The Incredibles

[NumberSix]

Absolutely brilliant. Just brilliant.

Part Bond, part, umm... every superhero movie to date. Easily the best film of the year: if there's any justice it'll get recognised in the main categories at the Oscars. Fabulous characters, script and story. Edge of the seat stuff: Pixar come up trumps again.

I really can't recommend this movie enough. Go see.

[Kace]

That's what they said about Kill Bill 2.

[NumberSix]

They were wrong.

I'm not. It's pure class.

[Hello Goaty ♥]

so it's not shit then?

*expectant*

[Despin]

Hey there.

It's good. But it aint THAT good.

I still don't think they have done anything better than Toy Story 1 and 2 yet.

I think it would have had a lot more impact had it been released five years earlier. Before the recent super hero movies. The X Men movies especially seem to have stole a lot of this movies thunder for me.

On a technical level I think this is probably the greatest CG animated movie to date.

I loved the first half an hour or so. I loved the superhero's being tied down to shitty jobs and living "normal" lives and all the interaction of the family. But as soon as they were back to the superhero stuff it was nothing (story wise) that we havent seen a million times before.

As for best movie of the year. Not in my book. I enjoyed say.. The Harry Potter and Spiderman 2 just as much as I did this.

Despin out.

[NumberSix]

so it's not shit then?

*expectant*

Not at all. Easily the best thing they've done, imo. It captures the feel of the old time comic books in a way that no superhero movie before it has managed, plus they put their own neat spin on things.

[Hello Goaty ♥]

neat

[Kace]

Spider-man 2 is easily the best film of the year. Peter Parker is poi-fect as a superhero.

The Incredibles looks goodl, although I'm put off by the rubbishy Shrek films.

[NumberSix]

I couldn't disagree with you more Despin. You might want to spoiler out some of that, too.

EDIT: rephrase: can you spoiler it out please?

[11 Herbs 'n' Spices]

I couldn't disagree with you more Despin. You might want to spoiler out some of that, too.

EDIT: rephrase: can you spoiler it out please?

Why?

I don't see anything in his post that hasn't been mentioned in every other review of the film.

[Jim Miles]

I just watched this. I found it very medoicre and nothing like as original as Pixar's other work. Far too much American sentimentality. I don't mean in the plot of the film, but the way the characters behave - shit like them thinking it actually improved the film to give the son screen time to say "this is so COOOOL" or similar, several times, and lines we've all heard a million times before such as "You know those Saturday morning cartoons you used to watch? Well the bad guys here are not like that. They will not exercise restraint just because you're children. They will kill you if they can." YAWN.

As a kids' film I imagine it is very good but it just didn't have the same (older audience) attraction that other Pixar 'kids' films' like Monsters, Inc. and Toy Story had for me.

I think it's partly bad luck that to me 90% of the ideas were familiar from Tom Strong, Watchmen and other works of Alan Moore, but generally I felt the film was riddled with clichés and ideas/scenes taken straight out of other films.

[Stilly]

I'll go and see this soon then.

If it turns out to be anything less than excellent, I will hunt you down like the lying rat that you are NumberSix, and break all your fingers and toes.

If it's good though I'll give you a biiiiiiig kiss.

[NumberSix]

Heh. Well, I hope you like it in that case

I went knowing only that it was a Pixar film about superheroes. Didn't read a single review. I really did enjoy it an awful lot more than any of their previous movies. Then again I was really into comic books as a kid, so I'm sure that had something to do with it. It made me think of Kavalier and Clay (the Chabon book) more than once. They really nailed that old time comic book feel, imo. That's the point of the cheesy lines: you have to take it for what it is.

[Jim Miles]

Good point. I think I was expecting something with less cheesy lines, as I'd not really felt other Pixar works had so many. But now you mention it, they do suit such a film.

[Uncle Mike]

Spider-man 2 is easily the best film of the year. Peter Parker is poi-fect as a superhero.

Spider-man 2's big issue, as far as I'm concerned, was that the Peter Parker bits were terrible. I loved all the Spider-man parts, but they made Peter a bit too mopey and dreary for me to enjoy all his parts.

[oli]

I'll go and see this soon then.

If it turns out to be anything less than excellent, I will hunt you down like the lying rat that you are NumberSix, and break all your fingers and toes.

If it's good though I'll give you a biiiiiiig kiss.

So it's lose lose essentially?

[Kelthink]

So, is it out here, then?

I would've assumed that, judging by the amount of 'I've already seen it' posts. Bah.

[Graham S]

It's out in London (certainly at the Empire) on Friday. The rest of the country is the 26th Nov, so I'm told.

Come see it in London on 24 November, with us!

[Tofu]

l loved it, it didn't intend to be film of the year or that fancy bollocks. For me and my lil sister it was a brillant way to spend the afternoon, instead of this nit picking go out and enjoy it. Of course the CG is going to be better...duh, its the best Pixaar film they done since Toy Story. My only complaint was we don't see enough superheros and the bad guy in relation to the Incredibles is a bit rubbish and flimsy.

[kerraig UK]

Hey there.

It's good. But it aint THAT good.

I still don't think they have done anything better than Toy Story 1 and 2 yet.

I think it would have had a lot more impact had it been released five years earlier. Before the recent super hero movies. The X Men movies especially seem to have stole a lot of this movies thunder for me.

On a technical level I think this is probably the greatest CG animated movie to date.

I loved the first half an hour or so. I loved the superhero's being tied down to shitty jobs and living "normal" lives and all the interaction of the family. But as soon as they were back to the superhero stuff it was nothing (story wise) that we havent seen a million times before.

As for best movie of the year. Not in my book. I enjoyed say.. The Harry Potter and Spiderman 2 just as much as I did this.

Despin out.

dont mean to be cynical here mate, but you sound awfully like the empire review there. It could just be coincidence and you see the film in exactly the same way, but it just seems a bit odd is all.

For me, I think its a masterpiece of childrens entertainment. Edgy, daring, exciting and visceral. Not quite my film of the year (eternal sunshine, life aquatic, shaun of the dead, garden state are all still fighting it out) but it comes damn close

[Despin]

Hey there.

Erm... I don't know what to say man. I certainly didnt "rip off" the empire review. (that's what you were getting at right?) It wasnt in mind when I posted. It certainly wasnt intentional. But saying that. I HAVE read the empire review and I can't say that there is no way it could have influenced what I wrote.

Despin out.

[Hackign]

I bet Elastigirl could do incredible things in bed.

Those were the exact words I said when I watched it.

[Kace]

'Spider-man 2's big issue, as far as I'm concerned, was that the Peter Parker bits were terrible. I loved all the Spider-man parts, but they made Peter a bit too mopey and dreary for me to enjoy all his parts. '

Actually, the Peter Parker bits were the absolute best, then the Spiderman bits, then the Newspaper Editor bits (which were still great)...and I least liked the bits with alfred molina.

Still, best film ever.

[dr_lha]

Spiderman 2 was "meh" for me, and I loved the first one.

Just got back from watching The Incredibles and I thought it was fantastic, best Pixar movie yet, although very different from their previous efforts in that they don't play it for laughs and its clearly aimed at an older audience. Also anyone who bemoans this as being "overly sentimental" must be one of the most cynical fucks on the planet.

My only dissappointment was that the dancing sheep animation at the start though wasn't that great for a Pixar short.

[Tofu]

Spiderman 2 was good but l was like WTF when he discards his identity?...l mean hello!!!

[kerraig UK]

My only dissappointment was that the dancing sheep animation at the start though wasn't that great for a Pixar short.

thats the 2nd time i've heard that and it kills me. I fucking LOVE boundin. i think its beautifully sweet

[dr_lha]

thats the 2nd time i've heard that and it kills me. I fucking LOVE boundin. i think its beautifully sweet

It was nice and all, but it just didn't grab me like all the previous Pixar shorts have.

I'm sure you've seen it multiple times though, where as I viewed it during a period where distracted talking children were still be led into their seats.

[Stilly]

So it's lose lose essentially?

Cheeky.

I'd brush my teeth if it's a winner.

[roskelld]

Watched it lastnight... and bloody loved every second of it. Visually stunning, it really shows that Pixar are still firmly infront of Dreamworks in the modelling/rendering/animation front. And the storyline really caught me, on both adult and child levels; I loved all the silly kiddie jokes and same with the adult references. I think i might go back this weekend and get another viewing.

One final note, the end credits sequence, wasn't as in your face impressive as some of the previous efforts, but I really loved the way they angled the credits as they scrolled up the screen. You'll know if you've seen it.

[Molloy]

Problem with Spiderman 2 for me was retread alot of the same themes tackled by the first movie. With great power comes great responsability.. blah blah blah. I know, you've told me 6 times. Blow something up already.

Better than the first but it didn't really move things forward much.

I'm looking forward to The Incredibles. Sure it probably won't touch Toy Story 2 but then what does?