I’ve just finished watching The Incredibles again. I saw it in the theater when it came out and now twice on DVD.
What a great movie!
I’d considered doing my standard cartoon movie review, but let’s be honest here; everyone’s seen this movie and pretty much everyone agrees it’s really really good.
I’ve heard it said that God is in the details; so instead, here are some incredible details that really grabbed me:
1) I love the fact that Bob is humming the movie’s theme when he walks in from moonlighting with Frozone.
2) Bret ‘Brook’ Parker‘s performance as Kari. For a character with about 45 seconds of screen time, Kari steals every scene she’s in.
3) The 60’s/70’s (I’m not exactly sure) style of the Parr’s home. Nice touch!
4) The jazz trombonist in me dug the Sammy Nestico vibe in the score during the ‘everything’s going great for Bob’ montage.
5) “No capes!” Edna’s explanation of why she won’t design with capes is hysterical, and it sets up a nice gag at the end of the movie.
6) The grainy black and white newsreel documenting the downfall of the ‘supers’ is a joy to watch. Funny and dead on.
7) Helen checking her butt in the mirror while breaking into Syndrome’s fortress. If I remember right it was in the trailer and the commercials, but it’s so right I had to comment.
8) Mr. Incredible going out of focus as he lunges toward the ‘camera’ during the opening interview. It’s attention to detail like this that sets Pixar apart.
9) Mirage. Simply a stunning character design. From the shape of the head to the stick body and hair, a fascinating character to look at.
10) The end credits. Great art! Now I have to check out The Art of the Incredibles.
"Hi, this is Kari, sorry for freakin' out but your baby has *special needs*."
You hit it on the button. Kari rules. Love the explanation she gives of how to spell her name in "Jack-Jack Attack."
And wasn't it nice of Geroge Lucas to let the Pixar people use the "omnidroid" name?