Directors: Aun Hoe Goh
Starring: Diong Chae Lian, Gavin Yap, Kennie Dowle, Christina Orow, Jay Sheldon
MPAA Rating: PG
Distributed by: Lionsgate Home Entertainment
Release Date: October 2, 2012
Running Time: 92 minutes
Film: 2.5 out of 5 stars
Extras: 3 out of 5 stars
“Sea Level” could be a cute movie but just feels a little two dimensional. The characters are cute as well but the voices are horrendous. All the great voice talent at there and we get a shark that sounds like Yogi Bear? Really? The animation is very cool looking though. I like the shading on the characters and the underwater environment is well rendered. Lastly the baddies are also pretty bad-ass looking, maybe too bad for some little kids. Nonetheless though the film deals with some very adult issues like poachers and as sweet as the film is it has a bit of a darker edge. For a kid though, it is colorful, funny and action-packed. So they will be entertained but then probably screaming to watch “Finding Nemo” or something better.
Official Synopsis: Pup, a bamboo shark, discovers egg sacs while playing around the ocean with his friends. When he sees human poachers stealing the eggs from his reef, Pup makes it his mission to save them. As he leaves the sea and enters the beautiful, yet dangerous, world of humans he’ll prove he isn’t too small to save his family.
Lionsgate only delivered this film on DVD but I have a feeling it would have looked ever better on Blu-ray or even 3D Blu-ray, since there were a few scenes calling for it. The audio track sounds nice on DVD with its 5.1 Dolby Digital track. The special features are also decent overall. There is an interesting, yet short, Behind-the-Scenes featurette. There is a feature on the Sculpture Design and also the Concept Art. It really shows how much work went into this film. Lastly there is a trailer gallery included.