Recently bought the Incredibles for the kids, and as a super hero fan of old thoroughly enjoyed it myself. In fact I waited til everyone was in bed and then watched it by myself with a bit of peace and quiet!
However I was amazed at how closely the storyline follows that of Watchmen! Weird.
The funny thing is, it's not really a kids' film. My kids didn't enjoy it at all - most of the humour went right over their heads and of course they didn't "get" any of the references to super-heroes, James Bond etc.
whats there nothing to like you have a dad who's not strong enough to save his family, a mother streached at every turn.
a son who just wants to win a race even though he can't walk on water. and a daughter who just wants to be noticed and not invisable.
if you take nothing from this movie, take this if you ever want to be a super hero, don't ware a cape.
I'm a big Pixar fan, they really do put so much work into their stories, not just the animation. I've been asked before to name my favourite Pixar feature, but I simply can't.
That being said, my favourite Pixar short is easily the one that was screened ahead of (and included on the DVD of) Wall-E.
I love the scene where Bob and Helen are arguing about which route to take on the freeway. Such attention to detail.
Loved it!
I am a big kid at heart though, one of my favourite scenes of recent years is from Dreamworks' "Over the Hedge". When the chipmunk drinks the energy drink and the world stops I was crying with laughter.
"The most important thing is not to stop questioning."
Almost the exact same joke was used in Hoodwinked, which is an excellent film. Most Pixar films are kids' stories with a few adult references in there. Hoodwinked is an adult film pretending to be a cartoon.