The Incredibles
reviewed by Brian "the Naked Gun" Felts &
Benn "Where's the Humanity?" Farrell
The story revolves around Mr. Incredible, Bob Parr, voiced by Craig T. Nelson (TV's Coach) and
his attempt at trying to live a normal life, because super heroes have been outlawed. He is married to
Helen, Elastigirl, voiced by Holly Hunter (Thirteen) who is at home taking care of the
kids Dash, Violet, and Jack Jack.
The government has put all superhero's in hiding and
gave them real jobs. The problem for Mr. Incredible is, he is more concerned about helping people
than making money for his company. He then gets hired by a woman named Mirage, to help capture a robot
her company has lost control of on an island. It turns out the robot was made to destroy Mr.
Incredible by his child fanatic and now nemesis Buddy Pine, Syndrome, voiced by Jason Lee (Chasing Amy).
Mr. Incredible finds out Syndrome has killed off almost all superheroes except for himself, his wife and
their friend Frozone, Lucius Best, voiced by Samuel L. Jackson (Pulp Fiction).
The story is great, because it deals with the real life scenario of how a person fits in today's society
when he or she is different. The struggle Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl have with each other
and their environment is easily translated to the real world. There are also the underlining tones
of what money does to people and the evil corporations of the world. However, nothing is so out of whack, making
the comments unreal. This is amazing, considering we are talking about a cartoon movie.
The actors did a great job of interpreting characters' emotions and providing the right comedic
tone for the movie. I thought Jason Lee was perfect for the role of the nerdy villain. I also
was turned on by Holly Hunter's lisp given for Elastigirl.
Overall, I think this is one of the best movies of the year. The only thing I did not like was
the animated short movie before the regular feature, called "Bound." I thought it was a bad short,
and I hope it doesn't get nominated for an Academy Award®. However, it has nothing to do with the feature "The
Incredibles," so it's more of a small annoyance. Go see it. The movie is everything it is
cracked up to be.
Brian - the Naked Gun
As far as Pixar Studios' pictures go, I think "Finding Nemo" is still the best they've released
thusfar. However, "The Incredibles" is solid entertainment, along the same vein as "Monsters, Inc."
I feel the same as Brian. I like what the picture has to present socially in a subtle manner, which
makes the film rise above the average animated feature. However, as some point, the picture lets go of its
social statements and quickly becomes this awesome well-paced action movie.
Writer/director Brad Bird has a knack for drawing viewers in with strong character
development, which he also did masterfully in the animated feature "The Iron Giant" in 1999, not for Pixar.
I too was a little turned on by Holly Hunter's voice in this picture, but my favorite voice was
Jason Lee as Syndrome. Brian was right. He makes the perfect nerdy character sparkle.
My favorite sequence of the film was, as the city is being pummeled by Syndrome's walking weapon of mass
carnage, when Frozone was desperately looking for his superhero's uniform. He soon discovers his
wife has hidden it, jealous of the care he puts into his secret job and not in pleasing HER. Their
argument was precious.
I'm so amazed Pixar has yet to disappoint me since the release of "Toy Story" in 1995. Their
productions demonstrate a perfect blend of character and story. "The Incredibles" is no exception. Benn - Where's the Humanity?
I have seen this movie twice and loved it both times, yet I can not express exactly why I like it
so much. The movie is well written with a story that is real. This doesn't make any sense because
not only is this a cartoon movie, but it's a cartoon movie about super heroes. However, I feel this is
the best way to describe "The Incredibles," real.