Jan 25 2009
Bad Movie Watch: G-Force
When I first heard that there was a movie coming out called G-Force, this is what came to mind:
For those who aren’t familiar with this show, G-Force was a Japanese cartoon known as Science Ninja Team Gatchaman in Japan. Although most old school cartoon fans recognize it as the 1970’s title, Battle of the Planets. It was a pretty decent action show and took a lot of risks for a cartoon that was essentially aimed at children. I would be thrilled to see a trailer for a movie based on that show. But, no, that’s not what with this G-Force movie is based on. Instead…
Yeah, the G stands for guinea pigs. And the Force stands for fighting international crime. So, its a movie about international crime fighting guinea pigs. That is nothing new for Disney, but this is a Jerry Bruckheimer production. What the heck was Disney putting in his coffee during the Pirates movies? Or, more importantly, how did Hoyt Yeatman convince Jerry to give him money to direct G-Force? If you’re not familiar with Hoyt Yeatman, he was the visual effects genius who brought us such Disney classics as Underdog and Kangaroo Jack. Not to mention the movie is written be five people who aren’t too bad, but usually when you have a lot of writers for one movie, its not a good sign (The Flintstones had over 30 writers). Cast wise, it’s nothing special. Nicholas Cage, Penélope Cruz, and Tracy Morgan provide the voices of the talking guinea pigs while other actors like Will Arnett and Zach Galifianakis play human characters. The CGI looks okay, but, honestly, thats the least of this movie’s problems. Its story looks about as droll and predictable as any other talking animal movie.
My prediction: Given the fact that this is nothing new for Disney and I’ve seen a lot worse, it’ll probably end up as an average C-Movie. However, I really hate that this movie bares the name G-Force which will result in confusion when referring to Gatchaman.
G-Force will make its American debut July 24, 2009. It’ll most likely be rated PG.
