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Summary: Great movie
Review: This is the most profitable animated movie of all time and there's a reason for that. The plot is excellent, the voices of people like Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Willem Defoe, and Geoffrey Rush are skillfully done, and the scenery is just amazing. . .so beautiful and realistic that you simultaneously feel like you could swim in the water and that you want a print of every scene for your wall (well, maybe not the scene when they're in the dark. . .)
I took another look at this one the other day and, although Disney/Pixar went with a special features format that doesn't make it the easiest to access, the special features it does have are really quite good. See, the special features are split up, with some on the full-screen DVD and some on the wide-screen DVD (both versions are included). I found that the better features are on the wide-screen DVD. That one has an amazing visual tour with such highlights as watching Ellen DeGeneres and Geoffrey Rush reading their lines (surprisingly entertaining) and snippets on the evolution of the characters and story. There are also pictures of the models that they used for the characters and the aquarium feature on the wide-screen DVD has different scenes that you can choose. On the full-screen disc, Msr. Cousteau's "documentary" is a highlight.
This is a truly wonderful movie. Everyone I know who's seen it, loves it.
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Summary: Wonderful underwater fairytale!
Review: Finding Nemo is a wonderful underwater fairytale - unique in that it is one of those few movies that fully lives up to the hype it has received. The animation is incredible - you feel like you are right there under the sea with them! The voice acting is superb and you get the sense that the actors really put themselves into the mindset of the characters they are playing. The story captures both the attention of young and old, mixing humor and drama equally as a desperate father teams up with a quirky, crazy new friend in a search for his lost son.If you are a fan of classics like "The Little Mermaid" and "Beauty and the Beast" then you will love "Finding Nemo". The primary difference (that in my opinion makes the story better) is that there really is no "bad guy" trying to foil the main character - he just has to overcome the overwhelming odds against him in his search. It's a truly delightful story for both young and old.
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Summary: Cute and Sweet
Review: This is one of my favorite movies! I have seen it at least 10 times. And twice in the theater. It is very easy to love the characters like Dory, the blue fish with a short-term memory and cute personality. Definitely Pixar's best!
Rating: 
Summary: Five stars for the animation, 3+ stars for everything else
Review: The animation in this show is extraordinary. Disney, or more correctly Pixar, have achieved a stunning success (imagine if this level of animation were used in "The Little Mermaid"!) But there's more to an animated feature than the artistry and technical virtuosity, and that's where Nemo lets us down a bit. The secondary characters, Led By Ellen DeGeneres as Dory are outstanding and fully worthy of the artistry. Where I must quibble is with the main characters. The animation is highly three-dimensional, the secondary characters are three-dimensional, so why can't the two main characters be a little less from the Disney-esque mold of insipid two-dimensional wimps? I found the milquetoast father figure especially annoying. However, even Nemo himself isn't much better since he fails to fully grasp the cause and effect relationship between his actions and their consequences. This is a common theme in Disney movies where a bratty kid gets in trouble and by the final frame all is forgotten. You never get the feeling that if another similar opportunity presented itself in the future that the kid would have learned enough to avoid it. But, ah, those irrepressible kids, eh? Not a good life lesson for the little ones... Otherwise, the story's pretty much straightforward Disney. Engaging enough, but no real depth. An interesting contrast is the animated Sinbad movie released about the same time. Very idiosyncratic and somewhat disjointed animation, but a good story and characters with some depth. It even has a back story that unfolds as the adventure proceeds. I guess the suits at Disney don't give the kids enough credit to appreciate the difference.
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Summary: Finding Nemo~~~~WOW
Review: Wow, Finding Nemo was awesome! I am a bit too old for it, but that didn't stop me from begging my mom to make me take my little brother (wink, wink!)!!! The animation was amazing and the voices cute! I saw Finding Nemo 3 times in the theater!
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Summary: A classic for fututre generation...
Review: This is simply one of the finest animated films of all time, timeless adorable charectors, hilarious Pelicans. Great artistry througout. This film is not just for kids adults of all ages will find this to be an endearing and timeless heartwarming stroy. A timeless classic.
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Summary: A DVD that live up to the movie
Review: Finding Nemo is a fantastic movie and is even better on DVD. The special features shine and there's more easter eggs than you can shake a stick at. I really appreciate that they spent so much time making it so spectacular. The fact that they didn't just pan and scan on the fullscreen version, but actually rendered the full frame makes it so that you can be sure that you aren't missing anything regardless of which disc you're viewing. The commentary is great and I love that they put different special features on each disc. I hope all of Pixar's future releases live up to the quality of this one.
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Summary: One of the fish's name is 'Gill'...
Review: Okay, naming one of the fish's 'Gill' is so basic, and lazy, and just flat-out pathetic. Hey! Kind of like the movie itself! That's like calling an elephant 'Trunk', or a tiger 'Stripes'... uh oh, I'm giving Pixar more ideas for their NEXT "masterpiece". I know what to expect. Some kid being lost and someone trying to save him and get him back to his family. Case in point, Finding Nemo is basically just chase after chase after chase after chase after CHASE! Guess it's tough being a fish. They need to get Nemo back to his dad! Much like the monsters had to get Boo back to her family in Monsters Inc. Much like the Sloth and Mammoth had to get the baby back to it's family in Ice Age (non-Pixar movie). Much like the toys getting back to Andy in Toy Story. Much like... oh well, you get the point. Oh yeah, wasn't Dinosaur about getting someone back to its family too? Heh. Lame and boring.
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Summary: A good kid's movie, but maybe not so much for adults.
Review: First, let me say that I really did enjoy this movie, and I found it to be funny, cute, and well-plotted. I'd suggest it to anyone who enjoys the likes of "Toy Story" and "The Lion King." However, though this movie may be infinitely rewatchable for kids, I'm not sure the same can be said for adult viewers. I mention this because being a parent, I know that if you buy this movie for your kid, you will probably have to watch it at least three dozen times or more. What makes "Toy Story" so great in my opinion is that the characters' expressions and body movements add to their "performances," and they really afford nuances that give the movie a kick of extra charm. "Finding Nemo," as funny and endearing as it may be, is a bit limited by the character design--fish--so the main bulk of humor lies in the voice acting and script, and often not much in the characters' demeanors. I'm sure that many people won't care too much about this small quibble of mine, but because I watch animation so much, these things really catch my eye and can make all the difference in the world for me, and as great as "Finding Nemo" is, I think it's better suited to kids, not because it's not funny or entertaining, but because only kids will still find it to be funny and entertaining upon the 5th, 50th, or 500th viewing. By all means, however, buy this movie for your kid. I haven't met a kid yet who didn't love it, and it is a better production than much of what is specifically tailored to adults, anyway.
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Summary: Great fun movie for families
Review: This film has something in it for everybody no matter what their ages! Buy it and plan some family time with your family....you won't regret it.
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