Saw it yesterday. It was very good.
The animated short before the film is stellar. It's called Bao.
I almost forgot about this! My theater screamed when she ate the dumpling lol
Saw it yesterday. It was very good.
The animated short before the film is stellar. It's called Bao.
Same it was a huge pop.I almost forgot about this! My theater screamed when she ate the dumpling lol
It's a spoiler thread
Yeah it was a bit too over the top at times and started to hurt my eyes (though by the time I was ready to turn away they were onto another scene)Was anyone else really bothered by all the flashing lights during some scenes? Other that that I really enjoyed the movie despite its predictable plot.
I feel like it's understood at this point, at least for movies, that the OT is going to have spoilers and if you just want to look for reviews and impressions you just go to that thread. It doesn't really make sense for people to go to an OT for something that haven't even seen and not expect to be spoiled.
How many powers Jack Jack has? That kid is cute but too powerful probably grows up to be a villian.
Best superhero film in the past decade. Also that fight in the little cage was trippy.
Was anyone else really bothered by all the flashing lights during some scenes? Other that that I really enjoyed the movie despite its predictable plot.
I wasn't bothered by it - but I was worried that they would trigger someone in the audience to have a seizure.Was anyone else really bothered by all the flashing lights during some scenes? Other that that I really enjoyed the movie despite its predictable plot.
Was anyone else really bothered by all the flashing lights during some scenes? Other that that I really enjoyed the movie despite its predictable plot.
The one glaring issue with this movie, however, is the villain. From the time Evelyn and her brother (forgot his name) was introduced I knew the villain was gonna be one of them. In fact from their very first interaction I was pretty sure it was Evelyn, with her, "Or dad should have just gone to the safe house" line. Honestly it would have been a bigger twist if the brother was the villain! Lol.
You'd think Dicker would've mentioned Kari telling him how "the baby was exploding!"I don't like the weird retcon of the Incredible family not knowing Jack Jack has powers.
Also they see Jack Jack wrecking Syndrome above their house before he gets sucked up in the turbine.You'd think Dicker would've mentioned Kari telling him how "the baby was exploding!"
I feel like Frozone is in this one way more than the original.Reposting my impressions from the review thread
I really liked this movie a lot. The direction, the creative action, and the animation are really impressive. This sequel proved itself for me just in how computer animation has improved since the last film because it looks soo good in so many ways. It's also got some good humor and some sweet family moments that veer into cliche territory but luckily give them some fresh twists. It's just a fun straight forward adventure.
That being said, there are a lot of disappointments that I just can't shake even as the film won me over in so many ways throughout the film. For one, it doesn't live up to the first in villains, in themes, in character development (Dash is oddly not doing much as a character or even as a set of powers like they forgot to add him into the film until the last draft and even Frozone is in the film less that in the first), and it had something interesting to say and an interesting story to tell. This felt like it could be saying something or diving a little deeper into these characters but then it just fizzles out.
That's not to say this film is bad. It reminds me of Solo in just being pretty much what you'd expect but better executed and more fun than you might expect, but this goes a step further to give just a bit more fleshing out of the characters and the jokes all hit. In terms of telling a straight forward story (that is way too predictable) but still manages to feel fun and engaging throughout, it's a good sequel and above average in terms of most animated sequels or sequels in general. It stops just short of being great though. The first was great, this was just really good.
Btw did anyone see
The Jonny Quest "Quest" logo on the building in the background? Even before they were watching the cartoon on TV, I noticed the font and had to do a double take an wonder if that was a deliberate reference. Soon after they confirmed that is was.
I'll have to rewatch but I don't think they had a good look of what was going and stated they weren't sure what was going onAlso they see Jack Jack wrecking Syndrome above their house before he gets sucked up in the turbine.
Brad Bird commented on that. The family didn't know that JackJack has powers till this movie. When he was struggling with Syndrome in the air, it was too far up for the family to see anything.You'd think Dicker would've mentioned Kari telling him how "the baby was exploding!"
Why would he assume that in a family full of super heroes? Pretty unbelievable he wouldn't check up on that. It'd be easier to say Jack Jack Attack isn't canon lol.Brad Bird commented on that. The family didn't know that JackJack has powers till this movie. When he was struggling with Syndrome in the air, it was too far up for the family to see anything.
Kari got her memory erased and Dicker didn't tell the family cause he assumed she was just tripping out and hallucinated.
I meant as a character. They used Frozone in this like the way Brian Singer uses mutants in the X-Men franchise, as a set of powers more than as a character.I feel like Frozone is in this one way more than the original.
In this one, he was at the Underminer fight, he was there at the motel, he was there to rescue the kids and he was in the final act.
In the original movie he really only made two appearances, the beginning and the end fight. He show off his power way more in this one.
I watched the first one the night before going to see the sequel, and they definitely did not have a good view of what was going on, other than that Syndrome was struggling with Jack Jack, so I have no problem with them not knowing about his powers.I'll have to rewatch but I don't think they had a good look of what was going and stated they weren't sure what was going on
It's been awhile though
At the same time, it doesn't gain much from not having a time skip besides being able to redo some Jack Jack Attack gags in the actual film.I don't see how the movie would've benefited from a time skip. Just so we can see adult Violet and Jack Jack? lol.
there was also a greater chance of pissing people off with their designs.
So what do we really gain then? time skip for sake of a skip?At the same time, it doesn't gain much from not having a time skip besides being able to redo some Jack Jack Attack gags in the actual film.
The family having to be living out of hotels is interesting but they don't necessarily do much with it besides give them a cool new place to live. The Dash homework stuff and the Violet boy stuff could have been still done if the kids were even just a bit older and Jack Jack will still be a hard kid to take care of as a baby, a toddler, or even a small child.
Yeah, Pixar ended up making a superhero film that made me forget about Black Panther or The Avengers: Infinity War (not too hard a feat mind you).
People probably want real-time time skip for whatever reason, but having almost no time skip was weird as well because a natural time progression has an effect on characters and a family dynamic, which is interesting to explore whatever the age, but keeping them exactly the same age would suggest that they wanted the kids to remain the same age because they have more to explore with the characters at the age they were in the first film, but they don't do much with it and it barely plays a factor into Bob and Helen's story that they couldn't have done at any other age.So what do we really gain then? time skip for sake of a skip?
I thought people wanted a 10-14 year time skip.
He has more characterization in this one though... Not a lot, but he was more than just the "best friend who showed up in the beginning and the end fighting scene. He was more involved throughout the plot in the sequel. Winston approached him, so that he can convince the Incredibles to join his cause. Frozone has never been a central character, but they did give him more to do this time. I'd like to see them explore his character even more next time.I meant as a character. They used Frozone in this like the way Brian Singer uses mutants in the X-Men franchise, as a set of powers more than as a character.
Considering Dicker didn't even tell Mr.Incredible that he erased Tony entire memory of Violet. That they only found out after the fact. Shows that Dicker only tell the family things "HE" thinks is important. Now obviously he didn't believe the words of a teenage girl who has an overactive personality and mind like Kari. Coupled with the fact that Syndrome showed up to the family's home. He might have just been like "whatever, mind wipe. Done."Why would he assume that in a family full of super heroes? Pretty unbelievable he wouldn't check up on that. It'd be easier to say Jack Jack Attack isn't canon lol.
Did he address when Kari said he had "special needs" on voicemail?
Was anyone else really bothered by all the flashing lights during some scenes? Other that that I really enjoyed the movie despite its predictable plot.
So what do we really gain then? time skip for sake of a skip?
I thought people wanted a 10-14 year time skip.
They basically flipped the plot from the first one in regards to that. Elastigirl was being the stay at home parent while Mr. Incredible was our doing hero work and earning money for the family. It's nice to see how each parent handle it when the situation were reversed.I loved how Mr. Incredible had a hard time being mister mom while Elastic Girl was doing the hero thing. I know the feels having to learn the new way kids do math.
Well, remember his entire memory of Violet was pretty much just what happened the day of the track meet. Tony barely even knew her name. Dicker didn't wipe his memory of her negligently or anything; it was just the very few events that led up to Tony witnessing Violet take off her mask. Him not thinking much of it makes sense, especially when Bob gave him Tony's name without any stipulations.Considering Dicker didn't even tell Mr.Incredible that he erased Tony entire memory of Violet. That they only found out after the fact.
Considering he is the liaison for an entire family of superheroes for this program and Bob seems to like him, I trust him to be a pretty good judge of what's important.Shows that Dicker only tell the family things "HE" thinks is important.
Now this would actually be negligent, just going "mind wipe done." And it would be really out of character for him, since he was explicitly helpful to Bob after the incident with the boss at the insurance company.Now obviously he didn't believe the words of a teenage girl who has an overactive personality and mind like Kari. Coupled with the fact that Syndrome showed up to the family's home. He might have just been like "whatever, mind wipe. Done."
The cause was a person RIGHT in front of him, whom he was interviewing about her interactions with super heroes, telling him about an exploding baby, whom he proceeds to mind wipe. That would be the way someone finds out a baby has super powers, someone witnessing it.JackJack didn't exhibit any powers up to that point. So there was no cause for him to suspect anything.