Movies

Garfield the Great

Cartoon cat hits the big screen in rollicking animal adventure

Photographs courtesy of Fox

 Did You Know : Jim Carrey was offered the role of Jon Arbuckle, but turned down the role.

Life couldn�t be sweeter for Garfield, everyone�s favourite feline. Parked on a comfortable chair in front of the television, feasting on his favourite dish, lasagna, and hurling insults at his beleaguered owner Jon (Breckin Meyer), Garfield is the master of his universe.

When Jon takes Garfield (voiced by Bill Murray) to visit beautiful veterinarian Liz Wilson (Jennifer Love Hewitt), she gives Jon a pepped-up, tail-wagging, panting creature that represents everything that Garfield loathes. Garfield meets Odie, a lovable, dim-witted� dog.

The wise-cracking cat is, for the first time in his nine lives, left speechless. The clueless Odie chases his tail till he�s dizzy, crashes into walls and barks without cause, all to the unbridled delight of Jon, who eagerly welcomes Odie into his home.

Odie turns Garfield�s perfect world upside down, and Garfield comes up with a solution: Get rid of the darn dog.

UNLIKELY BUDDIES

When the hapless hound disappears into the evil hands of local celebrity Happy Chapman (Stephen Tobolowsky), you would think Garfield would rejoice. But he feels responsible for the fate of another. With uncharacteristic energy, courage and selflessness, Garfield manages to pull himself away from his lazy life and spring into action. He�s on the unlikeliest of impossible missions: to save Odie.

This adventure brings together Jon and Liz, as well as Garfield�s fellow felines Nermal and Arlene. But most importantly, it unites Garfield with Odie, who � while the finicky feline may never admit it � is really the best friend he has ever had.

Catch all the action when Garfield hits theatres on October 14.

Vocabulary

beleaguered (adj): experiencing a lot of criticism and difficulties
pant (v): to breathe quickly with short breaths, usually with your mouth open, because you have been doing some
physical exercise, or because it is very hot
loathe (v): to dislike somebody/something very much
dim-witted (adj): stupid
unbridled (adj): not controlled and therefore extreme
hapless (adj): not lucky; unfortunate
finicky (adj): too worried about what you eat, wear, etc.; disliking many things