Good animation makes not a good movie

Rating: Null/10 (10 August 2003)

Allright - the animation and the bgs are cool. Really great pictures of reefs and the marine life. Well, but this is just all. I do not know what film other people have seen, but it must have been a Finding Nemo with a good story and strong characters. The constant action was to much. The beginning of the movie was just horrible - okay, it was not the first time, that characters in Disney-Movies died, but what was good circumnavigated in "Tarzan" when the gorilla baby was killed, in Finding Nemo it was a terrible solution to introduce Coral first with a speaking part and kill her instantly after a talk about the Clown-fish-family, the babies and so on. After this it was not a problem to me that Marlin was overprotective and always wanted the best for his disabled son (why did he need a stunted fin at all?). The biggest probem was Dori - If you ever knew someone who sufferd on Alzheimers disease, you will not find this fish funny - shame on you Pixar, this was not so nice, why couldn´t she just be silly? Bruce and his group was funny, but this did not save it. Most scenes where too tough and nothing for younger Kids - nevertheless it was also boring for adults most of the time. Fish are Friends - not Food - well, but what are the human characters in this movie - Monsters? I did not like this. Overfishing of the seas is one thing, caring for an aquarium another.
After this great trailer I expected more from it, better watch good old 2 D Animation next time - there is enough assortment from Studio Ghibli and a lot of Disney Classics to watch.