Contribute
No Result
View All Result
The Catholic Leader
No Result
View All Result
Home Culture

GARFIELD

byStaff writers
26 September 2004
Reading Time: 2 mins read
AA
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Starring: Breckin Meyer, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Stephen Tobolowsky
Director: Peter Hewitt
Rated: G

Garfield is a cult comic strip cat.

Having seen only a few strips, I had to review the film in itself and leave it to the aficionados to decide whether the movie was faithful to the comic.

What surprised me was how much geared to children’s enjoyment and expectations the action was, leaving the voice-over humour for the adults. There is plenty of slapstick pratfalling as Garfield tests out whether he has nine lives or not. He gets into all kinds of scrapes despite being a model of complacent sloth!

Audiences have been spoiled in recent years with a good selection of excellent cats on screen.

The very entertaining Cats and Dogs led the way. Nathan Lane’s voicing of Snowball in both Stuart Little films was very funny along with his low-life cat friends. Of course, Puss in Boots, voiced by Antonio Banderas like a fairytale Zorro, almost stole Shrek 2.

Well, Garfield is not bad but would be a runner-up in the Oscar for Best Cat.

Bill Murray is the voice of Garfield, using that familiar sardonic tone without the amusing nervous urgency that Nathan Lane could mix with his funny lines as Snowball.

Like Snowball, Garfield is rather large, overfed and expects the world, or at least his owner, to pamper him.

When a dog comes home and seems to be stealing affections, well …

Related Stories

Gwen has given 15,000 hours of cuddles to sick and premature babies

Helping stroke survivors earns Ozcare volunteer national recognition

Br Alan Moss remembered for a life of faith and learning

Breckin Meyer is the owner and Jennifer Love Hewitt is the vet he is in love with.

Stephen Tobolowsky enjoys himself as a mean-spirited TV animal program host who abducts the new dog – who, despite himself, Garfield feels he has to rescue.

At 80 minutes or so, amusing but not a philosopher’s cartoon.

ShareTweet
Previous Post

HOME ON THE RANGE

Next Post

Top nurse in ER ward

Staff writers

Related Posts

Gwen has given 15,000 hours of cuddles to sick and premature babies
QLD

Gwen has given 15,000 hours of cuddles to sick and premature babies

20 May 2022
Helping stroke survivors earns Ozcare volunteer national recognition
QLD

Helping stroke survivors earns Ozcare volunteer national recognition

20 May 2022
Br Alan Moss remembered for a life of faith and learning
QLD

Br Alan Moss remembered for a life of faith and learning

19 May 2022
Next Post

Top nurse in ER ward

Big enticements

Couple to serve another term

Popular News

  • Angel’s Kitchen serves hot meals to the hungry in Southport

    Angel’s Kitchen serves hot meals to the hungry in Southport

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Nationwide rosary event happening for Australia’s patroness this Saturday

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Queensland election: The pro-life political parties committed to abortion law reforms

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Br Alan Moss remembered for a life of faith and learning

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Here are the stories of 10 new saints being canonised this Sunday

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
Search our job finder
No Result
View All Result

Latest News

Gwen has given 15,000 hours of cuddles to sick and premature babies
QLD

Gwen has given 15,000 hours of cuddles to sick and premature babies

by Joe Higgins
20 May 2022
0

BRISBANE grandmother Gwendoline Grant has clocked up 15,000 hours cuddling and caring for sick and premature babies...

Helping stroke survivors earns Ozcare volunteer national recognition

Helping stroke survivors earns Ozcare volunteer national recognition

20 May 2022
Br Alan Moss remembered for a life of faith and learning

Br Alan Moss remembered for a life of faith and learning

19 May 2022
Catholic relationship advisers offer five tips to look after your mental health

Nationwide rosary event happening for Australia’s patroness this Saturday

19 May 2022
Francis offers advice on politics: Seek unity, don’t get lost in conflict

Francis offers advice on politics: Seek unity, don’t get lost in conflict

19 May 2022

Never miss a story. Sign up to the Weekly Round-Up
eNewsletter now to receive headlines directly in your email.

Sign up to eNews
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Contact
  • Contribute
  • Jobs
  • Subscribe

The Catholic Leader is an Australian award-winning Catholic newspaper that has been published by the Archdiocese of Brisbane since 1929. Our journalism seeks to provide a full, accurate and balanced Catholic perspective of local, national and international news while upholding the dignity of the human person.

Copyright © All Rights Reserved The Catholic Leader
Accessibility Information | Privacy Policy | Archdiocese of Brisbane

The Catholic Leader acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the First Peoples of this country and especially acknowledge the traditional owners on whose lands we live and work throughout the Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
    • QLD
    • Australia
    • Regional
    • Education
    • World
    • Vatican
  • Features
  • Opinion
  • Life
    • Family
    • Relationships
    • Faith
  • Culture
  • People
  • Subscribe
  • Jobs
  • Contribute

Copyright © All Rights Reserved The Catholic Leader

0
    0
    Your Cart
    Your cart is emptyChoose another Subscription
    Continue Shopping