Marmaduke Marmaduke is a lighthearted comedy based on the comic strip by Brad Anderson. When Phil gets a job with an organic pet food company in California, he moves his family, including his huge Great Dane Marmaduke and Balinese cat Carlos, from their home in Kansas in order to pursue his new job opportunity, but he's so wrapped up in his new job that he doesn't really take time to listen to his wife and kids and consider their needs. Marmaduke knows exactly what's going on, but he can't get Phil to listen, and besides, he's got his own problems trying to fit in... at the local dog park. Phil and Marmaduke each struggle to impress their peers and reinvent themselves in the image of what they think others want them to be, but they only wind up hurting themselves and their family. Marmaduke is full of classic, if overused comic moments--the oversized dog passing gas while lying on Phil and Debbie's bed, Marmaduke and his dog friends trashing the house at an out-of-control dog party, and a crazy dog-surfing scene--but the gags manage to not completely overwhelm the plot, as happened in Furry Vengeance, and the film leaves viewers with an important message about the value of family, being true to oneself, and taking time to really listen to those you love. Marmaduke could almost be classified as Marley and Me light: it combines silly gags with a serious message like Marley and Me, but it lacks a high level of emotional investment. Voice talent includes Owen Wilson, George Lopez, Fergie, Emma Stone, and Kiefer Sutherland. Marmaduke isn't a great film, but the kids will be entertained by it and most adults will find it palatable enough.--Tami Horiuchi Garfield: The Movie Every now and then, the CGI effects in Garfield: The Movie are less than perfect--which makes you realise of how astonishingly seamless the rest of the effects are. When Garfield's owner Jon (Breckin Meyer) agrees to take in a homeless dog so as to flirt with a sexy veterinarian (Jennifer Love Hewitt), Garfield does his best to oust the dog from the house. But when a greedy television performer (Stephen Tobolowsky) kidnaps the mutt for his own nefarious purposes, Garfield sets out on a rescue mission. Garfield is a terrible movie, yet there's something weirdly compelling in its awfulness. Bill Murray, who voices the fat cat, has mastered a comic style that wallows fondly in ridiculousness. Perhaps, seduced by the siren call of Murray's voice, the audience can only marvel at the sublime junk of our culture. --Bret Fetzer [show more]
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require either a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play double film boxset featuring MARMADUKE and GARFIELDWhen advertising exec Phil Winslow (Lee Pace) gets an offer to head the account for a California-based dog-food company he uproots his wife (Judy Greer) three kids and their beloved Great Dane MARMADUKE (voiced by Owen Wilson) from Kansas to the Sunshine State Once there the big canine befriends a group of mutts at the local dog park but after a surfing competition brings MARMADUKE celebrity he turns his back on his new pals Eventually a disaster helps the oversized hound and Phil learn about the importance of family and friendship GARFIELD Based on characters created by Jim Davis this family feature tells the story of Garfield (featuring the voice of Bill Murray) a supremely spoiled pet cat who wants the affection of everyone around him but only when he wants it Trouble arises when under the influence of the beautiful veterinarian Liz (played by Jennifer Love Hewitt) Garfield&39;s owner Jon (played by Breckin Meyer) decides to introduce a cuddly dog called Odie to the family
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