Sure, we almost had to turn it off when the shark attacked, and then when the other shark attacked. And my son had to leave the room a few times later in the movie. But then the movie ended, and we all looked proudly at each other because we lasted a full Disney. And the movie was actually more fun than I'd remembered. When the hippie turtle says, "Whoa, Dude. Mister Turtle is my father," I actually laughed out loud. Or I laughed aloud? I laughed.
I got an invite to watch a special screening of the 3D version of Finding Nemo before it was out in theaters, but that would have been pushing it a bit, so we sat this one out. Until our kids are ready for a little more drama than a sneaky fox in their movies, I'll have to make do with this interview with Albert Brooks, who plays Marlin, Nemo's dad in the movie. The interview includes him reminiscing about his 4-year-old son escaping the premier (I'm not alone!), and defending Marlin's paranoid behavior.