Haydon
08-11-2004, 10:06 PM
I saw this over the half term and have been meaning to post a mini review for days now!
I like animated movies and was looking forward to this, even if it is a kids film. :) Overall it was enjoyable, but I kept comparing it to Finding Nemo. It's very similar (in fact, almost too similar) as the story is about fish and set completely underwater! However, I didn't feel the story was as good and the quality of animation certainly wasn't. Don't get me wrong, the graphics are great, but it just didn't seem as sharp as Finding Nemo, with many of the backgrounds appearing fuzzy.
The voice for the main character is done by Will Smith. He was good, but the drawing of his fish character just didn't seem quite right. They tried to make the fish look a little too much like Will Smith and for me it just didn't work.
There are lots of jokes that only adults will get and loads of references to brand names which have been given a fishy angle. eg logos which said GUP rather than GAP.
In summary... good light-hearted fun, that adults can watch with the kids, without falling asleep. 7/10
I like animated movies and was looking forward to this, even if it is a kids film. :) Overall it was enjoyable, but I kept comparing it to Finding Nemo. It's very similar (in fact, almost too similar) as the story is about fish and set completely underwater! However, I didn't feel the story was as good and the quality of animation certainly wasn't. Don't get me wrong, the graphics are great, but it just didn't seem as sharp as Finding Nemo, with many of the backgrounds appearing fuzzy.
The voice for the main character is done by Will Smith. He was good, but the drawing of his fish character just didn't seem quite right. They tried to make the fish look a little too much like Will Smith and for me it just didn't work.
There are lots of jokes that only adults will get and loads of references to brand names which have been given a fishy angle. eg logos which said GUP rather than GAP.
In summary... good light-hearted fun, that adults can watch with the kids, without falling asleep. 7/10