What's so great... (About Finding Nemo)

[Timon/Pumbaa fan]

...about Finding Nemo. I saw it today after a very long time and I think this is Pixar's weakest. The only thing great about it was the animation. Everything else was dull from the long boring plot, to Dory's repeative jokes, to the overratedness. It did have a couple laughs but that's it! If you want great animated movies go see Lion King or The Incredibles(The best animated movies!).

[Luke]

What's so great about ending thread titles with ellipses?

Corrected.

[MickeyMousePal]

When I saw Finding Nemo I thought it was very weak because it wasn't funny. The main point of the movie is about disable fishes can do anything. Is Finding Nemo saying that disable people can do anything yes they are.

[Just Myself]

Finding Nemo is hands down the best film or at least second or third best film by Pixar. If you watch it and can't find entertainment, then....

[Evil Genie Jafar]

Just about everything.

The incredible animation, the extremely funny jokes, the pace, the characters, the heart, the fun....

[Big Worms]

Just about everything.

The incredible animation, the extremely funny jokes, the pace, the characters, the heart, the fun....

You said!

[Dan05]

Finding Nemo is the best Pixar film in my opinion, all the others are good but yes I like it better than The Incredibles. And no offence to you MMP but how is Finding Nemo not funny Whatever though everyone has their own opinions, I just can't see how it could be Pixars weakest when it's one of Pixars most popular films

[orestes.]

It's still my favourite Pixar movie, with The Incredibles coming in very closely in second.

Evil Genie Jafar said everything that I feel. It's got it all... plus it's underwater for the most part and that's, well cool.

It's the most emotional of all of the Pixar movies to me and that's one reason why it's tops on my list.

[Timon/Pumbaa fan]

[quote="Dan05"].And no offence to you MMP but how is Finding Nemo not funny Whatever though everyone has their own opinions, I just can't see how it could be Pixars weakest when it's one of Pixars most popular films:roll:.

Well it just didn't seem very funny to me either. The gags in the tank gang lacked. Dory's short term meomory loss joke got old... what was I talking about again? Real funny stuff isn'y it!(sarcasm) And the other characters weren't that funny either. It may be popular Dan but that dosn't mean everyone thinks it's great!

[Evil Genie Jafar]

It may be popular Dan but that dosn't mean everyone thinks it's great!

Nobody is saying that. In my case for example I have to be the only one on Earth that doesn't like Monsters Inc that much; it's the last on my ranking.... but that doesn't mean because it's bad. I couldn't relate to most of the things going on there, that's why. But that doesn't mean I can't see what the movie offers and why so many people love it.

Try Finding Nemo in a different mood.... kind of the same thing happened to me with The Incredibles and now is my second favorite.

[DDMAN26]

I think what makes Nemo a standout for me is you really care about the characters. I mean you wanted Marlin to "Find Nemo" As for it not being funny, well I laugh out loud everytime they show the montage of fish talking about Marlin trying to find Nemo. The lobster's with the Boston accents always cracks me up.

[Disney-Fan]

In a sentence, it's fun, it's cute and it always puts you in a better mood. Overrated? Most definetly. Not funny or great? Uh uh, not in my book!

[KinOO]

For too it is the weakest, the plot is quite flat (a father searching for his son with a buddy) but still, the weakest PIXAR movie stay largely above of others products from others studios (including our beloved Disney) those days.

[humphreybear]

I think the story is very well crafted. It is a father-son tale, and that may not be appealing to everyone. But as a father and a son, it really seemed like a great story to me.

I've noticed that, to me, it seems like the male involvement in in the development of Pixar's movies is increasingly showing through. I still think that the stories appeal to both men and women, but you it seems to me that you can sort of tell that men were behind the stories. Take Toy story, it gives the impression that the writers were thinking back to their own boyhoods and the types of toys that they would have played with. The transition from childhood is a big part, especially in toy story 2. Look at Monster's Inc., the main story is a very gruff male character, Sully, falling in to a nurturing roll with a little toddler. Finding Nemo is all about father-son relations, and wow, it is a pretty powerful story, exploring the line between letting your children have the autonomy to make their own mistakes and always being there to protect them no matter what. Then the incredibles. Pretty much grown up men thinking back to their comic book days as kids, with a lot of inside type jokes that only those who grew up reading comics would get - and here, the big conflict is a man reaching mid-life crisis, wanting to regain that super hero feeling of youth rather than being trapped in to the day to day ho hum of the adult world, but realizing the importance of being the head of the household and taking care of your family. Next comes cars. Don't know the story there, but well, on the surface it looks sort of male. It is almost like we are watching the men at Pixar grow up; from the transition to adulthood in toy story, to being young fathers in Finding Nemo, to middle age in Incredibles.

Anyway, I might be nuts.

Edited, oh I should throw in a bug's life. A dreamy but smart young man (probably like the artists at pixar) win't the heart of the beautiful princess through his heroism and intellect. Fits right between toy story and Monster's Inc developmentally.

[orestes.]

Ah you're not nuts. I've slowly realized something like this. It started to don on me with The Incredibles and Cars.

[NEZSIMBA]

Finding Nemo is one of my favourite films, its very funny which never gets old, the character of Dory is very repetetive but even still she never ceases to amuse me.. Nemo is a definate 1#classic of the future

[PatrickvD]

Finding Nemo has the most powerful, most universal storyline in animation since Bambi. Entertaining for kids who can relate to Nemo's will to be free and on his own. But great for adults as well who can relate to Marlin's desperate attempts to protect his son from harm and the way he has to learn to let him go. If you're not moved by that, then I can see why you found it boring. But its appeal is kind of obvious. Over $800 million worldwide in ticket sales and record breaking dvd sales point out its appeal to both children and adults. And along the way, I thought it was genuinely funny and charming. Classic Pixar.

but it all comes down to that we all have different opinions. In my opinion a movie with burping/farting sidekicks and a 3rd act that was so rushed even the animation began to fall apart can't possibly be the best thing ever made, yet millions of people across the globe flocked to see The Lion King and think it's the greatest thing ever. Does it really matter? They're generally good films, otherwise they would have never become hits.

[lolopimp]

Finding Nemo is the best Pixar film in my opinion, all the others are good but yes I like it better than The Incredibles. And no offence to you MMP but how is Finding Nemo not funny Whatever though everyone has their own opinions, I just can't see how it could be Pixars weakest when it's one of Pixars most popular films

Finding Nemo isn't funny since all its jokes deal with Dory and her memory lost. The first time they make you giggle, but after your second viewing they are so stupid. The animation is beautiful but that's about it.

[orestes.]

Finding Nemo is the best Pixar film in my opinion, all the others are good but yes I like it better than The Incredibles. And no offence to you MMP but how is Finding Nemo not funny Whatever though everyone has their own opinions, I just can't see how it could be Pixars weakest when it's one of Pixars most popular films

Finding Nemo isn't funny since all its jokes deal with Dory and her memory lost. The first time they make you giggle, but after your second viewing they are so stupid. The animation is beautiful but that's about it.

I guess you're the minority but if everyone loved it there wouldn't be too much discussion only a gushy lovefest.

[2099net]

Finding Nemo has the most powerful, most universal storyline in animation since Bambi. Entertaining for kids who can relate to Nemo's will to be free and on his own. But great for adults as well who can relate to Marlin's desperate attempts to protect his son from harm and the way he has to learn to let him go. If you're not moved by that, then I can see why you found it boring. But its appeal is kind of obvious. Over $800 million worldwide in ticket sales and record breaking dvd sales point out its appeal to both children and adults. And along the way, I thought it was genuinely funny and charming. Classic Pixar.

Personally, I think A Goofy Movie does a similar story better. I find Max and Goofy in that movie much more relateable than Marlin or Nemo.

I do think Nemo is the worst Pixar film. Pixar's greatest hits!

If only AGM didn't have that awful dated music at the end. Even when the film was released, it must have been already dated, as I2I has such an 80's "vibe".