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“Finding Nemo,” which was released on Blu-ray and DVD combo pack on Dec. 4, 2012, also stars Albert Brooks, Willem Dafoe, Allison Janney, Alexander Gould, Brad Garrett, Austin Pendleton, Stephen Root, Vicki Lewis, Joe Ranft, Geoffrey Rush, Bob Peterson, Nicholas Bird and Andrew Stanton from Oscar-winning writer and director Andrew Stanton and director Lee Unkrich.
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- 12/6/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
The Dark Knight Rises It's obviously the "big" title of the week, but is it worth buying? Warner Bros. is releasing DVD and Blu-ray editions of The Dark Knight Rises as well as releasing a trilogy boxset with all three films in Christopher Nolan's Batman franchise, but we also know an "ultimate" boxset for the franchise will be released in 2013. So do you buy the boxset now? Do you buy the single disc now? Or can you save your money and wait until the big, bad boxset is released? I leave that up to you as I have to assume you have more than enough avenues to watch the film by other means until the set you want comes available... or do you simply have to own it for yourself?
Finding Nemo I gave this Blu-ray a watch and it is just as stunning as you would expect and...
Finding Nemo I gave this Blu-ray a watch and it is just as stunning as you would expect and...
- 12/4/2012
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
By Joe Vanourney
.Finding Nemo. has finally made its way into High Definition with the release of both a 3-Disc Collector.s Edition (2 Blu-rays and 1 DVD) and a 5-disc Ultimate Collector.s Edition (3D Blu-ray, 2 Blu-ray, DVD, and portable media copy) from Pixar/Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Home Entertainment.
.Nemo. is an underwater adventure film that deals with the tragedy of a parent.s worst nightmare.losing their child. It also deals with overcoming one.s fear and of parents and children learning to grow on their own.
Marlin (Albert Brooks) is a clown fish and Nemo (Alexander Gould) is his son. Marlin, having suffered through the traumatic experience of losing his wife and all of their eggs (except Nemo.s) to a predator fish, is very overprotective and fearful of the ocean and the dangers that hide in the waters. One day, in a moment of rebellion,...
.Finding Nemo. has finally made its way into High Definition with the release of both a 3-Disc Collector.s Edition (2 Blu-rays and 1 DVD) and a 5-disc Ultimate Collector.s Edition (3D Blu-ray, 2 Blu-ray, DVD, and portable media copy) from Pixar/Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Home Entertainment.
.Nemo. is an underwater adventure film that deals with the tragedy of a parent.s worst nightmare.losing their child. It also deals with overcoming one.s fear and of parents and children learning to grow on their own.
Marlin (Albert Brooks) is a clown fish and Nemo (Alexander Gould) is his son. Marlin, having suffered through the traumatic experience of losing his wife and all of their eggs (except Nemo.s) to a predator fish, is very overprotective and fearful of the ocean and the dangers that hide in the waters. One day, in a moment of rebellion,...
- 12/4/2012
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
On August 14th and 15th, I attended the Finding Nemo 3d Press Junket in San Francisco, CA. I believe Crush, one of the loveable sea turtles from the film, sums the whole trip up best with this memorable quote:
“Saw the whole thing, dude. First you were all like “whoa”, and we were like “whoa”, and you were like “whoa…” ”
Nemo, an adventurous young clownfish, is unexpectedly taken to a dentist’s office aquarium. It’s up to Marlin (Albert Brooks), his worrisome father, and Dory (Ellen DeGeneres), a friendly but forgetful Regal Blue Tang, to make the epic journey to bring Nemo home. Their adventure brings them face-to-face with vegetarian sharks, surfer dude turtles, hypnotic jellyfish, hungry seagulls, and more. Marlin discovers a bravery he never knew, but will he be able to find his son?
The first night of the trip we were taken to Pixar Animation Studios in Emeryville,...
“Saw the whole thing, dude. First you were all like “whoa”, and we were like “whoa”, and you were like “whoa…” ”
Nemo, an adventurous young clownfish, is unexpectedly taken to a dentist’s office aquarium. It’s up to Marlin (Albert Brooks), his worrisome father, and Dory (Ellen DeGeneres), a friendly but forgetful Regal Blue Tang, to make the epic journey to bring Nemo home. Their adventure brings them face-to-face with vegetarian sharks, surfer dude turtles, hypnotic jellyfish, hungry seagulls, and more. Marlin discovers a bravery he never knew, but will he be able to find his son?
The first night of the trip we were taken to Pixar Animation Studios in Emeryville,...
- 9/12/2012
- by Melissa Howland
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Check out the new poster for Finding Nemo. Disney.Pixar.s film dives back into theaters and homes this year in breathtaking Digital 3D.. The must-.sea,. must-own Oscar®-winning underwater adventure.featuring the unforgettable Marlin, his forgetful friend Dory and the lovable young Nemo.returns to the big screen in a spectacular 3D theatrical release beginning September 14, 2012, and then swims into living rooms for the first time ever in high-definition Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D and Digital platforms on December 4, 2012.
..Finding Nemo. was originally shot in 3D,. said John Lasseter, chief creative officer for Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios and the film.s executive producer. .At last, with today.s technological advances, this spectacular underwater world can be seen as it was intended.showcasing its eye-popping detail and breathtaking colors to both theatrical and in-home audiences and creating a truly immersive experience..
.Finding Nemo,. first released in theaters in 2003, earned...
..Finding Nemo. was originally shot in 3D,. said John Lasseter, chief creative officer for Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios and the film.s executive producer. .At last, with today.s technological advances, this spectacular underwater world can be seen as it was intended.showcasing its eye-popping detail and breathtaking colors to both theatrical and in-home audiences and creating a truly immersive experience..
.Finding Nemo,. first released in theaters in 2003, earned...
- 6/8/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Finding Nemo will have a theatrical release in 3D in September, and the film will arrive on Blu-ray for the first time in December. For more information about the release read the press release below. This is my least favorite Pixar movie, but it is still a Pixar movie.
Official Press Release:
Disney•Pixar’s “Finding Nemo” dives back into theaters and homes this year in breathtaking Digital 3D™. The must-“sea,” must-own Oscar®-winning underwater adventure—featuring the unforgettable Marlin, his forgetful friend Dory and the lovable young Nemo—returns to the big screen in a spectacular 3D theatrical release beginning September 14, 2012, and then swims into living rooms for the first time ever in high-definition Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D and Digital platforms on December 4, 2012.
“‘Finding Nemo’ was originally shot in 3D,” said John Lasseter, chief creative officer for Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios and the film’s executive producer.
Official Press Release:
Disney•Pixar’s “Finding Nemo” dives back into theaters and homes this year in breathtaking Digital 3D™. The must-“sea,” must-own Oscar®-winning underwater adventure—featuring the unforgettable Marlin, his forgetful friend Dory and the lovable young Nemo—returns to the big screen in a spectacular 3D theatrical release beginning September 14, 2012, and then swims into living rooms for the first time ever in high-definition Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D and Digital platforms on December 4, 2012.
“‘Finding Nemo’ was originally shot in 3D,” said John Lasseter, chief creative officer for Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios and the film’s executive producer.
- 6/3/2012
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
Disney.Pixar.s .Finding Nemo. dives back into theaters and homes this year in breathtaking Digital 3D.. The must-.sea,. must-own Oscar®-winning underwater adventure.featuring the unforgettable Marlin, his forgetful friend Dory and the lovable young Nemo.returns to the big screen in a spectacular 3D theatrical release beginning September 14, 2012, and then swims into living rooms for the first time ever in high-definition Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D and Digital platforms on December 4, 2012.
..Finding Nemo. was originally shot in 3D,. said John Lasseter, chief creative officer for Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios and the film.s executive producer. .At last, with today.s technological advances, this spectacular underwater world can be seen as it was intended.showcasing its eye-popping detail and breathtaking colors to both theatrical and in-home audiences and creating atruly immersive experience..
.Finding Nemo,. first released in theaters in 2003, earned the Oscar® for Best Animated Feature Film and...
..Finding Nemo. was originally shot in 3D,. said John Lasseter, chief creative officer for Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios and the film.s executive producer. .At last, with today.s technological advances, this spectacular underwater world can be seen as it was intended.showcasing its eye-popping detail and breathtaking colors to both theatrical and in-home audiences and creating atruly immersive experience..
.Finding Nemo,. first released in theaters in 2003, earned the Oscar® for Best Animated Feature Film and...
- 6/1/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
It may be the year that the bug saved Hollywood, with Disney's splendid "A Bug's Life" overtaking the DreamWorks hit "Antz" to climb to the top of the boxoffice hill.
A dazzling, embracing computer-animated feature from Pixar, "A Bug's Life" should soar to holiday heights, much to the level that Pixar's "Toy Story" ascended three Thanksgivings ago. This splendid offering should be able to carry $200 million domestically on its back, no sweat, and with no end in sight for its worldly potential.
As you know in the ant world, life is no picnic. In this subterranean saga, the ants of Ants Island toil for the man -- namely Hopper (voice of Kevin Spacey), the intimidating leader of the grasshoppers, who, in this insect universe, are akin to the marauding colonialists. Each summer, the legions of ants toil earnestly and without complaint, planting and harvesting the crops and then turning the bounty over to the hated 'hoppers. Fortunately, there's one crackpot ant, Flik (Dave Foley), who doesn't go along with the lock-step society. He's no revolutionary idealogue, but Flik sees that there's definitely something wrong with this picture. Why are we working for the man? Why not keep the crop ourselves? In short, Flik's the sort of cutting-edge thinker who in the human world might win an election in the state of Minnesota.
Unfortunately, as in real life, change is not wholeheartedly embraced -- not by the worker-ant class and certainly not by the dominating grasshoppers. But that's where the fun is as the flaky Flik takes it upon his fluttery wings to take on the grasshoppers. In a nutty undertaking with all the crazy inspiration of a Preston Sturges-like battleground, Flik mistakenly enlists the assistance of a traveling theatrical troupe (out-of-work screwballs, mainly) to provide the military defense against the thundering hordes of grasshoppers.
What's best about this bug story is that it's so wiggy -- it's rambunctious, spirited, funny, kindly and goofy all at once. A whole vat of chocolate picnic goodies to the screenwriters (Andrew Stanton and Donald McEnery & Bob Shaw) for the lively, screwy retooling of, basically, the Aesop fable about a carefree grasshopper. And the story line will appeal to everyone from tots to those who were born way before "Snow White" even spun her animated magic.
What's truly magical, as it was in "Toy Story", is the stupendous computer-animated imagery. "Bug"'s look is simply eye-popping: From the translucent sheen to the framings to the kaleidoscopic grandeur of the mammoth crowd shots of ants, the visuals are a delicious treat. The animation is truly a work of wizardry, from the rectilinear compositions to the characters' incredibly lifelike physical movements. One suspects that a team of entomologists and anatomy professors guided the animators, so crisp and natural are the true-to-bug body movements. Director John Lasseter, along with co-director Stanton, have indeed marshalled a virtual army of talented artists -- from animators to musicians to vocalists -- and attained a creative height that is leaps and bounds above even the most persnickety techie expectations.
Credit director of photography Sharon Calahan for the wonderfully punchy framings and supervising film editor Lee Unkrich for the blazing pacing. There's nary an empty mini-frame or missed mini-moment in this entire magnificence. So packed is the look -- thanks to the creativity of production designer William Cone and art directors Bob Pauley and Tia Kratter -- that one definitely wants to savor the detail-juiced excellency another time.
It's not all in the look but in the sounds as well. The vocalists are a treat, especially Spacey as the belligerently threatening lead grasshopper. Foley's energetic and appealing vocals as the flibberty-jibbet Flik are wonderfully appealing, while Phyllis Diller's nasally hauteur is perfect for her role as the queen. Cheers also for the contributions of Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Hayden Panettiere, Richard Kind and David Hyde Pierce for their perfect, peccadilloed performances.
The late Roddy McDowall makes a pleasing turn as a council ant, while Edie McClurg adds some screwy spice as another ants council-ite. A plate of ketchup drippings and dollops of mayonnaise to Joe Ranft who does a delicious turn as a comic caterpillar.
Not exactly hiding in the grass is the bouncy music courtesy of Randy Newman, whose "The Time of Your Life" nicely synthesizes the experience one enjoys in this "Bug's Life".
A BUG'S LIFE
Buena Vista
Walt Disney Pictures
A Pixar Animation Studios Film
Director: John Lasseter
Co-director: Andrew Stanton
Producers: Darla K. Anderson, Kevin Reher
Screenwriters: Andrew Stanton, Donald McEnery & Bob Shaw
Original story: John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, Joe Ranft
Director of photography: Sharon Calahan
Production designer: William Cone
Story supervisor: Joe Ranft
Supervising film editor: Lee Unkrich
Supervising technical directors: William Reeves, Eben Ostby
Art directors: Tia W. Kratter, Bob Pauley
Supervising animators: Glenn McQueen, Rich Quade
Shading supervisor: Rick Sayre
Sound designer: Gary Rydstrom
Production supervisor (technical): Graham Walters
Production supervisor (editorial): Bill Kinder
Story-art-layout: BZ Petroff
Executive music producer: Chris Montan
Casting: Ruth Lambert, Mary Hidalgo
Color/Stereo
Voices:
Flik: Dave Foley
Hopper: Kevin Spacey
Princess Atta: Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Dot: Hayden Panettiere
Queen: Phyllis Diller
Molt: Richard Kind
Slim: David Hyde Pierce
Heimlich: Joe Ranft
Francis: Denis Leary
Running time -- 94 minutes
MPAA rating: G...
A dazzling, embracing computer-animated feature from Pixar, "A Bug's Life" should soar to holiday heights, much to the level that Pixar's "Toy Story" ascended three Thanksgivings ago. This splendid offering should be able to carry $200 million domestically on its back, no sweat, and with no end in sight for its worldly potential.
As you know in the ant world, life is no picnic. In this subterranean saga, the ants of Ants Island toil for the man -- namely Hopper (voice of Kevin Spacey), the intimidating leader of the grasshoppers, who, in this insect universe, are akin to the marauding colonialists. Each summer, the legions of ants toil earnestly and without complaint, planting and harvesting the crops and then turning the bounty over to the hated 'hoppers. Fortunately, there's one crackpot ant, Flik (Dave Foley), who doesn't go along with the lock-step society. He's no revolutionary idealogue, but Flik sees that there's definitely something wrong with this picture. Why are we working for the man? Why not keep the crop ourselves? In short, Flik's the sort of cutting-edge thinker who in the human world might win an election in the state of Minnesota.
Unfortunately, as in real life, change is not wholeheartedly embraced -- not by the worker-ant class and certainly not by the dominating grasshoppers. But that's where the fun is as the flaky Flik takes it upon his fluttery wings to take on the grasshoppers. In a nutty undertaking with all the crazy inspiration of a Preston Sturges-like battleground, Flik mistakenly enlists the assistance of a traveling theatrical troupe (out-of-work screwballs, mainly) to provide the military defense against the thundering hordes of grasshoppers.
What's best about this bug story is that it's so wiggy -- it's rambunctious, spirited, funny, kindly and goofy all at once. A whole vat of chocolate picnic goodies to the screenwriters (Andrew Stanton and Donald McEnery & Bob Shaw) for the lively, screwy retooling of, basically, the Aesop fable about a carefree grasshopper. And the story line will appeal to everyone from tots to those who were born way before "Snow White" even spun her animated magic.
What's truly magical, as it was in "Toy Story", is the stupendous computer-animated imagery. "Bug"'s look is simply eye-popping: From the translucent sheen to the framings to the kaleidoscopic grandeur of the mammoth crowd shots of ants, the visuals are a delicious treat. The animation is truly a work of wizardry, from the rectilinear compositions to the characters' incredibly lifelike physical movements. One suspects that a team of entomologists and anatomy professors guided the animators, so crisp and natural are the true-to-bug body movements. Director John Lasseter, along with co-director Stanton, have indeed marshalled a virtual army of talented artists -- from animators to musicians to vocalists -- and attained a creative height that is leaps and bounds above even the most persnickety techie expectations.
Credit director of photography Sharon Calahan for the wonderfully punchy framings and supervising film editor Lee Unkrich for the blazing pacing. There's nary an empty mini-frame or missed mini-moment in this entire magnificence. So packed is the look -- thanks to the creativity of production designer William Cone and art directors Bob Pauley and Tia Kratter -- that one definitely wants to savor the detail-juiced excellency another time.
It's not all in the look but in the sounds as well. The vocalists are a treat, especially Spacey as the belligerently threatening lead grasshopper. Foley's energetic and appealing vocals as the flibberty-jibbet Flik are wonderfully appealing, while Phyllis Diller's nasally hauteur is perfect for her role as the queen. Cheers also for the contributions of Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Hayden Panettiere, Richard Kind and David Hyde Pierce for their perfect, peccadilloed performances.
The late Roddy McDowall makes a pleasing turn as a council ant, while Edie McClurg adds some screwy spice as another ants council-ite. A plate of ketchup drippings and dollops of mayonnaise to Joe Ranft who does a delicious turn as a comic caterpillar.
Not exactly hiding in the grass is the bouncy music courtesy of Randy Newman, whose "The Time of Your Life" nicely synthesizes the experience one enjoys in this "Bug's Life".
A BUG'S LIFE
Buena Vista
Walt Disney Pictures
A Pixar Animation Studios Film
Director: John Lasseter
Co-director: Andrew Stanton
Producers: Darla K. Anderson, Kevin Reher
Screenwriters: Andrew Stanton, Donald McEnery & Bob Shaw
Original story: John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, Joe Ranft
Director of photography: Sharon Calahan
Production designer: William Cone
Story supervisor: Joe Ranft
Supervising film editor: Lee Unkrich
Supervising technical directors: William Reeves, Eben Ostby
Art directors: Tia W. Kratter, Bob Pauley
Supervising animators: Glenn McQueen, Rich Quade
Shading supervisor: Rick Sayre
Sound designer: Gary Rydstrom
Production supervisor (technical): Graham Walters
Production supervisor (editorial): Bill Kinder
Story-art-layout: BZ Petroff
Executive music producer: Chris Montan
Casting: Ruth Lambert, Mary Hidalgo
Color/Stereo
Voices:
Flik: Dave Foley
Hopper: Kevin Spacey
Princess Atta: Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Dot: Hayden Panettiere
Queen: Phyllis Diller
Molt: Richard Kind
Slim: David Hyde Pierce
Heimlich: Joe Ranft
Francis: Denis Leary
Running time -- 94 minutes
MPAA rating: G...
- 11/13/1998
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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