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). And while Bird is certainly likable, he does not exude Lasseter's teddy-bear persona. Pixar captain John Lasseter brought him in to shake things up, to make sure the wildly successful studio would not get complacent.
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This easygoing take on a dancing sheep gets better with multiple viewings (be sure to watch the featurette on the short).īrad Bird still sounds like a bit of an outsider in his commentary track, recorded before the movie opened. "Boundin'," which played in front of the film theatrically, was created by Pixar character designer Bud Luckey. 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. The Extras The most-repeated segments will be the two animated shorts. Fortunately, Pixar reformats their full-frame presentation so the action remains in frame. Zhivago ), a few more viewers may decide to go with the full-frame presentation.
With a 2.39:1 widescreen ratio (that's big black bars, folks, à la Dr. 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. But like any superhero, it has an Achilles heel. The digital-to-digital transfer pops off the screen and the 5.1 Dolby sound will knock the socks off most systems. The Presentation This two-disc set is (shall we say it?), incredible. Nominated for four Oscars, The Incredibles won for Best Animated Film and, in an unprecedented win for non-live-action films, Sound Editing. Nearly stealing the show is Bird himself, voicing the eccentric designer of superhero outfits ("No capes!"), Edna Mode. Jackson and Jason Lee also have a grand old time as, respectively, superhero Frozone and bad guy Syndrome. The animated Parrs look and act a bit like the actors portraying them, Craig T. Bird takes several jabs, including some juicy commentary on domestic life ("It's not graduation, he's moving from the fourth to fifth grade!"). 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). He and the Pixar wizards send up superhero and James Bond movies while delivering a thrilling, supercool action movie that rivals Spider-Man 's best onscreen thrills. 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.īird has his cake and eats it, too. 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.
Of course, in a more innocent world, Bob and Helen Parr were superheroes, Mr. 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. Subtitles - English, English For The Hearing ImpairedĪfter 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.Widescreen 2.39:1 Anamorphic & Re-Framed Fullscreen 1.33:1.Mr Incredible And Pals - Vintage Cartoon.Deleted Scenes Including An Alternative Ending.Jack-Jack Attack - Brand New Short Film.Audio Commentary By Director Brad Bird And Producer.
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