Here is another gem from Disney Pixar, whose past releases include the award winning 'Finding Nemo', along with 'Monsters Inc', 'Toy story' and 'A bug's life'.

~Synopsis~
The Parr family are an average family in an average town living average lives ..actually that's a lie - well the first part anyway .because unbeknownst to the rest of the world, Bob Parr and his wife Helen -who now have three children named Violet, Dash and Jack, used to be the infamous Mr Incredible and Elastigirl, superheroes who fought crime on a daily basis - that is until things went awry for the 'supers' as they were known across the world, who became bombarded with lawsuits and were eventually forced into an 'ordinary life'.
But Bob is far from happy with the daily grind and is desperate to get back to the excitement of being a superhero. So when an ominous letter arrives for Bob one day, he wastes no time in squeezing himself (literally!) back into his superhero costume.
But little does he know that it's a trap which was set by a 'self-made' super, named 'Syndrome', formerly known as Buddy - who is out to get revenge for being
ridiculed when he was younger.
And soon the whole family of supers are joining forces to save Mr Incredible from Syndromes evil plan .but will they succeed?

~My Thoughts~
This is another fabulous creation from Pixar animation studios for Walt Disney pictures. We've come to expect the best from these guys, and that's because they always deliver the goods! Perfectly polished and brimming with humour, along with a great story and faultless animation, this film is another stunning creation from Pixar. And although I really like this film, it's not one of my favourites from Pixar, and I'm not quite sure why, I just didn't find it quite so memorable as the other films by the same creators, especially 'Finding Nemo' and 'Monsters Inc', but saying that it's still an awesome movie that I really enjoyed.
This is the sixth animated film by Pixar, the story was originally developed for Warner Bros, but after they shut down its animation division, Brad Bird moved to Pixar and took the story with him.
The film appeals to a wide audience, but in my opinion it's better for age 5 and over as it can drag a bit in some parts, and some of the humour is aimed at a slightly older age group. The DVD is also presented really well, it comes in a duel-ambary case with great artwork and a separate reflective card sleeve, that is the same picture as the front of the DVD, really nice to look at.
The special features on the disc are also fantastic and will keep you entertained for hours! A favourite of mine is 'Boundin', a short film about a sheep with a beautiful coat, who bounds along proudly until one day it gets sheared! Really funny! And 'Incrediblunders', I love the outtakes Pixar add at the end of the films, and so do my kids - they were in hysterics watching these! There are some really great extras to watch, which are both interesting and funny.

~Special features~
The first disc: Along with the film, there are also the filmmaker's audio commentaries.
The extras disc:
.Introduction - Brad Bird gives an introduction to the extras on the disc.
.Deleted scenes - Shows all the films deleted scenes and has intro's to them.
.Jack Jack attack - A Pixar animated short made especially for the release of The Incredibles, showing what happened when Kari was left baby-sitting Jack Jack, a really funny short film!
.The making of the Incredibles - A documentary about making the film, and features about 30 of the crew members.
.More making of the Incredibles - Another longer documentary about how the film was made.
.Incredi blunders - Fantastic! The outtakes of the film.
.Vowellet: an essay by Sarah Vowell - Which is a documentary about the life of Sarah Vowell, a writer who did the voice of Violet Parr.
.Character Interviews - The actors and actresses interview the characters.
.Theatrical trailer - The Incredibles film trailer.
.Mr Incredible and pals - A Mr Incredible cartoon spoofing cheesy superheroes from the 60's.
.Mr Incredible and pals with commentary.
.NSA files containing info about the supers.
.One to watch is a short film directed by Bud Luckey called 'Boundin', which is fantastic!
.'Boundin' - with commentary by Bud Luckey.
.Who is Bud Luckey? A four minute documentary about the making of Boundin.

~Trivia~
A cameo from Doc Hudson from another Pixar movie 'cars', can be seen parked on the left of the screen at 1.40:27 into the film, (although cars was released after the Incredibles - but the development of Cars was well under way at this point.)
The film won the Academy Award for 'Best animated feature' in 2005.

Voices by, Craig T Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell, Spencer Fox, Samuel L Jackson, Jason Lee and Brad Bird.
Directed by, Brad Bird.
Produced by, John Walker.
Released in 2004.
Run time 115 mins.

Excellent animation and story.Suitable for all genre.Especially children will like it more.Entire movie filled with humor and adventures. The main family characters are funny and they also doing adventures with their superpowers.Former fan of Mr.Bob turned to become villain and he makes evil things against the world and super heros.Finally The incredibles saves the world from Syndrome(villain).This short story is mixed with funny and adventurous journey.An animation lover must see this movie.

The Incredibles!

"The Incredibles" (2004) isn't your usual superhero/ villain situation. Unlike a comic book it grabs your attention with its fantastic animation. "The Incredibles" are regular family characters with humane features but simultaneously have superhero lives. We see similarities in their unique human personalities and well as supernatural powers. When Pixar took on the eccentric American, Brad Bird, they never knew that he would be filming 130 sets. Yet his great amount of effort has paid off into making this implausible and meticulous movie.

Mr. Incredible (Craig T. Nelson) and Elastigirl (Holly Hunter) are both superheroes who are forced into hiding by the government. Now the superheroes are living as normal people known as Bob Parr and Helen Parr. They are married and have three children called Violet (Sarah Vowell), Dashiell (Spencer Fox) and Jack-Jack (Eli Fucile) who all have super powers. Mr. Incredible gets a new mission secretly but he's not alone. The whole family known as "The Incredibles" is now on this mission to save the world from Syndrome (Jason Lee).

The quality of the media in this movie is what helps to keep it together. The film has a lot of situations where it would look ridiculous in live action. The Pixar animator Brad Bird feels that the animation is like "using a language and describing a thought". This has resulted in vast amounts of time and evaluating so that when you see an object on screen you are able to think and imagine how heavy those objects are in relation to how strong the characters are. The situation of trying to make Violet's hair realistic almost brought the whole movie down to its knees. Brad bird, has managed to take advantage of the medium and as he says "We can use every part of the buffalo".

As we progress through the movie numerous settings are used and the variety of environment is enormous. We could argue that although several dimensions of the camera set the scene, the detailed animation of these scenes are like a flick book being repeated over and over again. The individual powers of 'The Incredibles' are imaginative in every aspect which from one of the smallest ideas has evolved into a world wide animation production. The only superheroes living in the world are the ones with the powers.

The Incredibles - Bob (Robert) wishes for the days of glory when he used to be Mr. Incredible after he and the other superheroes were sued for what seemed to be good deeds gone wrong. In Bob's days of glory, he was hounded by his number one fan, Buddy (otherwise known as Incrediboy, then Syndrome, the main villain).

Bob and his wife Helen (Elastigirl) live the life of a normal family with three kids. Dash (has the power to run really fast) gets into trouble a lot. He only wants to show off his power, but is prohibited by his mother. The girl is Violet (turns invisible and can create forcefields), who is shy and wants to be normal and be with who seems to be a cute guy in school, but that isn't as important as the fact that she's shy and wishes to be normal. Then you have baby Jak Jak...I won't spoil that for you. Jak Jak isn't too involved with the movie until the very end.

Bob is offered his days of glory again by Mirage. He doesn't know that this is an evil scheme. After Bob gets captured by Syndrome, Helen and the kids have to save their husband and father while the baby terrorizes the very talkative babysitter.

If you want more detail of the plot, then I suggest you read the other review (very detailed and informative).

This is a very wild, hilarious, action-packed movie for the family and will be loved by everyone.

The Incredibles is undoubtedly Pixar's most "grown-up" movie to date. It is also perhaps their most "intellectual" movie. By which I don't mean that previous Pixar movies were somehow stupid, but rather that The Incredibles, despite being more action oriented, is more a movie for the brain and less a movie for the heart - particularly compared to Monsters Inc., and Nemo.

Opening with a quick sequence of interview cuts with the three main superheroes Elastigirl, Frozone, and, of course, Mr. Incredible himself The Incredibles thankfully avoids any kind of origin story for these people. No nuclear powered spiders or murdered parents here. These people just are super heroes. This is the time of super heroes at the height of their power and popularity. Mr. Incredible, otherwise known as Bob, saves kittens, foils robbers, and generally does good deeds - all at the same time, and all whilst on the way to his own wedding. Only an obsessed fan boy (literally) becomes a fly in the ointment. Mr. Incredible is at his prime, and he works alone.

Then everything in superherodom falls apart. People start suing the superheroes, the government picks up the tab, and the heroes are forced into an early retirement through a relocation scheme. Cut to some fifteen years later - no longer Mr Incredible, but now simply Bob, who works in insurance.

The movie takes its more serious turn here as it delves into the life of an unhappy Bob in full mid-life crisis mode. Bob longs for the old life. Out of shape and in a dead end job, he pines for action, for the adrenalin rush, for the glory days. Married now to Elastigirl - Helen - and with three kids, Bob seems set for a life of mediocrity and all around normality. Whilst his friend Frozone has settled into the quiet life without longing, Bob listens to police radio waiting for his chance to do some good.

The super-children themselves are not deeply drawn. Violet is the shy young girl who lacks confidence and just wants to be normal, whilst Dash is the bored little boy who aches to show off all that he is capable of and resents being held back. Jak jak, the baby, takes a back seat - obviously. After all, how much character development can one do with a baby? Yet Jak jak gets his own scene stealing moments and emerges as something of a character in his own right.

Bob's big break comes with the appearance of Mirage, a mysterious and beautiful young woman who offers him the chance of a return to the good old times. Bob seizes the opportunity with all he has, like a starving man grasping at a twinkie, and for a while all is well in Bob's world. Again he is the happy, powerful, virile Mr. Incredible.

Until he is captured by the movie's villain, Syndrome, on a Bond-esque island full of gadgetry and henchmen.

Helen and the kids set off to rescue their father. Along the way, of course, the usual stuff happens, the family overcome their respective character flaws and the world is saved.

This is not to dismiss the movie at this point, but merely to avoid any further plot details. Even though The Incredibles works best before the island rescue it still works extremely well through the family heroics and the action-packed climax. The imagery is wonderful, the action pieces well-designed and thoroughly entertaining, and even the sly satire and occasional homage are subtle and clever.

For something inevitably tagged "a kid's movie" there are dark times - such as the discovery of a hero's skeleton in the caves, - and there are adult quips - such as the drinking games of the henchmen. One scene in particular comes across on two unsettling levels: Bob's discovery of Syndrome's computer, and hence the villain's past actions, comes across as both horrifying and yet strangely Pokemon-like disconnected at the same time.

Yet I'm left with the feeling there should be something just a little more. Perhaps it's the well-trodden path the children go through, or perhaps it's the feeling that although The Incredibles does everything technically extremely well it actually breaks little new ground in terms of story or character. The children especially ooze cliche, and the outcome of every single character's arc is never in doubt for a moment.

Mostly, though not completely, The Incredibles is somewhat lacking of an emotional core. There are occasional breakthroughs here, particularly Bob's interaction with Helen, yet the movie does not fully engage. This is not so much a criticism, after all this is a superhero cartoon, not Lost in Translation, but where Pixar's films are invariably emotionally engaging to have one this slight is mildly disappointing.

Overall, The Incredibles offers an extremely entertaining time for children and adults alike, with enough smart moments and social commentary for those who want to see them. What it fails to offer is the emotional experience that Pixar movies are reknowned for.

8/10