Brilliant movie for all ages! 8/10

Rating: 8/10 (8 January 2019)

Review:
This is definitely one of my top movies of last year! The animation and the storyline were totally on point, and the witty script made it fun for all ages. There are loads of parenting elements, which a lot of people can relate to, and some of the face expressions cracked me up. Mr. Incredible, Jack Jack and Dash were superb, but I wasn't impressed with some of the new superheroes who turned out to be pretty useless. The porthole character, Voyd, wasn't too bad but she didn't know how to control her powers. She did turn out to be pretty important towards the end, even though she did bounce Elastigirl all over the place but she becomes an important asset to take out the villain of the piece, Evelyn Deavor. Another important asset was Frozone, who was pretty much the same as he was in the first movie but his superpowers, which is to form ice from humidity, helped the Incredibles to stop evil. Through the whole movie, Jack Jack proves to have more superpowers than the rest of his family, but we don't get to see them used to their full capacity in this film. If they decide to release a 3rd Incredibles movie, I can't wait to see what Jack Jack is fully capable of. I don't want to delve too much into the storyline because I don't want to spoil it for those people who haven't seen it, but after the collapse of Superhero Relocation Program, which funds the superheroes, Frozone informs Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl of an offer from Winston Deavor, a wealthy businessman. Winston and his sister, Evelyn, propose sending the heroes on secret missions which will be recorded and published to regain public trust in superheroes. Due to Mr. Incredibles tendency to cause collateral damage, Winston chooses Elastigirl for the initial missions. While she is away, Mr. Incredible struggles with his new role as a stay-at-home parent. Jack Jack wreaks havoc with his burgeoning superpowers, so Mr. Incredible brings Jack Jack to Edna Mode, who develops a suit that controls his abilities. Meanwhile, Elastigirl captures the Screenslaver, a supervillain who projects hypnotic images using television screens. Unsettled by the ease with which she captured the Screenslaver, Elastigirl realises that he was controlled by a pair of mind-control goggles. Evelyn forces the goggles onto Elastigirl, revealing herself as the mastermind behind the Screenslaver. She explains that she has hated superheroes since Gazerbeam and Fironic failed to rescue her father from being killed by burglars when she was a child. Her plan is to tarnish superheroes reputation, ensuring they remain outlawed forever. She manages to lure Mr. Incredible into a trap, by using Elastigirl as bait, and after putting the goggles on other superheroes, she attempts to get there children, but they escape with the help of Frozone, who also gets captured and placed under Evelyn's control. Without going into detail, the kids use their superpowers to save the day, by using their superpowers to take the goggles off their parents. Once they are released from Evelyn's power, they take the goggles off all the other superheroes, and they join forces to take out Evelyn. It's definitely packed full of action and comedy throughout, and the attention to detail is truly amazing. Since Pixar has moved to Disney, I haven't really been that impressed with there latest projects, like Cars 3 and the Good Dinosaur, but Brad Bird really did produce something special with this sequel. After watching the bonus material on the disk, he certainly pushed his staff to the limit, after the popularity of the first movie, and the Pixar shorts which are included on in the box, which includes BOA and Auntie Edna, are also amazing. In all, this is definitely worth a watch, and I can honestly say that you will end up watching more than once. Brilliant!
Round-Up:
This movie was written and directed by Brad Bird, who also brought you The Iron Giant, The Incredibles, Ratatouille, Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol and the disappointing Tomorrowland: A World Beyond. With the Avengers: Infinity War, Black Panther and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom coming out in 2018, this movie didn't stand a chance in being the top film for that year, but it did come in 4th place, which it truly deserved. It's currently in 15th place for the biggest movie of all time, with the original movie at 131st place, so it certainly went down well with audiences worldwide. The film made $182.7million in its opening weekend, setting the record for best debut for an animated film. As it takes so long to make an animation movie of this calibre, I doubt that we are going to see another Incredibles movie anytime soon, but the storyline is left open, especially with Jack Jack and his new found powers.
Budget: $200million
Worldwide Gross: $1.25Billion
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Cast: Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell, Huck Milner, Catherine Keener, Eli Fucile, Bob Odenkirk, Samuel L. Jackson, Brad Bird, Isabella Rossellini, Jonathan Banks, and John Ratzenberger. 8/10