High recommendations from a teen

Rating: Null/10 (27 November 2004)

I was rather impressed by this movie! I went into the theater knowing it was going to be good, but was blown away at the very serious story under the cute Disney/Pixar mask, as well as the depth of the story and characters, although it was a very predictable Disney-esque movie.
The characters were very well-developed, and I found myself able to relate to them--I could practically write a book about the characters after only an hour-and-a-half movie. The villains were also very real, but I also noted that Syndrome had a striking resemblance to Freakazoid, a character from a favorite television show of mine (although it is no longer airing in the States). He was really, truly villainous, and I found myself genuinely afraid of this rather disturbed character. I would rather not meet him on the street.
I also must say that computer animation has come a very long way since
Toy Story in 1994. Where Toy Story was a breakthrough movie of its day, The Incredibles has really set the standards for all computer animation up till now. I found the characters in The Incredibles to be even more realistic-looking than even Shrek or Shrek 2, which were both very impressive as well. The humor in the movie was also very funny and well-played. As a teenager watching a lot of Disney movies again, it was not hard to find adult jokes that I know kids wouldn't get--but there was plenty of fun to be had for everyone--There were several instances where everyone in the theater was laughing, including me! The character's voices were also thought out very well. I could really see the characters having the voices they did. Being the voice-over nazi I am (I am a huge anime buff), I was VERY impressed with the job done by all of the voice actors, and none of them were well-known!
I also found a close resemblance to Freakazoid in Syndrome's voice and The Incredibles costumes (Freakazoid had F! on his chest, the Incredibles had an i), but maybe I'm reading into it too deeply. The little neighbor boy, who appeared three times, I found very amusing. I know kids like that down my street.
Highly recommended (by a teen!), and adults will like it as much as kids did, I am sure.
I give this a 9 out of 10, and I would see it again!