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Sea It! Now!
The imagination of Pixar reaches new heights with the release of FINDING NEMO, the year's most consistent entertainment. Armed with a gallery of gorgeous visuals, a stellar voice cast and a gripping narrative, the film is a sublime mix of all things wonderful. The core of its success is a terrific script that plays beyond small-fry. This fish tale is also a great adult parable that has surprising depth and feeling.

Albert Brooks is Marlin, a widowed clownfish who smothers his son, Nemo. Fearful of the open sea, Nemo feels penned in, eventually breaking free in a moment of reckless spirit. Of course, there is a consequence and Nemo is captured and placed in an exotic fish tank. Marlin must then face his fears and head out into the open sea to find his son and return home.

Pretty standard fable stuff, right? Wrong. While purists may think the film plays it safe in the shallows, the film's greatest strength is that it makes complex life issues (death, love, handicaps, child rearing) simple to digest and understand. Also, the film has a charming and sophisticated wit, an experienced bolstered by the expert delivery from the entire cast, especially Brooks and Ellen De Generes as Dory.

Hype driven spectacle has dominated the summer, which is nothing new. Here is a film that plays on every level to every age group without numbing them into submission. It is without wonder that FINDING NEMO continues to dominate the box office. Refreshing, original and thoroughly entertaining, it is the movie of the season.

Gimme some fin...nogin...Dude!!!
Finding Nemo is one of the best family films I've ever seen. It's hilarious and the characters are ones you won't forget,especially Dorey. It's a movie that anyone could watch. It's an all-around awesome film.

Reel 'em In
In The tradition of Toy Story, its sequel, and Monsters'Inc, Finding Nemo is another Disney/Pixar collaboration. Once again, this team-up takes computer animation to a whole new level.

The film tells the story of a young clown fish named Nemo (Voiced by Alexander Gould). On his first day of school, he wanders off, and gets lost. Frantic, his father Marlin (Albert Brooks) sets out to search the vast ocean for his beloved offspring. During the search, Marlin is befriended by forgetfull, yet well meaning Dory (Ellen DeGeneres). In their travels, the pair meets an assortment of colorfull characters.

Directors Lee Unkrich, Andrew Stanton, and the CGI animators don't mess with an already proven formula. The script is filled with a lot of humor and fun. Everything's in equal measure for both kids and adults. The CGI landscapes and characters are very detailed and life like. My favorite effect in the film though is the ripples in the water--pretty neat.

Like many of Disney's recent 2 disc DVD sets, Finding Nemo's bonus material has a little something for everyone. Disc one's extras and specs are geared more for those who want to find out how the film was put together, while disc 2 has some extras and specs that are for the young, and young at heart.

Disc One called "Filmmakers' World" presents the film in widescreen with an introduction from the directors. There's also a "Visual commentary" with deleted scenes, complete with a look at the voice cast's recording sessions. Two featurettes further look into the elements that go into making a film like this. The "Making Nemo" documentary is standard fare. While "The Art of Nemo", narrated by the artists, is a bit more interesting. A series of virtual aquariums top off the disc.

Disc Two, entitled "Family Fun", presents the film in full frame with the same director's introduction. "Exploring the Reef" is a short with Jean-Michel Cousteau and your Nemo friends with facts about marine life and their habitat. The disc also includes, the Pixar short Knick Knack, complete with commentary. You can also play the Fisharades game, take a tour of Pixar Studios, see character interviews, and publicity as well. Read-along storytime is for the youngest of viewers, while, learning fun with Mr. Ray's encyclopedia, is geared more to the older kids in the house. Since Disney is always in a state of promotion (like all film studios), there's a sneak peek of the next Pixar film, The Incredibles, for you to "sea". Rounding out the set are a few more virtual aquariums.

Finding Nemo is lots of fun. I would say sits somewhere behind the Toy Story films, but ahead of Monsters Inc. The set is recommended.

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