# Am I the only person in the world who despises the movie " Finding Nemo"? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 5, 2011, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-the-world-who-despises-the-movie-finding-nemo/573601 "2011-03-05T18:03:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Red\_Barchetta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2011, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-the-world-who-despises-the-movie-finding-nemo/573601/81 "2011-03-24T02:18:09Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > It’s a good thing this thread is disproving both of you, then, isn’t it? How was I disproven, exactly? ---
**Author:** ![Chapulin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/898d66/32.png) [@Chapulin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chapulin)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2011, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-the-world-who-despises-the-movie-finding-nemo/573601/82 "2011-03-24T03:41:28Z")
> [@Sakuma\_Drops](#): > > Not caring for a movie is one thing; for me to\* hate\* a film requires there to be something in the film that I find downright offensive. If a film is just not funny, or is boring, or whatever…well hell, I’ve seen _plenty_ of movies like that. Can’t really say that I hated them, though. Usually it’s not worth my time. > > I mentioned a movie that I intensely disliked in an earlier post: _The Pebble and the Penguin_. It was not a great movie to begin with, but I felt that there was a sexist angle to the plot that really made me dislike it beyond simply not caring for it. Without this one thing it would have just bored me, and that would have been that. If you want me to say that I “hated” it, well fine, I hated it. I certainly don’t want to see it again. > > Anyway, if you wanted to know if anyone else didn’t care for _Finding Nemo_, well, there appear to be several people in this thread who would agree with you. Sigh. Ok, as you wish. I am hereby replacing the usage of the word “hate” with “dislike, or didnt care for”. “dislike or didnt care for finding nemo”. Is that better? ---
**Author:** ![Mesquite-oh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a183cd/32.png) [@Mesquite-oh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mesquite-oh)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2011, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-the-world-who-despises-the-movie-finding-nemo/573601/83 "2011-03-24T08:03:05Z")
> [@Chapulin](#): > > Sigh. Ok, as you wish. I am hereby replacing the usage of the word “hate” with “dislike, or didnt care for”. “dislike or didnt care for finding nemo”. Is that better? I didn’t care for “Finding Nemo.” I found Albert Brooks and Ellen’s voice work kinda grating. Sometimes when people are all crazy about a film, it amplifies the things you don’t like about it. Why all the hate towards Cars? My family loves that movie. A Bug’s Life, I can understand, but Cars? There are some great Pixar Short Films. Boundin’ about the Jackelope who helps the sheep is my favorite. [http://www.metatube.com/en/videos/38424/Boundin-Pixar-HD-Short-Film-Walt-Disney/](http://www.metatube.com/en/videos/38424/Boundin-Pixar-HD-Short-Film-Walt-Disney/) ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Barchetta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2011, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-the-world-who-despises-the-movie-finding-nemo/573601/84 "2011-03-24T08:59:38Z")
> [@Mesquite-oh](#): > > Why all the hate towards Cars? My family loves that movie. A Bug’s Life, I can understand, but Cars? It was uninspired (almost a perfect remake of Doc Hollywood…but with cars), dull, not funny, had Larry the Cable Guy, shallow, and took place in a world that doesn’t make sense on any level (which is the least of its problems). Bug’s Life also wasn’t great, but was otherwise inoffensive. I wish I could say the same of Cars. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2011, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-the-world-who-despises-the-movie-finding-nemo/573601/85 "2011-03-24T09:18:37Z")
> [@Red\_Barchetta](#): > > (almost a perfect remake of Doc Hollywood…but with cars) I find this to be a weird argument against. Who the hell cares if it’s got a similar plot to a previous, not particularly popular, movie? It’s not like it’s an unprecedented act to have come up with a similar idea, or be inspired by concepts that have come before. It sure doesn’t stop horror movies from being continually and unfeasibly popular. ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Barchetta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2011, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-the-world-who-despises-the-movie-finding-nemo/573601/86 "2011-03-24T09:27:26Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > I find this to be a weird argument against. Who the hell cares if it’s got a similar plot to a previous, not particularly popular, movie? It’s not like it’s an unprecedented act to have come up with a similar idea, or be inspired by concepts that have come before. It sure doesn’t stop horror movies from being continually and unfeasibly popular. It wasn’t an argument so much a supporting statement. There’s a difference between homage and [shameless ripoff](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT2lkVQqErk), particularly when the end result is inferior to the original and comes from a studio otherwise renowned for its creativity. And I actually watched Cars first, unaware it was a ripoff, and still detested it for every other cited reason. For the first time, I really felt like Pixar was pandering to a younger audience. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2011, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-the-world-who-despises-the-movie-finding-nemo/573601/87 "2011-03-24T09:44:58Z")
> [@Annie](#): > > There was only one part of FN I really enjoyed: > > ::::MINEMINEMINEMINEMINEMINEMINEMINE!!!::::: I had my red ipod engraved Aruvqan MINE MINE MINE ! I really liked the surfer turtles =) ---
**Author:** ![Chapulin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/898d66/32.png) [@Chapulin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chapulin)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2011, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-the-world-who-despises-the-movie-finding-nemo/573601/88 "2011-03-24T12:34:17Z")
> [@Red\_Barchetta](#): > > It was uninspired (almost a perfect remake of Doc Hollywood…but with cars), dull, not funny, had Larry the Cable Guy, shallow, and took place in a world that doesn’t make sense on any level (which is the least of its problems). > > Bug’s Life also wasn’t great, but was otherwise inoffensive. I wish I could say the same of Cars. AGreed, it was highly dull and larry the cable guy is one of the most annoying people on this planet. ---
**Author:** ![pbbth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f9ae1b/32.png) [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2011, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-the-world-who-despises-the-movie-finding-nemo/573601/89 "2011-03-24T14:35:00Z")
> [@Chapulin](#): > > Oh my god I think I hate toy story almost as much as Nemo. Not quite, but almost. Ratatouille and cars I never saw because I figured I’d hate them too. Most pixar films don’t work for you. You say in the Sucker Punch thread that you hate chick flicks and that you think Sucker Punch looks horrible. Now you’ve got me intrigued as to what movies you _do_ like. Granted, that is a pretty small list but it still makes me wonder what your 2 or 3 favorite movies are and if you have any particular genres that you enjoy. ---
**Author:** ![markdash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@markdash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markdash)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2011, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-the-world-who-despises-the-movie-finding-nemo/573601/90 "2011-03-24T15:18:12Z")
My main criticisms of Cars are as follows: -It’s a “close adaptation” (or “rip-off” if you prefer) -The universe makes no sense -It’s a pretty transparent marketing ploy (as opposed to, say, “Up”) -White male-centric nostalgia for the 1950’s. The movie portrays the 50’s as the “good old days” (which they were, unless you were female, black, immigrant, or poor). Don’t get me wrong, it’s still a good movie, but I have it fairly far down the list of favorite Pixar films. Finding Nemo is far superior, IMO. ---
**Author:** ![Sakuma\_Drops](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Sakuma\_Drops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sakuma_Drops)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2011, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-the-world-who-despises-the-movie-finding-nemo/573601/91 "2011-03-24T15:22:41Z")
> [@Chapulin](#): > > Sigh. Ok, as you wish. I am hereby replacing the usage of the word “hate” with “dislike, or didnt care for”. “dislike or didnt care for finding nemo”. Is that better? Take it easy 🙂 . I didn’t say _you_ couldn’t claim that you “hated” certain movies. You asked _me_ if _I_ “hated” any movies, and I said that it just takes quite a lot for _me_ to get that worked up about a film. You can hate whatever you want, I don’t really care. It’s your opinion. > [@](#): > > I didn’t care for “Finding Nemo.” I found Albert Brooks and Ellen’s voice work kinda grating. **Sometimes when people are all crazy about a film, it amplifies the things you don’t like about it.** I definitely see this happening with a lot of movies. It can feel strange when everyone else seems to love something that leaves you cold. I feel that way towards several movies that my family likes; I went with my parents to see _Night at the Museum_, for example. They thought it was absolutely hilarious, I found the jokes somewhat dull, and it was kind of awkward to sit there with them guffawing through the whole thing. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-the-world-who-despises-the-movie-finding-nemo/573601/92 "2011-03-25T20:12:45Z")
I love FN and all of the Pixar movies. There has yet to be one I felt even just “meh” about. And having Larry the Cable Guy as the voice of the sweet, innocent, caring, care free Mater is what puts Cars in my top 5 of Pixar movies. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-the-world-who-despises-the-movie-finding-nemo/573601/93 "2011-03-25T20:26:09Z")
> [@markdash](#): > > My main criticisms of Cars […] the movie portrays the 50’s as the “good old days” (which they were, unless you were female, black, immigrant, or poor). My brain must be broken, because I read this and thought “That makes no sense; the 1950s were the _best_ time to be Buick!” ---
**Author:** ![Chopper9760](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/cdc98d/32.png) [@Chopper9760](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chopper9760)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-the-world-who-despises-the-movie-finding-nemo/573601/94 "2011-03-25T22:51:25Z")
I recently complained in another thread that I don’t like computer animated movies, Finding Nemo is my exception. We watched FN a ton freshman year, that and a lot of Eddie Izzard, maybe we just liked things that were quotable. Even though FN wasn’t a great movie I still get the warm fuzzies when I think of it. I really disliked UP, in fact I would go so far as to say I hated it. I can’t really put my finger on why either. It bothers me that so many people loved UP when I had such an extreme but largely inarticulate aversion to it. ---
**Author:** ![Sakuma\_Drops](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Sakuma\_Drops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sakuma_Drops)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2011, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-the-world-who-despises-the-movie-finding-nemo/573601/95 "2011-03-26T01:52:32Z")
> [@Chopper9760](#): > > I really disliked UP, in fact I would go so far as to say I hated it. I can’t really put my finger on why either. It bothers me that so many people loved UP when I had such an extreme but largely inarticulate aversion to it. The thing about _Up_ is that once Carl takes off in his house, the movie sort of goes all over the place (literally and figuratively). It must have been tough to come up with ideas to move the story along while still keeping the house and Carl’s quest central to the movie. There seemed to have been a few points in the plot where the writers almost wrote themselves into a corner. For example, Russell is a funny sidekick for Carl but he doesn’t really have as much of an effect on Carl’s character development as Ellie’s book does. His and Carl’s relationship is pretty one-dimensional until Carl reads the rest of the book, then suddenly Russell practically becomes Carl’s adoptive kid/grandkid.And I also found it strange that Charles Muntz was still alive all those years later - he’s at least 20 years older than Carl which would probably make him 95-100 years old if not older. It was neat to have him turn out to be the antagonist, but some suspension of disbelief was required.Still, I thought _Up_ was a fun movie - perhaps not the tightest story that Pixar has ever told, but all in all a good caper. ---
**Author:** ![Chapulin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/898d66/32.png) [@Chapulin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chapulin)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2011, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-the-world-who-despises-the-movie-finding-nemo/573601/96 "2011-03-28T23:20:00Z")
> [@pbbth](#): > > Most pixar films don’t work for you. You say in the Sucker Punch thread that you hate chick flicks and that you think Sucker Punch looks horrible. > > Now you’ve got me intrigued as to what movies you _do_ like. Granted, that is a pretty small list but it still makes me wonder what your 2 or 3 favorite movies are and if you have any particular genres that you enjoy. Well the sucker punch one is just an observation from commercials. I’ll probably see it and give it a chance, so we’ll see. Is sucker punch a pixar movie? My top favorite movies are: The godfather Millenium Actress Spirited Away The Matrix The Matrix Revolutions ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Barchetta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2011, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-the-world-who-despises-the-movie-finding-nemo/573601/97 "2011-03-28T23:25:51Z")
> [@Chapulin](#): > > The Matrix Revolutions And you think we’re nuts for liking Finding Nemo 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Chapulin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/898d66/32.png) [@Chapulin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chapulin)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2011, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-the-world-who-despises-the-movie-finding-nemo/573601/98 "2011-03-28T23:31:19Z")
> [@Red\_Barchetta](#): > > And you think we’re nuts for liking Finding Nemo 😛 ha ha 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-the-world-who-despises-the-movie-finding-nemo/573601.md?page=4)