Finding Nemo stands as the best of the Pixar films, and is a film for everyone of all ages. It's a wonderful picture with beautiful animation and a very funny script. Since I leave the actual review of the film in my film page and I don't consider picture and sound when I buy a DVD, I will go straight to the special features, like I always do.
The DVD of Finding Nemo packs a bucnh of special features onto two discs with amazing results.
Starting on disc one, the first extra is an introduction with directors, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich explaining what can been found on the DVDs. It's a fun clip, although your eyes will probably drift away to Pixar head John Lasseter playing around in the background.
We then go to a very unique supplement called a visual commentary. Along with the usual commentary with the crew talking about the making of the picture, the film also stops to showing a little fun clip now and then. It's brilliantly well-done and a must-see for anyone interested in entering the work of computer animation.
We then find a brilliant documentary called "Making Nemo" which shows the making of the film. For the first time, Pixar allowed cameras to film the making of the whole production. It's a brilliant piece that like the visual commentary is a must-see for anyone who wants to work at Pixar Animation Studios.
In the "Design Galleries", you will find sketches showing different parts of the film. This part shows pictures, models, and a full color script. It's a brilliant piece of work that shows how the computer animation studio works.
A fun feature allows you to turn the menus into a virtual aquarium. It's really cute, and something fun to put on during parties. Also the characters give comments throughout the menus.
We now enter Disc Two of Finding Nemo, which starts off with another introduction by our director friends. Once again they tell us what's on the DVD and the feature ends in a humorous way.
We now go to two very funny short films. The first one, "Exploring the Reef", which features Jean-Michel Costeau as he tries to make a documentary but is soon interrupted by Marlin, Dory, and Nemo. It's also very educational. The second short is an old Pixar cartoon called "Knick Knack" which deals with a snowman who attempts to breaks from his snow dome and party with the other souvenirs. It's extreamly funny, and also proves how far computer animation has moved all these years.
We then move on to some fun and games for the children. "Mr. Ray's Encyclopedia" is fairly educational, but fluff piece which teaches us about the many undersea animals featured a film. "Fisharades" is a rather boring game, and "Storytime" presents a read-along story that's also stupid.
Going to the "Behind the Scenes" domain, we start off with some fake character interviews, which are very funny. The studio tour is another fun piece that has Alexander Gould, the voice of Nemo going throughout the studio. We end off some great trailers, "Fishy Facts", and posters.
As always with Disney releases we get sneak peeks to their upcoming or now available films. The sneak peeks are for The Incredibles, Home on the Range, The Lion King 1 1/2, The Santa Clause 2, Spy Kids 3D, Pocahontas, Alice in Wonderland, and Lilo & Stitch (This part doesn't affect the final percentage).
Overall this is another great DVD from the most perfect studio in the world, Pixar. A must-own for any animation fan. The final percentage for Finding Nemo: Collector's Edition is 90%.