Bill Murray voicing Garfield

[frogboy4]

I could see Nermal being a real cat, but Odie? I don't think they should do that. Is he a yellow beagle? That's all I can think of. Probably some kind of mutt mix. You bring up a good point.

 

[sarah_yzma]

I dunno, but at any other time, it must be considered one ugly dog....kinda like how guys with long white beards are considered freaks until Christmas time!

Sarah

 

[Crazy Harry]

My thought on the CGI Scooby was that they should have gone either completely realistic or completely cartoony. Their attempt to combine the two failed miserably.

 

[pezbalubah]

Hopefully Bill Murray will redeem this film. His parts were the only redeeming part of Charlie's Angels for me. Now that I think about it he was in some really good movies and some really bad ones (space jam). I don't like the idea of it trying to be realistic at all. Maybe if they made him look like his fur was real but kept the entire look of the cartoon it wouldn't be so bad. Scooby Doo was definitely one of the worst movies I ever saw, it just ruined Scooby Doo for generations to come. I really hope it's not true that they're using real animals with moving mouths. It's so over done and just bad...<cough cough> good boy <cough cough>

 

[Super Scooter]

Originally posted by frogboy4
I could see Nermal being a real cat, but Odie?

Yeah! I mean, how can you make Odie a real CAT??? It doesn't even make sense! It'd even be possible to make Garfield a real cat, but Odie? Now they're just changing things too much. I mean, you can't take one of my favorite cartoon dogs and turn him into a real cat. I won't stand for that! I mean, seriously! Come on, people!

Oh, wait. You meant Odie was a real dog....



All kidding aside, I really can't see them doing that. Making Odie and Nermal real with fake mouths and Garfield CGI. I have never liked the way real animals look with an animated mouth except for on this one commercial for kitty litter. They actually look good, but that's not the point. Either stick to all CGI pets, or stick to all real pets.

They're probably planning on doing that so they can show off how realistic they can get Garfield.

 

[Fozzie Bear]

Live Scooby Doo---They should have stuck with the cartoon and NOT "doo" a parody of the cartoon since cartoon is a parody of life anyways. The characters should have been friends, and I wasn't so bothered by Scooby Doo in the movie, as much as I was the failure to maintain the friendships and behaviors of the characters.

Oh, and Scrappy Doo? PUH-leeze!! The ending of the film ruined the experience for me.

Live Garfield---I wish they would go with the early 80's drawn characters, NOT do any live-action animals at all, and CGI the characters to look like the cartoons, unless they're going animatronic and live action animals all the way through. They DO NOT need to animate the mouths to move because they never move their mouths in the cartoons--just communicate through thought bubbles.

The problem with going from cartoon to live-action is they screw things up. STICK TO THE ORIGINAL!! That's what folks have learned to love and know about--why mess it up with new junk?

But that's my opinion.

 

[Crazy Harry]

Originally posted by Fozzie Bear
They DO NOT need to animate the mouths to move because they never move their mouths in the cartoons--just communicate through thought bubbles.

Good point, I wonder why the rest of us didn't think of that?

 

[Super Scooter]

Because we're not Kevin.

I actually had thought of that shortly before reading your post. It could work. I mean, remember Homeward Bound? The "thought bubbles" worked in that. No animated mouths. And it is closest to the comic strip.

 

[frogboy4]

My guess is they'll have the characters lips move when people aren't around and they'll have internal dialogue (not thought bubbles) when humans are around.

 

[AbbessBryony]

Bill Murray as the voice of Garfield?!?! Now I want to see the movie.