Marmaduke

CGI, lip-synched kids’ canine adventure about a Great Dane who’s trying to make friends in his new neighbourhood, now that his owners have moved to California., (2010) Almost 60 years after it was first published, Brad Anderson’s comic strip about the misadventures of a clumsy Great Dane comes bounding into CGI, lip-synched life in this kids’ adventure. The Winslow family, originally from Kansas, have upped sticks and plonked them down again in sunny California, thanks to Dad’s (Lee Pace) new job at a pet-food company that’s run by Don Twombly (William H Macy)., Badly behaved Great Dane Marmaduke gets into plenty of mutt mischief when his owner takes him to live in California., When advertising exec Phil Winslow (Lee Pace) gets an offer to head the account for a California-based dog-food company, he uproots his wife (($Judy Greer), three kids, and their beloved Great Dane, Marmaduke (voiced by Owen Wilson), from Kansas to the Sunshine State. Once there, the big canine befriends a group of mutts at the local dog park, but after a surfing competition brings Marmaduke celebrity, he turns his back on his new pals. Eventually, a disaster helps the oversized hound and Phil learn about the importance of family and friendship., A suburban family moves to a new neighbourhood with their large yet lovable Great Dane, who has a tendency to wreak havoc in his own oblivious way., In this family-friendly comedy, a super-size Great Dane named Marmaduke, who’s prone to making messes, moves with his loving family to California where he suffers from culture shock and tries to win the heart of a female canine., Almost 60 years after it was first published, Brad Anderson’s comic strip about the misadventures of a clumsy Great Dane comes bounding into CGI, lip-synched life in this kids’ adventure. The Winslow family, originally from Kansas, have upped sticks and plonked them down again in sunny California, thanks to Dad’s new job at a pet-food company that’s run by Don Twombly. Despite the lovely weather, the family’s having a tough time fitting in to their new environment, none more so than their massive pet dog Marmaduke, to whom our full attention quickly switches. And so, via the aforementioned electronic trickery, the Dane learns to bear life’s slings and arrows via a series of daft adventures with his canine friends (including surfing and breakdancing competitions), replete with slapstick and, yes fear not, fart jokes. Oh, and they talk, the dogs. Not to the film’s human contingent, obviously (that would be silly), but to each other and – showing scant regard to the fourth wall – us. Anyway, it should keep children who love dogs quiet for 90 minutes. Steve Coogan and Kiefer Sutherland provide the voices for some of Marmaduke’s chums, and there’s also a brief cameo from David Walliams., A super-size Great Dane named Marmaduke, who’s prone to making messes, moves with his loving family to California, where he suffers from culture shock and tries to win the heart of a female canine.