There is no shame in being an adult and wanting to see this movie. I did and it is great. The only problem was dealing with some of the crying babies. Finding a 'see' monster By Andy Seiler USA TODAY Talk about big splash. Finding Nemo is going where G-rated animated films rarely get: into the hearts of childfree adults, durable dads and picky pubescents. And they are all spreading the same message: Come on in, the water's fine. "Finding Nemo is very different from, say, The Matrix Reloaded," says Brad Peppard, president of CinemaScore.com, which polls opening-night moviegoers. "That movie did really well with the people who loved The Matrix and loved Keanu. But people who weren't Matrix fans didn't care. However, everyone who went to Nemo says, 'Wow, I really liked it.' " Nemo, Disney/Pixar's computer-animated odyssey of a father clown fish's search for his captured son, brought in $70.3 million its opening weekend, biggest in the history of animated movies. It did it by reaching unexpected audiences: • Males under 21 and over 35 gave Nemo an A, Peppard says. Women of all ages and other men gave it an A-plus. • The Internet Movie Database (imdb.com), which conducts ongoing votes on films, is hooking similar results. "To get those reactions across all segments is pretty unusual," says managing editor Keith Simanton. •Nemo is broiling even at late shows and during school days. "We did a little over $6.9 million Monday," says Chuck Viane, Disney distribution chief. "That's a very strong Monday. Only 39% of the kids are out of school." Sarah Weichel, 13, of Valencia, Calif., resisted when her family dragged her along to Nemo. "I figured, well, OK, Disney movie, animated, how great can it be?" Pretty great. "I loved it," Weichel says. "It was so hilarious. I related to Nemo in some ways. I'm taking my friends back to see it on Thursday." Bob Sommer, 40, a San Francisco-based tech exec for Bank of America, doesn't have kids but loves scuba diving. He saw the trailer and bought tickets. "It was a great film. I'll very probably see the film a few more times and will buy several copies of the DVD when it comes out." Still, Nemo hooks parents hardest. "Right at the end ... I got choked up," says John McKeegan, 41, a Montgomery, N.J., father of boys ages 8 and 10. "I probably watched the credits longer than I should have — and certainly longer than my sons wanted to."
It is the worst Pixar film. But it was still better than anything "regular" Disney has put out in ages and better than most films in general.
The animation was good and the story was OK, but there was very, very little humor in the movie. I only laughed one time and I only heard my little girl giggle two or three times. I'd give it a C+ but well below the other Disney/Pixar Animated films.
When I was in LA two weeks ago, there was a Finding Nemo World Premiere for the stars...here's some pictures i took...
saw it last night. it was ok. not the best. animation was great. story was great. humor was lacking as well as adult jokes. i get it when it comes out on dvd but i was expecting more. the superhero trailer looks sweeeeet!
YES! Its called The Incredibles directed by a guy who worked on The Simmpsons, King of the Hill, and The Critic. Set ot come out Nov 2004 and the animation is said to be the new "crown jewel" of Pixar. Remember, Nemo looks great, but the animation is already like 2 years old, due to the amount of time it takes to finish. So The Incredibles should be sweet!
There's no way Finding Nemo was worse than "A Bugs Life". That one was a big waste of time in my opinion. At least the animation was very very good in Finding Nemo. Kind of like the Lion King, which wasn't all that great story-wise, but the animation was amazing.
I thought it was great. Below the 'Toy Stories', but on par with Monsters Inc and Bugs Life. Can't wait for Incredibles.
