# Finding Nemo: Go see it. Now. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 31, 2003, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-nemo-go-see-it-now/178742 "2003-05-31T07:13:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-nemo-go-see-it-now/178742/61 "2003-06-15T07:24:16Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Quasimodem \* > Does anyone know when it’s coming out on DVD? November 2002, from Disney’s Buena Vista Video division. Hope it’s another two-DVD jammed-with-all-sorts-of-stuff deluxe edition, as with the _Monsters Inc._ DVD. > [@](#): > > _Originally posted by jinwicked_ > I saw this on Monday. I absolutely LOVED the turtles and was so happy his name was Crush. What a great name. I love that word. Crush crush crush. I still wish he had more screen time. ☹ > [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Tim R. Mortiss_ > > > [@](#): > > > > Problem with Pixar is that they still can’t draw humans right. > > No less an expert than Chuck Jones himself once said “It’s easier to humanize animals than it is to humanize humans.” A recent Pixar article had a quote similar to this. “If we wanted to show realistic humans, it’d be cheaper to get some actors and film them.” And the seagulls were not _intended_ to be a _Chicken Run_/Aardman Animation/_Wallace and Grommit_ reference (some folks say the gulls look like “Feathers” McGruff from “The Wrong Trousers”). Apparently it was just an effective look for making the seagulls look like a mindless horde… ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-nemo-go-see-it-now/178742/62 "2003-06-15T11:09:46Z")
The word “Dude” now makes me smile, whereas in the past it just made me cringe. **Crush** was such an endearing character, he made me think a little of the character Donald Sutherland played in **Kelly’s Heroes**. I had no probs with the animation of humans by **Pixar**. If I want real humans, I will watch an unanimated film. As it was, they had **Darla** down to a “t”, and the looks on the patients when they heard the screaming going on in the dentist’s work area was priceless. Looking forward to the standing ovation the Pixar producers/directors will get in the next Oscar ceremony. Another question: Who did the old Bobby Darin tune, “Beyond The Sea” at the end? My SO and I absolutely loved hearing that, but she thinks it was a remake. We stayed and watched the credits, but they were so long, we finally had to go before it showed on the screen. Gotta go. My “Whale-Speaking” lesson is about to start… 😃 Q ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-nemo-go-see-it-now/178742/63 "2003-06-15T12:32:35Z")
Saw it last night and found it to be entertaining. Not quite as good as _Toy Story_, but still funny. One thing that didn’t hit me until after I saw the film is that they **didn’t** have any references (and it would have been _sooooooooo_ easy to slip one of these in) to bearded clams. ---
**Author:** ![NightRabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bbce88/32.png) [@NightRabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NightRabbit)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-nemo-go-see-it-now/178742/64 "2003-06-15T13:45:58Z")
I saw it for the second time last night, and I absolutely loved it! It was even better the second-time around, I would encourage everyone to see it in a packed theatre. I ran into absolutely no annoying children, and sometimes the things people choose to hoot at are hilarious. 10 out of 10. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-nemo-go-see-it-now/178742/65 "2003-06-16T02:01:49Z")
I’m kinda amazed by all the raves here. It’s a fine kid’s movie, no doubt, but my wife and I were thoroughly disappointed. There were maybe three really funny lines in the whole piece. It didn’t come close to the level of _Shrek_ or the even worse _Toy Story 2_ and nowhere near the quality of _Monsters Inc._ or the original _Toy Story_. There were maybe three really funny lines in the whole piece. I would also give it maybe 6 out of 10, and that only for the technical excellence. ---
**Author:** ![Azure\_Eternity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f05b48/32.png) [@Azure\_Eternity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Azure_Eternity)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-nemo-go-see-it-now/178742/66 "2003-06-16T02:58:56Z")
Well, to each his own. I never particularly liked _Toy Story_ (although I was in the target audience), but I really liked _Finding Nemo_. It was adorable and almost made me cry at the end, which is more than I can say for any live action movie I’ve seen lately. ---
**Author:** ![zev\_steinhardt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/97f17d/32.png) [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-nemo-go-see-it-now/178742/67 "2003-06-16T15:07:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by rjung \* > \*\*November 2002, from Disney’s Buena Vista Video division. \*\* Dude! I hope you mean 200 **3**! (Specifically, Nov 4, 2003, according to [comingsoon.net](http://comingsoon.net). In any event, when it comes out it’s going to be Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Zev Steinhardt ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-nemo-go-see-it-now/178742/68 "2003-06-16T16:43:40Z")
For a previous poster, **Anime** is the name given to Japanese animation – which in general has a style uniquely different from American animation. It can be episodic (TV shows) or movie-length. Some anime is for kids and some is for adults. Kid stuff anime is stuff like the _Pokemon_ movies or the old _Voltron_ cartoons. Some anime is based on comic books series with the same plot (called manga). _Akira_ is probably the best-known anime based on manga. It doesn’t make much sense if you haven’t read the books prior to watching the movie. Other anime movies, like _Perfect Blue_, are stand-alone features for adult audiences. Still other anime has crossover appeal between kids & adults, like _Spirited Away_ which I think won best foreign film last year. ---
**Author:** ![SteverinoAlaReno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb8c5e/32.png) [@SteverinoAlaReno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteverinoAlaReno)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-nemo-go-see-it-now/178742/69 "2003-06-16T16:53:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by richardb \* > \*\* > I think I was the only one in the theater who laughed several times during the “Shark Meeting” scene, because a group of Australians at a meeting mentioning “Bruce” several times just smacked too much of the Monty Python “Bruces” sketch. I have no idea if this was intentional or not. Did anyone else think the same thing? \*\* I was laughing, too, but for a different reason. If I remember correctly, the mechanical great white shark used in _Jaws_ was nicknamed “Bruce”. ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-nemo-go-see-it-now/178742/70 "2003-06-16T19:18:48Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by SteverinoAlaReno \* > > > [@](#): > > > > I think I was the only one in the theater who laughed several times during the “Shark Meeting” scene, because a group of Australians at a meeting mentioning “Bruce” several times just smacked too much of the Monty Python “Bruces” sketch. I have no idea if this was intentional or not. > > I was laughing, too, but for a different reason. If I remember correctly, the mechanical great white shark used in Jaws was nicknamed “Bruce”. It’s both a _Jaws_ and a _Monty Python_ reference. Note that some of the shots where Bruce is chasing Marlin and Dory are riffs of _Jaws II._ Also note that, just before everything goes bang, the various sharks all spoof _Monty Python_ by shouting “Swim away! Swim away!” ---
**Author:** ![ElwoodCuse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/edb3f5/32.png) [@ElwoodCuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElwoodCuse)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-nemo-go-see-it-now/178742/71 "2003-06-16T20:58:08Z")
Never mind the look of the seagulls, I loved how they kept shouting “Mine!” all the time. When I thought back to all the real-life gulls I’ve ever seen, it seemed pretty appropriate. I find the dispute over many of the references here interesting, because all of them are on the IMDb, yet I’ve submitted plenty of 100% true items to them that never ever got posted. ---
**Author:** ![Avalonian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee7513/32.png) [@Avalonian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avalonian)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-nemo-go-see-it-now/178742/72 "2003-06-16T23:36:01Z")
We finally got round to seeing _Finding Nemo_ last night, with my three daughters and two other kids in tow. I loved it. As good as any movie Pixar has made so far, better than most. The animation is stunning… literally. Easily the best water animation I’ve ever seen come from a computer, it puts _Attack of the Clones_ (which had **terrible** water animation) to absolute shame. The detail Pizar is putting into their movies these days is just incredible. I loved all the little in-jokes. Did anyone else notice the Buzz Lightyear toy in the dentist’s office waiting room? I had a laugh at that. I’m surprised nobody’s mentioned the music… this was the first Pixar feature film that didn’t use Randy Newman for the music. As much as I like Randy’s music for all of the other Pixar films (and I like his music in general), I think the choice of Thomas Newman, one of my favorite composers, was perfect for this. Randy’s music probably would not have fit the feel of this movie as well as Thomas’ did. It was also refreshing to hear a different musical tone in a Pixar movie. I had seen the animated short before the movie, the one with Bobby McFerrin music, before… but it was nice seeing it here again. I was a little disappointed that there was no “blooper reel” at the end this time. Hopefully, the DVD will take care of that. All in all, a really really good movie! The kids all loved it, and my wife and I dug it too. ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-nemo-go-see-it-now/178742/73 "2003-06-16T23:45:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Avalonian \* > I loved all the little in-jokes. Did anyone else notice the Buzz Lightyear toy in the dentist’s office waiting room? I had a laugh at that. Did you catch the “Mr. Incredible” comic book at the dentist’s office? 😉 > [@](#): > > I was a little disappointed that there was no “blooper reel” at the end this time. Hopefully, the DVD will take care of that. I suspect bloopers will show up in a few weeks, to goose more attendance. Did you stick around for the in-credit cameos, and the final joke before the fade out? ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-nemo-go-see-it-now/178742/74 "2003-06-17T01:55:55Z")
For y’all’s Info in relation to the above **Quasi** thread, it was **Robbie WIlliams** who did the end title tune _Beyond The Sea_. Nicely done, too! Q ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-nemo-go-see-it-now/178742/75 "2003-06-17T02:30:25Z")
Quasi **question/post** not **thread**. Sorry! ---
**Author:** ![KarlGrenze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dbc845/32.png) [@KarlGrenze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGrenze)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-nemo-go-see-it-now/178742/76 "2003-06-17T09:39:18Z")
rjung, that final joke was great! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2003, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-nemo-go-see-it-now/178742/77 "2003-06-18T02:57:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tim R. Mortiss \* > \*\*… I think this movie had more movie references than any movie I’ve seen in ages. Including Psycho, Jaws, Monty Python, Stalag 17, Chicken Run, and on and on… \*\* Forgot about the very obvious “Terminator” reference…“Hop into my beak… if you want to live…” ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2003, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-nemo-go-see-it-now/178742/78 "2003-06-18T06:03:25Z")
Just went and saw it tonight. Loved it. I thought it was very sweet and funny and Dory’s moment? You know the one I mean…it got me all teared up. ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-nemo-go-see-it-now/178742/79 "2003-06-24T06:07:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tim R. Mortiss \* > \*\*The look of the seagulls. Seemed pretty obvious to my demented way of thinking. \*\* Though I haven’t yet seen _Chicken Run_, I also immediately got a _Wallace and Gromit_ feel from the sea gulls. Just saw this tonight. I’ve never seen a Pixar film, and I loved this. I’ve been waiting for it since I saw a preview (maybe back when I saw The Two Towers, but I have a feeling it was something more recent than that), and I wasn’t disapointed. Great visuals, and a slightly sappy but different story made this a film worth seeing (it’s not that common that we have extended father/son relationships in movies like this). ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-nemo-go-see-it-now/178742/80 "2003-06-24T08:05:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Eonwe \* > Just saw this tonight. I’ve never seen a Pixar film, **WHAT???** :eek: Hie ye fanny down to Blockbusters and go rent the other Pixar movies – your poor culturally-deprived soul has been deprived long enough! 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-nemo-go-see-it-now/178742.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-nemo-go-see-it-now/178742.md?page=5)