Finding Nemo ( * * * )
It seems I can't go two reviews without touching on the ouvre of Willem Dafoe. So the next two will probably be I, Robot followed by The Last Temptation of Christ. In a perfect world.
The Acting: The acting is so good that you may even question Kurt Cobain's assertion that "it's okay to eat fish/'cause they don't have any feelings". Aww, I just made myself sad.
The Story: Nemo is a clownfish whose dad isn't funny, yet nevertheless travels to Sydney Austrailia to rescue him, and is even willing to put up with Ellen Degeneres while doing so. Selflessness, ye have been redefined.
The Direction: Andrew Stanton wrote and directed the film, which has some of the most photorealistic CG backgrounds yet made. 99% of the time, the story is engrossing enough where you don't ask, how are those fish holding onto things? I will never say a movie is fun for the whole family. I won't say it.
Overall: I can neither confirm nor deny that Finding Nemo is fun for the whole family. Suffice to say, it's got animation or Pixar regulars Stephen Root and John "Hey, I was in Empire Strikes Back!" Ratzenberger, as well as Geoffrey Rush in the Robin Williams role and Albert Brooks as Marlin. Albert Brooks was in a hit movie. That's just weird to me.
Tredekka Rules:
The Acting: The acting is so good that you may even question Kurt Cobain's assertion that "it's okay to eat fish/'cause they don't have any feelings". Aww, I just made myself sad.
The Story: Nemo is a clownfish whose dad isn't funny, yet nevertheless travels to Sydney Austrailia to rescue him, and is even willing to put up with Ellen Degeneres while doing so. Selflessness, ye have been redefined.
The Direction: Andrew Stanton wrote and directed the film, which has some of the most photorealistic CG backgrounds yet made. 99% of the time, the story is engrossing enough where you don't ask, how are those fish holding onto things? I will never say a movie is fun for the whole family. I won't say it.
Overall: I can neither confirm nor deny that Finding Nemo is fun for the whole family. Suffice to say, it's got animation or Pixar regulars Stephen Root and John "Hey, I was in Empire Strikes Back!" Ratzenberger, as well as Geoffrey Rush in the Robin Williams role and Albert Brooks as Marlin. Albert Brooks was in a hit movie. That's just weird to me.
Tredekka Rules:
- Rule 5: Spitting = Good Acting. It's not really spit, but I liked the part where the whale shot Marlin and Dori out of its blowhole. It was like Die Hard With A Vengeance With Fish.
- Rule 22: The Great Entrance Award--goes to the Barracuda who massacres all of Nemo's caviar siblings. Pretty scary, if you're a fish egg, which I am. +1 point.
- Rule 30: Any Animated Film Gets A Pity Star, +1 star. Nice going, Steve Jobs. Pixar is cool.
Tredekka Score: ( * * * )
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