***1/2 - While it starts out somewhat gruesomely with the brutal massacre of over 400 young anthropomorphized clownfish by some sort of barracuda-like creature, this 5th Pixar film is actually one of the more child/family-oriented of their many works. The animation is undeniably fantastic, and still holds up today despite there having been 7 years of advancements in CGI technology made in the meantime. Most of the voice cast does a fine job, especially the always reliable Albert Brooks, who adds considerably to the film because the voice he uses is the exact same one as that of Hank Scorpio (and, I assume, very close to his normal speaking voice). The only less than stellar performances were those of the ever-annoying Ellen DeGeneres as a retarded blue fish of some kind, and an unbelievably irritating ‘extreme’ surfer dude sea turtle. The only major flaw this had was the fact that its plot was almost identical to the first “Toy Story” movie, with all the toys replaced by sea creatures, and all the land replaced by water. That doesn’t hurt it too much, but the sense of déjà vu that it creates makes the movie seem a little boring at times. Some of the jokes bordered on being overly broad, but that’s what happens with movies aimed at kids, so what are you gonna do?
Finding Nemo
***1/2 - While it starts out somewhat gruesomely with the brutal massacre of over 400 young anthropomorphized clownfish by some sort of barracuda-like creature, this 5th Pixar film is actually one of the more child/family-oriented of their many works. The animation is undeniably fantastic, and still holds up today despite there having been 7 years of advancements in CGI technology made in the meantime. Most of the voice cast does a fine job, especially the always reliable Albert Brooks, who adds considerably to the film because the voice he uses is the exact same one as that of Hank Scorpio (and, I assume, very close to his normal speaking voice). The only less than stellar performances were those of the ever-annoying Ellen DeGeneres as a retarded blue fish of some kind, and an unbelievably irritating ‘extreme’ surfer dude sea turtle. The only major flaw this had was the fact that its plot was almost identical to the first “Toy Story” movie, with all the toys replaced by sea creatures, and all the land replaced by water. That doesn’t hurt it too much, but the sense of déjà vu that it creates makes the movie seem a little boring at times. Some of the jokes bordered on being overly broad, but that’s what happens with movies aimed at kids, so what are you gonna do?
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