History YMMV / FindingNemo

All the more so as it's said by a character with an Australian accent.

* HilariousInHindsight:
-->**'''Crab''': ''(after Dory asks if him if he's seen Nemo)'' Yeah, I saw him, WesternAnimation/{{Bluey}}, but I'm not telling you where he went, and there's no way you're going to make me!

* HilariousInHindsight:
** '''Crab''': ''(after Dory asks if him if he's seen Nemo)'' Yeah, I saw him, WesternAnimation/{{Bluey}}, but I'm not telling you where he went, and there's no way you're going to make me!

* HilariousInHindsight:
* '''Crab''': ''(after Dory asks if him if he's seen Nemo)'' Yeah, I saw him, WesternAnimation/{{Bluey}}, but I'm not telling you where he went, and there's no way you're going to make me!

* HilariousInHindsight:
* '''Crab''': ''(after Dory asks if him if he's seen Nemo)'' Yeah, I saw him, WesternAnimation/{{Bluey}}, but I'm not telling you where he went, and there's no way you're going to make me! All the more so as it's said by a character with an Australian accent.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The game features a soundtrack that can rival the film in terms of quality, being handled by Andy Blythe and Marten Joustra (who also worked on other Pixar games like ''Toy Story 2'' and ''A Bug's Life''). Many agree that the [[https://youtu.be/0ISdrNj0K34 East Australian Current]] stage theme is the best song in the game.

** The Krill that protect you falls heavily into this, as while there is (seemingly) no cap as to how many you can carry with you at once, it is inconsistent when it comes to defending damage. Some enemies will only take one krill away. Others can knock out ''three''. The fact that they become harder to find on repeat deaths makes the krill system even more frustrating, and they don't follow you into chase sequences as noted in the Submarine stage.

** Switching between Marlin, Dory and Nemo had potential for different puzzles since each character has their own abilities and attributes, but the only level to feature all three characters at once is a bonus level at the end of the game. Marlin and Dory also only get to manually switch between each other in one level, as all subsequent levels simply have the player controlling one at a time and switching to the other when the gameplay changes.

* HarsherInHindsight: This throw-away line by Dory during her meeting with Marlin, after the release of ''WesternAnimation/FindingDory'' (at least one of the trailers for ''Dory'' even included this):
--> "Yeah, I forget things almost instantly. It runs in my family... at least I think it does. Hmm, where are they?"

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: ''Finding Nemo'' may or may not have caused an accidental trend of talking CGI fish movies. Pretty much everything that Pixar did on this film was new when it first came out in 2003. Then, years later, there were the copycats that cashed in on the "fish-finding-a-fish" trope or an all fish-cast trope, to the point where people will now see this one as an unfortunate major inspiration for the talking CGI fish craze.

* HilariousInHindsight: Marlin [[WesternAnimation/{{Ratatouille}} commandeers Nigel by grabbing and holding his tongue]].
** A crab sarcastically refers to Dory as [[WesternAnimation/{{Bluey}} "Bluey"]]. Bonus points for both being set in Australia.

* {{Woolseyism}}: In the Swedish dub, as the boat/butt joke in the beginning wouldn't translate no matter how you spun it, the translators decided to change it into fartyg/sattyg. While "fartyg" means boat, it generally refers to larger ships. "Sattyg" meanwhile ends up working fantastically as it generally means "mischief", which fits quite well with the scene.

** For some reason, this game's idea of enforcing a challenging puzzle onto the player is having them do a FifteenPuzzle in order to progress. There are four of these that are mandatory, and given the strict set up and moves you have to pull in order to complete one (even with real life slide puzzles), it is very easy to trap yourself and artificially extend the stages to much longer lengths than they need to. And for the record, there is no way to naturally reset the puzzle if you mess up, save for restarting the entire stage itself.

** Nemo's ability to enter anemones and become invincible upon exiting is only used ''twice'' in the entire game, with one use being in the tutorial and the other being used to find Bloat in the Hide and Seek level.

* UnderusedGameMechanic: Switching between Marlin, Dory and Nemo had potential for different puzzles since each character has their own abilities and attributes, but due to the game staying extremely close to the movie's plot, the only level to feature all three characters at once is a bonus level at the end of the game. Marlin and Dory also only get to manually switch between each other in one level, as all subsequent levels simply have the player controlling one at a time and switching to the other when the gameplay changes.

** Nigel in his final appearance. As he returns Marlin and Dory to the ocean, he clearly feels terrible about leading Marlin to a dead Nemo and can only apologize. As he is never shown finding out that Nemo is alive and was reunited with Marlin, this would seemingly be a particularly tragic case, considering he would live with that burden for the rest of his life. However, it is ''extremely'' possible, if not outright probable, that his friends the Tank Gang, who could attest to Nemo's survival and escape to the ocean, will clear things up for him before long.

** A crab sarcastically refers to Dory as [[WesternAnimation/{{Bluey}} "Bluey"]].

* PortingDisaster: It's functional, but the Gamecube version is noticeably less optimized compared to the [=PlayStation=] 2 and Xbox versions, often chugging in terms of framerate. To put it in perspective, it's the only version of the game that needed a revised disc in order to fix some of the issues from the launch release.

* NightmareRetardant: Bruce the Shark, when you realise he's played by Dame freaking Edna.

** Ellen [=DeGeneres=], also mostly known for her comedic work, as Dory. Special mention has to go to her [[LivingEmotionalCrutch "I look at you and I'm home"]] speech.

** Crush the elder SurferDude sea turtle is beloved for being a super NiceGuy who gives Marlin some pretty good advice on parenting.

* StrawmanHasAPoint: Marlin is shown to be in the wrong for not letting Nemo go to the outside and enjoy life, but he's really trying to protect his ''only son'' who had a small fin due to a crack and just lost his wife and several of his unborn kids due to being eaten by the barracuda, so it's understandable [[ParentsAsPeople why he's so overprotective]]. Also, Marlin is ''further proven'' to be in the right very early in the movie when Nemo is kidnapped by a diver. Sure, Nemo only ended up in that situation because his father's overprotective tendencies caused him to behave rebelliously, but the danger was always present, especially since they're sea creatures.
-->'''WebVideo/HonestTrailers''': Watch as this neurotic dad learns to let go of his fear that the ocean is trying to kill you. Even though he's totally right, as this children's movie treats the ocean like a non-stop murder parade!

** When Marlin asked Dory if there was a hook in his lip when they met, was he [[DoubleEntendre teasing on kissing]], or had he always been paranoid even before the barracuda?

* StrawmanHasAPoint: Marlin is shown to be in the wrong for not letting Nemo go to the outside and enjoy life, but he's really trying to protect his ''only son'' who had a small fin due to a crack and just lost his wife and several of his unborn kids due to being eaten by the barracuda, so it's understandable [[MeddlingParents why he's so overprotective]]. Also, Marlin is ''further proven'' to be in the right very early in the movie when Nemo is kidnapped by a diver. Sure, Nemo only ended up in that situation because his father's overprotective tendencies caused him to behave rebelliously, but the danger was always present, especially since they're sea creatures.

* StrawmanHasAPoint: Marlin is shown to be in the wrong for not letting Nemo go to the outside and enjoy life, but he's really trying to protect his ''only son'' who had a small fin due to a crack and just lost his wife and several of his unborn kids due to being eaten by the barracuda, so it's understandable [[OverprotectiveDad why he's so overprotective]]. Also, Marlin is ''further proven'' to be in the right very early in the movie when Nemo is kidnapped by a diver. Sure, Nemo only ended up in that situation because his father's overprotective tendencies caused him to behave rebelliously, but the danger was always present, especially since they're sea creatures.