Pixar the action.

Rating: 7/10 (8 April 2019)

Another film rewatched and reviewed in my quest to earn the 2006 Oscars badge.

Outlawed and retired from his prime as a superhero, Mr. Incredible (voiced by Craig T. Nelson) is frustrated with his dull job and, though he loves them, his family, despite their powers, aren't providing him with the outlet he's looking for. He's provided with another opportunity for greatness when offered the chance to takedown an experimental robot that's loose on a tropical island.

I never particularly loved "The Incredibles", I'm not sure why so I was hoping this repeat viewing might clear it up. Visually it's not aged particularly well. The faces of the characters are lacking definition and plasticy and though the ice, fire and explosion effects are decent, water and wetness is not as well done. Vocal performances are good throughout and the future/sixties vibe works pretty well.

Storyline wise its ok, but it does take quite a while to get started. There aren't that many genuine laughs though but the action picks up once the whole family make it to the island.

I do, in retrospect, prefer it to its sequel but in terms of both the superhero genre and the standards of animation now, its light years behind something like "Into The Spider-verse". Of course, without "The Incredibles" and its massive success, we probably don't get these subsequent films.