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Buckle up for thrilling edge-of-your seat action and
laugh-out-loud fun in Disney's family comedy adventure G-FORCE.
Just as the G-Force -- an elite team of highly trained guinea
pigs -- is about to save the world, the F.B.I. shuts the secret
unit down. But these next-generation action heroes -- Darwin,
loyal team leader; Blaster, weapons expert with attitude to
spare; Juarez, drop-dead gorgeous martial arts diva; and
tag-along Hurley -- won't be stopped. Armed with the latest in
high-tech equipment, and with the F.B.I. on their tails, the
fur flies as they race against the clock to save the world. From
the producer of the PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN trilogy and NATIONAL
TREASURE, and filled with high-octane action, daredevil stunts,
cutting edge special effects and outrageous comedy, G-FORCE is
fantastic fun for the whole family.
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G-Force just might be the best Jerry Bruckheimer action
film in many a moon. The film is exuberant, and its
premise--don't think big for an animated caper film, think
small--brilliantly upends the more-bigger-faster trope of
American action films… with cute, little, furry guinea pigs.
Bruckheimer, the action genius behind the likes of the Pirates of
the Caribbean, Con Air, The Rock, Armageddon, and many more, here
teams with visual effects maestro Hoyt Yeatman, who writes and
directs. The combo is potent, and the fact that they streamed
their blow-'em-up vision through a film about tiny rodents saving
the world makes the whole confection a hilarious family-friendly
experience as well as a satisfying action adventure. The premise
isn't earth-shattering: oddball, unexpected heroes are called on
to save the day (Men in Black, Underdog, etc.). But the lowly
guinea pig has been long overdue to get its moment in the
spotlight. And now the free world knows whom it can really trust.
The film mixes the animated heroes with real-life actors,
including the sardonic British character actor Bill Nighy, who
plays an evil mogul out to take over and/or destroy the world.
The U.S. government, it turns out, has been nurturing a special
squad for occasions just such as this. It's just that it's been
nurturing them in small pens with wood shavings on the floor and
running wheels for exercise. Will Arnett, deadpan and spot-on,
plays the human agent who has the unenviable task of wrangling
the guinea pig G-Force, and is a deft foil for the bad guys as
well as for the mini-heroes.
But the true powerhouse acting belongs to those giving voices to
the guinea pig agents, including Sam Rockwell, Penélope Cruz,
Steve Buscemi, and, as the voice of a domesticated layabout, Jon
Favreau. The film's standout, though, is Tracy Morgan, whose
Agent Blaster is bellicose, fearless, and as full of malapropisms
as Morgan's character on 30 Rock. (In fact, the viewer keeps
half-expecting Blaster to turn to Cruz's female agent, Juarez,
and yell "Liz Lemon!") G-Force is full of belly laughs for kids,
as well as their action-film-fan parents. --A.T. Hurley
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The Blu-ray offers three exclusive bonus features that
go behind the scenes of the movie and delve into the world of
animation and movie making. The "Cine-Explore" feature offers a
full-length movie commentary by Darwin, Blaster, and creator Hoyt
Yeatman accompanied by a ton of optional video files that delve
into everything from the making of the lab set and the invention
of the special chirpie-cam to discussions of voice talent
recruitment and a look at how working together in the
studio created inspired performances. The video files are
interesting and quite well done and there are so many of them
interspersed throughout the film that it's almost like getting an
entire disc of bonus features. Also exclusive to Blu-ray is
"Bruckheimer Animated" which takes a look at the prolific
Hollywood producer Jerry Bruckheimer and how he blends visual
effects with storytelling while continually pushing the
boundaries of visual effects and animation. There's also a tour
of the normally off-limits animation lab at Sony's Imageworks
that features interviews with animation supervisor Troy Saliba
and a host of talented employees from areas including layout,
animation, hair and effects, and lighting. Bonus features
included on both the Blu-ray and standard DVDs include 6 minutes
of deleted scenes, a quick bloopers reel, "Blaster's Boot Camp"
which takes a look at the gadgets used in the film, "G-Force
Mastermind" which tells the story of how director Hoyt Yeatman's
son first suggested the idea for the story in his preschool years
and how the film became a her-son project, and music videos
"Jump" by Flo Rida featuring Nelly Furtado, "Ready To Rock" by
Steve Rushton, and "Go G-Force." --Tami Horiuchi
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