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Summary: Lacks the broad appeal of Pixar's earlier efforts
Review: I didn't see this movie in the theaters but made a mental note that I should buy the DVD later. I figured I would like this one as much as Pixar's earlier efforts (Toy Story, Bug's Life, Monsters Inc).Sadly, that was not to be the case. Pixar's other films had a broad appeal to both children and adults, and the characters were believable. Finding Nemo seems to be geared mainly towards children and is filled with characters with practically no personality, both in the animation and the voices. The whole thing is far too cutesy-poo for my tastes, as well as being basically not funny. Pixar thinks a fish whose memory and common sense come and go is funny, so this becomes the running joke throughout the whole movie. There were some amusing parts, though, like the dentist's office scene, but I won't give them away here. The animation was, of course, the best part of the whole movie. Without a decent story or plot, so what? Pixar is starting to crank them out so fast they're sacrificing quality for quantity. The DVD itself is overcompressed, too. They shoved alot of extras onto the main DVD instead of putting all of them on the 2nd DVD, so they sacrificed picture quality. Thanks!
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Summary: Great DVD
Review: I do believe that "Finding Nemo" is by far my new favorite Disney DVD. The film is great, but the extras go above and beyond. Marlin (Albert Brooks) has lost his son Nemo to a diver who lives in Sydney, Australia. Marlin braves jellyfish, sharks, and whales to get his boy back. Along the way he meets Dory (Ellen DeGeneres), a sweet hearted blue fish that suffers from short term memory loss. Still, she can read and knows the address that is in the mask the diver left behind. Each character in this movie is wonderful, and there are plenty of laughs throughout. Be aware, though, that there are some emotionally difficult scenes that may be slightly disturbing for younger viewers. The extras included on this DVD are great: CHOICE OF WIDESCREEN OR STANDARD PICTURE
TURN YOUR T.V. INTO A VIRTUAL AQUARIUM: love fish tanks but hate the work? Pop you FN DVD in and have your own virtual aquarium playing in the background!
STORYTIME FUN FOR THE YOUNG: Children can read themselves, or have a narrator read to them the story "Nemo Goes to School"
MR. RAY'S ENCYCLOPEDIA: Learn about every sea creature featured in the movie.
PLAY "FISHARADES": The school of fish form pictures bit by bit, and you have to guess what it is before they're done.
PIXAR ANIMATION CLASSIC SHORT "KNICK KNACK": The animation short shown in theaters before FN, this 3:50 minute short tells the tale of a snowman in a snowglobe that wants to get out. My son remembered it and asked to watch that first before I'd even popped the DVD in.
EXTRAS FOR ADULTS: Usually, kids aren't interested in the "making of" extras, or "filmaker's visual commentary", so these are pretty much here for grown ups. Oh yeah- there's,also deleted scenes.
EXPLORING THE REEF WITH JEAN-MICHEL COUSTEAU (son of Jacques Cousteau, in case you were wondering): By far the best feature is this tour of the coral reef. As Cousteau narrates, Dory, Marlin and Nemo interrupt him, frustrate him, and upstage him. I laughed all the way through. Above and beyond that, you get a fabulous movie with amazing animation. Be prepared, though, for a more PG theme than i advertised. The peril these fish go through, along with the "death" of Marlin's wife can be very traumatic for a child who's not expecting it. Be ready to reassure them.
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Summary: Nemo
Review: Really enjoyed this. Pixar has not missed with this one. Lovely animation, great writing. The kids will love it, as will adults. Ellen Degeneres is great and steals the show. I dive and do underwater photography so it was especially amusing to me. The behavioral habits of the fish were nicely written into the movie as well. Highly recommended for all animation and Disney fans, divers with a sense of humor and anyone who would like to enjoy good DVD.
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Summary: Finding the Tylenol
Review: I had never seen this movie when it was out in theaters and my wife and I usually buy every Disney movie that comes out on DVD, so we bought it thinking it would be another cute entertaining movie like the rest. Oh boy were we wrong. I cannot tell you how incredibly boring this movie was. I am normally a big Albert Brooks fan but his character voice over was annoying. I fully anticipated Ellen's voice over to be annoying (she is annoying in real life). Every time she spoke I wanted some painkillers to ease the pain of the incredible headache it gave me (especially the whale imitation scene, yikes!) The story was lacking, I didn't care about the characters. I was ready for the shark to come along and eat them all so the movie would be over. Well, just like with Lord of the Rings, I am but one of about 10 people in the world that thought this movie was horrible. No shame in that, I actually like movies that have an engaging plot and interesting characters. Funny me I guess.
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Summary: Great movie for everyone!
Review: My 22 month old son loved this movie. He was mesmerized by the colors and characters. I never thought he would sit through a full movie, but he did. I would recommend this to everyone. Even my husband and I really enjoyed it.
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Summary: the best disney film possibly ever
Review: From the begining this movie was awesome. "i'll name one Nemo, the rest will be names Marlon Jr." awesome....the special effects are beyond this world. In the part where Marlon and Dory are going through to the Austrailian Current and they meet up with Crush, the sea turtle....i was astounded to see the annimation and how it has eveolved scince the first Mickey Mouse cartoons to the Pixar/Disney colaberations. its sheerly amazeing. the content of this movie is awesome. its suppriseing to see that everyone is complaining about how violence in the movies are breaking up morals and ethics set in the homes, schools, and churches, yet, this movie is the highest grossing film of the "summer of violence." quite a contridiction concidering this movie is rated G and its not just for 2-10 year ods....its for the whole family....this and Shrek are the only animated movies that my dad accually WANTS to wach. thats awesome! When i left the theater after seeing Finding Nemo in the theaters, me and a friend of mine went back to the box office and bought anothe ticket just because we loved that movie so much...nd it just-so-happens to be that we are the age demographic that says violence is bad....quite a contidiction....i love this movie and whom ever doesnt has lost all their child-like feelings inside and have became a cold-hearted person....i prey for them....this movie will be talked about for years to come, i guarentee it!
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Summary: Simply outstanding
Review: Let me just echo what so many have said here -- this movie is truly just remarkable in its scope and achievement. The jaw-dropping animation just goes beyond anything seen before... to make animated water look so fluid and so REAL is quite a task, and the folks at Pixar have pulled it off splendidly. The story is great, and although the title is "Finding Nemo" the journey really belongs the one who is doing the finding -- Marlin. To me, that's what the story is about: His growth and his discovery. There are moments of laugh-out-loud hilarity and moments that are really quite wrenching. When Dory is imploring Marlin to stay with her, and says, with the deepest of sincerity and a hint of desperation, "When I look at you, I'm HOME," it's hard not to get teary-eyed. Any movie that can make you laugh and move you to tears (repeatedly, no less) in the span of 100 minutes definitely deserves some consideration. The voices are spot-on, and the music had moments of sublime emotion. I was glad to see Pixar move on from having Randy Newman do a cheesy song in every one of their films. While they seemed appropriate in the "Toy Story" movies, they seemed just a little less so in "Monsters, Inc.", and wouldn't have worked at all in "Finding Nemo". The attention to detail in the rendering of the various fishes and marine life was exquisite. My favorite? Had to be the seagulls. Mine. Mine. MineMine. Minemine Mine mine! Mine minemine. Mine. Genius! The 2-DVD set is fantastic. It gives you both the widescreen and fullscreen presentations (each on a separate disc), along with a wealth of special features, behind-the-scenes information, and commentary. It's often disappointing when a truly great movie gets a second-rate treatment in the DVD release. "Finding Nemo" is, happily, not in this category -- the DVD release is a wonderful complement to the brilliance of the film it contains. This movie really should win some awards, although I figure most people can already predict that "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" will have a huge cache of gold statues after the Oscars, which is as it should be. I truly believe that if you have this DVD and "The Lion King" DVD in your collection, you have what may be two of the finest animated films ever made. P.S. About the "mate/mine" seagull confusion, I think I remember finding something online a couple of months ago about this and it was a HUGE ugly controversy (amazing what some people will get into name-calling arguments over) -- some even swore that the seagulls were saying "Mike" -- however, on the subtitles, and on the DVD director's commentary, it's made very clear that the only word the seagulls know is "mine."
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Summary: Fun Stuff
Review: Okay, the first time I saw Finding Nemo, I went really late to the theater and was so tired I couldnt wait for the movie to be over....fortunately I went to see it again with my cousins and it was much more enjoyable. Nemo, to me, isnt AS funny as say the Toy Story series and Monsters, Inc, but the story is very good. The whole movie is more cutesy in my opinion but its good to see that come back with Disney at times. I definantly recommend it and after seeing it twice already before video I can tell its gonna grow on me the more I watch it. :)
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Summary: In Finding Nemo we find a truely wonderful film
Review: Firstly let me say If i could give it more than 5 stars, I would. There is absolutely nothing wrong with Finding Nemo. From start to finish it brings you through all possible emotions. From sadness and fear when Nemo is taken by human divers, to laughter at Dory's shear stupidity to near tear enducing rejoice at the end of the film when Nemo and Marlin are reuinited. Asides from the simply wonderful storyline and characters the animation is excellent. The fish all move in thier own realistic manner, from the frantic flapping of Nemo's "lucky fin" to the graceful slow swishing of Bruce the Shark's huge tail. I'm a huge fan of the Disney/Pixar works (Monsters Inc, Bugs Life, Toy Story etc) and Finding Nemo will now take pride of place in my collection.
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Summary: Righteous Totally
Review: This was a great movie. The animation is totally off the charts. Others could learn from Pixar animation. Also the two-disc DVD is fun for kids and adults alike. I loved Marlin and Dory. Kudos to Albert Brooks and Ellen Degeneres.
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