The Incredibles (2004)

Director:

Brad Bird

Writer:

Brad Bird (written by)

Release Date:

5 November 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Do hero, ek awaaz!! (Hindi-language version)

Plot:

A family of undercover superheroes, while trying to live the quiet suburban life, are forced into action to save the world.

Plot Keywords:

Explosion | Sidekick | Trap | Tommy Gun | Frozen Person

Awards:

Won 2 Oscars. Another 39 wins & 31 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. May 18	7:00 PM	FAM
Sun. May 18	9:30 PM	FAM

Cast

Craig T. Nelson	...	Bob Parr / Mr. Incredible (voice)
Holly Hunter	...	Helen Parr / Elastigirl (voice)
Samuel L. Jackson	...	Lucius Best / Frozone (voice)
Jason Lee	...	Buddy Pine / Syndrome (voice)
Dominique Louis	...	Bomb Voyage (voice)
Teddy Newton	...	Newsreel Narrator (voice)
Jean Sincere	...	Mrs. Hogenson (voice)
Eli Fucile	...	Jack Jack Parr (voice)
Maeve Andrews	...	Jack Jack Parr (voice)
Wallace Shawn	...	Gilbert Huph (voice)
Spencer Fox	...	Dashiell 'Dash' Parr (voice)
Lou Romano	...	Bernie Kropp (voice)
Wayne Canney	...	Principal (voice)
Sarah Vowell	...	Violet Parr (voice)
Michael Bird	...	Tony Rydinger (voice)

Also Known As:

The Fantastics (USA) (working title)
The Invincibles (USA) (working title)
Untitled Brad Bird Pixar Project (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for action violence.

Runtime:

115 min

Country:

USA

Language:

Spanish | English | French

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS-ES | Dolby Digital EX | SDDS

Certification:

Thailand:G | France:U | Malaysia:U | India:U | Iceland:L | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Brazil:Livre | Canada:G (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Québec) | Canada:PG (Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Chile:TE | Finland:K-7 | Germany:6 | Hong Kong:I | Ireland:PG | Japan:U | Netherlands:MG6 | New Zealand:PG | Peru:PT | Philippines:G | Portugal:M/6 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:All | Spain:T | Switzerland:10 (canton of Zurich) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Taiwan:GP | UK:U | USA:PG | Norway:7 | Greece:K

Company:

Walt Disney Pictures

Trivia:

In the original script, Syndrome only appeared in the opening scene. When the Pixar animators responded much more strongly to him than the main villain, he was moved to that role.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the jewelry store after saving the people from the fire, Frozone gets a drink of water by pulling the lever downward. While bringing the cup up to drink, the lever is still down, meaning there should be water still coming out of it.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Mr. Incredible: Is this on? I mean, can break through walls, I just can't... can't get this on...

Movie Connections:

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Wonderful, beautiful to watch, all in all, incredible.

WOW! What a movie. I can honestly say this is in my top ten movies of all time, how do Pixar continue to out do themselves at every movie release?

The Incredibles is a fantastic story, wonderfully scripted and with the most stunning animation you have ever seen, it provides a perfectly rounded story with plenty of action, laughs and (almost) tears.

Basically, this is a story of a man encountering a mid life crisis and leaping headlong into it without a care or a thought for his family, proving exceedingly selfish and failing to see the good in his life. Meanwhile the wife is left to try and look after the family. Really, that's the story. Now, what Pixar have done is drop in the idea that the parents are Superheroes, banned from being Super many years previously by the Government and the people, trying to live a normal life. Add to the mix that some of their children have inherited their own powers and that the Super villains are planning a comeback, and you have this wonderful movie.

I can't begin to convey how wonderful the animation is, it's perfect. I mean you'll always be looking at it knowing it's animation, but when the story takes you along you'll suddenly realize you're still watching animation. The subtle difference is that you forget, and there are parts (for instance when the father is cheering his son during the race) that you actually think it is real. The effects for water, fire (two of the hardest things to recreate in animation) and lava are wonderful to watch and caught me drawing a breath when I first saw them.

The characters and acting are wonderful, and you will find yourself caring about them as real people. At some points I could feel a big swallow coming up and a wavering adams apple, obviously due to the food earlier, nothing to do with the movie.

I often find that movies aren't paced well, that they either have too long or too short an introduction to the characters, or the events that lead up to the pivotal point of the movie are unbalanced against the climax, all sorts of combinations. Not here, this move is perfect and well balanced, the story takes you along just when you are ready, and there were no points where I wished we could move on, or something could happen quicker. My only frustration were at the kids, and this was only because they were behaving exactly as real kids would.

It was interesting to see the comparisons and links to other famous Superheroes through comic-lore. Definitely with nods to The Fantastic Four, Silver Surfer and huge nods to The Watchmen. My only concern is that there is so much similarity to The Watchmen that those who haven't read the graphic novel will be saying "That's the Incredibles movie" when Watchmen finally comes to fruition.

The short film showing before this was wonderful in itself, and had the audience laughing out loud loads. Excellent, and once again, outdoes every short that they've produced before. Boundin' was beautifully animated and wonderfully told. Guaranteed to bring a huge big smile to your face.

All in all I think this movie is perfect and truly incredible.