G-Force (2009)

User Rating:

4.7/10   

Director:

Hoyt Yeatman

Writers (WGA):

Cormac Wibberley (screenplay) &
Marianne Wibberley (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

24 July 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

Gadgets, Gizmos, Guinea Pigs. In 3-D.

Plot:

A specially trained squad of guinea pigs is dispatched to stop a diabolical billionaire from taking over the world.

Plot Keywords:

Guinea Pig | Secret Agent | Disney Animated Feature | Talking Animal | 3D

Cast

Bill Nighy	...	Leonard Saber
Sam Rockwell	...	Darwin (voice)
Will Arnett	...	Kip Killian
Jon Favreau	...	Hurley (voice)
Zach Galifianakis	...	Ben
Nicolas Cage	...	Speckles (voice)
Kelli Garner	...	Marcie
Penélope Cruz	...	Juarez (voice)
Tyler Patrick Jones	...	Connor
Steve Buscemi	...	Bucky (voice)
Piper Mackenzie Harris	...	Penny
Gabriel Casseus	...	Agent Trigstad
Tracy Morgan	...	Blaster (voice)
Jack Conley	...	Agent Carter
Niecy Nash	...	Rosalita

MPAA:

Rated PG for some mild action and rude humor.

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG (certificate #45360) | Ireland:PG | Canada:G (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Quebec) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | New Zealand:PG | Argentina:Atp | Finland:K-7 | Iceland:L | Singapore:G | Norway:7 | Netherlands:6 | Taiwan:GP | Mexico:AA | Hong Kong:I | Sweden:7 | Germany:6 | Denmark:7 | South Africa:PG | UK:PG | Portugal:M/6 | Australia:PG | Japan:G | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Philippines:G (MTRCB)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Jerry Bruckheimer Films

Trivia:

For the Digital 3D presentation, the film was projected in 1.85:1 aspect ratio, with the original 2.39:1 (Cinemascope) aspect ratio letter-boxed. This allowed objects to move beyond the normal frame boundaries and (in theory) enhance the 3D depth effect.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Darwin asks Juarez "how many hours have you put in that simulator?" she responds: "Two Hundred... thousand". Two hundred thousand hours is approximately 23 years. A properly cared for guinea pig can live up to nine years, with the average being five to seven years. (Maybe they would have lived longer if were genetically engineered, but Ben clearly tells them that they are not.)

Quotes:

[Men are like government bonds: they take way too long to mature but if you're a woman trying to make it in a man's world you have to learn to speak like they do and keep them guessing]

Movie Connections:

References Old Yeller (1957)

Soundtrack:

Just Dance

A team of highly trained rodents use their combined skills in covert special-ops

Who doesn't like guinea pigs? I wouldn't be surprised if Cavy sales rise after the impression these CG 3-D specimens create in the PG audience. Their mouths alone are cutely depicted and entertaining in their own right.

I had read a small unflattering local review and didn't want to waste my time. My 8 yr. old Son, however, got his own idea from the trailers, and wondered how a "review" could possibly say it was "no good" as I had reported. So I took he and his 10 yr. old buddy to the matinée.

I'll admit there were a couple of wordy moments where the illusion was broken for me, but on the whole, with the involving 3-D effects, there were enough chuckles and action to leave me wondering why it was trashed. I've seen much worse. I liked it better than Alvin & the Chipmunks, and Up... but I think Monsters VS Aliens was more re-watchable.

As we left the chilly theater to enter the hot afternoon, I asked the boys what they thought. "It was awesome!" Well, not my exact thoughts but it wasn't a bad distraction from more serious current affairs.