wow....just...WOW

Rating: 10/10 (14 November 2004)

OK, now I really didn't know what to expect from 'The Incredibles' as I didn't really see much of trailers and such. I assumed it was a typical superhero flick, and boy was I wrong.
The story is about a retired superhero (Bob Parr/Mr. Incredible) who is always trying to relive his former glory. But to his avail he is stuck at a wishy washy job living in the suberbs. But everything changes after he is contacted by the mysterious Mirage who, by offering him a chance to be the superhero once more, takes him to an island to defeat a killer robot. His wife (Helen Parr/Elasticgirl) starts becoming suspecious and attempts to locate her husband which causes him to be captured.
Realizing her husband is in great danger she leaves her two kids (Violet and 'Dash') home to go save him. The story then continues onward as the kids sneak aboard. I'm not going to say anymore about the story so I don't give it away. But this is a truly great movie, not just because of the main story line, but also because of the underlying story. The story of how a family is starting to fall apart, but grows stronger through helping each other. The movie is also pretty dark and mature, some scenes were a big step from Pixar. And while some scenes were humorous, the movie was actually much more of a drama that you know weren't made for the tykes.
Another thing that sets this film apart from other movie is the detailed animation. You can tell that Pixar poured their hearts and soul in making this movie, it is simply a great looking movie. The settings feel and act like the mid-60's while some elements have a not-to-distant feel to it.
All in all this will be a smash hit in theaters and will definitely be on my top buy list for my DVD collection.
5 stars outta 5