This movie sure would be an excellent film for kids...but not such a good film for adults. I'm sure some adults would disagree with me but yes, there are some funny parts in it...even for adults but unlike shrek and Nemo..most of the humour is targeted at a yourger audience and I think that's what lets it down.
Although they are super heroes, they're biggest challenge is dealing with every day problems and relationships just like the rest of us mere humans. Well developed characters, we almost immediately understand each and every one of them. Fun on every level. Another masterpiece. Own it.
Mr. Incredible: No matter how many times you save the world, it always manages to get back in jeopardy again. Sometimes I just want it to stay saved! You know, for a little bit? I feel like the maid; I just cleaned up this mess! Can we keep it clean for... for ten minutes!
Probably the best superhero movie that has no comic book origin. Writer/director Brad Bird has created a great and one of the best Pixar films to date.
It is a film about the world of superheroes, combining the fantastic with the mundane. We see the great things these characters can do, but we also see the other side to the life which adds both humor and drama, both working very effectively.
Lucius: [reminiscing] So now I'm in deep trouble. I mean, one more jolt of this death ray and I'm an epitaph. Somehow I manage to find cover and what does Baron von Ruthless do? Bob: [laughing] He starts monologuing. Lucius: He starts monologuing! He starts like, this prepared speech about how *feeble* I am compared to him, how *inevitable* my defeat is, how *the world* *will soon* *be his*, yadda yadda yadda. Bob: Yammering. Lucius: Yammering! I mean, the guy has me on a platter and he won't shut up!
Craig T. Nelson and Holly Hunter both breath life into the characters of Bob and Helen Parr, or Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl. Then, you also have Samuel L. Jackson and Jason Lee to make things even better.
The story is pitch perfect. One side shows the mundane family life of a superhero family force to quit their vigilantism. The other side resembles and pays homage to the structures of many classic superhero stories as well as a little bit of Bond, combining loads of action and excitement. It also helps that there is a layer of satire running on top throughout.
Helen: I think your father is in trouble. Violet: If you haven't noticed, Mom, we're not doin' so hot either.
Further adding to how this film shines is the retro 60s feel it is given in terms of a lot of the art direction and especially the music. Michael Giacinno's score combines great elements of old fashion pulp and Bond-style brassy themes, mixing with the rest of the style of the film.
Henchman: Every time they run, we take a shot!
This film also looks amazing. This is Pixar at a new peak. Being a movie filled with human characters, we see people, that although still given a comic treatment, look like they have real weight and balance in this world. Things like water and hair, and little details are extremely well-handled.
Helen: Of course I have a secret identity. Can you see me in this at the, at the supermarket? Come on! Who'd want to go shopping as Elastigirl, know what I mean?
This is also the most mature of the Pixar films to date. There is plenty of action-violence along with more family drama that comes with the suburban life depicted.
Very entertaining, always a joy to watch.
Old Man #1: Ya see that? That's the way to do it. That's old school. Old Man #2: Yeah. No school like the old school. Old Man #1: Right!
Brilliant film. Funny, exciting, dramatic... A load of good things about it, yada, yada, yada. Great vue on superheroes and bringing it down to earth, making the film funny.
This movie I was skeptical to see at first, But when I sat down to watch it, I couldn't turn away.
It has everything and the way they had the hero with a family and retired and all the other stuff was well told.
It's a shame a sequel has yet to be made.
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