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Summary: What a great movie!
Review: Great for kids and adults of all ages.Wonderful digital animation - looks fantastic on a HD TV!!!!
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Summary: Pixar / Perfect
Review: Finding Nemo, the best animated movie since 'Bugs' stikes a chord right from the get go and does not stop to look back. Nemo, a lost fish in a big ocean, is swept around with a bunch of hijinks you will not soon forget. This movie is a bit edgy for a 4 year old, but they will love it! My niece was transfixed for a long time watching this film, and that is not an easy task. So was I! You will dig this movie. B+
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Summary: Pixar is now 5 for 5
Review: Pixar has a flawless track record in terms of putting out quality stories for any age. Their stories contain a perfect blend of tragedy and comedy, adventure and drama. Every character in Finding Nemo has a want, a need, and a past. There isn't a character in the movie that seems like a puppet for a plot. My favorite character of the film is Dory voiced by Ellen DeGeneres. Where in so many other films the sidekick is used just for an occasional laugh, Dory has perhaps the most emotional and heartbreaking scene of the film.
The animation is amazing. With each film Pixar sets the bar higher. Is this movie perfect? No, in fact it's not even my favorite Pixar movie (which is Monster's Inc.). In selected scenes it gets a little too overdramatic, but this is just nitpicking. Finding Nemo is definately one of the three best movies of the year.
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Summary: "You're ridin' it dude. Check it out"
Review: Finding Nemo is, quite simply, brilliant. Computer animation has come on in leaps and bounds since the days of Toy Story (1995) and Finding Nemo stunningly attests to this. From the vibrantly coloured and gently undulating coral on the reef, to the murky depths of Sydney harbour, to the clever use of reflection and refraction off the fish tank, this is a film in which the constantly changing scenery is a large part of its attraction. The original and well-judged score enhances the viewer's sense of wonder and their empathy with the characters. But computer wizardry alone cannot create a great film. Finding Nemo is also blessed with an action-packed story and lots of laughs (largely courtesy of Dory - a well-meaning blue tang fish with short-term memory loss). Nemo is a young clown fish, eager to test his boundaries, who is caught by a diver and taken to an aquarium in Sydney. Whilst there, he makes friends with a motley collection of aquatic creatures who help him plot his escape. Meanwhile, his over-protective father, Marlin, begins a frantic quest to find his son. Along the way he is helped and hindered by three new-age sharks, some bodacious-dude turtles, a whale, and a monstrous angler fish (amongst others). And yes, the ending may be a little mushy, but after such an epic adventure, the viewer will find the sentimentality relatively easy to stomach. Indeed, the character development is surprisingly deep for a children's movie, and it's a nice change to have not every character being entirely good or bad. Parents in the audience will certainly identify with Marlin's dilemma of wanting to protect his child, and yet coming to realise that the time comes when one has to let go a little.
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Summary: Ellen is so adorable in this!
Review: I thought this was too sad in parts, too scary in parts for kids, and the jokes I'm not sure if little children would get a lot of them. The animation was different... I don't know how to describe it because I'm just a wanna' be "techy" (see I can't even spell it) and not a real one but it wasn't amazing underwater... the above water scenes were better and it was nice that it was set in Sydney. That being said, I would like to add that Ellen is hilarious and really steals it and that Nemo is a very cute little character. It's worth seeing a few times. There's a cute little "If you Love Someone, Set Them Free" (Wasn't that a cute Sting video?) lesson in it too. Being someone who loves to spend money with the best of em' I would still say rent and decide for yourself before buying this one.
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Summary: An Animation Classic
Review: As grandparents, my wife and I appreciate films such as this which really do offer "something for everyone," especially when our grandchildren urge us to see it with them again and again and again and again....The same is true of Antz, A Bug's Life, Shrek, Toy Story and Toy Story 2, and Monsters. All of these animated films offer an interesting story line and memorable characters, to be sure, but they also offer wholesome humor on several different levels of sophistication, humor which thus delights viewers of all ages. Featuring the voices of Albert Brooks (Marlin), Ellen DeGeneres (Dory), and Alexander Gould (Nemo), it focuses on a father and son who are separated by circumstances best revealed in the film. Marlin (the father) sets out to find his son and is joined by Dory. Along the way, Marlin and Dory share life-threatening experiences in the vast ocean. Meanwhile, Nemo finds himself in a dentist's fish tank. Eventually -- after numerous adventures -- father and son are finally reunited. This theme of separation also invests earlier animated classics with authentic tension, as in Dumbo and Pinocchio, to name but two. For me, Finding Nemo dramatizes a number of important lessons which even younger children seem to recognize. For example, be alert to the possible dangers around you. Respect your parents' concerns about protecting you from such dangers. Be a loyal friend. Help others in need. Keep the faith. Be persistent when you encounter difficulties. By no means is this a "preachy" film, however, even as it skillfully affirms certain values such as these. Indeed, although appropriately serious at times, Finding Nemo is mostly a humorous film, in large measure because of the verbal skills of Brooks and DeGeneres. Other easily recognizable voices include those of Willem Dafoe (Gill), Allison Janney (Peach), John Ratzenberger (Fish School), and Geoffrey Rusch (Nigel). Andrew Stanton co-directed this film with Lee Unkich and co-authored the screenplay. He deserves special credit for matching a proper human voice with each fish character. In my opinion, also, the quality of animation is unsurpassed. For these and other reasons, Finding Nemo is among our family's favorites. Although many of the DVD's special features will probably not be of much interest to younger children, older viewers will enjoy "Making Nemo" (a documentary), "The Art of Nemo" (narrated by the artists), "Exploring the Reef" (a new short with Jean-Michel Cousteau), Knick Knack (a Pixar short with commentary), a brief preview of the next Pixar film, The Incredibles, followed by a tour of the Pixar Studios.
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Summary: Fish are friends, not food!
Review: "Finding Nemo" is a touching, fun-for-all-ages film made by Pixar. It's not just a cartoon, its a story about bonds friendship, ties of family and absolute deep-sea fun! The sweet story is about Marlin, a father clownfish looking for his lost son, Nemo, in the seemingly endless ocean. Another rather annoying yet hilarious fishie is Dory (a regal tang fish), a forgetful yet wonderful companion of Marlin when he was searching for his son. Nemo and Merlin, through the difficult quests to find each other, experienced different hardships and met many other sea creatures. As the story goes, the audience can see the development of each characters and how their journies influenced them as a fish. Another great facet of this film is that the Pixel movie crew did a faaantastic job with the animations. The creatures look so adorable with their toothy smiles and scaley bodies!
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Summary: Why trust a shark, right?
Review: AH! Another wonderful animated classic from Pixar Disney studios, and great fun for the entire family. It never ceases to amaze me just how brilliant and imaginative filmmaking is evolving with the advancement of computer graphics, and to think some 20 years past it would never have been possible, and movies still were mesmerizing. A marvelous talent of actors are assembled for the voice talents featuring Albert Brooks as Marlin, a clownfish and overly protective father in search of his son Nemo, who was taken by deep sea divers, and along the way encounters an adventure with a talkative blue tang Dory (Ellen DeGeneres), sharks, anglerfishes, jellyfish, sea turtles, whales, and seagulls. While Nemo makes friends of his own. The dialogue is great and spoofs many early classics ranging from 2000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA to THE SHINING. Also impressive are choices of Australian actors as the sharks; Barry Humphries as Bruce, the great white. Eric Bana as Anchor, the hammerhead. Bruce Spence as Chum, the mako. Let's not forget the inimitable Geoffrey Rush as Nigel the pelican. Any die hard Disney fan should definitely own this DVD, and the extra features are great showing "Making of" documentaries and sketch designs for the characters. Just watch out - there is always danger beneath the sea!
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Summary: Fabulous Family Fun!
Review: When Marlin (voice by Albert Brooks) loses his wife and most of his children to a hungry barracuda, he swears to protect the remaining child, Nemo, so that nothing ever happens to him. When Nemo is finally old enough for school, Marlin has a hard time letting go and embarrasses Nemo in front of his friends, spurring Nemo to go and touch a boat close to the reef. Before Marlin can chew Nemo out for disobeying him, Nemo is captured by a scuba diver and taken away. Marlin tries to follow the boat, but quickly loses it and is forced to rely on a fish named Dory (voice by Ellen DeGeneres), who has short-term memory loss, to show him where it went. Meanwhile, Nemo is learning all about dentistry in his new home in an aquarium in a fish tank in Sydney. As Nemo tries to help the other fish escape back to the ocean, Marlin must overcome his fears and fight his way past hungry sharks, fearsome fish in deep trenches, stinging jellyfish, whales, pelicans and stupid seagulls. Along the way, Marlin will come to learn the value of friendship and that, if you protect your children from everything, they will never get to experience anything - good or bad.... I would have to say that this is my favorite Pixar film yet. I laughed my way through the whole movie and still laugh everytime I see it. Dory was by far my favorite character, (her short-term memory loss makes her absolutely hilarious!) but Pixar took the time to study and make all of the characters memorable. I am always impressed by their attention to detail and simple, yet meaningful plots. This is one of those rare films that both adults and children of all ages can truly enjoy. However, I would like to say that children of the ages of 3 and under sometimes get really scared while they are watching this film, as there are some dark scenes and sudden movements by the monster fish. Still, I would say that this one is definitely a buy for anyone - I am 27 and it is one of my favorites!
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Summary: Listen Up!
Review: One of the most delightful films in ages. A film for the whole family. Intelligent, funny, and well made. The graphics are incredible looking. Once again, if it isn't comic books or Star Trek, then dvdowner doesn't get it.
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