G-Force – Blu-ray Review
The Flick:
Guinea pig spies, those three words pretty much sum up the entire plot of the new Disney flick that is raked it in at the box office, and will more than likely do the same now that it’s on DVD and Blu-ray. When a scruffy scientist (Zach Galifianakis) and his team of talking guinea pig spies uncover a plot to take over the world they rise to the challenge. Saber (Bill Nighy), a billionaire appliance mogul is going to unleash “Clusterstorm,” a microchip that can turn any household appliance into a killing machine. So G-Force (the guinea pig spies) have to overcome obstacle after obstacle in order to save the world.
The film is a pretty standard children’s movie, combining live action and 3D effects that prepare our offspring for the action extravaganzas they’ll be able to experience when they’re older. All of the characters are pretty standard and adhere so closely to racial stereotypes that for a brief moment it felt like I was watching Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. There’s an African American guinea pig and a Mexican guinea pig and they are so stereotypical that it quickly becomes annoying.
On a positive note the digital animation is stellar. The rodents are amazingly rendered and seamlessly inserted into the film. The voice cast is solid as well and director Hoyt Yeatman did a fine job of bringing these super rodents to life.
And since this is a Disney production there are a few moral messages woven neatly into the plot of the flick. The first one is of course drives home the fact that family is extremely important. With family on your side anything is possible. The second message is that everyone, no matter how small, is special in their own way.
G-Force is one of the best, albeit standard guinea pig spy movies I’ve ever seen. If your a parent your kids are gonna think it’s a killer film.
The Blu-ray
Audio/Video
The audio was stellar! All of the explosions and sound effects sounded wonderful on my home theatre system. The video was pretty solid as well, the blacks were a little crushed, but overall the flick looked crisp and clear.
Special Features
Cine-Explore: An impressive picture-in-picture commentary that comes complete with featurettes and explanations from director Hoyt Yeatman. Solid and worth watching.
Bruckheimer Animated: A look at all the CG work Bruckheimer has used in his films throughout the years. I didn’t care for this feature, but I’m sure Bruckheimer fans are gonna dig it.
Access Granted: Bruckheimer and Yeatman give viewers a tour of the animation studio. I enjoyed this feature more than I thought I would, definitely worth checking out.
G-Farce: I really enjoyed this feature which illustrates the voice actors mistakes without their 3D counterparts anywhere in sight.
Music Videos: Terrible music videos that took away a little of my soul. My kids really liked this feature, go figure.
Blaster’s Boot Camp: Blaster gives possible future agents the lowdown on how to become a member of a team like G-force.
G-Force Mastermind: A detailed account of the films origins brought to you by director Hoyt Yeatman. Worth watching.
This collection also includes both DVD and Digital copies of the flick.
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