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Shark Tale

Shark Tale (2004)

October. 01,2004
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6
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PG
| Animation Action Comedy Family

Oscar is a small fish whose big aspirations often get him into trouble. Meanwhile, Lenny is a great white shark with a surprising secret that no sea creature would guess: He's a vegetarian. When a lie turns Oscar into an improbable hero and Lenny becomes an outcast, the two form an unlikely friendship.

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annaprestes
2004/10/01

This was one of my childhood movies. Watching it again I'm just as entertained as I was when I was 6. It's just great. Sad that Dreamworks is not making movies like this and Shrek anymore.

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mitsubishizero
2004/10/02

The animation's not that bad actually. The voice acting and characters are pretty decent and the story's ok. There's not much to say as it's better if you watch it yourself.

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ninnels
2004/10/03

This film is a godsend, sent down specifically to entertain adults and children alike. It stands with some of the greatest movies of all time, and absolutely dominates Finding Nemo - which is substandard to this film. (And every other film; it's awful.) I would recommend this to literally everyone, whether you enjoy looking at fish or not. In addition to this, Lola. What a foxy specimen. You will definitely adore this film, it is possibly the best title ever released.

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Scott LeBrun
2004/10/04

This CG animated feature can't boast a truly great story, but it does go far enough on the abilities of its very well chosen cast. It stars Will Smith as the voice of Oscar, a tongue scrubber at a "whale wash" in an undersea kingdom. Oscar talks big and dreams big, and is tired of being a "nobody". So when one of the sons of great white godfather Don Lino (voice of Robert De Niro) perishes, Oscar takes credit for killing the shark, and becomes the toast of the town. He also becomes friends with Lenny (voice of Jack Black), Don Linos' wimpy, vegetarian son."Shark Tale" is good entertainment overall, with plenty of amusing character design, and a respectable amount of energy. The filmmakers do come up with a lot of chuckle-inducing jokes, both verbal and visual. But the real hook is in hearing various actors play animated sharks as mobsters. On one level, the movie is okay viewing for younger viewers (although it might be somewhat intense for the youngest of them), and on another level, it's savvy comedy for grownups, with references to well known mob movies of the past.Smith is a real live wire as the fast talking Oscar, De Niro is a pleasure, and Renee Zellweger is appealing as Angie, Oscars' co-worker who's really in love with him. Angelina Jolie is just right as the self-serving, seductive fish who only attaches herself to Oscar when she thinks he's going places. Various other familiar voices here, too: Peter Falk, Michael Imperioli, Vincent Pastore, and Ziggy Marley and Doug E. Doug as a pair of Rastafarian jellyfish. It's a particular treat to hear the master filmmaker Martin Scorsese, who lends his voice to Sykes, a frequently flustered puffer fish.The hip, catchy soundtrack also helps to make this an agreeable 90 minute long outing.Seven out of 10.

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