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List Price: $29.99 | | Label: Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Salesrank: 4047
Released: March 15, 2005 |
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MPAA Rating: G (General Audience)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
From the Academy Award(R) winning creators of FINDING NEMO (2003 Best Animated Feature Film) comes the action-packed animated adventure about the mundane and incredible lives of a house full of superheroes. Bob Parr and his wife Helen used to be among the world's greatest crime fighters, saving lives and battling evil on a daily basis. Fifteen years later, they have been forced to adopt civilian identities and retreat to the suburbs where they live "normal" lives with their three kids, Violet, Dash, and Jack-Jack. Itching to get back into action, Bob gets his chance when a mysterious communication summons him to a remote island for a top secret assignment. He soon discovers that it will take a super family effort to rescue the world from total destruction. Exploding with fun and featuring an all-new animated short film, this spectacular 2-disc collector's edition DVD is high-flying entertainment for everyone
Description of The Incredibles (Full Screen 2-Disc Collector's Edition):
After creating the last great traditionally animated film of the 20th century, The Iron Giant, filmmaker Brad Bird joined top-drawer studio Pixar to create this exciting, completely entertaining computer-animated film. Bird gives us a family of "supers," a brood of five with special powers desperately trying to fit in with the 9-to-5 suburban lifestyle. Of course, in a more innocent world, Bob and Helen Parr were superheroes, Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl. But blasted lawsuits and public disapproval forced them and other supers to go incognito, making it even tougher for their school-age kids, the shy Violet and the aptly named Dash. When a stranger named Mirage (voiced by Elizabeth Pena) secretly recruits Bob for a potential mission, the old glory days spin in his head, even if his body is a bit too plump for his old super suit.
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Bird has his cake and eats it, too. He and the Pixar wizards send up superhero and James Bond movies while delivering a thrilling, supercool action movie that rivals Spider-Man 2 for 2004's best onscreen thrills. While it's just as funny as the previous Pixar films, The Incredibles has a far wider-ranging emotional palette (it's Pixar's first PG film). Bird takes several jabs, including some juicy commentary on domestic life ("It's not graduation, he's moving from the fourth to fifth grade!").
The animated Parrs look and act a bit like the actors portraying them, Craig T. Nelson and Holly Hunter. Samuel L. Jackson and Jason Lee also have a grand old time as, respectively, superhero Frozone and bad guy Syndrome. Nearly stealing the show is Bird himself, voicing the eccentric designer of superhero outfits ("No capes!"), Edna Mode.
Nominated for four Oscars, The Incredibles won for Best Animated Film and, in an unprecedented win for non-live-action films, Sound Editing.
The Presentation
This two-disc set is (shall we say it?), incredible. The digital-to-digital transfer pops off the screen and the 5.1 Dolby sound will knock the socks off most systems. But like any superhero, it has an Achilles heel. This marks the first Pixar release that doesn't include both the widescreen and full-screen versions in the same DVD set, which was a great bargaining chip for those cinephiles who still want a full-frame presentation for other family members. With a 2.39:1 widescreen ratio (that's big black bars, folks, à la Dr. Zhivago), a few more viewers may decide to go with the full-frame presentation. Fortunately, Pixar reformats their full-frame presentation so the action remains in frame.
The Extras
The most-repeated segments will be the two animated shorts. Newly created for this DVD is the hilarious "Jack-Jack Attack," filling the gap in the film during which the Parr baby is left with the talkative babysitter, Kari. "Boundin'," which played in front of the film theatrically, was created by Pixar character designer Bud Luckey. This easygoing take on a dancing sheep gets better with multiple viewings (be sure to watch the featurette on the short).
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Brad Bird still sounds like a bit of an outsider in his commentary track, recorded before the movie opened. Pixar captain John Lasseter brought him in to shake things up, to make sure the wildly successful studio would not get complacent. And while Bird is certainly likable, he does not exude Lasseter's teddy-bear persona. As one animator states, "He's like strong coffee; I happen to like strong coffee." Besides a resilient stance to be the best, Bird threw in an amazing number of challenges, most of which go unnoticed unless you delve into the 70 minutes of making-of features plus two commentary tracks (Bird with producer John Walker, the other from a dozen animators). We hear about the numerous sets, why you go to "the Spaniards" if you're dealing with animation physics, costume problems (there's a reason why previous Pixar films dealt with single- or uncostumed characters), and horror stories about all that animated hair. Bird's commentary throws out too many names of the! ! animators even after he warns himself not to do so, but it's a lively enough time. The animator commentary is of greatest interest to those interested in the occupation.
There is a 30-minute segment on deleted scenes with temporary vocals and crude drawings, including a new opening (thankfully dropped). The "secret files" contain a "lost" animated short from the superheroes' glory days. This fake cartoon (Frozone and Mr. Incredible are teamed with a pink bunny) wears thin, but play it with the commentary track by the two superheroes and it's another sharp comedy sketch. There are also NSA "files" on the other superheroes alluded to in the film with dossiers and curiously fun sound bits. "Vowellet" is the only footage about the well-known cast (there aren't even any obligatory shots of the cast recording their lines). Author/cast member Sarah Vowell (NPR's This American Life) talks about her first foray into movie voice-overs--daughter Violet--and the unlikelihood of her being a superhero. The feature is unlike anything we've seen on a Disney or Pixar DVD extra, but who else would consider Abe Lincoln an action figure? --Doug Thomas
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The Incredibles (Full Screen 2-Disc Collector's Edition) Reviews:
THIS MOVIE ROCKS! 
2009-12-09 - I ORDERED THIS MOVIE USED BECAUSE I WANTED TO SAVE MONEY BUT WHILE WAITING TO ARRIVE I WAS REALLY WORRIED IT WOULD SKIP BUT IT IS IN PERFECT CONDITION !
very good service. 
2009-12-08 - bought the dvd it came on time but was scratched. I let the seller know and he replaced it right away with no problems. Everything worked out and i would recommend this seller.
Great movie for the family.
2009-12-03 - If you haven't seen this movie yet, I'm surprised. However, get it if you haven't. It's "fun for the whole family" with this one.
Great fun!
2009-11-29 - A family of super heroes, lots of laughs, action, adventure. Great for every one! Makes a great family movie for movie night.
Clever -
2009-11-29 - This is a 2004 computer animated film produced by Pixar and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures.
I was more than delighted with this movie. It is a movie that all ages will find incredibly entertaining! It has a terrific story filled with comedy and thrills to keep everyone happy and engaged. The animated characters are unique, smart and fun to watch. Pixar does an over-the-top job (as usual) with animation and design backgrounds.
The movie starts with the marriage of the Parr's. Because of rescue gone wrong and lawsuits, the government orders the Parr's to establish new identities and live a normal life as an average family in the suburbs. The Incredibles are the Parr Family- Bob, Helen, Dash, Violet and baby Jack-Jack. Each have their own unique incredible super powers. Bob Parr, who was "Mr. Incredible" misses his former super hero life and works at night with a former super hero friend, Lucias Best - known as "Frozone". They sneak off at night to fight petty crimes.
A mysterious woman, "Mirage" contacts Bob to offer him a job as Mr. Incredible to stop a rogue robot "Onmidroid 9000" on a distant island for a large amount of money. Bob has lost his boring insurance job and not told Helen, his wife, so agrees to the deal. He has to get back in shape and get a new super hero costume. The costume designer, Edna, is a hoot. One of the well-developed wacky characters that you immediately smile at. Bob goes to the Island and is able to stop the first Onmidroid 9000. He is paid a handsome sum of money and returns home to buy new cars, and presents for his family. He is soon asked to return to the island for another job.
Helen becomes suspicious of Bob's activities. She sees a suit repair and knows that he has visited Edna, a top notch designer. When talking to Edna she finds that Edna not only created Bob's new suit, she has created a new suit for each member of the Parr family. Each has a homing device. Helen uses this to find Bob's location and, as a licensed pilot, gets a jet to find Bob. Dash (the speedy son) and Violet (able to be invisible) stow away on the plane. They crash near the island and Helen uses her stretch super power and Dash's speed to land on the island.
Syndrome is the evil one - he has always wanted to get even with Bob from his hero days. He is on the island with his assistant, Mirage. He wants to get even with Bob from past slights. Bob is captured by Syndrome with Mirage's help and is angry to find out through their security devices that his famiy is on the island and at risk. From here there are many close escapes and adventures as a family. Mirage turns on her boss, Syndrome, and helps the Parrs to escape and catch up with the Omnidroid heading for Metroville. It is damaging the city with its ability to learn and fight opponents. Assisted by Frozone the Parrs get the remote control and destroy the Omnidorid.
When they return home, Syndrome has discovered the Parr's identity. He is attempting kidnap the baby, Jack-Jack, and raise him to become his sidekick. As Syndrom leaves to get on his jet, Jack-Jack realizes he can shape himself in a number of bizarre forms that cause Syndrome to drop him. Bob throws Helen into the air to catch Jack-Jack - then throws his car at Syndromes jet, whcih causes Syndromes cape to get caught in one of his jet engines, dragging him to death.
The Parrs' resume their normal life. Then the city is threatened by a new villain called "The Underminer"... Does this mean a sequel?
Anyway, an excellent movie in all categories.
