best film ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rating: 10/10 (7 September 2005)

Without a doubt the best thing Pixar have done yet - The Incredibles was excellent but not quite funny enough and Toy Story I found unwatchable simply because it stars Tom Hanks.
The animation is just incredible, from the charming characters to the light constantly shifting through the water everything is just perfect. Also the scripting that makes us really care about a bunch of fish is great too.
The best thing about this film is the voice casting. Willem Dafoe as Gill and the excellent Alison Janney as Peach shine in the tank scenes along with Geoffrey Rush as Nigel (a credit to the film with such talent taking small roles) and Barry Humphries as Bruce and director Andrew Stanton as crush provide great comedy in their role. One fault is Albert Brookes as lead fish Marlin, while sympathetic he is not quite endearing enough to carry the film.
Ellen Degeneres as Dory (alone she is worth the price of the DVD) just has to be the funniest character ever, showing a rare pizazz and no shame for the forgetful but lovable blue fish. Too many moments to mention but highlights include:- forgetting she is showing Marlin which way the boat went, I'm a natural blue, 'no eating here tonight! You on a diet' and of course the whale speak scenes, 'I didn't know you could speak whale' being the funniest line for years. She is also very moving towards the end a feat not achieved by Robin Williams as the genie in Aladdin or Eddie Murphy as the dragon in whatever that film about a Chinese girl was called.
To sum up I urge everyone to see this film - hilarious, beautiful to look at and surprisingly touching without being overly sentimental like most Disney films. Unmissable