Just what I expected

Wow! What a bizarre film! Unfortunately the few funny moments there were were quite overshadowed by it's completely weird and random vibe throughout.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

I believe this is the last of the Garfield movies I'll ever have to see in my life and boy am I glad. I realize that Garfield was something that has not held up as an adult. I guess you could say I grew out of it, but it just no longer entertains me. This movie features really bad CGI and everyone and everything just looks so ugly. I do admit that I like the premise as it shows how a comic strip is made. It's set up on a stage where a director takes pictures for the panels. That's actually an interesting setup. The main plot doesn't even appear until 24 minutes into the whole movie and for a film that's fairly short, that's a bad idea.I realize now that I miss characters like Arlene appearing in the actual comics more. The only comic strip character that I recognized as appearing was Dagwood. It's just painful to watch this cheesy animation. It's rare that direct to video animated films use CGI like theatrically released ones and maybe this is the reason why. People don't seem to recognize Garfield even though there's comics of him right in front of their noses. It's not funny, it's just a dumb plot point. *1/2

One big waste of $10,000,000. Garfield is not supposed to be like this. He is supposed to be a cat who stays at home and can't speak. But I don't know what was wrong with Jim Davis. He has been doing comic strips everyday since 1978 and he "forgets" that Garfield does not do the comics himself, live in a real place and does not say a word. Another thing is the ugly sub-par animation. This is a movie and movies look better than TV shows. Looks worse than even the first Toy Story movie from 1995. They should not randomly change it from 2D to 3D animation. And yes, I am a true fan of Garfield (not the GCI TV program and movies) and. I am a kid.

Surely this film deserves more praise then it got. This is the third and best Garfield movie. Don't get me wrong. The previous two Garfield movie didn't show any resistance to the original fat cat and had countless differences with the strip. This is a Garfield movie done right.The plot of the movie, written by Garfield creator Jim Davis, has Garfield tired of his old comic strip job. This is where we find out where a Garfield strip is made. It's like shooting a movie, but pictures are taken and are digital into a comic strip. The idea is very original. During the scene one part made me laugh unexpectedly and I won't give it away! Garfield then finds a way to get himself into the real world, and Odie gets into it too. Garfield enjoys life in real world, for a little while, but unfortunately he finds out his strip will be canceled, so he decides to try and get him and Odie back to the comic world.The animation was fine for the movie, it had some best acting ever since the Garfield specials, and there are new and creative characters that you can get to know when you first meet them. There's also some funny parts in the movie and some fun action during the escape from the burning hotel scene.Garfield Gets Real's not the best Garfield project, but the movie overall is smart, funny, cute, and you should be entertain from this movie. This is why I recommend this movie to Garfield fans young and old.Two Paws Up!

This film is not like the other Garfield films. The other ones anyone who loved the comic could watch. This film is JUST for kids and totters. The animation is really good for this type of film and the voice acting is great. The plot of the comic Garfield entering our world is an idea that could have been done much better if they filmed the "real" world stuff with real people because you just don't get the feel that he is in the real world.If you are a regular Garfield fan over 10 or so you can just watch this on a Sunday afternoon as a time waster. If you have any, watch this with your kids. They will love it but could be confused never knowing who Garfield is. They will still enjoy it