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[Flynn]

It's early, but already Pixar's not totally bulletproof at 89% fresh.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/incredibles/?bc=78

The only spoiler in the "Cream of the Crop" column so far is a turned-up nose from The Village Voice.

 

[Dan]

Okay... I'm going to call shenanigans on SPLICEDwire's review. They got the daughter's super power wrong. Shit, it's revealed in the trailers. Besides, everything else in the review has either been mentioned in earlier reviews or can be found in the trailers. Furthermore, the review is hardly negative, or at least doesn't support such a conclusion.

Not that I care, I'm catching ASAP on Friday. I absolutely cannot wait to see this, Pixar's new short Boundin' (which I saw a chunk of over 1.5 years ago and enjoyed), the Cars teaser and of course, the teaser for Revenge of the Sith.

 

[Memles]

Please note: The Village Voice review is being considered Rotten by Rotten Tomatoes...but Metacritic has the ratingless review at a 7/10, which would technically make it fresh. Still...the biggest complaint so far is that the film has too much action.

Too...much...action...

 

[bishoptl]

Well, I saw The Incredibles last Saturday thanks to the THQ/Pixar connection. I thought the storyline was very well done, if somewhat dark. How they got a G rating with all the gunplay is beyond me.

Cars, on the other hand, didn't hold my interest in the least.

 

[Flynn]

Please note: The Village Voice review is being considered Rotten by Rotten Tomatoes...but Metacritic has the ratingless review at a 7/10, which would technically make it fresh. Still...the biggest complaint so far is that the film has too much action.

Too...much...action...

There's no such thing.

Like who ever heard of a Ninja overdose? IT. JUST. DOESN'T. HAPPEN.

 

[Dan]

And that little kids might be scared, which reeks of the film not being critiqued for itself but rather on how it delivers to the same exact audience that responded so well to Toy Story. This movie's rated PG folks, deal with it.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

too much action?

 

[AeroGod]

There's no such thing.

Like who ever heard of a Ninja overdose? IT. JUST. DOESN'T. HAPPEN.

Too many ninjas spoil the soup

 

[Goreomedy]

Well, I saw The Incredibles last Saturday thanks to the THQ/Pixar connection. I thought the storyline was very well done, if somewhat dark. How they got a G rating with all the gunplay is beyond me.

That's why it's PG.

 

[Dan]

Bishoptl - It didn't get a G... The Incredibles is rated PG.

Unless you're in another country...

 

[AeroGod]

Bishoptl - It didn't get a G... The Incredibles is rated PG.

Unless you're in another country...

..and he is... so. Mwahahahha.

 

[Dan]

Bah, we shouldn't be expected to know where everyone's from. That's why there's a damned location bar in people's profiles.

 

[Memles]

This is the first 'PG' rated film from Pixar...many reviewers even say that this will be the most interesting Pixar film to adults. But, if you're looking for saccharine, sweet animals and fart jokes (I'm looking at you, no more than average on second viewing Shrek 2), stay clear of this one.

..and he is... so. Mwahahahha.

And it's still rated PG in Canada...so Muahahahaha.

 

[bishoptl]

Yup - the older folks will definitely identify more with this flick than Pixar's previous kiddy fare. The theater was PACKED with kids and more than couple started crying when

Spoiler

the giant robot ball with legs rose up out of the lava with a thunderous roar, or when Mrs Incredible and the Incredi-kids got blown out of the sky by a missile.

I liked it a lot.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

I want to see this on a very large screen... but I sure hate watching movies with a bunch of kids yapping

 

[Goreomedy]

Okay... I'm going to call shenanigans on SPLICEDwire's review. They got the daughter's super power wrong. Shit, it's revealed in the trailers.

No, they didn't.

Spoiler

She has the powers of invisibility AND creating force fields

.

 

[Dan]

Bah, shenanigans I say! Shenanigans!

Oh well.

 

[borghe]

I want to see this on a very large screen... but I sure hate watching movies with a bunch of kids yapping

our local monopoly chain has a 75' screen in the area!!

BOOYAH I SAY! BOOYAH!!

actually I can't call them a monopoly. they are the only surviving chain because they were and are by far the best theaters I have ever been in. though at $8.75 a ticket they better fucking be.

anyway, I got my tickets for the 7pm show friday night.... god I can't wait.

as for rotten tomatoes, just wait until friday hits. I guarantee this will hit better than Bug's Life and that is 91%.

and yes, shrek 2 was no better than average. I laughed hard but when I left I felt kind of empty.

edit - as for seeing movies with kids, the best theater going experience I have ever had was Chicken Run on a Saturday matinee. The kid ratio must have been 6 kids to every one adult.. and you don't know theater magic until you see 200+ kids utterly mesmerized by what's going on on screen and simultaneous claaping and cheering at every great part in the movie. man.. that is what movies are all about. I would have paid a million dollars to have been one of those tykes.

 

[Flynn]

I would have paid a million dollars to have been one of those tykes.

I sat pretty close to some cool kids at a Japanese language Spirited Away screening -- seeing them there experiencing that magic reminded me why I love movies so much.

 

[FortNinety]

The only spoiler in the "Cream of the Crop" column so far is a turned-up nose from The Village Voice.

Anyone familiar with the Voice know that their film reviews (hell all their writing actually) is complete shit.

 

[Goreomedy]

I just moviephoned my tickets.

I'll be seeing it Friday at the local Cine Capri. A 600-seat auditorium, with a 70-foot-high screen and a 150 speaker sound system. It resembles old-fashioned grand movie houses: the red carpet, elaborate gold curtains, cushy red-velvet chairs. Best of all, there's a daycare on-site, so that could cut into the number of little kids in the theatre.

Harkins rocks.

 

[Flynn]

Anyone familiar with the Voice know that their film reviews (hell all their writing actually) is complete shit.

\

Funny that you say that. I was in Manhattan a couple of months ago and was surprised at how much better my town's LA Weekly was in writing, criticism and pretty much everything else department.

 

[FreakyFink]

I was lucky enough to see The Incredibles two weeks ago at Pixar in their Digital Projection Theater (1 of 5 DPs in California). Brad Bird spoke for a little bit contrasting his horrible experience with Iron Giant @ Warner Bros. with his great experience @ Pixar, albeit a long, 4-year moviemaking process.

It is a fun flick as expected. Movie looked wonderful at its full 2K digital resolution. I was pleased with the voicework except Jason Lee made for a weak villian,

Spoiler

mind you he isn't a "super-villian", but rather a brat that constructs superpowers

, and Sam Jackson didn't lend his voice to anything above and beyond a stereotypical black man's character.

I found the pacing to be a little slower than Pixar's last two. I was disappointed that Pixar wasn't a little more creative with the superpowers (and superheroes). Hopefully the DVD will include more snippets of superhero dunces that is very, very briefly shown; certainly the humor highlight of the film.

Worth the price of admission, but the bottomline is Finding Nemo or Monster's Inc. > The Incredibles.

 

[Memles]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6364338/site/newsweek/

That review is pure, unadulterated bullshit. Brad Bird is not Apex, damnit.

 

[Substance]

Another top-quality Pixar effort it seems. I have high hopes for 'The Incredibles' and the constant flow of positive and credible reviews (91% now) only justifies them.

 

[belgurdo]

Does the Incredibles do anything new, or is it just the same "rescue somebody and learn something about yourself" plotline that they've been using since Toy Story?

 

[ManaByte]

This isn't a Pixar movie. It's a BRAD BIRD movie. Thus it's the best animated movie until the next Brad Bird movie.

 

[FortNinety]

This isn't a Pixar movie. It's a BRAD BIRD movie. Thus it's the best animated movie until the next Brad Bird movie.

This man speaks the truth. Who else wants a full-length Family Dog film?

 

[Substance]

Could someone explain the legend of Brad Bird? I noticed his name as an executive producer in the Simpsons one time.

And everybody knows Pixar is quality, Brad Bird or no Brad Bird. Their only slight effort would be 'A Bug's Life'.

 

[Jim Bowie]

Too many ninjas make a soup that kicks ass!!!!!!11one

Fixed.

 

[Fresh Prince]

Does the Incredibles do anything new, or is it just the same "rescue somebody and learn something about yourself" plotline that they've been using since Toy Story?

Yes why does nobody else realise this?

 

[Timbuktu]

Could someone explain the legend of Brad Bird? I noticed his name as an executive producer in the Simpsons one time.

And everybody knows Pixar is quality, Brad Bird or no Brad Bird. Their only slight effort would be 'A Bug's Life'.

Apart from Simpsons, I think it's 'The Iron Giant' that made his name. A brilliant film that got shit marketing from Warner, flopped in box-office and became a cult favorite. Warner's gonna ride on the Incredibles wave and release a special DVD set for Iron Giant soon, so it's a good time to check it out.

And yeah, it's strange how A Bug's Life is always seen as the weakest link in Pixar's portfolio, but in retrospect it was the only one (before The Incredibles) that didn't follow the buddy-buddy fomula.

 

[Prospero]

I first remember noticing Brad Bird after he directed the episode of The Simpsons that has the first appearance of Sideshow Bob ("Krusty Gets Busted": end of season two, right? Or season one?) The animation looks crude compared to the expensively-produced episodes of later seasons, but stylistically it's still one of the most imaginative Simpsons episodes ever.

 

[Memles]

Brad Bird had a big hand in the development of the Simpsons; early on, he was basically an executive consultant, consistently there to direct a few episodes and also telling people, you know, what to do. Go Brad Bird.

 

[megateto]

Cars, on the other hand, didn't hold my interest in the least.

Is Cars being screened?

Isn't it supposed to be premiered next year?

 

[FortNinety]

Brad Bird is easily one of the greatest forces behind animation today.

 

[Memles]

Is Cars being screened?

Isn't it supposed to be premiered next year?

He means the teaser.

 

[megateto]

Thanks there¡

 

[levious]

if a TEASER can't even hold your interest then there is no hope for the movie itself.

 

[Agent Dormer]

I know that StrikerObi, Meier and myself all plan on seeing it tomorrow. Screw the Village Voice and Splicednoonehasheardofyouwire.

 

[Flynn]

And yeah, it's strange how A Bug's Life is always seen as the weakest link in Pixar's portfolio, but in retrospect it was the only one (before The Incredibles) that didn't follow the buddy-buddy fomula.

Yeah, it's the Seven Samurai!

 

[Memles]

Biggest Criticisms of the Film (From Reviews):

- Unoriginal
- Climax is too loud and actiony
- "Pixar is better than superheroes" aka "It's not talking aminals"

There's 4 Rotten at Rotten Tomatoes now...Metacritic is floating at an average of 88%, even with some 80s and a couple of 70s...but nothing below that, so all looks well. Currently, still the best reviewed wide release of the year, although I'm thinking that may change.