Very good sequel.

Rating: 9/10 (4 July 2018)

I remember watching The Incredibles back in '04 and was blown away by it. My 40-year-old father was even more excited than I was at the time. I won't fanboy over this sequel, but seeing these characters return as if there wasn't actually a fourteen year gap was a ton of fun and hilarious. I couldn't help but smile. The action scenes and the powers/technologies used in the scenes were so clever and fun and could really only be perfected in animation.
Speaking of which, the animation (and this goes without saying, again given the fourteen year gap) was ten steps up from what it was in the original. Frozone's ice powers, Violet's shields, even the hair was incredibly realistic (pun 100% intended).
There were a few slight things I felt could have been improved, though didn't hinder my enjoyment in any way. One is, as stated by many others, the villain. Syndrome was a personal villain going up against Mr. Incredible. A fan-turned-enemy. The Screenslaver was not personal, and their plan seemed a little convoluted and, because we only got a couple minutes of backstory, the motives felt lackluster. Their identity is also a bit predictable, as there are really only two suspects. But one other thing that was lacking, but not absent, was the depth of the characters. Bob Parr was so desparate to get back to heroics, that he totally dismissed his family. When he thought they had died, he realized what he was missing. A character arc like this was not present in this one. I will say, however, that the message the villain plays up is very topical.
Waiting for superheroes to save the day is impractical and dangerous. It's up to normal, everyday people, the "Joe Shmoes", to fix the world if it's broken. Because in reality, there won't be a Mr. Incredible, or a Superman, or a Captain America to save the day. We are our own superheroes. We can't wait for a superhero to fix our lives...WE need to fix it ourselves.
I've also noticed quite a few people claiming that the message of the film is that women are superior to men because Elastigirl got the superhero gig and Mr. Incredible was "stripped of his masculinity" by becoming a stay-at-home dad. No...it's just that Mr. Incredible had his time to shine in the first one, and now it's Elastigirl's turn. Disney didn't bring gender politics into the movie...you did.
This was a great, but not perfect movie that I thoroughly enjoyed. Hopefully it won't take another fourteen years for a third one.