Indelible 'Incredibles'

TownHall.com ^ | 11/14/04 | Brent Bozell

[mdmathis6]

I agree with your take of spiderman 2 and I hope for once it breaks the ridgid formal rule that a hero can't have a girl-friend.

By the way, I thought XMen 2 was also superior in droves to X 1, especially at the end when the telepath sacrifices her-self to save her friends....the glowing birdlike image in the lake in the closing scenes was a forshadowing I'm told for the rise of the PHoenix!

[Peach]

My brother and sil have talked to friends who said the same thing.

[Guenevere]

#42...Thank-you!
...I felt like the odd man out! :)

[Peach]

I think parents who let their kids watch a lot of television have become desensitized. My brother's kids probably don't want more than 2 hours of television a week. Without prejudice :-) I can tell you that my two nieces are the most fun, sweet and smart kids I've ever met. Being involved in other activities besides television is the big difference, as far as I can tell.

[teeman8r]

i didn't like how they all died in the end...

teeman


and anthony perkins is his own mother

[Cyropaedia]

Sorry pal, but the best comic book pictures that have been made are still the first Superman and the first Robocop movies. They both surpass Spiderman 2 without question. Spiderman 2 was in some ways inferior the the original.

[Right Wing Professor]

My 13-year old daughter has seen it twice so far and she loves it. She wants to see it again.

I saw it yesterday with my son, and I want to see it again. When they ran with the theme of superheroes hobbled by lawsuits and mediocrity, I couldn't believe I was watching a Hollywood movie. A movie Ronald Reagan would have loved.

[jaime1959]

I saw it with my two girls yesterday. It's on the buy-as-soon-as-it's-released DVD list. Great movie.

[FreedomCalls]

I'd say the target was probably greater than 8 years old.

From the MPAA itself concerning the PG rating:

PG:"Parental Guidance Suggested. Some Material May Not Be Suitable For Children."

This is a film which clearly needs to be examined or inquired into by parents before they let their children attend. The label PG plainly states that parents may consider some material unsuitable for their children, but the parent must make the decision.

Parents are warned against sending their children, unseen and without inquiry, to PG-rated movies.

The theme of a PG-rated film may itself call for parental guidance. There may be some profanity in these films. There may be some violence or brief nudity. But these elements are not deemed so intense as to require that parents be strongly cautioned beyond the suggestion of parental guidance. There is no drug use content in a PG-rated film.

The PG rating, suggesting parental guidance, is thus an alert for examination of a film by parents before deciding on its viewing by their children.

Obviously such a line is difficult to draw. In our pluralistic society it is not easy to make judgments without incurring some disagreement. So long as parents know they must exercise parental responsibility, the rating serves as a meaningful guide and as a warning.

[birbear]

The only complaint I have is the short about the sheep that was played prior to the movie. STUPID !!!

THANK YOU!

When I saw it yesterday the whole audience was in stitches with that stupid short. I kept looking around, wondering if I was missing something.

I'll agree that it was cute... but it was also painful to watch.

The movie itself was, though, well, "Incredible"

[Guenevere]

#44..I agree!

We were very careful what our kids watched when they were young.

I noticed that my young son reacted negatively to Scooby-Doo...a kid's cartoon....

..he would hide his eyes, and leave the room, and sometimes have nightmares...

..so, no Scooby-Doo for him.

That might sound silly....but the show frightened him.

[Othniel]

It is refreshing to see the last two Diznee offerings with stronger dads. Finding Nemo was a gem; even if the dad was a fish, he was going to go to ANY lengths to get his son back. And Mr. Incredible was great, especially when he realizes that being a superhero is second to his relationship with his wife and kids. The part where he tells Dash to go long, and the kid understood because they had *spent quality time together* said a lot. The reviewer here gave it a B, but then I don't think he has kids, or boys, anyway. Great boy movie: action, explosions, and the right amount a kissing to dive under the seats to... I hope there will be a sequel to this.

[Stringfellow Hawke]

Believe me, I'm a big fan of Superman, I was a little kid when I looked up in the theater screen and saw Superman come to life and really fly!

The movie is very wonderful, but the reason I say Spider-man 2 is better is because Spider-man 2 broke a lot of the usual stuff you see in comic-book hero movies, like the hero can't have his love interest, nobody ever knows the mild-mannered man is really the hero everyone looks up to, and so on.

I still feel lots of admiration for Christopher Reeve, he became Superman to me, regardless of his political leanings. Still, when I saw Spider-man 2, I saw for the first time a comic-book hero movie that broke all the rules and hopefully doesn't try to put the pieces back together in the third movie.

Sorry for hijacking the thread. Since The Incredibles is getting such rave reviews, I might watch it.

[SauronOfMordor]

I took my three daughters (15, 10, and 6) to see it. They all loved it. Dad loved it too.

It's something modern-day Disney could not have done: it was funny, wholesome, and promoted the values of family and conservatism. There were no "hopefully-over-the-kids-heads" remarks to "keep the adults interest" that keep getting stuck into these movies. At least none that I spotted. The wife loved and admired her husband, and he loved her, showing no interest in the slinky lady, etc, etc

[valkyrieanne]

At one point, the mom warns her 2 kids to be careful (while she runs to find dad).....as there are people out there who will kill you.

For a post September 11 action-adventure cartoon, I thought this was *highly* appropriate. There were no network or studio censors clipping out scenes of falling buildings and people that day. Kids know that what this character says in this movie is absolutely *true.*

[valkyrieanne]

..so, no Scooby-Doo for him. That might sound silly....but the show frightened him.

Scooby Doo frightens me.

[WileyC]

It is refreshing to see the last two Diznee offerings with stronger dads.

Note that these are not Disney films, they are Pixar films. Disney does the marketing, promotion, distribution, etc. but they are not involved in the writing, directing or creation. I think the agreement between the companies either ends with this film or the next one.

[Note: I'm going to be the Doubting Thomas again. The short for the next movie about CARS looks silly. I said the same thing about Finding Nemo and had to eat my words. Here's hoping I'm wrong again!]

[GraniteStateConservative]

Does the baby arrive at the end?

[Aquinasfan]

She told me about the attempted suicide scene...

How will this register for my 6 and 9 year olds? I'm looking forward to taking them to see the movie.

[GraniteStateConservative]

...maybe I'm a bit sensitive, but I think it too intense and extreme for say....6 and under, or even 7, 8, depending on the maturity of your child.

Well, yeah. It's not G rated. It's PG. You'd be irresponsible to bring a small child to this movie.