STORY: The world's super heroes are forced to go into hiding after Mr. Incredible is sued for saving a man's life. However, a series of events force him and his family into action. The story isn't typical super hero fare, but it's still very good. 1 Star.

ART: As usual, Pixar's art is excellent. Especially impressive is Violet and Mirage's hair. The movie has a very cool 1950s feel. Even the high tech gadgets look straight out of old pulp comics. 1 Star.

PERFORMANCE: The performances were all energictic and believable. Even minor characters like Edna the fashion designer and Bob's boss are memorable. 1 Star.

SOUND/MUSIC: The music is also good. The jazzy soundtrack really fits the mood of the music. The voices all sound clear and the sound effects are excellent. 1 Star.

OVERALL: I would recommend this movie to anyone. It's great for children, of course, but adults like it as well.

The Incredibles is a great film. If you are in any way in appreciation of superheroes or comic books, this movie is for you. It is truly a lot of fun to watch and is a great compliment to the superhero genre. It's something along the lines of a classic hero-villain adventure story, mixed with the stereotypical modern American family scene--words like housewife, cubicle, and babysitter come to mind--in a way that only Pixar seems capable of.

The character designs of The Incredibles are in some ways an obvious imitation of the old Freakazoid cartoon series, but if I were looking to accuse this movie of copying ideas, I'd have a much longer review to write. In the end, it's a superhero story. Of course it's been done before. The point is, it's never been done quite like this.

I love this film, I have seen the making of (because I had it on DVD), and it was pretty cool!!! Though the Incredi-Blunders or whatever it was called totally freaked me out. I wonder if there will ever be a sequel, because if there is, then I hope it doesn't spoil it for me :( . I know that the sequel GAME is already out.

At first when I saw the teaser, I thought it was going to be hilarious. Then, I saw the actual trailer that told some of the story. Because of the island part shown in the trailer, I wasn't too thrilled about it. Then, my mom said she went to college with Brad Bird,
I got ecstatic. When we saw the film, I laughed, I cried, the movie is wonderful (not because I'm trying to be partial to Brad)

Bob Par is Mr. Incredible. That is, he used to be Mr. Incredible before the super-powered human was deemed a threat, forcing all "supers" into hiding. Fifteen years later, Bob and his super-powered wife, Helen, and their super-powered children, Dash, Violet and Jack-Jack, have to live normal lives amongst those who hate and fear them. Bob gets the opportunity to save the world once again, but soon realizes that it will take more than the power of Mr. Incredible to defeat this threat.

Pixar is the best movie making company currently in the market. Every movie that has come from this studio has been met with critical acclaim and many awards. Included in their filmography is Toy Story I and II, A Bug's Life, Monsters Inc., and Finding Nemo. The common thread between all of these movies is state of the art animation, memorable characters and excellent storytelling.

This team won 2003 Best Animated Feature for Finding Nemo and they took the Oscar again in 2004 for this action-packed movie. The Incredibles was written and directed by Brad Bird, the genius behind the underappreciated Iron Giant.

This film is filled to the brim with colourful characters and sets. The quality in Pixar's animation is constantly improving. The lush greenery and textured buildings are even better than last year's Finding Nemo. This is the first Pixar film that has humans as main characters. Had this been even five years ago, the characters would not have moved as fluidly and naturally as they do now and the hair would not have been so perfect. The Incredibles is a spectacle to watch and the DVD format optimizes the crisp detail and features of the picture to the extreme.

Aside from the exciting adventures and odd characters, Pixar films alway include one major element in their story telling: heart. This film brings out family dynamics and issues not unusual to you and I. Sibling rivalry, marital problems, problems at school, moving from city to city, there is going to be at least one element of the Par family that you can relate to. Through all of this, the Par family has to learn to overcome their differences, embrace their powers, and band together to save not only the world but their faith in each other. Family is the central theme of the Fantastic Four movie that came out a year later. The Incredibles will be gave the FF a run for their money and won the race.

As good as this film is, I will resist the urge to lazily refer to it at any point in this review as "incredible." Brad Bird, director of the under- appreciated The Iron Giant, makes his Pixar debut directing this film (Next up for Brad is next summer's Ratatouille). The Incredibles is everything that a Fantastic Four movie should have been. This film masterfully presents a super family with internal and external conflict that is able to pull together in the end. Opening in November of 2004, The Incredibles earned the largest opening weekend and second largest total ($261 million) for any Pixar film.

The Incredibles opens during a golden age for Superfolk. Mr. Incredible (perfectly voiced by Coach Craig Nelson) is in his heyday. In the first few minutes he manages to stop a high speed chase, ditch Buddy, the annoying wannabe sidekick, foil Bomb Voyager the French bomber, and rescue a man falling from a sky-scraper. Unfortunately, that man he saved did not want to be saved. The man sues, and a flurry of lawsuits against "supers" follows, and superheroes are forced into retirement.

The story picks up fifteen years later. Mr. Incredible is now living the mundane life of an insurance claims agent. He has settled down with Elastigirl, and has a couple of superpowered kids (Dash and Violet). He and his buddy Frozone (Samuel Jackson on ice skates) long for the glory days and sneak out to fight crime at night. But when the mysterious Syndrome's scheme kicks in, the world will finally need the whole Incredible family to save the day.

The humor in this film is clever and truly funny. The superhero genre is parodied though still respected. Throughout the film, we are shown the perils of capes (the cause of several superheroes demise) and taught the term monologuing (when the villain goes off on a long speech revealing all of his plans rather than just offing the good guy). Also hilarious is the Q like character Edna Mode, a little gadget maker voiced by Bird himself. Another of this film's highlights is its score. The jazzy sleek music gives The Incredibles a retro spy feel that fits perfectly with the onscreen action (not to knock Randy Newman, a Pixar standby, but his style would not have really fit in here).

It is great how the heroes' powers compliment one another and fit the particular character. Mr. Incredible is super strong and nearly invulnerable, mom (Elastigirl) is always stretching, the young hyper Dash is super fast, and Violet, the adolescent girl wants to blend in and can turn invisible, and the baby Jack-Jack still has limitless potential.

I must mention that while possibly homages, there are a number of elements in this film the appear to be blatant rip-offs. I mentioned the Fantastic Four above, it' no coincidence they come to mind when watching this film. The Incredibles family is also pretty much four members. The dad and the Thing are both super strong. Elastigirl and Mr. Fantastic are both stretchy. Violet and The Invisible Woman can both turn invisible and can both create force fields. The only missing Fantastic is the human torch (homaged by Jack-Jack), replaced by a Flash clone in Dash. The Underminer, a villain that appears in the end of the feature is strikingly similar to the Fantastic Four's enemy Mole Man. Frozone slides on ice slides just like the X-men's Iceman. The Omnidorid's tentacles are quite reminiscent of those used by Doc Ock. Even the name Elastigirl (Helen Parr) was coined years ago by the Doom Patrol's Rita Farr. All of these "inspirations" would bother me a lot except that the execution of the film is so perfect that I can overlook these details. The Incredibles is so much better than the Fantastic Four movie that followed it, and even the acclaimed X-Men films never made use of the ice slides that Frozone makes look so "cool". Brad Bird should be given freedom to use any element of any superhero he wants in a much longed for sequel to The Incredibles. If it is not obvious, I love this movie. It is as near to perfect as a film can be and gets an A+.

This is my favorite Pixar movie. There is some REALLY GREAT animation here. Pixar rocks!
Recommended to everyone (except small children)!

epiphany (n): ' A comprehension or perception of reality by means of a sudden intuitive realization'.

I had an epiphany during 'The Incredibles', at 74 minutes and 05 seconds. That's when I ejected the disc. I realised I'm sick of 3D animation. I've been getting sicker of it for years, and at 74.05 mins it reached a point where I just couldn't be bothered any more. To be honest, 3D hasn't ever really felt like animation to me. More like special effects. In any event I'm tired of looking at characters who all appear to be made out of rubber - and boy, everyone in this movie looks like they were injection-moulded rather than born. I don't really care what happens in the end of 'The Incredibles'. I was just bored with it. I can't be bothered analysing why. Looking back at them, I've been just a little less impressed with each successive Pixar movie. I can see how this is actually a better film than 'Finding Nemo', but it doesn't seem to matter. My interest in 3D just continues to wane.

Why are you all looking at me like that?

What did Miyazaki say - "We have hands and pencils, why not use them?" Well, because to make this much eye-candy with pencils would cost about $200M I suppose, and it might flop. Disney found out the hard way, and sold all their pencils to whoever makes their DTV's.

I also heard that Disney sold their 2D gear to Pixar. I hope they hold on to it, because there's a chance that eventually everyone else is going to get as sick of 3D as I am.

I'm not saying 'Incredibles' wasn't well written, well paced, clever, or whatever. I'm just saying I didn't enjoy it much, and I'd prefer to watch something that looks like a person actually got their hands dirty at some point making it. Maybe I'll get over this. I hope so, or I won't have much to write about.

I find it depressing that this film gets an Oscar and makes a small fortune at the box office, whereas Brad Bird's previous effort, 'The Iron Giant', which took 2D to new heights in many ways, was a commercial failure. I guess for the time being everyone would rather look at rubber.

Most definitely four stars. This movie was among the best I have ever seen. It had action, comedy, a little bit of 'romantic' moments, and sad, depressing times. It has it all. If you like action/comedy this would be a super coolio movie for you to see.

When, I first heard about it, I was not so sure, but the newspapers said its a must watch, I gave it a shot, and wow, lovely, just lovely. The graphics are good and the voice casting is excellent, not to mention a few humorous scenes. I am definately getting it when the DVD comes out.