Pixar’s movies have been getting progressively better.
I wasn’t crazy about Toy Story, but was impressed with Toy Story 2, and I absolutely loved MONSTER’S INC.
So I was excited and curious about how I would like Finding Nemo…

Well, when it was said and done, I really enjoyed Finding Nemo. I didn’t like it as much as I liked Monster’s Inc, but that’s pretty hard to beat. And Nemo IS good. It’s very funny, and I think, kinda deep for a kiddie flick. But mostly it’s funny. Very funny.

Albert Brooks provides the voice for Marlin, the clown fish that desperately wants to find his lost son. He hooks up with Dory , as voiced by Ellen DeGeneres. Remember her? It’s been a while since I’ve seen anything from her, but damn, she is hilarious in this movie! Maybe this could be a new thing for her, voice- overs. She absolutely steals every scene she’s in. Absolutely brilliant!
There are a lot of other voices in the flick, and all of them are great, and most are funny. One voice that surprised me when I saw the credits was Eric Bana, the future star of The Hulk, which is my most anxiously awaited movie of the summer she-bang. He’s credited for "Chopper", and damn it if I’m not a hundred percent sure which character that was. I THINK I know which one it is, but since I’m not sure, I won’t say…
Barry Humphreys voices Bruce, the huge Great White Shark. I’m not sure why they chose "Dame Edna" for that role, but he does do a good job, but I think it’s really cool that they named the shark Bruce, because did you know that the big mechanical shark on the set of Jaws was nicknamed Bruce while filming? Yep, it’s true.
Nice tip of the hat, if you ask me.
I tell you, these Pixar guys are cool…back in Monsters, they had another industry tip of the hat inside joke too (the hot restaurant was called Harryhausen’s, a nod to Ray Harryhausen, the innovator of stop motion animation in movies). I love that kind of stuff.
Yeah, I have a lot of time on my hands.

So I definitely recommend Finding Nemo.
It’s got a lotta heart, and even more laughs!