The best pixar, yet.

Rating: 9/10 (8 November 2004)

I spoke to my brother on the phone two days ago. He had seen it, two time zones away, at the same time we did. I spoke to three other people at work and they had seen it, as well, within a couple of hours of us. I don't know what people are looking for when they are ho-hum about this movie. The characters were developed along the lines such characters would naturally develop along, namely, they are forced into hiding by the government. The man is lost in his new "job". The mom wants nothing but a total lack of notoriety, the boy is full of testosterone because he has these secret powers he can't hold back but he'd better or he will be grounded for a month mister. And the daughter is lacking in the confidence she needs to even comb her hair away from her face, let alone use her powers.
The facial expressions are typical pixar: completely realistic for a cartoon. We love Bugs Bunny because he does the things we would do, given the situation. He says the things we wish we'd thought of. The Incredibles do the same things WE would do if we had superpowers. And we all wish we had superpowers.
I will not spoil the movie, but my two favorite lines, among many are "Oh!" and "Wicked!" Go see this movie. Twice. And then buy the DVD when it comes out. You will run a little faster, lift cars a little easier, stretch out a little further, and become invisible a little better.