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Summary: Good Pixar Disney Release
Review: I liked this movie. I thought the animation was very good. The story was good too. The actors's voices went very well with the animation. Newman's score was very good too. The extras are just average considering it is a 2 disc release. That's why I gave 1 short of 5 stars.
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Summary: Sure to Entertain Everyone Who Finds It
Review: Nemo is the only surviving child of Marlin, a clown fish without a sense of humor. Marlin is so afraid of loosing Nemo that he is extremely over protective. On Nemo's first day of school, he is kidnapped and taken to an aquarium in a dentist's office. Marlin sets of to find and rescue his son, teaming with Dory. Dory has her own issues; she has short-term memory loss. Along the way, they meet up with some sharks trying to kick the meat habit ("Fish are friends, not food."), a school of fish that does impressions, and some surfer dude sea turtles. Nemo, meanwhile, must work with the others to escape from the tank into the ocean before Darla comes to take him away.Pixar has most certainly done it again. I have loved all of their movies, and this one is no exception. The story is sharp with endearing characters and plenty of one-liners that catch you when you aren't looking. Computer animation has never looked better. The ocean shots are simply jaw dropping stunning. They've certainly come along way since their first shorts. As you'd expect from a Pixar movie, this DVD set is wonderful as well. Both full frame and widescreen versions are present, this time on different discs. With a direct digital-to-digital transfer, it looks simply wonderful. Sound is great as well in full surround. The widescreen disc features plenty of behind the scenes information, including a commentary that incorporates deleted scenes and other information. These added parts can also be viewed separately. Disc two, the full frame disc, features things for kids to explore, like an encyclopedia on the ocean. It also features a tour of Pixar's studios, fun character interviews, and the publicity for the movie. You can't go wrong with a Pixar movie, and this is no exception. If you happened to have missed it so far, find it today and enjoy.
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Summary: Almost too good
Review: Absolutely loved this movie. Unfortunately, my 2 year old also loves it and we watch it about twice a day. After 50 times seeing this movie, I'm surprised I'm not sick of it, but I could easily be persuaded to watch something else. But beware...it starts to come back to your in your sleep, not to mention the ability to recite each scene. One recommendation, BIG Screen TV. Wasn't until I watched it on a Big Screen did I notice the little things that I never saw before in the back ground, such as fish swimming, little crabs and so on.
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Summary: Another Pixar Classic!
Review: "The Story is King" is the mantra of Pixar. Although from the beginning the technology has allowed Pixar to turn out ground breaking Computer Animation with each successive film, the STORY is still the most important element and it shows with award of the Best Animated Feature Oscar. I've been a fan of Pixar's stuph since the beginning with the shorts (which I'm glad to see being included with their features) The treat of also having a copy of my favourite short 'Knick Knack' makes this even better. This is class A++ entertainment for the kids and the kid in all of us.
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Summary: Sydney and the Great Barrier Reef never looked so good!
Review: As a person who was born, raised and lived in Sydney all their life, I have to say this movie is perfect. Pixar got the look and feel for Sydney 100% right, even down to the sounds of Rainbow Lorikeets (brightly coloured parrots seen in gardens and backyards in the early morning) outside the dentist's window the morning the tank is clean. The view from the dentist's window actually exists, at the Zoo exit. Also, I have snorkeled on the Barrier Reef several times, and the Reef sequences are beautiful and look pretty much like the actual reef. Real Aussie slang is used by the sharks and pelicans, not the pseudo-Aussie slang that Americans seem to think we use all the time. This was great to hear, and shows Pixar's commitment to authenticity on this project. The use of Aussie actors and not Americans doing bad Aussie accents was also a treat for us. As for story, this movie is a winner. The dual storylines cutting back and forth moves the story at a breakneck speed with not a single boring moment. The devoted-father-and-lost-son theme is well told and never gushy/cutesy. All this using jaw-dropping animation. And how could anyone not fall in love with Dory? As far as I could see, there was only 1 technical fault. The pelicans depicted in this movie are actually North American pelicans. (mainly brown). The Australian Pelican is all white with black wings. But I'll forgive Pixar this single boo-boo. Thank you Pixar for choosing our beautiful city for this movie, and an even bigger thanks for showing Sydney so magnificently and realistically.
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Summary: Father and Son and Friend
Review: When Finding Nemo came out, I saw Albert Brooks on Late Night with David Letterman. Brooks, who stars as the voice of Marlin, the daddy fish, had taken his son (who, I believe, was about five years old, the equivalent human age of Nemo) to the premiere. After about five minutes, Brooks said his son leaned over to him, and quietly said, the way a grownup might, "I cannot watch this movie," and walked out. Late in the movie, the son returned, having obviously been crying. Leaning over, Brooks assured his son, "You are not Nemo." Such is the power of this fish story about father and son clownfish who become separated, and must struggle to find their way back to each other. Marlin is a loving but neurotic and overprotective father; Nemo is a frustrated young fish who wants to be independent and see the world, and resents his father for preventing him from doing so. We see an ocean (read: the world) that is a terrible, heartless, and yet joyous place that we frail fish must confront, as best we can, because there's no alternative. The animation was done by the wonderful folks from Pixar, who are the closest thing to the reincarnation of Walt Disney. There is simply no comparison between the animation of the typical, visually flat, politically correct, contemporary animated movie (like say, your typical Disney picture!) and Nemo. In Nemo, the ocean floor looks like the ocean. And the characters are all ... characters. They are all physically distinctive, wonderfully written, and performed by gifted actors who - if you'll pardon the cliché - will alternately make you laugh and cry. Of particular note are Barry Humphries as Bruce the Shark, Geoffrey Rush as Nigel the Pelican, Willem Dafoe as Gill, Allison Janney as Peach, and of course, young Alexander Gould as Nemo. Ellen Degeneres, in particular, steals every scene she's in, as Dory, a gregarious fish whose memory leaks like a sieve. But this is Albert Brooks' movie. He deserved a special Oscar for the most moving voice work my wife and I have ever heard. Thomas Newman, of the musical Newman clan (Alfred, Lionel, Randy), has composed a score that is subtle and unobtrusive much of the time, but at dramatic moments takes over, and is more impressive, with repeated viewings. Andrew Stanton's (Toy Story, Monsters, Inc.) screenplay, written with Bob Peterson and David Reynolds, brims with intelligence and wit (e.g., in an AA-style group of recovering - and frequently lapsing - sharks, the members intone, "I am a nice shark, not an eating machine.... Fish are friends, not food"), and Stanton's direction does not waste a scene. Every moment in Nemo will either charm you or move you. In fact, as my wife remarked, for all of its many comic scenes, this is one of the most moving movies you'll ever see. We've already seen it dozens of times with our four-year-old son, who loves it, and yet with each new viewing, we notice things we'd previously missed. Note that the scene-switching between Marlin and Nemo confuses younger children. The DVD, which has exquisite sound and color, includes full-screen and widescreen versions (which appear the same on our TV), and so many extras, that I'd need 1000 words, just to do them justice. On a practical note, I find that the best thing about having two versions of the DVD, is that you can switch, when one of them starts to wear out and skip. Finding Nemo is truly a find.
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Summary: Something for Everyone
Review: One of the most overhyped animated movies of the last years, "Finding Nemo" is a visual delight, presenting a competent (if somehow predictable) all-ages story that manages to entertain and offer a few surprises along the way. It`s a worthwile and funny film with some hilarious moments (the sharks are great and way clever idea, as is Dory`s character, which prove that Pixar`s creators still have a couple of witty and innovative concepts). However, it`s far from being the masterpiece that so many claim it to be. It doesn`t bring nothing new aside from some visual delights, given that the storyline follows the classic Disney pattern (thankfully, it avoids the dull songs and the over-the-top cheesy moments). As a whole, though, it works rather well, combining its elements to provide an engaging and convincing cinematic experience.
Worth finding.
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Summary: Pixar Oughta be Ashamed
Review: Now, I have to start out by saying that I've long loved Pixar's work - their Toy Story films are wonderful, A Bug's Life a real gem, and Monsters Inc. thoroughly enjoyable. With these great films in mind, I headed off to view Finding Nemo...only to find absolute disappointment. Firstly, I have to say that Nemo is much more of a Disney film than a Pixar film. The overall nature of the story is cutesy, the language of the characters is full of modern-day buzz words and catch-phrases, and tired current issues such as short-attention-span syndrome are played to death. I didn't find any of the characters at all appealing, and didn't feel any concern for the outcome of the father-son search. Secondly, I was really bothered by the lack of common sense in some important parts of the film - Nemo's little adventure through the plumbing system made no sense at all - that's just not possible. And what aquarist ever heard of a laser-operated filtration system? Please. However, what really ticks me off about the film is the message that it sent to kids - fish can be flushed down the toilet without harm, and should be - it frees them. I recall all sorts of tales in the media about kids doing just this - but what really made me so angry was when Ellen DeGeneres made a parody of a public service announcement, sarcastically approaching the subject. Yet another example of animals being viewed as decorations, not living creatures. Just the fact that Pixar never addressed this issue in a serious way says so much. If all this weren't enough, the film itself was boring - I found myself looking at my watch over and over. The animation was technically perfect, but the character design suffered abysmally. I will give Pixar's next two films a chance, don't get me wrong. But if they're anything like this one, I give up. What a shame.
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Summary: An animated classic
Review: Amazing, this new computer animation. It used to take years to make animated movies, now it can be in a matter of weeks. Remember the Lion King's famous Wildebeest stampede scene? That alone took two years to create. The movie was in production forever. Now with companies like Pixar, the animation is actually more realistic, clearer, better, and quicker. Nemo is a small clown fish who is eager to begin school. His father (Albert Brooks) is reluctant to let him go grow up. Nemo talks him into letting him go, and he gets in with a group of fish who are daring each other who will go closer to forbidden waters. When Nemo starts to go out and show the others he is not afraid, his father grabs him, pulls him back, and chews him out. Nemo gets mad at dad, and swims out toward a rowboat sitting in the water. On the way back, he is taken by a scuba diver who drives away in the boat. Now dad has to go find him. The film is about the hunt. Along the way, Dory (Ellen DeGeneres) will help in the search. Turns out Nemo is in Austrailia, giving a great chance to look at the Great Barrier Reef. Naturally it looks fantastic. One other point. This is a great movie for families. Not just because there is really no objectionable material (language, violence) but also that when Nemo gets mad at his father, he defies his orders and is immediately penalized. What a great lesson. So often, kids in movies disobey and face no penalty. Here, Nemo's disobedience costs him a great deal. A great parent/child discussion opportunity in addition to being a quality product. Highly recommended!
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Summary: Great movie - - must see for everybody
Review: It is a movie that can be watched any number of times. You can sit with your family(including small kids) and enjoy it. There are no worries like content not suitable for small kids, content not interesting for adults etc...Story". Great idea put into great movie execution. Definitely qualifies for top 100 movies in my list.
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