If you notice, Tim Curry is simply a VOICE in this movie. Look at his credits on imdb, he has done more voice work than anything in a long time. It has been a while since he's been in a successfull live action movie. My Favorites are Rocky Horror (got a tattoo from it), Clue, and Legend (even if you didn't like it, watch the director's cut dvd, vast difference). Voice actors aren't as particular about picking parts, as their faces aren't identified with it. You'd be surprised at how many successfull tings he's been in as a voice actor. But yeah, the Garfield movies suck. I'm a huge fan of the cartoon series, and liked the comic strip when i was younger (its a little repetitive now, been around so long). I've bought 3 of the DVD sets of that show, but have no desire to see this movie (or the first one). For one thing his mouth moves, in the comic strip his dialouge is in thought bubbles, on the cartoon you just hear his thoughts, which other animals, but not humans could hear (John sometimes seems to hear, but I always take it as him simply picking up on Garfield's attitude). It would have been cheaper to not animate his mouth. This is along the lines of showing Dr. Claw's face in the Inspector Gadget movie. (not to mention turning his gauntlet into a pincer).
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