Finding Nemo (Collector's Edition, 2 DVDs)

I was lucky enough to win two tickets to a preview screening of Finding Nemo on Wednesday night and I've seen a few clips of the film on tele and it looks great, so armed with my seven year old I decided to go and see if it was possible for it to be even better than my favourite animation - the hilarious 'A Bugs Life'. Finding Nemo was created by those clever bods at Disney/Pixar who's previous offerings include 'Toy Story 1 & 2', Monsters Inc and A Bugs Life. To make their films they basically take a group of creatures, whether it's kids toys or ants, and use amazingly imaginative writing to build a whole story around these ...  Read the complete review

You may not know this, but deep under the ocean in the beautiful Great Barrier Reef lives Marlin, a Clownfish, and his only son, Nemo. Now, you’re probably thinking ‘A clownfish, he must be really funny’ but you’d be wrong. In fact, Marlin has a very sad story to tell… Just as Marlin and his wife were preparing to set up home in the idyllic Barrier Reef neighbourhood, a freak shark attack left Marlin without his beloved wife and all but one of his 400 children. Marlin named the one child who was saved in the attack Nemo and vowed that nothing would ever hurt him. Now Nemo has an underdeveloped fin, meaning he’s not always the strongest ...  Read the complete review

Find a kid! Find a kid right now! Most adults need an excuse to watch what is essentially a film made for children and this is one film you don?t want to miss; Finding Nemo, the new animated feature from Disney Pixar, the people that made Monsters Inc. and Toy Story. Marlin, the not so funny clownfish, is loving husband who will do anything for his wife and his little baby fish eggs. He finds them a wonderful home in the Coral Reef to live in but poor Coral is killed and out of the hundreds of little fish only one little guy remains. That is Nemo, a bouncy happy fish with a disability. He has an unformed fin. Because of the loss of all the other ...  Read the complete review

Ok first of all I must mention that this is a film only review. I have not yet seen the DVD so can not comment on any of the features of said DVD. I hope thats OK. So Finding Nemo came out back in 2003. This is a film from Disney and was another massive hit for the company that have over the years brought us some magical films. The film was directed by Andrew Stanton and stars the voices of actors such as Alexander Gould, Willem Dafoe and Albert Brooks. The film won as Oscar and got loads of other awards and nominations. This was a real big film when it came out and its still very popular six years on. The film tells the story of a small ...  Read the complete review

From the Disney Pixar team, "Finding Nemo" is an animated adventure story featuring Marlin, an over-protective father, and his son Nemo. As clown fish in the ocean, Marlin is distraught when Nemo gets accidentally captured by a deep-sea diver, and sets out to rescue his son and bring him home! With the help of a few friends along the way, Marlin embarks upon a dangerous and at times very exciting adventure, battling against the dangers of the ocean to find his son. Can Marlin find Nemo's captors and return his son to safety? ** MY OPINION ** Firstly, I need to comment on how clever the animation in this movie is. ...  Read the complete review