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November 07, 2004
The Incredibles are it
I braved the crowds over the weekend to checkout the latest Pixar animated film, The Incredibles. It's been getting some rather rave reviews from the mainstream media outlets, which isn't all that surprising given the current run Pixar films enjoy on the box office. Beyond the manipulation of the main stream media, I've been an enormous fan of director Brad Bird's work since his release of The Iron Giant to the big screen. The Iron Giant paid attention to many little details so meticulously, like the print on the wallpaper or countertop, that it just helped to completely absorb you in the story without having to constantly remind you that it's set in 1957. As such I had high hopes for such things with the release of a new movie.
The Incredibles lives upto the hype you've been reading about. Worth every cent you pay. I was completely sold on the story, characters, and action throughout the way. The movie is more of a spoof on the James Bond style action films with over the top adventure sequences, a secret island base, and of course a super villain with a twisted sense of right. I won't say much more about the film other than certainly do go see it. Brad Bird, if you ever read this, thanks for another great film! I certainly hope that Pixar allows you to continue writing and directing movies for them.
One thing yet to be seen, in both of Bird's films, the ending leaves open the possibility of a sequel. Unfortunately there has never been one for the Iron Giant, and I doubt there ever will be. Could this change for the Incredibles? I also wonder how many people will catch one of the most important tribute/homages in the film. At one point in the film, two older men are shown on the screen in a close up discussing what just happened. These men are Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnson, two of the most famous Disney animators of yesteryear, and Bird has somehow incorporated them into each of his movies. A wonderful gesture and trademark if you ask me.
There were no "outtake" credits on this movie. One thing that did catch my attention in the credits though, rendering power donated by Intel corporation. It's surprising mainly because Steve Jobs runs both Apple and Pixar, I would have thought he'd try to bring in Apple based systems for the rendering.
Posted by Dan at November 7, 2004 07:31 PM