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Nemo's swimming out to sea
"I'm gonna get ya!" You hear from Dory the Blue Tang as she sees a floating light in the depths of the ocean. Even Dory's levelheaded companion Marlin is mesmerized by the view. Perhaps the best animated movie for all ages, Finding Nemo, is action-packed and full of laughter. Though the movie was geared towards children, I was suprised how enjoyable it was to older generations as well.
As a single parent, Marlin the clownfish was very protective of his son, Nemo. On Nemo's first day of school, while wondering out into open water, he was taken by some divers onto their boat. Marlin then began his journey to recover his terrified son. While still in shock and dismantled he has a head-on collision with a fish with short term memory loss (Dory). As Dory and Marlin set out on their adventure, Nemo is thrown in a fish tank inside a dentist's office in Sydney, Australia. While dodging sharks, deep-sea anglers, jellyfish, and much more, Dory and Marlin become famous to the marine life. Throughout this time, Nemo and his new tank friends try to develop plans in order to escape the tank before its too late.
One of the last things Marlin said to his wife, Coral, was the statement, "OK, we can name one Nemo, but I would like most of them to be called Marlin, Jr." Shortly after, a shark causes Coral's untimely death, along with all their children except one, who Marlin names Nemo in his wife's memory. The tragedy of the whole story is a good contrast for the funny aspect. However bad you felt when Coral dies, you feel ten times worse when you see Marlin lose all he had left.
Despite the sad aspect, comedy plays a very large roll in the movie. If you enjoy silly jokes, or seeing familiar personalities in a cartoon setting, you will laugh your socks off. From young fish getting the words "butt" and "boat" confused, to Dory constantly forgetting what is happening there is no funnier Pixar film yet. I believe the reason I enjoyed this movie so much was because of the comedy. It is mature enough for adults, yet simple enough for children.
In this memorable tale, you feel many emotions. Happiness, sadness, you name it. The strong story line keeps your interest throughout the full hour and forty-minute film. It is amazing how talented the people at Pixar are, and I must give them snaps for their courageous ideas. I absolutely loved this DVD, with its fun extras and especially the short film called "Knick Knack". I would recommend it to people of any age, it's a great family film.

Endearing characters, great movie!
Pixar has outdone themselves once again. "Finding Nemo" is the dramatic, sometimes sad & scary, sometimes drop-dead hilarious, tale (or should I say "tail"?) of a Father trying to find his lost son. In this case, the father (voice over by Albert Brooks), Marlin, is a clownfish living in a sea anemone. His son, Nemo, evokes images of Dicken's "Tiny Tim" character with his defective fin.

In light of todays news headlines where children are forcibly kidnapped from their own homes, the opening of the film may be too intense and overwhelming for some sensitive youngsters.

As with its other movies ("Toy Story," "Monsters, Inc.," etc.), the story is so well written, it can be enjoyed by children and adults alike.

As someone who has a salt water aquarium at home with a pair of clownfish and a regal tang (the species of Dory, played by Ellen DeGeneres), I know first hand how these fish move through water and interact with other fish in the tank.

It's obvious that the artists involved in animating these characters studied their biology and behavior for hours on end. A few times, the fish are literally out of the water, and as the water on their skin begins to drip off, you can see the subtle highlights in their scales. Magnificent work.

Obviously, the fish are given human-like eyes... a truly necessary component to get you emotionally involved with these characters.

Even Bruce, the Great White shark, is an endearing fellow with an Australian accent. Despite the human-like characteristics, the adherence to physiological details on the rest of these species is incredible.

The lighting has such an effect that you feel like you are under water with the fish. The gentle swaying of the coral and anemones is surreal... just like the real Great Barrier Reef.

In reality, some of these fish would never encounter each other in the wild... and we all know that Starfish do not have eyes or smiley faces... but you do not care about those minor details while watching this film.

Dory is the beautiful blue & yellow regal tang fish who teams up with Marlin to find his son. Her tendency to forget almost everything she hears is a part of the charm of this character. Ellen DeGeneres' voice was perfect for this fish. The facial expressions on the characters, modeled after the actors that did their voices, are also priceless.

This movie is far more than eye-candy. The story and comedic timing are so good, it could be done with stick-figures and still be good.

This movie is an absolute delight. When it is released on DVD, it will immediately be added to my collection - this is a film I could see time and time again.

This movie so totally rocks!
From the very begining, as every Disney Pixar movie does, Finding Nemo touches your heart. This is a very heart warming wonderful tale of a clown fish boy and his father, who go through two quite magnificent journeys. Along the way they run into some wonderful fun loving characters, who you can really relate to in your own life. This movie is great for the whole family and has something for everyone adventure, action, and plenty of comedy. It has a great all star cast. Finding Nemo will keep you glued to the screen unto the very end. Thank you to Disney and Pixar for another well put together masterpiece!

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