In the city of Municiberg, there lives a group of superheros dedicated to protecting the city from anyone who would want to harm the citizens or do wrongs to the city. One such superhero is the great Mr. Incredible.
Mr. Incredible (Craig T. Nelson), however, is not liked by all. He is taken to court after saving a man from killing himself, and subsequently giving the man a broken neck. Mr. Incredible also saves a train full of people from crashing, yet instead injures a dozen people and is likewise again sued.
Because of this, the superheros of the city are forced to retire and "integrate" into society, to live life as normal people.
Fifteen years later, Mr. Incredible (now known as Bob Parr), is retired with his wife Helen Parr (AKA Elastigirl, Holly Hunter), and their three children Violet (Sarah Vowell, who can create force fields), Dash (Spencer Fox, who can run fast) and baby Jack Jack.
One day, Bob, mysteriously contacted by someone named Mirage, is asked to help stop an uncontrolable computer machine. Donning his superhero tights once again, he jumps into action. Little does he know, However, that he's not going to save the world, but rather himself. And if he's not carefull, his family might just have to save him...
Hands down, Pixar has done it again. The Incredibles is much better than Shrek 2, and Shark Tale, all of which are up for the Best Animated Feature Academy Award.
The Incredibles and Shrek 2 both have great animation, this is true. Where as Shrek 2 used old characters and created a great new story to back them up, while also introducing new characters, The Incredibles was a totally original story, like almost all of Pixar's movies. (Yes, Toy Story 2 is the exception, but they did a great job on it.)
The Incredibles is a rip off of the Fantastic Four. You've got the stretchy guy (Mr. Fantastic/Elastigirl); the strong guy (The Thing/Mr. Incredible); The invisible girl (Invisible Woman/Violet Parr) and the speedy guy (Human Torch/Dash Parr). (Yah I know... the last one isn't really a match, but they both move very fast.) Frozone (Ice man of the X-Men). Even the name is a ripoff: Incredible/Fantastic... you can see it, right?
Now, i'm not saying there is anything wrong with this ripoff... in fact there is nothing wrong with it. I was simply pointing this out. The Incredibles is, after all, a spoof of super hero movies, and I loved it!
Plot: 
The film is a spoof on superhero films and does a very good job of spoofing, indeed. The script is very well written and incriedibly deserving (no pun intended) of the Best Original Screenplay Oscar nomination it received.
While this film doesn't have the feel of a grand fable (yarn?) that was Pixar's previous film, Finding Nemo, it is just about as good as Finding Nemo.
Animation: 
Pixar used some new techniques in creating The Incredibles that they never used before. The eyes of the characters were one part of the animation that looked very well done. They look so sincere and belivable, especially on Violet.
One thing that bothered me, however, was the way in which Elastigirl was animated; specifically her mouth. Holly Hunter has a very unique way of talking, much like Gillian Anderson (from the X-Files). Her mouth movements do not seem to match Holly Hunter's voice, and sometimes, it's fairly noticable.
Sound:
As with every Pixar film, sound effects are made by recording everyday objects and combining them with other objects. George Lucas does the same thing with his Star Wars films, as well.
The score of the film is terrific; it fits the picture to a T. Pixar always has a great score with it's films.
The voice acting is superb once again. Pixar knows how to pick the right actors for the right parts. However, Holly Hunter's voice seemed wrong for the part of Elastigirl. Her mouth never seemed to matchup to the movements (see sound, above) and was fairly noticable. Only a minor blemish, though.
Character Development:
One thing about Pixar films is that they know how two write. In that, they know how to develop characters, minor and major. They have done a fantastic job in developing the personalities of the whole Parr family, and wrap up the story nicely at the end.
Atmosphere:
Weather this film is rated G or PG, it is still a fun film for all ages, and all ages will like it.
Realism: 
One thing (well, other than the mouth thing [see sound/animation above]) that bothered me was that Syndrome's assistant, Mirage, feels nothing for helping him kill all of those superhero's, yet all of a sudden she helps Mr. Incredible escape?
How Disney is the movie?
This is the kind of film Walt Disney would have loved: A great animated film with a great story with likeable characters. Walt would have been proud!
Warren’s Rating:
Movies it was nominated with for Best Animated Feature:
Shrek 2; Shark Tale
9.29/10 Is the movie worth your time to watch?
26-01-05
