While the first film was never my favourite of the Pixar collection growing up, I do have fond memories of watching it countless times. Which is why I was apprehensive when Disney announced a sequel after all this time. However overall I was impressed with the film. It does that old tried and tested Pixar trick of making a film that can be enjoyed by both kids and adults.
Is this film as good as the first? No not by a long shot. Though that’s partly nostalgia. I do enjoy most of the new characters (excluding the echolocation dolphin), and the callbacks to previous side characters like Crush were a nice touch.
This is going to sound a pretty stupid statement to make a hour an animated kids film about talking fish, but my main problem was believe ability. Hear me out though. The fish never did anything too wild in the first film, mostly swimming around the ocean, or at most getting around in water bags and pipes. This time we have scenes involving Hank the octopus blazingly roaming around the marine park in a stoker stroller, just while the punters wander around seemingly oblivious, even after it strikes are random toddler. And then don’t even get me started on the final scene of them hijacking the truck and getting into a police chase.
Again I know that sounds a silly statement to make about a kids film with talking fish. So make of that what you will. But overall it’s a good film. If you enjoyed the first, then you will definitely also enjoy this.
Review by CameronVIP 5BlockedParent2020-06-07T15:53:39Z
While the first film was never my favourite of the Pixar collection growing up, I do have fond memories of watching it countless times. Which is why I was apprehensive when Disney announced a sequel after all this time. However overall I was impressed with the film. It does that old tried and tested Pixar trick of making a film that can be enjoyed by both kids and adults.
Is this film as good as the first? No not by a long shot. Though that’s partly nostalgia. I do enjoy most of the new characters (excluding the echolocation dolphin), and the callbacks to previous side characters like Crush were a nice touch.
This is going to sound a pretty stupid statement to make a hour an animated kids film about talking fish, but my main problem was believe ability. Hear me out though. The fish never did anything too wild in the first film, mostly swimming around the ocean, or at most getting around in water bags and pipes. This time we have scenes involving Hank the octopus blazingly roaming around the marine park in a stoker stroller, just while the punters wander around seemingly oblivious, even after it strikes are random toddler. And then don’t even get me started on the final scene of them hijacking the truck and getting into a police chase.
Again I know that sounds a silly statement to make about a kids film with talking fish. So make of that what you will. But overall it’s a good film. If you enjoyed the first, then you will definitely also enjoy this.