Incredibles 2 Review

Incredibles 2

Release Date: 15th June 2018 - Australia 

Production Companies 

Walt Disney Pictures 

Pixar Animation Studios

Distribution 

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Australia 

Genre: Animation/Family

Rating: PG 

Runtime: 120 minutes 

Budget: $200,000,000

Box Office Gross: $1,242,805,359 (Worldwide)

Plot Summary

Everyone’s favorite family of superheroes is back in “Incredibles 2” – but this time Helen is in the spotlight, leaving Bob at home with Violet and Dash to navigate the day-to-day heroics of “normal” life. It’s a tough transition for everyone, made tougher by the fact that the family is still unaware of baby Jack-Jack’s emerging superpowers. When a new villain hatches a brilliant and dangerous plot, the family and Frozone must find a way to work together again—which is easier said than done, even when they’re all Incredible. (Source - Google)

Voice Cast

Craig T. Nelson - Bob Parr/
Mr. Incredible

Holly Hunter - Helen Parr/
Elastigirl

Sarah Vowell - Violet Parr

Huck Milner - Dashielle Parr (Dash)

Samuel L. Jackson - Lucius
Best/Frozone

Brad Bird - Edna Moda (E)

Bob Odenkirk - Winston
Deavor

Catherine Keener - Evelyn
Deavor

Jonathan Banks - Rick Decker

Sophia Bush - Voyd

Michael Bird - Tony Rydinger

Isabella Rossellini -
Ambassador

Phil LaMarr - Krushaer/
Helectrix

John Ratzenberger -
Underminer

Bill Wise - Screenslaver/
Pizza Guy

Crew

Writer/Director - Brad Bird

Executive Producer - John
Lasseter 

Producers - John Walker and
Nicole Paladis Grindle

Story Supervisor - Ted Mathot

Story Consultants - Peter Sohn,
Mark Andrews and Michael Arndt 

Additional Story Artist/Character Designer/
Supervising Animator - Tony Fucile

Production Designer - Ralph Eggleston

Character and Costume Designer - Deanna Marsigliesse

Character Supervisor - Bill Wise
Supervising Animators - Alan Barillaro
and Dave Mullins
Directing Animators - Evan Bonifacio
and Travis Hathaway

Director of Photography: Camera - Mahyar Abousaeedi

Director of Photography: Lightning - Erik Smitt 

Film Editor - Stephen Schaffer

Second Film Editor - Anthony Greenberg

Music - Michael Giacchino

Review

It's been 14 years since Pixar released 'The Incredibles' and the stakes have never been higher. After such a long waiting period, a sequel has been released and it has met all expectations. Brad Bird has revisited his own cinematic creations and is again doing the impossible by putting them into this new installment with twice the fun and action as its predecessor. He even went back to his roots in 3D animation in the wake of the box office fiasco that was his second live-action feature 'Tomorrowland'. My small concern on 'INCREDIBLES 2' is that it doesn’t deliver as much of a original story and some bits were all too vaguely familiar from the original. However, it’s nice to get away from the excitement of the Marvel movies and that it is a rare opportunity to see the whole superhero family fight crime while trying to balance it in living with a normal life. 

One of the reasons that this film had brought me here is the whimsical joy of the humour and some of which has come from the antics of the baby Jack-Jack who has recently discovered his super-powers. Added to the movie was its message that promotes gender equality; probably because Elastigirl was the centre of attention and since Pixar nowadays has shifted lead characters from traditional male-dominated world of  animated movies. 

Now it seems that 'INCREDIBLES 2' won’t be up there with the sequels that Pixar has made for the original 'Toy Story', but I admit, it has been a fun, thrill ride and it would be more exciting if I have to see these two animated movies in a mini-marathon. WARNING!: Viewers with epilepsy are cautioned that due to several of the movie’s sequences containing flashing lights as a risk of seizures.

Star rating: (8/10) Very Good Movie

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