The Incredibles (Two-Disc Collector's Edition) | Maeve Andrews, Michael Bird (IV)

The Incredibles (Two-Disc Collector's Edition) | Maeve Andrews, Michael Bird (IV) | Great family movie - kids and adults alike

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	The Incredibles (Two-Disc Collector's Edition) Maeve Andrews, Michael Bird (IV) Walt Disney Home Entertainment, 2005 average customer review:based on 551 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

A Standard-Setter among Animated Films

Brad Bird's "The Incredibles" is, I think, the best film ever produced by Pixar, and ranks tight up there with the greatest animated films ever produced or distributed by Pixar's partner, Disney. It is a standard by which all other past, present and future animated films will be measured.

Not only is it superb in terms of its technical quality, but the story it tells is rich, compelling, and interesting: a real heartwarming tale about the challenges, importance and dynamics of being in a family, wrapped up in an action packed superhero story that is - lets face it - really fun to watch! It is a story filled with humor that children and their parents will appreciate on many different levels, with life lessons clearly being taught, but presented in a way that is not too pushy, and which the almost nonstop action is not allowed to obscure.

I could go on and fill in the story's details, as many of my predecessors have done here (in other reviews), but I think all that really needs to be said is that if you're looking for a modern CGI-based animated film that the whole family will love, and which works as well as (or better than) even the greatest of the classic animated Disney films, this is it.

Much of the Bonus DVD material is fun, even hilarious, and gives valuable insight into the film's storyline and themes, as well as making it clear how much care was put into its production. Even so, I was a little bit disappointed in a couple of spots: being left with a feeling of "isn't there more?" It also seems that some of the bonus material was put there just to fill space, included without the care and careful consideration that went into the movie itself.

One disappointment was Brad Bird's comment in one interview, where he discusses the scene where Mr. Incredible sneaks onto the grounds of Syndrome's secret Island base at night, then conks a guard with a well thrown coconut. When first conceived, the CGI artist who did the scene initially presented it in several alternative versions. Mr. Bird says all of the alternatives were wonderful, creative, and funny, and that he hoped they would be included as extra material when the DVD came out. Those alternatives are missing from the bonus DVD, which leaves me a little miffed, but not enough to reconsider the 5 star rating I'm giving this DVD - since I'd give it a 5 star rating even if the bonus material were not present!

All in all, a wonderful movie, with a companion DVD that, despite some minor disappointments, really helped me appreciate the film even more than I did to begin with!

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Great family movie - kids and adults alike

This is our second copy of The Incredibles. Our first was lent to a friend and damaged and my children couldn't survive without a new copy. We have all the children's movies you can imagine - and this one is a favorite every time. Even my husband and I enjoy watching this one!!

kid at heart

my nephew got me to watch this movie about a year ago and i loved it.thanks for the great service.

The Incredibles are awesome.

The Incredibles is the best kid's movie ever. My boys watch it every day and it is such a great movie that I don't mind.

DVD Release has different ending than the cinema version

It is unfortunately that Pixar changed the ending of the movie to a more scarier version for the DVD release. We found that it's too dark and zany to watch with very young kids and the new ending spoils the experience for them. I don't understand that they didn't at least include the original ending as well so that you could choose which version to watch.

Still the best Pixar movie. I hope they release a HD version which also has the original ending as an option.

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