Stompgal_87 As I have mentioned in some of my other reviews, I used to live in a residential care home with staff support because I have Asperger syndrome and I went to the cinema with the majority of them. This may sound tiresome for those of you who have read my previous reviews but this is yet another film I saw at the cinema with one of those staff members and we both found it very sweet and the 3D was incredible in both the film and the trailer. I gave this film another shot upon watching it on LoveFilm Instant and I enjoyed it as much as I did first time around although it wasn't quite the same without the 3D effect.The film is reminiscent of other CGI films set under water such as 'Finding Nemo,' 'Shark Tale' and 'The Reef,' which may not make it the most original film in the world but to be honest, having turtles as the main characters did indeed give this film a hint of originality. Although turtles have been used as main animated characters elsewhere (for example in childhood favourite 'Teenage Mutant Hero/Ninja Turtles'), the concept of having them in an underwater adventure film is entirely new. All the turtle characters were cute, especially Sammy and Shelly (a clever name for a turtle) and the underwater scenes especially were gorgeously rendered. The most distinctive historical part was that of the hippies on the beach, which made it easy for me to tell that particular scene took place in the 1960s. This was shown by the hippies' clothing and vehicles as well as the use of 'California Dreaming' by the Mamas and the Papas, which was one of my favourite songs on the soundtrack. Other songs I liked were Mika's 'Love Today,' the cover version of 'Ain't No Sunshine (originally recorded by Bill Whithers whose version I prefer),' 'Talking To The Moon' by Bruno Mars and VV Brown's incredibly underrated 'Shark In The Water' that played over the cut-out pop-up book part of the closing credits. The other songs were quite pleasant if rather forgettable but I liked the incidental music as well, especially the harp-led and calypso-inspired tunes that accompanied some of the underwater scenes and I also liked the sitar arrangement of 'Jingle Bells' that played during the hippie beach scene at Christmas. The story had some twists and turns such as Sammy getting separated from Shelly a few times but reuniting with her and it had a decent environmental message that was similar to that in 'Happy Feet' especially. The voice acting was full of clarity and I liked Fluffy's French accent as well as the seagull's Scottish twang while the dialogue has something for both children and adults with references to mating and flirting and good messages about friendship and encouragement, although children may find the mentions of turtle soup distressing. Other positive assets of the film were the inter-cut 2D segments that showed the progress of Sammy's adventure, the character animation and the opening title resembling the Universal logo.Overall this is a sweet film that is original in its own way and carries a somewhat valuable environmental message if not as outstanding as that in 'Happy Feet.' 8/10.

nammage The animation in this film is top quality, I even enjoyed the music but the total focus of the film is the Environmental calamities in the world. It starts in the 1960's and ends in the 2000's. It goes from oil spills, a slight mention of war (the Vietnam war) to the whaling in the Arctic ocean. The way that trash is just thrown into the ocean, netting (catching abundances of fish from the ocean), ocean-lined pipelines polluting the ocean, global warming, etc., etc., etc., Non- stop of one Environmental issue after another, mainly dealing with the ocean. These are important issues but pick one or two of them not cram them all in an 86 minute film. What story there was was completely lost by the obvious political bias of the film.If this was supposed to be humorous it was lost on me. I did laugh a few times but they were quiet laughs. The story of Sammy and Shelly could've been so well done (especially with all the love songs used) but you get pulled away from it when the rush of Environmental issues is cutting into, what apparently is supposed to be the main story.Kids may enjoy this more than adults based on the fact the political side of this may escape them. Then again...maybe not.-Nam

R Uddin I have finished watching the movie right now and I am totally satisfied with it.I am fond of animated movies till i watched "The Monster Ink". While I started "Sammy's Adventure" I was a little bit confused about it. As the plot of the movie is the ocean and one of my most favorite movies (Finding Nemo) also plotted there, I thought, better to say was afraid, the movie will fail to reach my level of satisfaction. But at the end it got a good score from me.Finding Nemo is certainly a classic movie and I guess with a similar plot no movie will be able to overtake its image and appeal. But this adventure touched me with one of its unique feature that HUMAN DO THINK FOR THE NATURE.Someone may find this one too easy going, may be slow moving, but I assure you take your kids with you, go back to your childhood and watch the movie. You will enjoy I am sure. If you don't have a kid, no matter go to your old days.So, I think this is a good movie for kids... but enjoyable to anyone!!

Cesar Santos This is a beautiful animation with fun 3D sequences. It has a simple story with an ecological message but as the movie is aimed at kids that is actually a good thing. The story and message will not fly over the little ones' heads.The characters are likable and the story's pace go on the right speed, not dragging itself or going too fast.Good fun for kids and parents as well.I've watched a dubbed version on Brazilian Portuguese so I can't speak for the original voice work, but this version I watched was very well done.The English version features the voices of stars like Melanie Grifith and Tim Curry.I highly recommend the 3D version as the movie has many sequences that will not be as entertaining and good looking on the 2D version.