G-Force (Single Disc Widescreen) | 
| Actors: Nicolas Cage, Penelope Cruz
Studio: Walt Disney Pictures
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Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 35
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 88 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5
MPN: 10068600
UPC: 786936787283
EAN: 0786936787283
ASIN: B001QOGY6I
Theatrical Release Date: 2009
Release Date: December 15, 2009 (In 22 Days)
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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 Stills from G-Force (Click for larger image)
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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 â an elite team of highly trained guinea pigs â is about to save the world, the F.B.I. shuts the secret unit down. But these next-generation action heroes â Darwin, loyal team leader; Blaster, weapons expert with attitude to spare; Juarez, drop-dead gorgeous martial arts diva; and tag-along Hurley â won’t be stopped. Armed with the latest in high-tech spy 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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 Harmless and fun entertainment for kids and the adults that accompany them September 7, 2009
z hayes (plano,texas)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
We were trying to figure out which family-friendly movie to take our almost 5 year-old this weekend, and though I was rooting for "Ponyo", hubby favored "G-Force", so that's what we watched. It was fun, but this is definitely one of those movies that require you to check your brains at the door. The plot is rather silly, about an entrepreneur [played by Bill Nighy of all people] who plans on taking over the world via his home appliances. The only ones who seem able to stop him are a bunch of guinea pigs, and yes, a mole of superior intellect who have been trained to carry out espionage activities. The guinea pigs comprise Darwin, Juarez, Blaster, and the mole is called Speckles. Well, the Feds get wind of the operation and shut it down, and the animals find themselves in a pet store. To cut a long story short - the rest of the movie deals with Darwin and company trying to free themselves and help bring the bad guy down.
My almost 5-year-old was riveted to the screen though a lot of the humor seemed lost on her. The humor was ok, though it did seem pitched more to older kids than the younger ones. There are lots of cute moments as is typical for movies like this, and the CGI effects are pretty decent though not spectacular. My main complaint is the use of tech-speak which came across as overly heavy for a movie geared towards kids...I understand why it was used, but it seemed rather unnecessary. Final verdict - family-friendly, mindless kids' entertainment with the requisite positive messages embedded within, i.e. teamwork, friendship, believing in one's self etc.
 Artificially neat. Austerely narrated. August 31, 2009
Mohamed F. El-Hewie (Hackensack, NJ USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Guinea pigs might be offended with such sanitized furs dressing that never pick straws of dust. Except of few wet furs, the extra clean and dry coats of the actors hindered the indulgence in the scenario.
Relying on a governmental recruitment scenario to bridge the world of animals was not a perfect choice, taking into account that those guinea pigs possess greater skills different from artificial intelligence.
The excessive rationalization of lingual communication with headsets was another unnecessary gadget in a fictional tale.
In addition, on the down side, the talking voices were not the best or the most provocative. Let alone the austere pursuit of the super semiconductor chip that falls beyond the realm of young viewers.
 "Poop in his hand. Poop in his hand." August 4, 2009
Kathy W (Baltimore)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
A line from the movie. I loved it. I mean, what else can a guinea pig do to defend itself?
There is a team of combat-trained, commando guinea pigs. They call themselves the G-Force and go on special missions, like Special Agents. I saw this 3-D Disney flick in the movies and found it very cute and entertaining. Their mission is to break into the estate of a former arms dealer, hack into his computer, and find out what he developed this special microchip for. This one FBI Special Agent (Sector Head, I guess) doesn't see any use for the G-Force, so when they APPEAR to have botched a mission, the FBI guy shuts down the operation and the commandos wind up for sale in a pet store. Of course, the story begins here with the team trying to get out and back together again, and continue on with their mission. One of the guinea pigs is Penelope Cruise and another is Nicholas Cage and there are others. It's cute and it has great computer graphic imaging. It seems to be fine for little children. The worst I remember hearing was "poop in his hand" and "get your face out of my butt." There were a bunch of little ones at the theater and they all seemed to enjoy the movie as much as I did. (Hey, my inner child insisted on being entertained.)
A cute one for the kids August 3, 2009
wiredweird (Earth, or somewhere nearby)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Take the Mission Impossible franchise and replace the MI team with cute, fuzzy, and very small animals. Somehow, it works. The CGI critters blend seamlessly with the live actors and scenes, making it incredibly easy to suspend disbelief.
As with any good kids' movie, there's enough wit to keep the paying grown-up amused. The "you can if you try" message comes across as heavy handed at one point and a plot reversal seems abrupt, but those things seem minor. It's a cute popcorn movie for the kids.
-- wiredweird
Secret Agent Rodents July 29, 2009
Chris Pandolfi (Los Angeles, CA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you're over the age of ten, you're officially too old for "G-Force." This is an innocent, non-threatening action and special effects extravaganza. It's not meant to inspire, educate, enlighten, or encourage; it's mindless escapism for the little ones, and nothing more. Knowing this, I find myself in a strange situation, torn between recognizing the entertainment value and the reality that it's the cinematic equivalent of empty calories. From my world-weary adult's perspective, I watched this movie caring not a bit for the characters or the story, and I kept wondering why no one considered the idea that even kids can enjoy something more stimulating. I can't think of any part of the brain this movie stimulates, except, maybe, for the visual areas easily distracted by eye candy. The tagline says it all: "Gadgets, gizmos, guinea pigs. In 3-D."
Simple, honest, and direct. To be sure, there are a lot of cool visuals, and the fact that certain theaters are showing the film in 3-D is sure to be alluring for some kids. The technical work that went into this movie is extraordinary. It was, after all, directed by Hoyt Yeatman, who started in the film industry in visual effects departments. It was also produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, whose supervision of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" trilogy, the "National Treasure" films, "Armageddon," and "The Rock" proves that he has an affinity for action and special effects. What is he trying to say with "G-Force"? That within all of us is a child who likes gadgets, gizmos, and guinea pigs all in the same story?
The premise is light-hearted, if completely uninspired. A technical expert named Ben (Zach Galifianakis) has trained three guinea pigs, a mole, and a fly to be secret agents. The guinea pigs are Darwin (voiced by Sam Rockwell), Juarez (voiced by Penélope Cruz), and Blaster (voiced by Tracy Morgan). The mole is Speckles (voiced by an unrecognizable Nicholas Cage). The fly is Mooch, who serves mostly as surveillance. They're all equipped with tiny electronic devices you're not supposed to question the plausibility of, such as night-vision goggles, PDAs, handheld blowtorches, parachutes, laptops, and earpieces for communication. Hoping to impress the FBI and become their own special task force, they're assigned to infiltrate the home of a powerful billionaire named Leonard Saber (Bill Nighy), who plots to take over the world with his line of household appliances.
Joining the adventure at one point or another are a flatulent guinea pig named Hurley (voiced by Jon Favreau) and a temperamental hamster named Bucky (voiced by Steve Buscemi). Hurley clings to Darwin like someone in desperate need of a friend and is always hungry. There's a reason for this, but I don't think it matters one way or the other.
At a certain point, Blaster decides to call his team G-Force, although he never says what the G stands for. Is it safe to assume that it means Guinea Pig? No, that would be GP-Force. Anyway, as they attempt to stop Saber, they're pursued by an FBI team led by Agent Kip Killian (Will Arnet), who feels that talking guinea pigs will compromise their own mission to stop Saber. This eventually leads to a frenetic chase sequence involving squad cars and highly mechanized plastic hamster balls; they zoom around the street of Los Angeles until they go right through an active fireworks display. In the annals of movie car chase sequences, I tend to doubt that any audience member, child or adult, sat in the theater and thought, "This would be so much better with fireworks!"
I won't say any more about the general plot, except that the final act could have gone by the title "Transformers, Jr." Needless to say, that's when the special effects really let loose. It's all in good fun, I guess, although I have a feeling that some will leave the theater with ringing ears and a headache. What's the point of assault the senses when an interesting story isn't even being told? How entertaining can it be if we can't even care about what's happening? There I go again, thinking like an adult.
I beg you, please no comments that this is just a kid's movie, that I should lighten up, that not every movie is meant to be deep and meaningful. I've already admitted that it wasn't made for grownups. I'm sure the little ones will find it very entertaining in spite of the fact that it did absolutely nothing for me. It's an action adventure that keeps it clean, not just with the lack of violence and language but also with the belief in goodness and redemption. The closest this movie gets to a suggestive moment is a shot of Juarez shaking herself dry after emerging from a pool. Oh, you sexy guinea pig! No wonder the film couldn't get away with a G rating. I will not say that I disliked "G-Force" because dislike implies that I actually felt something. I watched it in an apathetic daze. Intellectually, I understood that it was made purely for entertainment. Emotionally, I continue to hope that some children prefer more fulfilling ways to spend a day at the movies.
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