Shark Tale Review | DreamWorks’ Fishy Nightmare

[@ashtonlee3365]

"Shark Tale is a 2004 North Korean computer animated cautionary tale about the rise of totalitarian dictators produced by DreamWorks Animation and directed by Mung Daal."

[@PieraZ_17]

"YO, wassup, diggity dogs? I just made a mess in the other room."

[@RandomguyfromtheinternetN1]

“And it’s also the of the worst animated film I’ve ever seen”

[@RobBob6197]

Though, to be fair, I don't watch a lot of those crimes-against-nature animated movies like Ratatoing or... What's Up?

[@gusteen3292]

"Perfect China, I promise to get you some MOO GOO GAI PAN wHeN We GeT BaCk tO the HouSE"

[@Thecoolgamer-cx9tj]

@@RobBob6197”perfect china, i hope to bring you back some goo goo gai pan when we get back to the house”

[@nicholassims9837]

Funny how Jack Black later voices another Dreamworks character in a more beloved movie

[@kylekrueger5368]

True, To me the Voice Acting in Shark tale is the only part of the movie I think is good. The best voice actors in my eyes are Will Smith,Renee Zellwegger and Jack Black. Also the Soundtrack is good

[@wolfgangamadeusmozart1293]

Po from Kung Fu panda. but before those roles, he voiced zeke from ice age

[@joshuaW5621]

And now he’s also voiced Bowser.

[@vaclavmacgregor2464]

Fun fact Shark Tale 2 would have came out in the same time as KFP did so this films failure actually helped Kung fu Panda!

[@hunterolaughlin]

@@vaclavmacgregor2464Oh God! They were legitimately planning a sequel?!? Thank goodness it was scrapped.

[@awesomeproductions7755]

I'm just glad Jack Black and Angelina Jolie got a second chance on the DreamWorks stage as Po and Tigress in Kung Fu Panda. And *_BOY_* did *_THAT_* one work out for them! 😎👍

[@03mbc]

You took the words out of my mouth

[@stephenholloway6893]

Compared to Sharktale Kung Fu Panda is a lot better film.

[@Starwarsfanboy0928]

Yes that is correct. Although, the Furious Five better show up in Kung Fu Panda 4.

[@03mbc]

@@Starwarsfanboy0928 or else we roit

[@joshietron631]

Yh and I think Animat should review the first king fu panda when he gets the chance

[@Rubber_Monkey]

Having Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro of all people in a Dreamworks is the equivalent of having Quentin Tarantino in a Illumination film

[@alienboy1322]

I would see that. I don't care for the quality of the film, just have Tarantino voice a character.

[@hunterolaughlin]

Then again, Illumination had celebrities like Seth MacFarlane and Trey Parker provide voices in their animated films and even 2 sexual predators who shall not be named voice characters in 2 of their popular franchises So I wouldn't be shocked if Quentin Tarantino ended up doing a voice-over work in an Illumination film someday.

[@03mbc]

​@@hunterolaughlinwait don't tell me Max 1 & Dr. Nafario

[@hunterolaughlin]

Didn't need to say their names, but yes.@@03mbc

[@joshuaW5621]

@@hunterolaughlinhow long do you think it will be before they hire Matt Greoning or Mike Judge?

[@brandonmclendon5368]

I will never understand how this movie got nominated for Best Animated Feature, while the SpongeBob Movie was so much better. (I’m deadly serious about this)

[@alanoliva2020]

Preach it! Stephen Hellenberg knew best! Amen.

[@hunterolaughlin]

Or Team America: World Police or even Howl's Moving Castle since it was released in Japan that year, it can qualify as a nominee.

[@hunterolaughlin]

@@alanoliva2020 As grateful as I am to Stephen for the childhood memories with SpongeBob, I'm really starting to wonder how much was his involvement in the Pre-Movie Era considering infamous episodes like Dumped, The Great Snail Race and especially I'm with Stupid were made and aired.

[@CaptainCat101]

Oh yeah, that's true

[@TheTrumpReaper]

aww, I *HEART* The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie. The Thug Tug (with Motörhead soundtrack), the bioluminescent predator trench, the hit man and Hasselhoff.

[@bladeobrian2144]

17:25 I am Italian-American, and I remember that controversy. I can assure you that no actual Italians were offended by it, that was a total manufactured “controversy”! The shark mafia is a Godfather reference, a movie made and starring Italians, that’s absolutely beloved in the community, especially by older members who were around when the mafia was more prominent. Yes it’s a stereotype, but was and still is true to some extent, back in the day, if you were an American of Italian descent, you either knew someone who was in or you yourself was! It was and still is a fact of life to some extent! Thanh you for coming to my Ted Talk!

[@clownfromspongebob3979]

Watch the people that were offended were white people with 0.01% Italian in them

[@disneyvillainsfan1666]

Oscar: Don Lino, sir, listen. It's not Lenny's fault, this is between you and me. Don Lino: What did I ever do to you? Tamatoa: *YOU* *EAT* *PEOPLE!!!!!*

[@wolfgangamadeusmozart1293]

lol

[@livioghelminighezzi5579]

Well I think he was refering to Oscar specifically, not every fish. After all, Don lino never did anything to Oscar specifically. Obviosly many other fishes, but not Oscar.

[@WillieManga]

Don Lino: "I mean what specifically??"

[@zaidnail3544]

Rango, httyd and ice age are the only movies with liar reveals that I actually love.

[@Rubber_Monkey]

There’s also Aladdin and Mulan

[@tedgruver7618]

There’s also A Bug’s Life.

[@djradish4]

Does Over the Hedge count?

[@zaidnail3544]

@@djradish4 yes

[@leoc.7514]

There’s also Chicken Run.

[@WillieManga]

Again, what made Rango a better Liar Revealed Story is his charisma. It's a good showcase of Johnny Depp's range as an actor, you can feel the talent in his voice. The character himself is pretty charming and relatable too. His tall tales may stem from wanting to make a name for himself like Oscar does, but Rango is a lot more relatable in it. Though he's not as skilled as he boasts, he genuinely comes to care about the people he acts to, and proves to be a surprisingly good leader. And it helps that the setting is more immersive and fun. It's a satire of western films, and satire or no, I am down for a nice western.

[@yakunohayashi9653]

Fun fact, the son of Bob Marley voiced one of the jellyfishes. He also voiced Lenny in Across the Spider Verse

[@hunterolaughlin]

Thank goodness Ziggy went on to do voice work in a much better animated film, but it still doesn’t erase the embarrassment of being in this film and the usage of his father’s song “Three Little Birds”. In Mrs. Puff’s voice: Oh, Ziggy! WHHHHHHYYYYYYYYYYY????????!!!!!!!!

[@alisonsouter8788]

He also had something better for animation before this too. He actually sang the theme song to Arthur!

[@rjmckenzie4706]

Im of Jamacian heritage and i found it a bit silly and insulting cause thats how people view rastafarians.

[@yakunohayashi9653]

@@rjmckenzie4706 and did you see Across the Spider Verse? What do you think of the Jamaican guy that owns the shop that robbed the Spot robbed?

[@rjmckenzie4706]

@@yakunohayashi9653 he was alright in my city Toronto Canada if you go to a place called Little Jamacia i have seen store owners that have a similar vibe. Wheras Shark Tale they just took a chunck of black culture just to try to be cool and hip.

[@rageman0329]

Shark tales is one of those bad movies that is so entertaining that I never get bored of it.

[@Just_Freyja]

I never understood the hate this movie got tbh. I love it 😂 it's one of those "it's bad to the point it's good" kinda movies

[@livioghelminighezzi5579]

Well I wouldn't call It bad. It's definetly and 5/10 movie for me, It has bad qualities but also very good ones.

[@MZX2007-f6x]

Shark Tale’s original title was gonna be just Sharkslayer, when it’s production begin in April of 2002 when it was announced, but however, by September of 2003, the title had to be changed, largely the word ‘slayer’ meaning violence for a children’s animated film, and to be changed as the name we know today to make it more family-friendlier, when it was suggested by the writer, Michael J. Wilson (the guy who was involved with Ice Age), but you can’t argue that it is the first DreamWorks film to be CG-Animated at the Glendale-facility (who did most of the films, which includes Kung Fu Panda, How To Train Your Dragon, Bee Movie, and any other DreamWorks films they animated at the Glendale-facility), but also the first to not be made at the now defunct subsidiary, PDI (Pacific Data Images). Your opinion has been respected, but I’ve grown up watching it, and liking it.

[@Mariofanaticanimations]

0:41 The Oscar hitting Marty joke got me off guard 😅

[@joshuaW5621]

Funny how Chris Rock was in the very next Dreamworks movie after this one, as well as Jada.

[@hunterolaughlin]

@@joshuaW5621 Marty: “Excuse me! You’re slapping my face!” Oscar: “No I’m not!”

[@devanhinskey9001]

“Keep Gloria’s name out your f*ckin’ mouth!”

[@burleyant274]

​@@hunterolaughlinMarty: Yes you are!

[@hunterolaughlin]

@@burleyant274 Gloria: “What did he do?!” Marty: “He just slapped me in the face!”

[@StevenDolce]

Shark Tale turns 20 on October 1, 2024.

[@hunterolaughlin]

SpongeBob: "Don't remind me." (The Sponge Who Could Fly)

[@samuelprusa817]

I thought it was released in November, but whatever.

[@Shojo-SkipSchmandy_the_Hottie]

(Vaggie voice) Ugh, no! 😫

[@joshuaW5621]

I’m gonna party when that happens.

[@monstrouspegasister]

God damn, I feel old. :[

[@danielgudinojuarez6729]

Fun fact, this was the first DreamWorks film to not have any association from the former PDI campus in Redwood City, CA. Instead, the animation was crafted at the main DreamWorks facility in Glendale and proved to be a tough experience for the hand drawn team to become CGI animators in the modern era. The catch, uhhhh yeah it shows that the technology they got was low almost the same way as what happened to the Disney animation team when making Chicken Little a year later. Thankfully, the main studio improved their craft!!

[@hunterolaughlin]

At least the animals in Chicken Little look decent unlike the fish in Shark Tale.

[@BigLightning4360]

That fact would possibly explain how this film felt rushed in its production. At least, with Dreamworks' last in-house projects "Kung Fu Panda 4" and "The Wild Robot", they'll go out with a bang before being outsourced the following year.

[@spongebobdisneymariofan3715]

On the positive side, 2004 had a better animated movie with talking fish: The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie!

[@nickdorenkamp959]

Would rather watch Spongebob in 4k than shark tale.

[@orangeslash1667]

@@nickdorenkamp959 How ironic that film that tries to be edger, ends up less impressive. Dennis the bounty hunter, is darker anything in Shark Tale.

[@wolfgangamadeusmozart1293]

and polar express could've been nominated

[@markeyiszra]

Or Another Dreamworks Before Shark Tale,Shrek 2.

[@Natalie_Milana7]

I honestly like both!

[@ZantZora]

Good to see that this review released during Tuna History Month.

[@jlev1028]

How is that a thing?!

[@ZantZora]

@@jlev1028 Tuna History Month is on one of the billboards in Shark Tale.

[@sonicandshadowplushchannel4909]

​@@jlev1028it's a joke

[@WillieManga]

Oh my god, Oscar is worse than Johnny in the Hotel Transylvania sequels. At least Johnny cares about his family.

[@bigmacintosh1766]

They're both worse

[@themanofthehour6632]

“Are you kidding me?! Are you out of yo mind?!”

[@arbytv5139]

Exactly what I thought when I discovered this film got an Oscar nomination over both “The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie” and “The Polar Express“ two animated movies that were far more deserving of an Oscar nomination than this pile of garbage. I don’t think the Academy will ever take animation seriously as a legitimate art form. It’s sad but true.

[@themanofthehour6632]

@@arbytv5139 admittedly, I don’t think that Shark tale is the worst movie from dreamworks but I do understand the hate towards it, and it has problems for sure. if any movie should’ve got nominated for an Oscar… easily the SpongeBob movie.

[@zackrules4797]

Here's another thing that Finding Nemo did something right, they did not put too many human characteristics into their fish, they kind of just make them look like real fish. Seeing human characteristics like this on computer animated characters is just downright creppy, it's uncanny valley levels of creepiness.

[@hunterolaughlin]

Antz had a similar problem with its ant characters compared to the ants in A Bug’s Life where they at least try to make them look cartoony. But in comparison to Shark Tale, I guess the human characteristics in Antz wasn’t too extreme or obvious which is why it’s a little easier to tolerate the ants in, well, Antz than the fish in Shark Tale.

[@alisonsouter8788]

The only thing that was inaccurate in the Finding films were the eyes, the fish’s eyes look like human eyes, in reality their eyes are black but that’s a way to make them more “human” while still acting like real fish.

[@hunterolaughlin]

@@alisonsouter8788 Same with any of the bugs in A Bug’s Life, although it works much better to their advantage considering real-life insects are more creepier than fish.

[@alisonsouter8788]

@@hunterolaughlin Very true! Better than that “Wormy” close up from the SpongeBob episode *shudders*

[@torstenscholz6243]

This. Finding Nemo was so good and had a worldbuilding that actually worked because the characters actually looked like animals, not like heavily humanized caricatures of animals. And basically, the underwater world also was much more natural and realistic, while here, they tried to establish a human world in underwater version.

[@RobBob6197]

Basically DreamWorks' equivalent of Morbius

[@Sparkles-em9nn]

“It’s Sharkin Time!”

[@RobBob6197]

And he sharked all over the shark guys

[@bighand1530]

I prefer Shark Tale over Morbius.

[@matttestani8105]

@@Sparkles-em9nn I hate you

[@livioghelminighezzi5579]

Come on people, morbius Is horrible and cringe. Shark tale while having some cringe moments, some jokes did make me laugh. So I would rather Watch Shark tale any day than Morbius.

[@stephenmarray6553]

He gives this movie a 3/10, which means he thinks it’s worse that both The Boss Baby and Trolls Band Together

[@DylanLightfootOnwardFan2004]

The Boss Baby and Trolls 3 aren’t actually bad to begin with.

[@katlegoassegaai9235]

​@@DylanLightfootOnwardFan2004 yeah the boss baby is god awful!

[@ltmmoviereviewsharrison3462]

Boss Baby and Trolls Band Together at least had ideas. I mean yeah not everyone is gonna like them but weather someone likes those movies or not they had moments that were trying to be clever and have layers to them. There was nothing new in Shark Tale and all the potential that movie had made it far worse than any other Dreamwork’s film. Now personally shark tale wasn’t good but not terrible, boss baby was passable like 6/10 or 3/5 stars and I honestly was never a fan of trolls to begin with. But I think it has to do with opinions at the end of the day.

[@DylanLightfootOnwardFan2004]

@@katlegoassegaai9235 nah it’s a good movie. At least if you turn off your brain.

[@ltmmoviereviewsharrison3462]

@@DylanLightfootOnwardFan2004 I can respect that

[@andrewryan2400-z3d]

I honestly wonder if Martin Scorsese thinks this is cinema

[@hunterolaughlin]

I think he would as long as he could have an excuse to continue not seeing any superhero films as cinema.

[@SuperMatt721]

It deserves an *Oscar* for DreamWorks's scariest movie, tbh. 😂

[@katlegoassegaai9235]

YEEEEEEEEEESS! TIME TO SAY GOODBYE TO SHARK TALE!

[@erichfiedler1481]

How this didn't get the Worst Picture nomination and yet Home on the Range did is still a mystery the Razzies refuse to give an answer for, I mean yeah Home on the Range is one of Disney's weaker films, but not Razzie worthy (besides, Chicken Little is far worse and deserved to be nominated for Worst Picture, granted it still would've lost to Dirty Love, but it getting nominated would've been hilarious), SHARK TALE SHOULD'VE BEEN NOMINATED FOR WORST PICTURE AT LEAST, EVEN IF IT LOST TO CATWOMAN

[@Shojo-SkipSchmandy_the_Hottie]

@@erichfiedler1481 I actually LIKED Chicken Little.

[@kristinahuchison2511]

@@erichfiedler1481Chicken Little was less annoying imo. At least the songs (made by the studio) were bangers and at least the main character himself isn’t annoying. Almost every character in Home on the Range is super annoying and unlikable

[@wolfgangamadeusmozart1293]

The Spongebob Movie and Polar express should've been nominated

[@leonardolopez888]

I’m glad that there is someone else out there that doesn’t hate the designs of the sharks. At least the movie lets the sharks look like actual sharks and not like some horrifying fish-celeb hybrid. Also, if we can all agree on one thing, it’s that the score by Hans Zimmer is amazing. It goes to show that if you have someone like Hans Zimmer doing the music for your film, even if it’s a movie that’s as bad as Shark Tale, then you will come out with something nice to say about the movie at least. Even the licensed songs are pretty good. The licensed songs aren’t objectively bad, it’s just the way that the movie used them that makes them feel cringy, and on their own, they can be pretty fun to listen to. Admittedly, I am more on Schaffrillas’s side when it comes to Shrek The Third being the worst Dreamworks movie because to me, Shark Tale is definitely one of those so bad it’s good movies. If you want to talk about Grade A garbage, Shark Tale is undeniably Grade A garbage.

[@PrimeStoneToons]

Thank goodness Madagascar came out after this. In my opinion I like this movie and I personally grew up with it. Yes It's not Shrek or Madagascar level good but it's still pretty enjoyable. I personally love the colors and visuals the artists chose for the fish and the backgrounds but yeah the animation is pretty unfinished compared to Shrek 2 which came out the same year. Also I love the song choices they chose for the film like "Got To Be Real" Or "Sweet Kind Of Life"

[@yakunohayashi9653]

Its very sad that Will Smith and Jack Black had more chemistry in the recording rehears than in the whole movie

[@TravistheDragon]

Sykes being a meme just for that one scene is by far the best thing about this movie. It’s definitely a so bad it’s good kind of film in my eyes.

[@madsceptictrooper6803]

I 100% agree with you.

[@paulsorchy7583]

Animat says at the end that the Patreon member who requested this review helped to make that meme popular.

[@leonardolopez888]

10:55 Mat after deciding not to collab with Schaffrillas for this review “Schaffrillas is coming to GET me!”

[@DocZFlux]

This is definitely a movie that makes you go “WHY THE HELL IS SCORSESE IN THIS?!”

[@markeyiszra]

Hey atleast his character really fun to see.

[@tristanmichels5721]

A film that will forever be the low point for DreamWorks quality wise. Also, I still despise Oscar because of just how hatable he is. At least Sykes gave Schaffrillas plenty of material to use.

[@alienboy1322]

Keep Oscar out your mouth!!!

[@bigmacintosh1766]

I'm actually surprised this was nominated for best animated feature. I guess The Spongebob Movie and Polar Express wasn't good enough for the academy.

[@berengerdietiker22]

First and foremost, Shark Tale was just riding the coattails of Finding Nemo's success.

[@gamestation2690]

Shark Tale was in the works more than a year before Finding Nemo was released.

[@torstenscholz6243]

Ironically, it was the other way round with Antz and A Bug's life - and in that case, the DreamWorks film was much better.

[@berengerdietiker22]

Same thing with DreamWorks's "Madagascar," and Walt Disney's "The Wild," in 2005 and 2006, respectively.

[@torstenscholz6243]

@@berengerdietiker22 Yeah, it was a really weird time when DreamWorks and Pixar/Disney often released films that had such similar premises: Animated ants: Antz/A Bug's life Animated fish: Finding Nemo/Shark Tale Animated zoo animals that escape their zoo: Madagascar/The Wild

[@yakunohayashi9653]

I’m still relieved that DreamWorks didn’t waste Jack Black and Angelina Jolie’s potential in Kung Fu Panda. I hope they do the same with De Niro, Zellweger, Smith, and Scorsese (more as a director)

[@angelcastaneda529]

That final song is catchy, I’m not going to lie.

[@hunterolaughlin]

It's hard to hate Christina Aguilera honestly and her rendition of "Car Wash" is one of the few redeeming qualities of the film.

[@Rubber_Monkey]

It’s funny cause Jack Black and Angelina Jolie would be in a much better Dreamworks film four years later with Kung Fu Panda.

[@wolfgangamadeusmozart1293]

Po and Tigress

[@firelightyear]

You know what a coincidence between the two voice actors, they did video game characters for the movies tied into them, Jack Black voiced Bowser in the 2023 animated Super Mario Bros movie and Angelina Jolie did Lara Croft in the first live action Tomb Raider movie.

[@alisonsouter8788]

@@firelightyear oh my goodness!!

[@joshuaW5621]

Shark Tale is one of my favourite guilty pleasures.

[@Just_Freyja]

I never understood the hate this movie got tbh. I love it 😂 it's one of those "it's bad to the point it's good" kinda movies

[@COOP-m5p]

How in the world did they get Robert De Nero and Martin Scorsese in this movie?

[@hunterolaughlin]

2 reasons: Brand Name Recognition and of course… “Money, money, MONEY!” - (One-Eyed Bart)

[@torstenscholz6243]

Well, De Niro also starred in Dirty Grandpa - so at least this not the worst film he's ever been in anymore.

[@alisonsouter8788]

So Robert De Niro said yes to this but no to Bugs life (he was offered to be Hopper) ooh man. And his co star from Taxi Driver (Albert Brooks) happened to be in the better underwater flick of the 2000s decade

[@alisonsouter8788]

Oh and also, here’s something interesting to think about. Robert is the first meet the parents/fockers star to voice act for DreamWorks, and then the kid in the moon would catch Ben Stiller and Dustin Hoffman to voice act for DreamWorks Ben would have the Madagascar movies, along with Megamind And Dustin would have the Kung Fu Panda movies.

[@kylgrv]

When it comes to "Shark Tale", I used to watch this on DVD and I did enjoy it, but looking back on it now, I can say with confidence that this film has not aged well. I mean, granted there are still some parts that I do find pretty funny, mostly with Luca the Octopus' clueless nature (especially the scene where he accidentally calls Don Lino while he's talking to Oscar), and some characters I do find decent and likable, like Lenny, Sykes, Luca, and Don Lino (the last of whom I find myself sympathizing with since while he is the head of a mafia, he's also a father who loves his kids and has every legit right to want to get back at Oscar), but everything else doesn't hold up much, if at all, to me. The main character, Oscar, or Will Smith Fish, is especially despicable, since he's trying to selfishly boost his social standing, uses the death of one of Don Lino's kids to get there, and makes some dumb decisions while doing so, such as betting the pearl that Angie gave him to get him out of Sykes' debt problems on a seahorse race (that especially was completely idiotic). Also, the fact that he didn't receive any karma for his lying makes the climax fall flat. As for Angie, I try to feel sorry for her because of Oscar's actions such as lying to her and ignoring her advice, but I can't because the movie forgot to establish WHY she has a crush on Oscar and why she's so supportive of him in the first place. Like, were they childhood friends? Did Oscar do something back then that made her fall for him? Is there something about Angie that we don't know that we should know?! In any case, the fact that we don't know why Angie loves Oscar causes me to not feel bad for her when Oscar takes his lies too far. At least with Lenny, he has a reason to make me feel sorry for him since his father initially doesn't approve of his dietary habits, and Jack Black does a great job in voicing him and making him sound emotionally vulnerable (heck, Jack Black is one of my favorite actors thanks to his roles in films like the "Kung Fu Panda" franchise, "School of Rock", and "The Super Mario Bros Movie" to name a few). With all these problems, along with the cringey pop-culture references, Dreamworks' trope of using big celebrities to voice the characters not working well this time, and of course, the uncanny facial expressions on many of the characters, "Shark Tale" easily ranks as one of Dreamworks Animation's worst films. Without a doubt, I'll take "The Little Mermaid", "Finding Nemo" and "The Spongebob SquarePants Movie" over this one any day. I have no idea what's coming up next, but if it's said to be a better film than "Shark Tale", then I'll take it. And as for you, Will Smith Fish, in the words of Mr. Krabs, I have one last thing to say: "SO LONG, SHRIMP!"

[@hunterolaughlin]

Shrimp: 😐

[@maliksimmons513]

I still have the dvd of the movie

[@harmonetheanimationaddict4419]

The only two saving graces for this movie is Jack Black as Lenny and Martin Scorsese as Sikes. (But mostly Sikes)

[@aaronlo9651]

Holy crab AniMat that reminded me of the time we almost got a movie with Jim Carrey being turned into a fish

[@IdaliBaez-em8ei]

He already made that joke

[@Movypro23]

Jim was considered for the incredible Mr limpet remake until the motion capture studio planning it closed

[@jamesgeorgi6627]

It doesn’t help either that this came out 4 years after DreamWorks already did the liar revealed trope masterfully with The Road to El Dorado

[@torstenscholz6243]

Road To El Dorado is still such an underrated masterpiece, one of DreamWorks' best.

[@georgerobertson7010]

If I had a nickel for every time dreamworks made an underwater movie that ended up failing I’d have two nickels which isn’t a lot but it’s weird it happened twice right

[@hunterolaughlin]

Still, I'd take Ruby Gillman over Shark Tale.

[@BigLightning4360]

'Shark Tale' failed critically and 'Ruby Gillman' failed financially, correct?

[@orangeslash1667]

@@BigLightning4360 indeed.

[@pokefanalex9504]

Heck if you expand it to water/sea themed movies its Thrice (Sinbad failed too) DreamWorks just can't do wager based movies

[@georgerobertson7010]

@@pokefanalex9504 right but I was referring to this and Ruby Gillman

[@lexramstudios1386]

The movie came out the same year Shrek 2 came out

[@bighand1530]

I prefer Shrek 2.

[@torstenscholz6243]

2004 was a weird year for DreamWorks: They managed to release the best and the worst animated film they ever did within the same year.

[@burleyant274]

​@@bighand1530What about 2005 Madagascar? 🤗

[@bighand1530]

@@burleyant274 I prefer Madagascar(2005)over Shark Tale. But I prefer Shrek 2 over Madagascar(2005).

[@gmanley1]

9:02 One example DreamWorks did with that was with Reese Witherspoon in Monsters vs. Aliens.

[@Aurorak-i6l]

Agreed. It really was hard to also see Monsters Vs Aliens characters as characters.

[@AntonTuominen-n1j]

You cant understand how long i have been wating for you to review this

[@matthewcarrizal9773]

It was kinda cool to see Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese in the movie after "Casino" in 1995

[@lovelaceackah216]

Screw the shark tale designs I like tho That Jim carry Fish is abomination against all tech and humanity

[@potrelviewer9536]

Is it me or does the fish characters look like more Bratz toys than anthro fishes?!

[@FwWaF]

Well at least the thumbnail was hilarious 🥴

[@Rizz451d]

Seal of Garbage is Shark Tale Trolls Band Together Boss Baby

[@SebastianRoberts-ys3is]

Shrek the third I'll join your beer

[@SebastianRoberts-ys3is]

DreamWorks seal of garbage family shark tale dad Shrek the third mom boss baby son trolls band together daughter

[@1rhpsfan]

Don't forget "Where The Dead Go To Die", Animat can't.

[@Rizz451d]

@@1rhpsfan I saying from Dreamworks who got the seal

[@DylanLightfootOnwardFan2004]

Trolls 3 and Boss Baby didn’t deserve the seal of garbage to be honest.

[@kendrickvieraramos]

Oscar : keep my wife’s name out of your f&#* mouth Oscar slaps marty

[@jamesheatherly4209]

Can you do a classic review of the First Kung Fu Panda since the fourth film is fixing to come out.

[@hunterolaughlin]

You can suggest it at his email he gives out at the end of his Classic Reviews so he can put it in the Animation Hat.

[@TheCommenterDragon]

Shark Tale didn't deserved all the hate that it got. I mean yeah it's far from perfect but some people act like this movie didn't have an audience, Well it did and even though this film wasn't "the must see movie of the year" when it came out a lot of people at least found it to be entertaining which is good enough.

[@jlev1028]

By "audience", you mean little kids who follow the latest trends and don't care about important things like story and characters, right? Shark Tale definitely deserved all the hate with its ugly animation, dated humor, and unlikable protagonist.

[@Houndmousethesparklerdemon]

⁠​⁠@@jlev1028I think you’re being too harsh, dude, everyone has different opinions, I know Shark Tale is not for everyone, but no need to force everyone to hate the movie.

[@PaoloJeromeFernandez100899]

Boy, AniMat sure gave Shark Tale the AniMat Seal of Garbage. He should watch Finding Nemo instead.

[@katlegoassegaai9235]

YEAH AMEN TO THAT!

[@Shojo-SkipSchmandy_the_Hottie]

Why are there so many knockoffs of Finding Nemo?!

[@orangeslash1667]

@@Shojo-SkipSchmandy_the_Hottie Because Finding Nemo was a hit.

[@Shojo-SkipSchmandy_the_Hottie]

@@orangeslash1667 Nothing beats the original.

[@hunterolaughlin]

@@orangeslash1667 The same thing happened to The Lego Movie a decade later.

[@00square1]

Shark Tale was a guilty pleasure of mine growing up. I like will smith performance and their are moments where the humor was could bring out a laugh at times. But rewatching these days, yeah it really isn’t a good movie. The characters feel more like stereotypes and are pretty flat, the animation is really didn’t age well compared to finding Nemo, and the story is unoriginal and boring. So I agree that this is one Dreamworks’ inferior movies. Also, I still kinda find it strange how they got Martin Scorsese to voice a character in this movie. But then again Dreamworks got woody Allen to voice the main character in their first movie Antz. Obviously, anything possible when you use have Steven Spielberg on your team at the time.

[@Starwarsfanboy0928]

I’m gonna be honest here while I do agree that Shark Tale is a bad movie and among DreamWorks worst, I don’t hate it. In actuality, I consider this film in the category of so bad that it is actually entertaining.

[@jasonramirez3856]

I knew he was going to give to this the “AniMat Seal of Garbage”.

[@Shojo-SkipSchmandy_the_Hottie]

Shark Tale is the animated movie you love to hate.

[@monstrouspegasister]

Now i wanna see Mat review Monsters vs Aliens. Not because it's one of my all-time favorites (which it is), but because the guys who directed Shark Tale went on to direct Monsters vs Aliens. And now I wanna see if they've improved since last time. I mean, obviously, I think they have, but thats besides the point. I wanna see what Mat thinks. If only I had the money to request it. :p

[@georgerobertson7010]

You could email him to review it

[@monstrouspegasister]

@@georgerobertson7010 But then he'd put it in the hat, and it would take who-knows-how-long for him to get around to it. :[

[@georgerobertson7010]

@@monstrouspegasister right

[@bighand1530]

I would like to see him review Monsters vs Aliens as well too.

[@Geekypress]

THE WAY IVE BEEN LOOKING FOR YOUR ACCOUNT FOR YEARS AND THIS JUST CASUALLY POPS UP ON MY FEED

[@McCraeTheMediaLover]

I can see why this movie got nominated for 2005 Best Animated Feature,since the original SpongeBob SquarePants movie was so much more entertaining and way better than this film.

[@ericfasold805]

19:15 Schaffrillas in fish form.

[@erickmorales25]

I always thought that it was nominated for an Oscar because it has both Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese

[@TAGanimation]

As a kid/early teen in the early 2000s, I was convinced these new “computer cartoon movies” could do no wrong, winning both kids and adults over with films like Shrek, ice age, finding Nemo, Madagascar, etc. with their top-notch comedy. But while TV and classrooms were either playing Shrek or Ice Age (1), “Shark tale” (despite being a Dreamworks movie) was something I couldn’t properly see until I had to download it on my Zune HD many many years later (2010). I can see what the problem is.....

[@LooneyTuneLegendYT]

I know this movie has an infamous reputation but I don't care. This movie was a major part of my childhood and I can't help but enjoy it. It's an extreme guilty pleasure movie for me. It was also released in the same year I was born. I will hold this film close to my heart as one of my childhood favorites.

[@poppie267]

Same here.

[@joshuaW5621]

Me too. This movie is a certified guilty pleasure of mine.

[@racheljackson4428]

Mine too. Naysayers watch your mouth.

[@disneyvillainsfan1666]

I'd happily take Shark Tale over movies like Boss Baby and Trolls.

[@Houndmousethesparklerdemon]

Same here

[@alexismartinez8343]

Wow, I can't believed that 😪 I watched this movie in theaters in my childhood. And I was being way too generous to this film and liking as a kid. As I grew up as a adult, now I absolutely hated it. Out of all the animated films with liar revealed tropes, this is the WORST LIAR REVEAL TROPE in animated film I have ever seen in my entire life! The liar revealed trope is the cliché formalic trope trend in DreamWorks films like Antz, the Road to El Dorado, Chicken Run, Over the Hedge, Flushed Away, How to Train Your Dragon, Madagascar 3 Europe Most Wanted etc. Oscar lies to everyone that he killed a shark 🦈 just because he wants to be fame and rich 🙄. He is a freaking adult and he should've known better! He doesn't realized that shark is the son of a mafia boss! Franky the shark got killed by anchor that just came out of nowhere! Yup, that's our main protagonist ladies and gentlemen the protagonist who we supposed to rot for. Plus, Oscar should've tell the truth to Angie and his coworkers that Mr Sykes tries to murder him for not paying back money he owned him. Why the hell would Oscar still talk to Sykes who attempted to murder him?! Just like why would Charlie still talk to Carface after he attempted to murder him in the first All Dogs Go to Heaven?! Why would Angie still like Oscar and being too generous after he lied to her? She's so stupid! She should've left him! 🤦🏻 And Oscar could’ve become famous for uncovering his boss’ connections with the Shark mafia without having to even lie about killing a shark. I’m sure uncovering a higher up’s hidden crimes is worthy of getting praise and recognition than lying about something he wouldn’t even have the courage to do in the first place. I can forgive other animated films with liar revealed tropes like Aladdin, Chicken Run, The Tigger Movie, Clifford's Really Big Movie, Rango, Madagascar 3, Pokémon the Power of US and Klaus with liar revealed trope. But I cannot forgave Shark Tale with this liar revealed trope!

[@hunterolaughlin]

Here's some alternate titles for what animated film could have replaced Shark Tale's nomination for Best Animated Feature: The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie Team America: World Police (I'm not personally a fan of Parker and Stone's works, but even I feel like this would be a better pick even if it uses puppetry for its form of animation.) Howl's Moving Castle (I know this was nominated in the 2006 Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature, but considering it was released in Japan THAT same year as Shark Tale, Shrek 2 and The Incredibles, it can QUALIFY for the 2005 Best Animated Feature category. Plus, it ensures that an ACTUAL animated film released in 2005 wins the Oscar for Best Animated Feature at the 2006 Academy Awards.)

[@jamesgeorgi6627]

What about The Polar Express

[@thedecidueyeguy9146]

Shark tale is one of the animated movie of all time.

[@wolfgangamadeusmozart1293]

one of the worst

[@therealsparky3]

DreamWorks' worst movie as proclaimed by many.

[@torstenscholz6243]

2004 was a weird year for DreamWorks: They managed to release the best (Shrek 2) and worst (this, obviously) film they ever made within the same year.

[@Oscar95451]

You what’s even funny that DreamWorks has to put my name on that movie. Why DreamWorks?

[@joelblake5310]

I honestly don't dislike Shark Tale, but it's not something I really go back to either.

[@wolfgangamadeusmozart1293]

watch it to make fun of it

[@firemiracle]

Same. Shark tale is one of my guilty pleasure movies. Like I agree that it’s a terrible movie but yet I enjoy it for being a movie that’s so bad but in a ridiculous funny way 😆

[@IdaliBaez-em8ei]

So it’s like it’s so bad it’s good kind of movie like “The Room”.

[@joelblake5310]

@@IdaliBaez-em8ei I never watched The Room

[@IdaliBaez-em8ei]

I was just using it as an example (everyone else says it’s enjoyable bad).

[@arbytv5139]

I can’t believe you were able to review this film without bringing up Oscar’s, most idiotically despicable act in the film. For those who don’t know, the Renée Zellweger fish (Angie) gives him a pink pearl that belongs to her grandmother, so that he can pawn it off and get out of debt, and what does he do with the money? He bets it on the horse race! if that doesn’t give me a reason as to why I shouldn’t root for Oscar, then I don’t know what will.

[@hunterolaughlin]

“Okay, that is NOT a charming mistake! That is a DICK MOVE right there!” - Doug Walker (DreamWorks-uary: Shark Tale)

[@whizofdisguise9541]

And it's also absurd that Angie never calls him out on it or never even wonders how he ended up in the middle of nowhere chased by a shark, if he had to go to pay a debt a the horseraces! No, he simply returns the pearl to her after he becomes famous and everything is fine again! Come on, movie! I don't buy she doesn't know it

[@Falxifer95]

The existence of this movie is why I hate it whenever Martin Scorsese does his "Old man yells at cloud" routine when he rants about Marvel. He starred in *_THIS_*

[@monstrouspegasister]

5:57 Also, I'm kinda suprised I didn't hear about Jim Carrey fish until now. (Though at first glance, I thought that was a Seaman. XD) Now I cant decide if that would've been better or worse.

[@Movypro23]

Ten times worse lol, it was for a planned incredible mr limpet remake until mars needs moms tanked.

[@jamesgeorgi6627]

For the next movie he’ll review, is it the Demon Slayer movie? He did say “most popular Japanese movie currently”

[@Bartokassualtdude94]

I think he meant "Akira..."

[@jamesgeorgi6627]

You’re still hungry for a review Shark Tale? Well say hello to you’re old friend! (imitates blowing calvary trumpet and then Animat’s Shark Tale review gets posted)

[@JeremyMasterson938]

Not to mention that It’s obviously a big ripoff of Pixar’s Finding Nemo

[@gamestation2690]

Never mind the fact that it started production a whole year before Finding Nemo's release.

[@torstenscholz6243]

That was that odd time when Pixar/Disney and DreamWorks often had films with similar themes and released around the same time: Animated ants: A Bug's Life/Antz Animated fish: Finding Nemo/Shark Tale Animated zoo animals that escape their zoo: Madagascar/The Wild

[@gamestation2690]

@@torstenscholz6243 The Wild wasn't technically even MADE by Disney.

[@AshParth560]

14 year old me thought it was okay.😑 Early 30 year old me criged thinking why i thought this was okay. 🙄 It kinda shows how as they say, "The do grow wiser when you age." Hell, this movie is 20 years old, when ya think about it. 😅

[@MauriceBear]

This movie is 20 years old and it has aged worse than time itself. Also I like how Jack Black and Angelina Jolie voices two better characters two movies from now. Also why is killer whales there in Don’s undersea mafia? Does that feel weird for anyone?

[@MichaelRacer]

I’ve never seen anyone defending Shark Tale. Granted I never actually watched the movie despite the fact that my brother had it on DVD.

[@jlev1028]

Trust me, this comment section alone has plenty, mainly from people who grew up with the movie and can't remove their rose-colored glasses.

[@Houndmousethesparklerdemon]

@@jlev1028Don’t shove opinions down people’s throats

[@FrenchFryCheese04]

​@@Houndmousethesparklerdemon agreed

[@torstenscholz6243]

So true. There are so many other animated films of the 90s and 00s that were critically panned upon release that now have a cult following and are nowadays regarded as underrated classics (Titan A.E., Atlantis, Brother Bear, Treasure Planet, to name just a few), but It's a safe bet that still no one likes and defends Shark Tale and likely no one ever will. It's the film everyone can agree upon that it was bad when it came out and hasn't aged well and is now just as bad as it was 20 years ago.

[@Houndmousethesparklerdemon]

@@torstenscholz6243 Not everyone has to hate Shark Tale, everyone has different opinions

[@MRMCBOREDOM]

Not gonna lie I’ve been looking forward to a review of this movie from you for a long time. Glad you didn’t disappoint 😊😊😊

[@Pokemonashgreen2]

I forgot how bad the script was in this film lol

[@theredblur9598]

I personally think "Shark Tale" is pretty good. It has a good message telling a lie can get you in big trouble, and the only way to get out of it is by telling the truth. However, I will respect your opinion, Animat.

[@EmojiMarbles]

Why did you not ask Schaffrillas if you want to feature him?

[@williamdavila5566]

Nice review, Animat. I knew this was gonna get the Animat Seal of Garbage.

[@georgerobertson7010]

Same here

[@BigLightning4360]

The last Dreamworks Animation film that he would soon give that rating might be 'Shrek the Third'.

[@Shojo-SkipSchmandy_the_Hottie]

Shark Tale is the animated movie that you love to hate.

[@lp-xl9ld]

One of the few movies that I've actually walked out of while it was still playing

[@LiamSPC9065]

I’ve been waiting for a long time for you to review this movie

[@Oscar95451]

If this was about mermaids and that Oscar is a Will Smith mermad, that would be funny.

[@johnnygallagher5718]

Like the fish would be merpeople and sharks would be sea monsters?

[@Oscar95451]

@@johnnygallagher5718 Kind of.

[@Natalie_Milana7]

I remember having a dream I found a lost merman movie with Michael J Fox and Ashton Kutcher. Now that is very interesting.

[@jlev1028]

Also, holy shit, that Mr. Limpet footage looks atrocious. It's like if Seaman from that infamous Dreamcast game surgically grafted Jim Carrey's face onto himself.

[@Movypro23]

Same dudes that made mars needs moms were considering it…..ugh

[@MovieFan1912]

I am so sorry that you had to review this movie.

[@spongebobdisneymariofan3715]

I was waiting for this review for a long time!

[@03mbc]

We all did

[@katlegoassegaai9235]

​@@03mbcTHE TIME HAS COME! GOOD BYE SHARK TALE I HOPE I NEVER SEE YOU AGAIN!

[@carveraugustus3840]

Ahhhh Christ! Will Smith fish is terrifying

[@entertainmentpowerfuchs5744]

Now Shark Tales is no longer Dreamworks least favorite Movie. Thank you Megamind 2

[@robinsordahl8947]

There is one French film that you might’ve heard of about a humanoid flea. Ce s’appelle A Monster in Paris(Un Monstre à Paris)

[@heytino24]

finally you talk about shark tale.

[@robinsordahl8947]

9:27-9:32 Also the same reaction to the characters from Gaither’s Pond where the fish have human like facial characteristics.

[@tavvyprods1275]

My guesses for what movie he’s gonna do next is either Your Name or Demon Slayer: Mugen Train.

[@SweetGem97]

I was thinking Akira

[@TheAutisticDiabetic]

OH MY GOD, I F****** HATE SHARK TALE!!!🦈 (How this got a Best Animated Feature nomination over films like The SpongeBob SqaurePants Movie, Ghost In The Shell 2: Innocence, The Polar Express and Teacher’s Pet, I WILL NEVER KNOW!!!🤷‍♀) The story is a complete train-wreck filled with cliches and bad jokes! I still think the Finding Nemo similarities are more suspicious than just simple coincidence, since they were produced around the same time and this was released only one year after Finding Nemo!🤨 The animation and designs look absolutely atrocious, and it’s frustrating because I know the animators are better than this!😖 The characters are just unbearable to watch, and the voice cast’s talent is completely wasted here! (Well, except for Will Smith. I’ve never been a fan of him as an actor, but ever since the Oscars slap I’ve lost my respect for him as a person…🙄) THIS IS THE WORST FILM DREAMWORKS ANIMATION HAS EVER MADE AND IT GETS A 1/10 FROM ME!!!😾 Whew! I feel better now!😹 As for the next Classic Review, the song at the end sounded like it came from a Makoto Shinkai film, and you did say it's one of the most popular anime films. So I'm guessing it's either Your Name, Weathering With You or Suzume?🤔

[@callum110597]

I remember I honestly was horrified by the design of Oscar as a child, knocking it a knockoff of Finding Nemo. 😨 But yet I still saw the movie in cinemas and thought it was nice, though I wasn't focusing on the plot so much, because I don't pay too much attention with my autism. Even when I got the video game for the PlayStation 2, I didn't realise what a mess the plot was. But rediscovering the movie many years later, I can say I was not satisfied with it at all. I mean, Lenny and Angie are good characters, but the rest of it I did not find good. 🤨 The animation is unpleasant (God, those fish's faces look creepy!), the story is so predictable and unbearable, and Oscar is not even relatable! I mean, how can I relate to a fish voiced by Will Smith who wants to be a somebody, places his friend Angie's pearl on a bet, and lies about being a sharkslayer? 😠 This movie is terrible on so many levels. In fact, one of the worst animated movies of all time, but definitely the worst movie from DreamWorks Animation. Definitely not something I would not wanna watch again, and I would not recommend it, though I get the cult following. But still, I give it a thumbs-down, for being the start of a series of good and bad DreamWorks movies over the years. 👎

[@connorthompson8376]

I definitely understand the uncanny valley issue, but I’m not as sensitive to it. I wonder what it would be like if this movie came out today. Not just because tastes and trends have changed, but because the technology is up-to-date.

[@valeriosanna1692]

THIS ATROCITY WAS NOMINATED AT THE OSCARS

[@hunterolaughlin]

Over better contenders like The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, Team America: World Police and (since it was released in Japan that year before making its U.S. debut a year later, so it can qualify) Howl’s Moving Castle.

[@alisonsouter8788]

Thankfully it lost to the Incredibles

[@valeriosanna1692]

@@hunterolaughlin Don’t forget Polar Express