Story Synopsis:
When Nemo (Gould), a little clownfish ventures out of the safety of his sea anemone home and away from his school teacher Mr. Ray, he is snatched up by a diver. Nemo’s father, Marlin (Brooks), sets out on a desperate search to find his son. But Finding Nemo is going to be a bit trickier than Marlin could ever imagine, since he has been placed in an aquarium at a dentist’s office. Marlin’s going to need the help of a seagull and a vegetarian fish with a short-term memory problem to find Nemo...and Nemo is going to need an aquarium full of fish to help him get back to the ocean and into the fins of his father! (Suzanne Hodges)

DVD Picture:
The anamorphically enhanced 1.78:1 DVD exhibits a digital-to-digital transfer that far exceeds expectations of what was sure to be an excellent picture. This DVD is downright stunning! Every vibrant color you can imagine is here in full, exciting saturation. The light and shadows undulate on the ocean floor, which is a perfect mix of sandy tan and gray. The orange stripes on Nemo and the other clownfish in the movie are impressively vivid; Dory’s blue is quite electrifying; and the coral, jellyfish, and sea anemones have depth and transparencies that appear realistic. Neither pixelization or edge enhancement were detected to distract from this magnificent picture. (Suzanne Hodges)

Also includes a reframed 1.33:1 (4:3) version (not reviewed) on Disc 2.

Soundtrack:
The Dolby® Digital 5.1 soundtrack with Surround EX™ for the back surround channel continues the tradition of previous Pixar productions in offering superb movie sound of particularly distinguished creative and technical achievement. A lot of the soundstaging is actually of a somewhat quiescent nature, consistent with the often serene underwater environments. What’s really notable with the creativity is the presence of the myriad of underwater-type sound effects, both for ambience and acute directionality. And then, there’s several punctuated moments for which the soundfield really comes alive, such as the explosion of the mines in Chapter 8, and the collision of the submarine in Chapter 10. Both of these instances also exemplify the powerful deep bass potential for this soundtrack, with full-throttled LFE channel engagement and enough sub-25 Hz energy to possibly challenge your subwoofer. The spatial soundstage, though often subtle in activity, is consistently active and panoramic in the front channels with ample surround envelopment provided by atmospheric effects and the music. The back surround channel has been engaged effectively, particularly in the rendering of a spacious, holosonic™ soundfield behind the listener, and also sometimes with directional effects as well (listen to the schools of fish in Chapters 28 and 29). Fidelity is excellent and absolutely state-of-the-art. The music sports a wonderful dimensional presence and simply sounds beautiful. Finally, dialogue is smooth, natural-sounding, and pleasant to the ears. It is also directional across the screen. This latest Pixar production continues to raise the bar in terms of movie sound creativity and technical prowess. (Perry Sun)

This Disc Contains The Following WSR-Rated Superb Qualities:
Reference Quality
Collector Edition
Superb Sound Effects Recording Quality
Superb Music Score Recording Quality
Superb Color Fidelity