Directed by: Andrew Stanton
Starring: Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Alexander Gould, Willem Dafoe
Distributed by: Walt Disney Pictures
Release date: September 14, 2012
MPAA Rating: G
Running time: 100 minutes
Film: 5 out of 5 stars
3D: 3.5 out of 5 stars
“Finding Nemo” is one of Pixar’s best films to date. It not only has heart but is action packed and has some of the best jokes ever. I mean the fine touching in this film are just amazing. One of my favorite are after the mines explode, a little bubble comes up behind two bird sitting on the water surface and one says…”Nice!” and flies away. Classic! I remember seeing this film in theaters back in 2003 and like a fine wine, “Finding Nemo” gets better with age. It is hard to imagine that this film came out almost 10 years ago now. With a child of my own now (4 months old), I just can’t wait to share this film with her. Watching the film on the big screen was just such a wonderful experience again, the film itself pops off the screen…literally (more on that in a little bit). But the highlight of seeing this film is sitting in the theaters again was watching it with all the kids that are seeing it for the first time. Just listening to their reactions to the characters and laughing at the jokes was just priceless. Oh BTW if that all isn’t enough, did I mention the film is in 3D now.
As with past Disney 3D re-releases like “The Lion King” and “Beauty and the Beast”, this film looks just amazing. There are a few stand out scenes like the first encounter with Bruce the Shark. I seriously got goose bumps, when this scene came on the screen. The Deep Sea Angler scene was also very impressive as well, including a few great jumps from the audience. The 3D on the scenes are honestly worth the price of admission alone. Besides those the overall depth of the presentation looks very impressive overall. To be honest though, the 3D really wasn’t the main draw for me on this release. I just wanted to experience this film on a big screen once more. I think kids though are really going to be blown away and eat up the third dimension effects for sure. They even have collectible kids 3D glasses that are mini orange swimming goggles. Trust me you will leave the theater quoting the film. “Where I am going? I’m going to P. Sherman – 42 Wallaby Lane, Sydney. If you can’t make it to theater to see this film in 3D, don’t worry the Blu-ray comes out for the first time on December 4th, 2012.
Albert Brooks as Marlin and Ellen DeGeneres as Dory are really such a wonderful cast together. There is just something so timeless about these characters. In fact that is one of the things that Pixar is so great at doing…creating memorable characters. They characters have changed everything. Whenever you see a clownfish or a Pacific Regal Blue Tang, you always think now, it’s Nemo or Dory…sorry Marlin. Disney is very smart in re-releasing this film, especially in 3D and I highly recommend it. Next up we have the re-release of “Monsters Inc” in 3D this December and also if you are looking for more “Finding Nemo”, director Andrew Stanton recently announced there is a sequel currently in development and is to be released in 2016. This will land the sequel 13 years after the first film, following the similar path of the 11 year span between “Toy Story 2 & 3”. I have a felling that they are going to do this sequel up real good. But until then, don’t miss the opportunity to see this great film in theaters again and experience i for the first time in 3D.