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We found Nemo

Beth and I went to see Finding Nemo at the Chandler Fashion Square Harkins last night. We'd heard nothing but good things about the movie, and IMHO, it lived up to my expectations. It certainly ranks up there with Pixar's best, and the animation was gorgeous to look at. That was actually my biggest concern going in - I wasn't real sure how well a CG ocean movie would look. They managed to pack in a lot of vibrant visuals, and it's easy to get wrapped up in them to the point where you start to forget that the ocean is animated. I've heard a few people say that they were concerned going in about Ellen DeGeneres, but I had no such problems. I've always liked her as a comedienne and I found her innocent and earnest voiceover work to be just about perfect.

They also showed a trailer for what appears to be the next Pixar file, "The Incredibles", at the start. I gather that this is going to be about an over-the-hill superhero. From the few 2 minutes I saw, it looks to not disappoint, and even comes packed with my all-time favorite James Bond theme from "On Her Majesty's Secret Service." They also had an earlier Pixar animated short, "Knick Knack", which has long been one of my favorites. Interestingly, the mermaid in this version of the short has had some serious breast-reduction surgery from the version I've got on tape.