Ashleigh Day

I am coming to everyone live and direct from the cinema, where I’m watching this film. I read the reviews before going in and thought “oh it can’t be that bad”. It is that bad. Straight off the bat I got Scooby Doo mysterious island vibes which is a good thing, but it only went downhill from there. Save the money you would spend on watching this for a cup of coffee instead. Just read the plot on Wikipedia, only a few more clicks away if you’re reading this anyway.

I absolutely loved it! The story was good, Ellen as Dory was brilliant, I loved her pronunciation of "ESCAPE", and her speaking "Whale". She was sad because she couldn't remember her family, or what she was doing or why...she portrayed that feeling SO well. Dad (Marlin) wasn't as overprotective as some believe, he knew the perils of the Drop Off, from the safety of the Reef to the DEEP OCEAN, after what happened to Nemo's Mother. ALL the fish in the tank in the Dentists Office were funny, and memorable. I loved Brad Garrett as the Pufferfish, Willem Dafoe as Gill, the funny Cleaning Shrimp, the Sea Turtle Crush...all amazing. This movie was created just when Animation became really realistic. Hair looked like hair, water looked like water. Have you ever wondered how you animate something that is CLEAR??!! The Dentists Office was the most incredible scene. I still wonder at the depth of the animation here. You had a fish tank filled with water, a cleaning device and bubbles. A clear window, which the fish in the tank looked through to speak to the Pelican (I think it was a Pelican), a clear plastic bag, tied up and containing a fish, sitting on the ledge beside the fish tank filled with water, and they still managed to make all the CLEAR stuff, LOOK REAL! Incredible!! The ending was wonderful too, all the fish ESCAPING...so the ending was as is should have been. You know, A HAPPY ENDING! The Deep Sea Anglerfish...SCARY!!! THE REEF!!! How colorful was THAT?! One of the best scenes in the movie as well, I could use it as a Screen Saver, it's THAT GOOD. PIXAR can't go wrong. I think everything they have done is FANTASTIC!! I haven't seen the second one, Finding Dory. I does kind of look like a repeat of Finding Nemo, but I can't see why it wouldn't be as FANTASTIC as the first. Parents with young children might want to start the movie after the death of Marlin's Wife though, as some kids might find that upsetting.