It's people like me who are to blame for this. I took my 2-year-old daughter to see it, and it was horrible. Horrible beyond words. I have seizures now at the mere mention of Breckin Meyer's name.

Well did she enjoy it at least?

Garfield is my favorite cat. I dont like cats very much but I like Garfield. I saw the trailer and my better sense was to miss the film.

I'll just read the comic strips thank you.

Garfield is really my favorite cat because he is like me. Lazy, Garfield is such a funny cat. And cute too!

$75 Million based on kids and parents that got forced to see it!

To quote Star Trek II, "I've done far worse than kill you. I've hurt you. And, I wish to go on hurting you."

you are all idiots...... Garfield the movie was a geat movie and i loved it even being 13 years old... so there!!!!!!! and i'm sorry if some don't like it but most of you people out there didn't like Garfield the movie basically because it was CLEAN!!!!!!!!!!! IT HAD NO BAD LANGUAGE, VILOENCE, OR SEX!!!!!!!!! and i think that this was a good thing because beleive it or not our whole world revolves around those things.... and you people are playing into it!!!!!!!! HA!!!!!!! laugh if you want but it is I who what a real movie should contain... not you. me. so there.

i agree..... you are all idiots........ if you don't like clean movies then go watch porn on the internet... or better yet go see movies like "bad education" that has plenty of trash in it!!!!!

well unlike some people like pusboy maybe youre two-year old daughter probably liked it but you didn't but the movie was good to me and my whole family thought it was great p.s it wasnthorrible beyond words

we aint all idiots and im 13 years old two but the movie was great hope to see the next one

Hi there I just wanted to chime in on this film.

I'm a long time Garfield fan, I read the strips from 1978 to about the early nineties when they suddenly seemed creatively bankrupt. At 28 years old there's one form of Garfield that I'll always love and those are the cartoons from the early eighties with Lorenzo Music (Carlton the doorman from Rhoda) as the voice of the titular fat, lazy cat.

So when I heard they were making a Garfield movie, I noticed that Bill Murray had been chosen to voice the cgi fuzzball and was intrigued as his character of Peter Venkman had been voiced by Lorenzo Music in the Real Ghostbusters cartoons. This seemed a good fit, but when I saw the trailer I avoided the film like the plague. Breckin Meyer as Jon? Jennifer Love Hewitt as the usually plainer than 'plain Jane' Liz the vet and most egregiously Odie was just some real dog who bore little resemblence to the slobbering mutt I grew up with. Even the choice of director Peter Hewitt who directed the fantastic Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey could not sway my decision to give it a miss.

Then this week I saw the film for $12 at the supermarket and I picked it up if for no other reason than that it would be cheaper than a rental + inevitable fine (eat that, videostores). Anyway after putting aside all my preconceieved prejudices I sat down to seventy something minutes of light entertainment, and you know what? I actually really enjoyed it.

It's not such a abad little film and believe me I am used to reviewing bad little films for a living. I guess once you get over the fact that its intended market is more middle range than the cynical kids the strip was originally picked up by then you cvome to realize that it's not a pox on humanity after all. I also enjoyed Tim Hill's Muppets From Space and so if they keep the same cast in place then I personally cannot wait until Garfield 2 hits cinemas or videoshelves.

Besides us grumpy old bastards who remember who things used to be and posit about how things should be done will always have Garfield On The Town, In The Rough et cetera on DVD to sate our nostalgic cravings for the orange-striped, sassy, cynical egomaniac that we read as kids.

I am a big fan of Garfield and I saw it in theater by my own will. I am 18. I really enjoyed the movie. All the actors (ALL OF THEM, even MEYER) did a good job (try to interact with a thing that is NOT EVEN REALLY THERE...) Of course they could have chosen absolutely ugly and plain actors, but that is not a good choice Hollywood-wise.

Moreover, I think that real Odie, Arlene, Nermal and Louis was a very good choice: it brings realism to the story. Of course, a real Garfield would have ruined it all, but the other chars are fine in their real form.

Believe what you want to believe, opinions are something you can build on your own. But please consider something: the artistic support is not the same, so the final product will surely differ too.

garfield rules now leave him alone your not a cat are you/ you dont make films do you ass.now i watched the movie and it was good fatty.and you know what i will see the other one so shuttup you bunch of tossers.and your not even funny . i bet you watched the film didnt you and you liked it go on admit all of you . he is fat / ginger/ and funny and have that you frigin pile of monkey turd.

well garfield was good monkeycream you are just pony fuckers. i bet you watched the film didnt you go on admit it and you liked it . you couldnt do no better bumface. u rusty bollocked fuck. now agree garfield rules rules rules. whoooooooooooooooooooo!.hes fat / ginger / and lazy now shut the hell up.

I must admit to most of these comments that the First movie of Garfield, was only for 1 year olds. Im sure they thought of this after they released it and hopefully are making a better one. He wasnt Garfield in the first movie. Where did all the Sleeping and being lazy go? We cant blame Jim Davis for it though, he just gave the rights to make it.

Look People,
Garfield Rules and Iam a big fan of him. I still dont think though that Garfield the movie did much good. It was a movie for kids and not for teens or adults. So for all the people in this forum that called me an idiot, moron etc: This is what I have to say : Go Suck Your Finger !

garfield rules and anyone who dosnt like it sucks i cannot wait till the 2nd one comes out whoever created it is a god

oh yer right i dont tink that guy at the top is having seziers he is such a drama queen garfield is not that badd! :)

GARFIELD ROX PERIOD!!!

Hey guys,i think im related to Breckin