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Summary: Awesome movie that continues Pixar's movie successes
Review: Finding Nemo is a wonderful computer animated movie about a fish named Nemo that gets lost from his father. The movie's graphics are astonishing-the level of detail is really high and everything looks really good. It's a great movie for both children and adults. The action in this movie surpassed my expectations. The characters in Finding Nemo are all unique and interesting. This movie has a good dose of humor, also. The storyline is well developed and the movie keeps you excited about what will happen next. You have to see this movie if you haven't seen it. If you have I would definitely recommend buying the DVD. There are many cool bonus features and some parts of the movie that you might want to see again.
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Summary: The Bst Movie Ever
Review: I loved this movie so much as the humour is just great and the scenery is just so beautiful. Since im from Syndey i thought they did the Sydney part very well. I loved how Dory and Marvin become the best of friends and he thinks of her as a friend even though she is a little annoying. This movie is a must to see and a definate must to buy its defiantly a 5-5.
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Summary: could they have picked someone else for nemos DAD!!
Review: I dont know maybe its just me but I have yet to see this thing about albert brooks so far I havent found anything about him I like least of all his voice which unfortunatly is all you hear though the whole movie him whining and screaming and yelling frankly it ruined the movie about the only thing that some what saved the movie for me and I cant belive I am going to say this is ellen she was actually funny he constant babbling and yammering saved my interest in the movie that and the wonderful animation best yet I just wish if they do another movie please dont think of albert brooks dont hire him dont even consider him for anything other then what he might be good at and that would be cleaning up at the gas station the only reason I am even giving this as high rating as I am is the animation and yes I am going to say it again ellen
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Summary: Finding Nemo is a great film for people of all ages
Review: Finding Nemo is a great film for children adults and just about everybody. It start when Marlin (Nemos father) is left alone after his wife and children are all taken by a sea creature all except 1 nemo. Nemo grows up and is going to school for the first day Nemo is taken on a little excursion and Marlin comes after him saying he's worried about nemo and he can't go to school Nemo goes out to a boat and is captured by a man snorkling Marlin then sets out to find Nemo and we follow is adventure along the way and get introduced to new characters such as Dory Marlins new friend, Bruce and a range of sea creatures from nemos aquarium. It is a good film with lots of laughs and is worth while seeing.
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Summary: Quintessential Family Film
Review: Seriously, though. Although many movies have been declared (most wrongfully) to be entertainment for the whole family, Finding Nemo delivers. It's funny, entertaining, warm and a heck of a lot more engaging than some of its fellow productions (Disney and otherwise). I saw this film in theaters with several friends (all of whom are over 18) and I can say that we all enjoyed it. Heck, we never agree on anything. Finding Nemo is the story of a clownfish's (Albert Brooks) epic quest to find his son. He traverses a jaw-dropping undersea world that never ceases to amaze visually. Along the way he encounters many colorful characters: a fish with short-term memory loss (Ellen Degeneres) who helps him on his quest, a trio of fish-addicted sharks (the twelve-step program was hilarious), a school of fish voiced by Cheers alum John Ratzenberger (who, ironically, is staying true to his old character as a source of information), whales, seagulls, albatross, and many more. His son, meanwhile, is the latest acquisition of an Australian dentist who bonds with the community of fishes in the aquarium (including Willem Dafoe, Brad Garrett, Eric Bana, Allison Janney). In terms of creating an impressive and convincing landscape, Pixar steps up to the plate once again and hits a home run. Also, there is a rich variety of characters in the film, most of whom are voiced by celebrity talents (most of whom are listed above). The story is standard, but the Pixar team makes it seem fresh and vital. In short, this is one of the 'kiddie' films that I have seen that I would very much like to own on DVD. The extras ought to be impressive too. Highly recommended.
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Summary: Finding Nemo Rules!
Review: The Pixar movies just keep getting better and better. The two "Toy Story" movies were amazing, as was "A Bug's Life" and "Monsters Inc." Now they made a new movie in their animation studios called "Finding Nemo" with the voices of Albert Brooks and Ellen DeGeneres taking on the main characters (er main fishes) voices. The joy of this movie is that it has beautiful animation, along with a script filled with humor and heart, that you just have to love it. Although the movie came out in May, when I first saw it I felt that I could not yet review it. It took me another two times to finally decide that I was ready to share with you the magic and wonder of this movie. It begins a few years before the story begins. We are introduced to Marlin and Coral. Soon they will be parents to hundreds of little tiny fish. Coral wants to name one Nemo, because she thinks that it is a great name. But disaster then strikes when a bigger fish knocks Marlin out and proceeds to eat Coral and the baby eggs. But when Marlin wakes up he finds one little egg left which he promises not to let anything happen to it. He then commences to name this fish Nemo. A few years pass and it's Nemo's first day of school. Marlin doesn't trust the ocean and is scared to let his son leave home. He does and when the teacher takes the fish to the drop-off Marlin races to go find him. Nemo is with the class but he and some friends go to the end of the ocean where it goes down into the dark abyss. They see and boat and Marlin finds them. He tells Nemo to go with him but he goes off to touch the boat and in the process of returning, is captured by a diver. The divers boat speeds away and Marlin cannot catch up to it. He bumps into and meets Dory, a blue fish with short term memory loss. We find out that Nemo is in a fishtank along with felloe sea creatures of Gill, Bloat, Peach, Gurgles, Bubbles, Jacques, and Deb who believes that her reflection in the tank's glass is her twin sister flow. Gill hatches an escape plan to escape the fishtank which is in a dentist's office in Sydney Australia. They have to escape now because Nemo is a birthday gift to the dentist's fish killing neice Darla. As they plot to escape Dory and Marlin set off to find Nemo with the encounters of the likes of Nigel the pelican, Crush the turtle, and three sharks with the names of Bruce, Anchor, and Chum who are going through AA to stop eating fish. Nemo and Marlin race across the ocean to find Marlin's son. Also before the feature there was a mini short called "Knick Knack" where a snowman inprisioned in the glass of a snowglobe tries to escape so he can get to his mermaid beauty toy, straight from the beautiful beaches of Miami. Sadly, seeing the movie three times, I had enough of that short after the first time. Unlike the movie, that short probally would only get about 2 or 3 stars, I would have to analyze it more if I was planning on giving it a full review. But the short was made in 1989 almost fifteen years before "Finding Nemo" was made. It you watch both of them together like in the theatre, you would see that there is a big difference with the animation. Even without the note at the beginning saying what year it was made, you could probally guess that it was made more then a decade ago. Even with "Toy Story" and this movie. There is a huge difference in the way that the animation was made. On the "Monsters Inc" DVD there is a feature where you see how they made the fur on one of the monsters back flow with the wind. It's such a huge advancment in technology and it just blows my mind. "Finding Nemo" wasn't made with regular animation. It used computer generated images to make the fish. Another movie that came out this summer which I have yet to see called "Sinbad Legend of the Seven Seas" did the opposite of this and made it with older animation. But there is something about the computer image that just makes everything look so real, mabye because it is real. Mabye there is some kind reality to everything. Look at the character of Gollum in "The Lord of the Rings:The Two Towers." Wasn't that a real person that they used a computer to make him look like a scary slimy creature. Animation alone in movies just makes you think hard. That is another beauty of Nemo's world. Yes. This is probally one of the greatest movies of the year if not all time. The characters are just so great. Even when you know that Nemo is not in grave danger, you want Marlin just to race across the ocean and rescue his son. You want them to be together and even though you know he's fine, you still fear for Nemo. You grow to love these characters at the instant that you are first introduced to them, and that is great filmmaking. I loved "Finding Nemo" and I think that you will too. ENJOY! Rated G Finding Nemo 5 stars/5
Knick Knack 2 1/2 stars/5
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Summary: Best Picture?
Review: Will this animation juggernaut be nominated for the Oscar for Best Picture? Very Likely. When I saw this in the theater I went to the late showing, at 10:20pm. True, it is kind of a strange time to be seeing a family film, but nobody was there and I could stretch out in my own private movie house. Then the movie began and I was instantly amazed with the astounding animation. If Pixar keeps improving we may very well be seeing a Pixar/Live Action amalgamation. Now, I am 32 years old and I own both Toy Story films, as well as A Bug's Life. So, it should be no surprise when I go and purchase this future classic with the usual dialogue: "Are you buying this for your kids?" "No, I'm buying this for myself." There is so much adult innuendo and mature characterization, as well as witty word-play: "First, you must pass through the fires of Mount Wanna-hawk-a-loogy!" I loved that line, and I was sure I would see the guys in white suits come into the theater at any moment due to my incessant laughing. Why has no one here mentioned the spectacular references to Hitchcock's "The Birds" and "Psycho?" Those are two very special moments in store for anyone who sees this splendid film. There are so many memorable characters (the sign of a classic, to be sure) and quotable dialogue that this will undoubtedly be remembered come the Academy Awards!
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Summary: It makes me want to set my fish free!
Review: This movie was magnificent! I wanted to cry after the first scene but that feeling was quickly thwarted once Nemo's adventures began! I have two saltwater aquariums and two freshwater aquariums. This movie made me want to set me fish free, especially my clown fish! I hope my fish are happy though, not miserable like the ones in the movie! What a wonderful family movie. There is great humor for the adults while the kids are fascinated by the entire movie! This is a must see for everyone!
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Summary: Second best Pixar movie after Monsters INC.
Review: Disney used to be the King of animated movies. Since full legnth animated movies first came out, Disney dominated the type of movie, but it seems lately, their animated movies have been getting worse and worse, and it doesn't seem like Disney is making "Disney Classics" anymore. Another little company called Pixar, which is actually a small little divison of the much larger computer company called Apple Computers which makes some of the most imaginative computers on the market, seems to be taking over the animated movie business. It's no wonder that Disney got a contract to have them make movies for them in the Disney/Pixar name for at least 3 more movies. Macs are some of the most imaginative computers on the market right now, so it's not surpizing that the same people that make really imaginative computers also make some really imaginative movies. From Toy Story to A Bugs Life to Monsters INC, everyone knows Pixar, and their newest extreamly well done movie is Finding Nemo. Finding Nemo is about a clownfish named Marlin and his son Nemo. Marlin's wife and all of their kids with the exception of Nemo were eaten by a larger fish, so as Nemo was growing up, Marlin wias overly protective of him. All of this protecting made Nemo get a little rebelious on the first day of school when his teacher took him to the edge of the coral reef and Marlin followed and tried taking Nemo home. Nemo had gotten dared to touch a nearby boat floating in open water, and when Nemo's Dad came to save him from his teacher, Nemo decided to do it. On his way back from the boat, he gets caught by a diver who captures him and puts him in a fish tank in the diver's dentist office. After meeting with the other fish tank fish who are all from pet stores except for the tank's "leader" named Gill, Nemo finds out that he is a gift for the Dentist's Neice who is known as a Fish Killer because of her many unlucky attempts to have a pet fish. Gill decides that he can't let this happen to Nemo, and tries various escape attempts throughout the movie. Meanwhile, Marlin embarked on a search for his son. He met up with a fish named Dori who has a problem with short term memory loss. Dori isn't really much help throughout the movie becuse she can't really remember stuff, but she can read. After the boat pulled away, one of the divers masks fell into the water with the dentist's address written on the strap, and Dori was able to read this. That turned Marlins search towards Sydney. After close encouters with just about every type of sea creatures including sharks who are trying to quit fish, deep sea angler fish, jellyfish, whales, surfer sea turtles, and much more, his story spread until most of the ocean knew about him, and that's where I'm going to leave off. It's a great movie, so if you want to see how it ends, you need to go and see it for yourself. Just like the computers that Apple makes, the movies that they make are very imaginative as well and it's not suprizing that their movies are better than any Disney animated movies. I don't know what Disney is going to do when their contract with Pixar is up though. Disney movies seem to have lost much of their imagination. Sure, their animation is great, both computer and old fahioned, but their newer storys need help. Maybe it's just budget cuts and Disney's not paying their animaters enough money to come up with good stuff while Pixar is, but lets just hope that great animated movies contuinue to be made, no matter which studio or company name makes them!
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Summary: Great Wonderful Funny Movie
Review: Wonderful casting in this movie. I took my 6 yr old daughter and we had a blast. The story is about a fish, Nemo, who was taken from his father, Marlin, by a fisherman and put in a fishtank in a dentist's office where he is awaiting delivery to the dentist's niece, who is quite frankly, very evil and quite homely. EEK!!
Anyway, Marlin goes in search of Nemo and befriends Dory, a fish with some problems remembering things. Hilarity ensues and the plot is quite predictable but it is cute and Ellen Degeneres, who was the voice for "Dory" is soooooo funny. She was the "only" person who could have done justice to this part. She was perfect. perfect. perfect! The animation by Pixar was outstanding. Overall, a very good movie for the family. Definitely one to buy.
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