FINDING NEMO [2003 / 2013] [Limited SteelBook Edition] [3D Blu-ray + 2D Blu-ray] [German Release] Sea It For The First Time in Amazing 3D!
From the Academy Award® winning creators of PIXAR • Disney’s ‘FINDING NEMO’ [2003 Best Animated Feature], comes an epic undersea adventure filled with imagination, humour and heart. When Dory, the forgetful blue tang, suddenly remembers she has a family who may be looking for her, Dory, Marlin and Nemo take off on a life-changing quest to find them… with help from Hank, a cantankerous octopus; Bailey, a beluga whale who’s convinced his biological sonar skills are on the fritz; and Destiny, a near-sighted whale shark! Bring home the animated film overflowing with unforgettable characters and dazzling 3D animation!
FILM FACT: Awards and Nominations: 2003 African-American Film Critics Association: Win: AAFCA Award for Top 10 Films. 2003 Awards Circuit Community Awards: Win: Best Animated Feature. Nominated: Best Motion Picture for Graham Walters. Nominated: Best Original Score for Thomas Newman. 2003 European Film Awards: Nominated: Screen International Award for Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich [USA]. 2003 Golden Schmoes Awards: Win: Best Comedy of the Year. Win: Best Animated Movie of the Year. Nominated: Most Overrated Movie of the Year. Nominated: Best DVD/Blu-Ray of the Year. 2003 Hollywood Film Awards: Win: Animation for Andrew Stanton. 2003 Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards: Win: Best Animated Film. 2003 National Board of Review, USA: Win: NBR Award for Best Animated Feature. 2003 New York Film Critics Circle Awards: Nominated: Best Animated Film. 2003 New York Film Critics, Online: Win: NYFCO Award for Best Animated Feature. 2003 Seattle Film Critics Awards: Nominated: Best Animated Feature. Nominated: Best Original Screenplay for Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson and David Reynolds. 2003 Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards: Nominated: Best Picture [6th place]. 2003 Toronto Film Critics Association Awards: Win: Best Animated Film. 2003 Utah Film Critics Association Awards: Win: Best Supporting Actress for Ellen DeGeneres. 2003 Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards: Nominated: Best Original Screenplay: Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson and David Reynolds. 2004 Academy Awards®: Win: Best Animated Feature for Andrew Stanton. Nominated: Best Writing for an Original Screenplay for Andrew Stanton (screenplay/story), Bob Peterson (screenplay) and David Reynolds (screenplay). Nominated: Best Music for an Original Score for Thomas Newman. Nominated: Best Sound Editing for Gary Rydstrom and Michael Silvers. 2004 Golden Globes: Nominated: Best Motion Picture in a Comedy or Musical. 2004 BAFTA Awards: Nominated: BAFTA Children's Award for Best Feature Film for Andrew Stanton, Graham Walters and Lee Unkrich. Nominated: Best Original Screenplay for Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson and David Reynolds. 2004 AARP Movies for Grownups Awards: Nominated: Best Movie for Grownups Who Refuse to Grow Up. 2004 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA: Win: Saturn Award for Best Animated Film. Win: Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress for Ellen DeGeneres. Nominated: Saturn Award for Best Writing for Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson and David Reynolds. Nominated: Saturn Award for Best Music for Thomas Newman. Nominated: Saturn Award for Best DVD Special Edition Release. 2004 AFI Awards, USA: Win: Movie of the Year. 2004 Amanda Awards, Norway: Nominated: Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske kinofilm) for Andrew Stanton. 2004 American Cinema Editors: Eddie Award for Best Edited Feature Film in a Comedy or Musical for David Ian Salter and Lee Unkrich. 2004 American Screenwriters Association: Nominated: Discover Screenwriting Award for Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson and David Reynolds. 2004 Annie Awards: Win: Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Theatrical Feature. Win: Outstanding Character Animation for Doug Sweetland. Win: Outstanding Character Design in an Animated Feature Production for Ricky Nierva. Win: Outstanding Directing in an Animated Feature Production for Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich. Win: Outstanding Effects Animation for Martin Nguyen. Win: Outstanding Music in an Animated Feature Production for Thomas Newman. Win: Outstanding Production Design in an Animated Feature Production for Ralph Eggleston. Win: Outstanding Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production for Ellen DeGeneres for the voice of “Dory.” Win: Outstanding Writing in an Animated Feature Production for Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson and David Reynolds. Nominated: Outstanding Character Animation. Nominated: Outstanding Character Animation for Gini Santos. Nominated: Outstanding Effects Animation for Justin Paul Ritter. 2004 BMI Film & TV Awards: Win: BMI Film Music Award for Thomas Newman. 2004 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards: Win: Critics Choice Award for Best Animated Feature. Nominated: Critics Choice Award for Best Picture. 2004 Central Ohio Film Critics Association: Nominated: COFCA Award for Best Picture. 2004 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards: Nominated: Best Picture. Win: Best Supporting Actress for Ellen DeGeneres. 2004 Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards: Win: Best Animated Film. Nominated: Best Picture. 2004 Florida Film Critics Circle Awards: Win: Best Animation. 2004 Genesis Awards: Win: Feature Animated Film. 2004 Gold Derby Awards: Nominated: Original Screenplay for Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson and David Reynolds. Nominated: Original Score for Thomas Newman. Nominated: Motion Picture for Graham Walters. 2004 Hugo Awards: Nominated: Best Dramatic Presentation in Long Form for Andrew Stanton (story/screenplay/director), Bob Peterson (screenplay), David Reynolds (screenplay) and Lee Unkrich (director). 2004 Humanitas Prize: Nominated: Feature Film Category for Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson and David Reynolds. 2004 International Online Cinema Awards: Win: Best Animated Feature for Andrew Stanton. Nominated: Best Original Screenplay for Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson and David Reynolds. Nominated: Best Original Score for Thomas Newman. Nominated: Best Sound Mixing for Doc Kane, Gary Rydstrom and Gary Summers. Nominated: Best Sound Editing for Gary Rydstrom and Michael Silvers. 2004 Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists: Win: Silver Ribbon Award for Best Dubbing (Migliore Doppiaggio) for Luca Zingaretti for the voice of “Marlin.” 2004 Italian Online Movie Awards: Win: Best Animated Feature Film (Miglior film d'animazione). Nominated: Best Original Score (Miglior colonna sonora originale) for Thomas Newman. 2004 Kids' Choice Awards, USA: Win: Blimp Award for Favorite Movie. Win: Blimp Award for Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie for Ellen DeGeneres. Nominated: Blimp Award for Favorite Fart in a Movie. 2004 Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards: Win: Sierra Award for Best Animated Film. 2004 London Critics Circle Film Awards: Nominated: Director of the Year for Andrew Stanton. 2004 Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA: Win: Golden Reel Award for Best Sound Editing in Animated Features for Music for Bill Bernstein (music editor). Nominated: Golden Reel Award for Best Sound Editing in a Feature Animated Film for Sound for Gary Rydstrom (sound designer/supervising sound editor), Michael Silvers (supervising sound editor/supervising adr editor), Al Nelson (supervising foley editor), Shannon Mills (sound effects editor), Teresa Eckton (sound effects editor), E.J. Holowicki (sound effects editor), Dee Selby (foley editor) and Steve Slanec (adr editor). 2004 MovieGuide Awards: Win: Best Film for Families. 2004 MTV Movie + TV Awards: Nominated: Best Movie. Nominated: Best Comedic Performance for Ellen DeGeneres. 2004 Online Film & Television Association: Win: OFTA Film Award for Best Animated Picture for Graham Walters. Nominated: Best Writing for a Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for Andrew Stanton (story/screenplay), Bob Peterson (screenplay) and David Reynolds (screenplay). Nominated: Best Music for an Original Score for Thomas Newman. Nominated: Best Sound Mixing for Doc Kane, Gary Rydstrom and Gary Summers. Nominated: Best Sound Effects Editing for Gary Rydstrom and Michael Silvers. Nominated: Best Official Film Website. 2004 Online Film Critics Society Awards: Win: Best Animated Feature. 2004 Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards: Win: Best Animated Film. Nominated: Best Picture. 2004 Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America: Nominated: Nebula Award for Best Script for Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson and David Reynolds. 2004 Visual Effects Society Awards: Win: Outstanding Character Animation in an Animated Motion Picture for Andrew Gordon and Brett Coderre for "Speaking Whale." Nominated: Outstanding Character Animation in an Animated Motion Picture for David DeVan and Gini Santos for "Inside the Whale." 2004 Young Artist Awards: Win: Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role for a Young Actor for Alexander Gould. Win: Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role for a Young Actress for Erica Beck. Win: Best Family Animation Feature Film. 2005 Tokyo Anime Award: Win: International Theater Award for Andrew Stanton. 2012 Awards Circuit Community Awards: Nominated: Best Animated Feature of the Decade. 2015 Online Film & Television Association: Win: OFTA Film Hall of Fame for Motion Picture.
Voice Cast: Albert Brooks (Marlin), Ellen DeGeneres (Dory), Alexander Gould (Nemo), Willem Dafoe (Gill), Brad Garrett (Bloat), Allison Janney (Peach), Austin Pendleton (Gurgle), Stephen Root (Bubbles), Vicki Lewis (Deb / Flo), Joe Ranft (Jacques), Geoffrey Rush (Nigel), Andrew Stanton (Crush), Elizabeth Perkins (Coral), Nicholas Bird (Squirt), Bob Peterson (Mr. Ray), Barry Humphries (Bruce), Eric Bana (Anchor), Bruce Spence (Chum), Bill Hunter (Dentist), LuLu Ebeling (Darla), Jordan Ranft (Tad), Erica Beck (Pearl), Erik Per Sullivan (Sheldon) and John Ratzenberger (Fish School)
Directors: Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich (Co-Director)
Producers: Bradford Lewis, Graham Walters, Jinko Gotoh and John Lasseter
Screenplay: Andrew Stanton (original story/screenplay), Bob Peterson (screenplay) and David Reynolds (screenplay)
Composer: Thomas Newman
Cinematography: Jeremy Lasky (Director of Photography), Jericca Cleland (Director of Photography) (uncredited) and Sharon Calahan (Director of Photography)
Image Resolution: 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audio: English: 7.1 Dolby TrueHD
English: 5.1 Dolby TrueHD
English: 5.1 Dolby Digital EX
French: 5.1 Dolby Digital EX
Spanish: 5.1 Dolby Digital EX
English: 2.0 Dolby Digital Stereo Audio
Subtitles: English SDH, English, German and Turkish
Running Time: 100 Minutes
Region: All Regions
Number of discs: 2
Studio: PIXAR Animation Studios / Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Andrew’s 3D Blu-ray Review: The Limited Edition SteelBook German Release is absolutely fantastic, especially feels good held in the hand and especially with the beautiful Embossed front with the wording ‘FINDET NEMO’ and would have been much nicer to have it titled ‘FINDING NEMO’ instead of the German Title on the cover, still it has Bruce the shark as the main picture, that is still a stunning beautiful design. The inside artwork is actually a scene from the movie and the rear is of the mentioned Clown fish swimming away in the distance. Very nice indeed!
'FINDING NEMO' is PIXAR's fifth animated film, and builds its dramatic build up from a parent's greatest fear. We've all been children faced with an overbearing parent who spoils the fun out of unnecessary paranoia; and many of us have been, or will be, the parent who would do anything to protect our children, like say spoil some fun. Marlin [Albert Brooks] is a clown fish who, after losing his wife and all but one single egg, is trying to be a good father to his young son, Nemo. Scarred by his traumatic experiences, Marlin becomes so over-protective that, in a moment of rebellion, Nemo wanders too far away from the coral reef where a human diver captures him.
Unable to stop the fish-napping, Marlin embarks on a quest to rescue his son, evading sharks and exploding WWII mines and jellyfish and whales and hungry birds. Along the way, he befriends Dory [Ellen Degeneres], a loyal blue tang fish with hysterical short-term memory problems. Through this journey, Marlin must not only face impossible odds and show more courage than he ever has, but he must grow and change as a father. The only way for him to be a great father is to trust that Nemo must do some things - even really hard things on his own.
I love the way PIXAR makes animated films about personal passions, especially like toys, insects, cars, super heroes, monsters, and fairy tales and of course fish. You can tell the 'Finding Nemo' filmmakers love the ocean and all the miracles hiding within. When films are made like this, that passion is completely contagious. Or to put it another way, the passion put into PIXAR animation transforms into inspiration for all children and adults in the real world to learn and care about real things.
Visual imagination and sophisticated wit raises ‘FINDING NEMO’ to such a high level, but just below the peaks of PIXAR's 'Toy Story’ animation films and ‘Monsters, Inc.,’ which were created by many of the same hands. Andrew Stanton, who plays Crush and was co-director of ‘A Bug's Life,’ directs ‘FINDING NEMO’ with Lee Unkrich. As in the earlier PIXAR animation films, the animation achieves an astonishing synergy of voice, computer-animated image and dialogue. Facial expressions match vocal inflections with a precision that lends even the minor characters an almost surreal clarity.
The humour bubbling through ‘FINDING NEMO’ is so fresh, sure of itself and devoid of the cutesy, saccharine condescension that drips through so many family comedies that you have to wonder what it is about the Pixar technology that inspires the creators to be so endlessly inventive. The capacity of computer-animation to evoke a three-dimensional sense of detail obviously has something to do with it. But the enterprise still wouldn't amount to much without the formidable storytelling talents driving it.
FINDING NEMO MUSIC TRACK LIST
THE GIRL FROM IPANEMA (1962) (Written by Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes and Norman Gimbel)
WOW (Written by Thomas Newman)
BARRACUDA (Written by Thomas Newman)
NEMO EGG (Main Title) (Written by Thomas Newman)
FIRST DAY (Written by Thomas Newman)
FIELD TRIP (Written by Thomas Newman)
RAY, SCIENTIST (Written by Thomas Newman)
THE DIVERS (Written by Thomas Newman)
LOST (Written by Thomas Newman)
SHORT-TERM DORY (Written by Thomas Newman)
WHY TRUST A SHARK? (Written by Thomas Newman)
FRIENDS NOT FOOD (Written by Thomas Newman)
FISH-O-RAMA (Written by Thomas Newman)
GILL (Written by Thomas Newman)
WANNAHOCKALOOGIE (Written by Thomas Newman)
FOOLPROOF (Written by Thomas Newman)
SQUISHY (Written by Thomas Newman)
JELLYFISH FOREST (Written by Thomas Newman)
STAY AWAKE (Written by Thomas Newman)
SCHOOL OF FISH (Written by Thomas Newman)
FILTER ATTEMPT (Written by Thomas Newman)
THE TURTLE LOPE (Written by Thomas Newman)
CURL AWAY MY SON (Written by Thomas Newman)
NEWS TRAVELS (Written by Thomas Newman)
THE LITTLE CLOWN FISH FROM THE REEF (Written by Thomas Newman)
DARLA FILTH OFFRAMP (Written by Thomas Newman)
LOST IN FOG (Written by Thomas Newman)
SCUM ANGEL (Written by Thomas Newman)
HAIKU (Written by Thomas Newman)
TIME TO LET GO (Written by Thomas Newman)
SYDNEY HARBOUR (Written by Thomas Newman)
PELICANS (Written by Thomas Newman)
DRILL (Written by Thomas Newman)
FISH IN MY HAIR! (Written by Thomas Newman)
ALL DRAINS LEAD TO THE OCEAN (Written by Thomas Newman)
. . .P. SHERMAN, 32 WALLABY WAY, SYDNEY. . . (Written by Thomas Newman)
FISHING GROUNDS (Written by Thomas Newman)
SWIM DOWN (Written by Thomas Newman)
FINDING NEMO (Written by Thomas Newman)
FRONDS LIKE THESE (Written by Thomas Newman)
FANDANGO (Written by Bob Bain)
PSYCHO (The Murder) (Written by Bernard Herrmann)
BEYOND THE SEA (La Mer) (Music by Charles Trenet) (Music by Charles Trenet) [Performed by Robbie Williams]
JUST KEEP SWIMMING (uncredited) [Performed by Ellen DeGeneres]
TWINKLE TWINKLE LITLE STAR (uncredited) (Written by Jane Taylor) [Sung by LuLu Ebeling] [Sung briefly by Darla while touching the fish aquarium in the dentist place]
3D Blu-ray Image Quality – ‘FINDING NEMO’ and its 1080p encoded 3D experience is just totally awesome, and the film's vast ocean wonderland is a playground of convincing depth and dimensionality. Fish slowly swim right out of the screen, reefs stretch far into the watery distance, aquarium rocks and decorations provide a sense of boxed-in space and suitably cramped scope, sharks and sea turtles float in and out of the foreground, jellyfish clump believably to form a net of deadly obstacles, and the movie looks as if it were designed from the ground-up with a 3D presentation in mind. There also isn't any further aliasing or 3D related anomalies to report, there aren't very many on-screen visuals or elements that fall victim to crosstalk (and those that do will only do so on 3D displays that are already prone to ghosting), and I didn't encounter much of anything that will give anyone pause. Ultimately, the ‘Finding Nemo' 3D presentation is as spectacular as its 2D counterpart and will surely delight long-time fans and newcomers of all ages. My scores for both Blu-ray discs rounds up to a nice and well deserved 10 out of 10.
3D Blu-ray Audio Quality – ‘FINDING NEMO’ brings us a 7.1 Dolby TrueHD surround audio track and is totally awesome. Dialogue is crystal clear and perfectly prioritized, without a single muffled line, drowned cry for help or waterlogged whisper. No small feat considering just the exceedingly enveloping and engaging nature of Nemo's meticulously mixed undersea sound field. The rear speakers never rest and never relent. Schools of fish dart by, sharks circle, predators give chase, jellyfish press in, bubbles scurry toward the surface, fins flap, tails flick, sand swishes, anemone rustle, plankton flee a pursuing whale, seagulls mount a hungry assault and distant sounds echo through the ocean. Moreover, water flows, currents surge and waves lap throughout the proceedings, and there isn't a moment underwater when the sea isn't incorporated or represented to unmistakably immersive ends. Output is terrific too, with powerful low-end pulses, truly intense chase sequences and deep, resonant booms. And if a shark or whale is about to take the soundstage, prepares you for a thrilling, all-encompassing surround experience. Simply put, everything from the faintest blub blub blub to the most harrowing scene to the ebb and flow of Thomas Newman's pitch-perfect music sounds utterly fantastic.
2D Blu-ray Special Features and Extras:
Special Feature: Animation Theatrical Short: ‘Knick Knack’ [1989] [1080p] [1.78:1] [3:37] ‘Knick Knack’ is an American computer-animated short film produced by PIXAR and directed by John Lasseter. The animated short is about a snow globe snowman named Knick who wants to join the other travel souvenirs in a summer themed party, that consist of Sunny Miami, Sunny Florida, Sunny Egypt, Sunny Jamaica, Sunny Palm Springs, Sunny Israel, Surf Death Valley and Sunny Atlantis. However, the glass dome that surrounds him prevents him from doing so, thus leading to his many attempts to break out of his snow globe. ‘Knick Knack’ is PIXAR's fourth and final short produced during the company's tenure as a hardware company. This was Six years before ‘Toy Story,’ and this short hinted at what was to come in the very near future.
Special Feature: Aquarium: Turn your widescreen Television into a CGI aquarium modelled after Nemo's home at the edge of the reef. Here you get to view a collection of short-loop ocean floor screensavers and they are as follows: Anemone; Jellyfish; Plate Coral; Reef; Sandy Reef and School of Fish.
Special Feature: ‘FINDING NEMO’ – A Filmmakers’ Roundtable [2012] [1080p] [1.78:1 / 1.37:1] [17:37] This newly produced exclusive roundtable reunites Andrew Stanton [Director], Ralph Eggleston [Production Designer], Bob Peterson [Screenwriter], Graham Walters [Producer], Lee Unkrich [Co-Director] and Oren Jacob [Technical Lead] for an engaging 10th anniversary retrospective on the animated film ‘FINDING NEMO.’ They all sit together to discuss aspects of the film’s origins and development, story/character subjects, design and visuals, research, cast and performances, and a few other areas, but we do not get a lot of new material here, but it was nice to hear the filmmakers look back at the animated film ‘FINDING NEMO’ and give us a retrospective viewpoint.
Special Feature: Reinventing the Submarine Opening [2012] [1080p] [1.78:1 / 1.37:1] [15:05] Step aboard the Submarine Voyage, both old and new, and one of the most beloved attractions in Disneyland's ever-evolving Tomorrowland. We learn about the original 1959 Disneyland submarine ride as well as its modern Nemo-based update. We get a nice overview of the original ride as well as the challenges involved in the new Disneyland attraction. Contributors include: Kathy Mangum [Imagineer], Tom Fitzgerald [Imagineer], Bob Gurr [Former Imagineer], Roger Gould [PIXAR], Andrew Stanton [Director: ‘FINDING NEMO’], Rick Rothschild [Former Imagineer], Kevin Rafferty [Imagineer], Tony Baxter [Imagineer], Alfredo Ayala [Imagineer] and Susan Dain [Imagineer].
Special Feature: Deleted Scene: Alt Opening [2012] [1080p] [1.78:1] [3:04] Andrew Stanton [Director] talks about an unused sequence through concept art and illustrated animated storyboards, that in the end decided it was not quite right for the animated film.
Special Feature: A Lesson in Flashbacks [2012] [1080p] [1.78:1] [7:59] Andrew Stanton [Director] discusses one of the biggest and hardest lessons he learned while developing and refining the animated film ‘FINDING NEMO’ story outline. Once again we get to view unused sequence through concept art and illustrated animated storyboards.
Sneak Peeks: Here we get to view five trailers and they are as follows: ‘Monster University’ [2013] [1080p] [1.78:1] [1:04]; ‘PLANES’ [2013] [1080p] [1.78:1] [1:19]; Disney Move Rewards [2013] [1080p] [1.78:1] [0:32]; DisneyLand Paris Promotion [2012] [1080p] [1.78:1] [0:34] and ‘TinkerBell’ Movie [2008] [1080p] [1.78:1] [1:08].
Finally, ‘FINDING NEMO’ is one of PIXAR fan's favourite studio animation, and rightfully so. I certainly can see what draws so many people, young and old, deeper and deeper into its underwater adventure. Thankfully, PIXAR / Disney's Blu-ray release is a lot tougher to criticise thanks to a stunning video presentation, an excellent 3D experience, a top-tier 7.1 Dolby TrueHD surround track, and a treasure trove of special features, many of which are new to this release. So all in all this is a totally awesome German Limited SteelBook Edition Blu-ray 3D, which is now in pride of place with my other fantastic brilliant extensive PIXAR Blu-ray Collection. But I suspect you are wondering why I purchased this particular Limited SteelBook Edition Blu-ray 3D from Germany, because especially for the beautiful embossed SteelBook Cover and has now gone pride of place in my ever increasing PIXAR Blu-ray Collections, especially the 3D versions. Highly Recommended!
Andrew C. Miller – Your Ultimate No.1 Film Aficionado
Le Cinema Paradiso
United Kingdom
