For years and years, I’ve waited for a sequel to this deliciously action-packed film that’s grown old alongside me. One of Pixar’s finest works, from the animation to the story, Incredibles was bound for a follow-up after the first ended off with call of duty for the family of supers.

And no time is wasted with the story picking up right where it left off, as the family deals with the Underminer’s groundbreaking attack on the city. BOOM! POW! ZOOM! You’re taken back into the action again and your 7-yr-old self is drooling. But the world hasn’t changed with the shunning of superheroes still hiding the shine of supers. BUT

A duo from the billionaire industry titan Devtech reach out with a plan to bring them back. The tables turn as Elastigirl is chosen as the shining hero which I love because it shifts the whole atmosphere from what we previously knew. The mom gets to kick bad guy ass, all while getting love from the media and driving a badass motorcycle that friggin’ detaches when she stretches out. On the other hand, Mr. Incredible has to look after the kids with the old gimmick of clumsy-dad-who-does-everything-wrong-but-then-eventually-gets-the-hang-it. Although it’s a concept that’s been squeezed dry, it’s hard to screw it up when your kids have super powers which made it so so fun to watch. Jack-Jack is, as usual, the best character in the film that rightfully got placed on a pedestal. His range of uncontrollable powers helps him shine from his adorable relationship with Edna to his hilarious death match with a raccoon. I thought it would have been a great idea to revolve the film around Jack-Jack but :-(

Compared to the first however, Incredibles 2 is a bit lackluster. We last had Syndrome, an egotistical villain whose childish grudges lead him to wiping out superheroes and deploying attack robots onto the city.

Incredibles 2 has Screenslaver, a villain that enslaves people from screens.

A bit of a step down from how powerful and almighty our last villain was. I would have even preferred Underminer has the main villain to be quite frank.

However the idea of Screenslaver did peak my interest, having a more sinister and ominous vibe to a villain for a mature atmosphere. But the way they go out and the overall character is pretty disappointing and I think the main problem of the movie.

Fear not, the action and amazing animation details are still there. Your favorite family still delivers along with Brozone and more heroes to show off some powers.

Is it good? Yes. Is it great? Yeah. Is it awesome? Eh.

Should you watch it? Why haven’t you already?





Gyaltsen’s rating: Almost-As-Awesome-As-Before