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"THE INCREDIBLES" (2004) (voices of Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter) (PG) Alcohol/ Drugs Blood/Gore Disrespectful/ Bad Attitude Frightening/ Tense Scenes Guns/ Weapons Mild Minor Extreme *Moderate Heavy Imitative Behavior Jump Scenes Music (Scary/Tense) Music (Inappropriate) Profanity Mild Minor Heavy None Minor Sex/ Nudity Smoking Tense Family Scenes Topics To Talk About Violence Mild None Mild Moderate *Heavy QUICK TAKE: Action/Adventure: After being forced out of business and put into a relocation program, a family of superheroes comes out of hiding to save the world from a new villain. PLOT: Thanks to the work of the likes of Mr. Incredible (voice of CRAIG T. NELSON) and Elastigirl (voice of HOLLY HUNTER), the world is a better and safer place. Things seem good for such superheroes with young fans such as Buddy (voice of JASON LEE) wanting to be like them as well as Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl secretly getting married. Yet, a spate of lawsuits filed by those who don't appreciate their work eventually puts them out of business with all given new identities, jobs and homes under a federal relocation program. Fifteen years later, Mr. Incredible is now insurance adjuster Bob Parr who, with Elastigirl -- now known as stay at home mom Helen -- are trying to keep a low profile and hope that their kids -- wallflower Violet (voice of SARAH VOWELL), the rambunctious Dash (voice of SPENCER FOX) and toddler Jack-Jack -- don't discover the truth despite their obviously inherited super powers. Even so, Mr. Incredible is restless for his old life and thus sneaks off at night with Lucius, a.k.a. Frozone (voice of SAMUEL L. JACKSON) for some anonymous super heroics. That hasn't escaped the attention of Mirage (ELIZABETH PENA), a mysterious woman who hires Mr. Incredible to deal with some advanced robotic droids. His bigger concern, however, turns out to be Syndrome (voice of JASON LEE), a new super villain who controls the droids and is driven by a deep-seated agenda. When Helen learns of Bob's actions, she's furious. Yet, with the aid of special costume designer Edna (voice of BRAD BIRD), Elastigirl sets out to rescue her hubby, unaware that the kids are in tow and ready for their first taste of superhero action. WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT? It's a good bet that many kids will definitely want to. WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: PG For action violence. CAST AS ROLE MODELS: MR. INCREDIBLE is a superhero who's beyond his prime but hates living his alter-ego life. Accordingly, he lies to his wife about moonlighting as a hero and then takes a full-time job doing just that. Along the way, he battles villains to ensure peace around the world. ELASTIGIRL is his wife who's adjusted to her suburban, stay at home alter ego, but jumps back into action when her family needs her. VIOLET is their typically awkward and self-conscious teenage daughter who just so happens to have inherited superhero powers from them. DASH plays her more confident and mischievous younger brother who's incredibly fast and prone to getting into trouble. FROZONE is Mr. Incredible's best friend and fellow relocated superhero who moonlights with him. SYNDROME is the villain who battles all of them and controls huge robots with a deep-rooted, ulterior motive. MIRAGE plays his sultry assistant who lures Mr. Incredible back into the superhero business. CAST, CREW, & TECHNICAL INFO HOW OTHERS RATED THIS MOVIE Curious if this title is entertaining, any good, and/or has any artistic merit? Then read OUR TAKE of this film. (Note: The "Our Take" review of this title examines the film's artistic merits and does not take into account any of the possibly objectionable material listed below). OUR WORD TO PARENTS: The following is a brief summary of the content found in this computer animated action/adventure flick that's been rated PG. The rating comes from action violence that includes various instances of comic book style fighting, characters being thrashed or knocked about, and action mayhem that results in several suggested deaths (of villains or their henchmen) and related property damage. Those scenes and others featuring perilous moments and other close calls may be a bit unsettling, suspenseful or too intense for very young viewers, although older kids will probably eat it up. The film's various villains have standard-issue, comic book style bad attitudes, while there's some loud arguing between a father and mother that their kids witness, and in one scene, the father mistakenly thinks that his entire family has been killed. Some of the stylized action and fighting, etc. may be enticing for some kids to imitate as might the uttering of some colorful phrases. Some brief and non-explicit, but sexually related dialogue is present, while a husband and wife have some playful, romantic moments and one woman acts and talks in a somewhat sultry fashion. Beyond that, a few characters briefly drink. Should you still be concerned about the film's appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home, you may want to look more closely at our detailed listings for more specific information regarding the film's content. ALCOHOL OR DRUG USE Mirage and Mr. Incredible have wine. A plane's autopilot asks Mr. Incredible if he'd like more mimosa and he replies, "I don't mind if I do." A guard opens some champagne. BLOOD/GORE Mr. Incredible has a cut on his arm that's briefly seen and may have been bloody. Mr. Incredible finds the skeletal remains of a former superhero and must then hide behind them to avoid a probe finding him. DISRESPECTFUL/BAD ATTITUDE All of the film's various villains and criminals obviously have bad attitudes, while Mirage hires Mr. Incredible under false pretenses when she's really working with Syndrome. We hear that Dash, who's ultra speedy, put thumb tacks on his teacher's chair with no one seeing him do that. Mr. Incredible lies to Elastigirl about going bowling with Frozone and tells other white lies, including a big one about still having a job (after he's been fired) and keeping it secret that he's doing superhero things instead. We learn that Syndrome has killed most of the world's superheroes. FRIGHTENING SCENES Scenes listed under "Violence" may be unsettling, suspenseful or scary to younger viewers, but likely won't be for older kids and especially not adults. A man makes a suicidal leap from a tall building, but Mr. Incredible races there, jumps through the air and catches the guy with both smashing through an office window. A bomb gets hooked onto Buddy as he flies away, with Mr. Incredible frantically trying to remove it before it explodes. He does get it off and it drops to a train track where it does explode, just as a train is approaching. Mr. Incredible then races to stop the train before it reaches the hole and he barely does so, with the front of the train dangling into the huge gap. Mr. Incredible and Frozone race into a burning building to save some people, but it collapses and all of them crash into a jewelry store, making it look like they're robbers. A nervous cop holds his gun on the superheroes and fires a shot, but not before Frozone has frozen him and his bullet (in midair). A huge robot is suddenly behind Mr. Incredible. It then slices his arm, but he punches it backwards. It then knocks him through the air as he tries to jump over it. It then turns into the equivalent of a huge bowling ball and races after him with Mr. Incredible barely avoiding being crushed. Moments later, it attempts to push him toward some lava, tries to get him with its blades and then attempts to pull him apart while holding onto his arms and legs (that cracks his sore back and makes him feel better). He then gets on top of the huge droid that attempts to hit him with its mechanical arms, but ends up just punching holes in its own armor, eventually causing it to stop. A huge robot grabs Mr. Incredible, throws him around and then has its blades quite close to him. Mr. Incredible finds the skeletal remains of a former superhero and must then hide behind them to avoid a probe finding him. Mr. Incredible races to make his way across a walkway that's briefly separated enormous walls of lava that are now closing in on it and him. As Elastigirl flies a jet to find Mr. Incredible (with Dash and Violet onboard), missiles are fired at her. She's panicked and tries to avoid them, but they keep closing in, with Elastigirl hurriedly telling Violet to make a force field around the jet to protect them. She can't, the missiles hit the jet and destroy it, with Elastigirl and her kids then plummeting toward the ocean far below them. Elastigirl then turns herself into a makeshift parachute and they glide to safety, but must then avoid the debris falling from the sky. Elastigirl tells her kids that the villains will kill them if they give them the chance. Elastigirl sneaks into Syndrome's headquarters and tries to avoid being seen. Dash goes to investigate a cave, but then comes across a manmade section. We then see a rocket launching and its flames come racing down the tunnel toward Dash and Violet as they try to run to safety. A missile is launched toward NYC containing a huge robotic droid that Syndrome wants to use to cause chaos. Flying crafts chase Dash and Violet through a jungle and guards then hold their guns on the two of them. Dash then takes off and some of the crafts pursue him. He ends up falling off a cliff, but lands on a craft and avoids the pilot's repeated attempts at punching him. Dash then punches the pilot many times, but the pilot then punches him away, unaware that he's headed straight for a cliff. The craft crashes into it and explodes. Other such craft also crash and explode, presumably killing the pilots. Another craft fires machine guns or the like at Dash as he races across some water, but that craft and another collide, causing both to explode. The huge robotic droid picks up a full-size tanker and throws it through the air, nearly landing on a baby but Syndrome catches it. Mr. Incredible smashes into various things while driving an RV through town to stop a huge droid. It ends up crashing and flipping many times before coming to a stop (Mr. Incredible and his family inside are shaken but fine). The huge robotic droid tries to crush Dash and Violet with its legs and then entire body, but Violet protects them with one of her force fields (although she appears to be unconscious after the last attempt). The huge robotic droid throws Mr. Incredible through a building, knocks around the other superheroes and fires laser blasts at many of them. During this, there's plenty of action and many close calls where the superheroes barely avoid being hurt or killed. The huge robotic droid charges the superheroes, but Mr. Incredible throws a previously broken-off piece of it through it, destroying the machine. Violet uses her force field to save her family from a huge amount of falling debris that lands on them. GUNS/WEAPONS Handguns/Machine guns/Missiles/Explosives/Lasers: Carried and/or used to threaten or attempt to kill others and/or cause property damage. See "Violence" for details. IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR Phrases: "Babe," "What the..." "This little rat," "Shut up," "You sly dog," "You caught me monologuing," "I'm such an idiot," "Sheesh," "You lousy, lying creep," "That was sweet," "I'm getting really weirded out," "Sorry for freaking out" and "That was totally wicked." Some of the stunts and fighting, etc. may be enticing for some kids to emulate. We hear that Dash, who's ultra speedy, put thumb tacks on his teacher's chair with no one seeing him do that. JUMP SCENES A huge robot is suddenly behind Mr. Incredible. MUSIC (SCARY/TENSE) A heavy amount of suspenseful and action-oriented music plays in the film. MUSIC (INAPPROPRIATE) None. PROFANITY At least 3 uses of "My God." SEX/NUDITY Elastigirl has a rather large and prominent bust in her skintight superhero costume. Once Mr. Incredible is happy in his life, there are some playful romantic bits between him and Elastigirl, such as him chasing her around the house and her pulling him back inside the house when he's leaving to go to work (but we don't see them doing anything). Mirage walks and talks in a somewhat sultry fashion. When Syndrome realizes that Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl are husband and wife, he suggestively asks, "You married Elastigirl and got busy?" SMOKING None. TENSE FAMILY SCENES Elastigirl and Mr. Incredible argue about him sneaking out to do superhero things and are loud enough that the kids hear them. Mr. Incredible briefly thinks that his family has been killed (but they're okay). TOPICS TO TALK ABOUT Lawsuits put Mr. Incredible and the other superheroes out of business. A man makes a suicidal leap from a tall building, but Mr. Incredible races there, jumps through the air and catches the guy with both smashing through an office window. Mr. Incredible lies to Elastigirl about going bowling with Frozone and tells other white lies, including a big one about still having a job (after he's been fired) and keeping it secret that he's doing superhero things instead. The comment that you have more power than you realize (said by a parent to a child). The comment that your identity is the most important thing. The comment that if everyone is super, no one will be that. VIOLENCE The fact that this is a colorful cartoon somewhat lessens the degree of violence that's on hand (meaning it looks less realistic, etc.). Bad guys with machine guns shoot at cops who fire back with handguns during an action-based car chase. Mr. Incredible ends up smashing an entire tree down in front of the bad guys' car, smashing the front end. Mr. Incredible ejects Buddy from his car and out to the ground (but the boy isn't hurt). We see a criminal who's stolen a woman's purse. Mr. Incredible approaches him, but the guy pulls a gun. Elastigirl's arm and fist suddenly fly into the shot, punching the guy. She then does this again. A man makes a suicidal leap from a tall building, but Mr. Incredible races there, jumps through the air and catches the guy with both smashing through an office window. An explosion in a bank (from a bank robbers' handiwork) knocks Mr. Incredible backwards and to the floor. A bomb gets hooked onto Buddy as he flies away, with Mr. Incredible frantically trying to remove it before it explodes. He does get it off and it drops to a train track where it does explode, just as a train is approaching. Mr. Incredible then races to stop the train before it reaches the hole and he barely does so, with the front of the train dangling into the huge gap. Dissatisfied with his suburban life, Mr. Incredible slams his tiny car door shut, breaking the glass. While mad at Dash for teasing her, Violet races across the dinner table and attacks her brother, with both struggling on the floor. He then breaks free and, racing at high speed, keeps circling and whacking her with each pass. Elastigirl then grabs both of them, but they continue to go at each other under the table. Mr. Incredible and Frozone race into a burning building to save some people, but it collapses and all of them crash into a jewelry store, making it look like they're robbers. A nervous cop holds his gun on the superheroes and fires a shot, but not before Frozone has frozen him and his bullet (in midair). In the distance, we see a guy grab some person into an alley and then proceed to hit and kick them (a dumpster blocks our view of the actual impact). Upset at his boss constantly badgering and belittling him, Mr. Incredible grabs the diminutive man by the throat. We then see the boss smash into a wall and then see that Mr. Incredible knocked him through several walls to get there (the boss is injured but alive). We hear a message self-destruct, but don't see the actual explosion in Mr. Incredible's office. A huge robot is suddenly behind Mr. Incredible. It then slices his arm, but he punches it backwards. It then knocks him through the air as he tries to jump over it. It then turns into the equivalent of a huge bowling ball and races after him with Mr. Incredible barely avoiding being crushed. Moments later, it attempts to push him toward some lava, tries to get him with its blades and then attempts to pull him apart while holding onto his arms and legs (that cracks his sore back and makes him feel better). He then gets on top of the huge droid that attempts to hit him with its mechanical arms, but ends up just punching holes in its own armor, eventually causing it to stop. We see a comedy-based flashback montage of the perils of having a cape if you're a superhero. After punching a villain, one superhero's cape catches on a rocket and he's flung off into the sky, while another's is pulled back into a jet's engine (presumably, he is as well, but we don't see any impact). A huge robot grabs Mr. Incredible, throws him around and then has its blades quite close to him. Syndrome uses an energy beam to grab Mr. Incredible and then uses it to throw him about. Mr. Incredible ends up falling a long distance into a body of water into which Syndrome drops an explosive. The resultant explosion knocks Mr. Incredible through the water. Edna does some superhero costume testing, including machine gun fire into the baby's and missiles into Elastigirl's (the suits are empty and unharmed). Mr. Incredible grabs two of Syndrome's workers from a monorail car and then sends that pod-like car crashing down onto two others from the air. He then throws a rock or something similar a long distance, hitting another worker on the head and causing him to fall quite a distance. Some wall-mounted "guns" repeatedly fire some sort of gooey substance onto Mr. Incredible, eventually stopping him. Edna whacks Elastigirl several times with a newspaper. Syndrome has Mr. Incredible "tied up" to some sort of device that shocks him. As Elastigirl flies a jet to find Mr. Incredible (with Dash and Violet onboard), missiles are fired at her. She's panicked and tries to avoid them, but they keep closing in, with Elastigirl hurriedly telling Violet to make a force field around the jet to protect them. She can't, the missiles hit the jet and destroy it, with Elastigirl and her kids then plummeting toward the ocean far below them. Elastigirl then turns herself into a makeshift parachute and they glide to safety, but must then avoid the debris falling from the sky. Mr. Incredible grabs Mirage to crush her (to make Syndrome give up), but the superhero can't do it (when Syndrome tells him to go ahead) and lets her go. After getting caught in several doors (as her body is stretched through several rooms), Elastigirl knocks out several guards, clotheslines a few others and then knocks out even more as her body rebounds when those doors are open. After Mirage frees him from his energy-based shackles, Mr. Incredible falls hard to the floor but then grabs her by the throat. Elastigirl sees Mr. Incredible and Mirage in an embrace (after she's just freed him) and gets the wrong thoughts. She then punches Mirage. Flying crafts chase Dash and Violet through a jungle and guards then hold their guns on the two of them. Dash then takes off and some of the crafts pursue him. He ends up falling off a cliff, but lands on a craft and avoids the pilot's repeated attempts at punching him. Dash then punches the pilot many times, but the pilot then punches him away, unaware that he's headed straight for a cliff. The craft crashes into it and explodes. Other such craft also crash and explode, presumably killing the pilots. Another craft fires machine guns or the like at Dash as he races across some water, but that craft and another collide, causing both to explode. Violet hits a guard. She's then shot at, and more such fighting and crashing and exploding of crafts occurs. Soldiers shoot guns and tank-fire at a huge droid, but that doesn't hurt it. It turn, it zaps the tank with some sort of laser blast. We see an RV shaking from the violence of Mr. Incredible hitting many guards inside it. The huge robotic droid picks up a full-size tanker and throws it through the air, nearly landing on a baby but Syndrome catches it. The huge robotic droid zaps part of Syndrome's costume, causing him to slam into a wall. Mr. Incredible smashes into various things while driving an RV through town to stop a huge droid. It ends up crashing and flipping many times before coming to a stop (Mr. Incredible and his family inside are shaken but fine). The huge robotic droid tries to crush Dash and Violet with its legs and then entire body, but Violet protects them with one of her force fields (although she appears to be unconscious after the last attempt). The huge robotic droid throws Mr. Incredible through a building, knocks around the other superheroes and fires laser blasts at many of them. During this, there's plenty of action and many close calls where the superheroes barely avoid being hurt or killed. The huge robotic droid charges the superheroes, but Mr. Incredible throws a previously broken-off piece of it through it, destroying the machine. Syndrome freezes the superheroes with some sort of energy beam that he then uses to smash them through a wall. He then kidnaps Jack-Jack, but the infant turns into a small monster of sorts that hits and punches him. Mr. Incredible tosses a car through a flying craft, causing it to explode, but not before a villain's cape is caught in the engine intake and he's presumably killed (by that or the explosion). A subterranean machine surfaces in the city and tosses various cars aside. Reviewed October 12, 2004 / Posted November 5, 2004

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