Marmaduke

Should I just classify this under "so bad it's awesome"? The trailer for the live-action version of Marmaduke truly has to be seen to be believed. First, you have Owen Wilson voicing the mischievous cartoon dog, which is trippy in itself (a giant Great Dane sounding like a stoner = surreal). George Lopez provides the voice of his best friend the cat, Fergie plays a love interest, while Lee Pace and Judy Greer run around as his frazzled owners.

But the real magic happens in the last 10 seconds of this preview — dance sequence! You know, because the sight of Marmaduke hanging 10 on a surfboard isn't already enough to make your eyes bug. I'm sure children are going to go ape over this flick, but I wouldn't be surprised if a few adults get laughs out of it, just because it's so ridiculous. The film comes to theaters June 4, but take a peek and rant and rave in the comments when you read more

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Marmaduke, the comic strip about a giant-sized Great Dane and his owners, finally has a voice. Owen Wilson — who's no stranger to working with dogs, given Marley and Me — has just signed on to lend his voice to the trouble-making pooch in the half CGI, half live-action film set to hit theaters next Summer.

Generally speaking, I'm not a huge fan of the animated and live-person combo. It rarely works when actors are talking to cartoons (one exception being Who Framed Roger Rabbit?), but obviously I'm not the target audience here. Plus, Marmaduke does have some of my favorite people in it, including Judy Greer and Lee Pace who both play humans in the film, and hopefully the movie will offer us adults a dose of humor, too.

Do you think Wilson is a good choice to voice Marmaduke? Anyone you would've rather seen in the role?