The Incredibles

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I went to see The Incredibles yesterday, and it was indeed incredible, to use an extremely tired and hackneyed joke. The fact of the matter is that such a description is indeed accurate. This is by far Pixar's best film since the original Toy Story. I'm by no means a superhero comic/movie fan, so I suspect that a lot of the gags went over my head, but even so I had a thoroughly good time watching it. As good as Brad Bird's previous film, The Iron Giant? Well, not quite, but a lot of that had to do with the fact that, no matter how much effort goes into it, 3D is never going to look as appealing as 2D. (That they ran a trailer for the traditionally animated The Spongebob Squarepants Movie before The Incredibles didn't do much for my opinion of the third dimension.) That said, I definitely recommend you go and see this movie: it's easily the best of the year. 10/10

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#1 Posted: 12-12-2004 11:14
L3onheart Member Posts: 24	What is it with the popularity of Spongebob on foreign countries? I don't get it. It was a huge flop here in Portugal. It's no fun at all... a sponge living in the ocean... ------ I am an asshole

#2 Posted: 12-12-2004 11:23
nwatts Where it Falls Posts: 155	By far Pixar's best? Ooer, that's a big call. Finding Nemo and Monsters Inc. are two of my favourites, and two of my most-viewed DVDs. Can't wait until boxing day when the Incredibles is released here in Aus. ------ YMDb

#3 Posted: 12-12-2004 11:26
Michael Mackenzie Contributor Posts: 1647	Best since TOY STORY. In my opinion their debut feature film is still their strongest. I would say that MONSTERS INC. is probably their weakest, but that doesn't mean it's a bad film by any stretch of the imagination. ------ Reviews \| DVDs \| My Web Site

#4 Posted: 12-12-2004 11:35
Richard Booth Contributor & Filmmaker Posts: 980	I would say 'A Bug's Life' is their weakest by far. ------ We do not tell time, time only tells us.

#5 Posted: 12-12-2004 11:37
Michael Mackenzie Contributor Posts: 1647	I came to appreciate A BUG'S LIFE after realizing that the whole thing was a play on THE SEVEN SAMURAI. I agree it's not as good as TOY STORY 1 and 2 or FINDING NEMO, but I think there's a lot to appreciate in it, not least the sense of scale and Kevin Spacey's voice acting. Seeing Dreamworks' ugly ugly rip-off ANTZ only enamoured me further to the film. ------ Reviews \| DVDs \| My Web Site

#6 Posted: 12-12-2004 14:06
djnock Member Posts: 203	Hey Mike, Can you confirm a Mallrats reference in The Incredibles? :D Someone told me that Jason Lee's character is called "Brodie" by mistake. Of course, if you haven't seen the film, you won't know what I'm blathering on about...:rolleyes: D.J. ------ DVD Times Contributor

#7 Posted: 12-12-2004 14:52
Michael Mackenzie Contributor Posts: 1647	I dunno, I haven't seen MALLRATS. I do get the impression that Samuel L. Jackson's character's exchange with his wife "Where - is - my - supersuit?" was a reference to his "Does - he - look - like - a - bitch?" line in PULP FICTION. The enunciation was almost identical. ------ Reviews \| DVDs \| My Web Site

#8 Posted: 12-12-2004 15:28
James.G Contributor Posts: 151	Yes he does, there's the old gag that Mr Incredible can't remember the kid's name and he calls him Brodie at one point :)

#9 Posted: 12-12-2004 16:10
John Hodson Member Posts: 356	Was dragged - reluctantly - to see this and really enjoyed it; I even enjoyed the short that accompanied it. ------ My Film Journal Blog

#10 Posted: 12-12-2004 22:11
Phil Q Member Posts: 1815	Speaking as someone who enjoyed the Toy Storys but found Bug's Life and Monsters Inc (I haven't seen Finding Nemo yet) a bit too childish (gosh Phil you're so mature), I thought The Incredibles was absolutely brilliant. It's one of those rare films supposedly aimed at kids but actually much more intelligent (not to mention better plotted) than most films intended for adults. Rather like Philip Pullman's "His Dark Materials" trilogy, currently under discussion over on Colin's blog.

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