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Incredibles 2
7.5/10
A film that a meme has been created about and that's just involving the anticipation. 14 years is a long time to wait for a sequel, especially when so many fans wanted this to come a lot faster, seeing as Cars had two sequels already. We welcome back most of the original cast, with Dash's voice actor being swapped out after the original lad's voice had deepened. One interesting thing to know before going into this movie was that the story carries on from the last movie that ended 14 years ago. I'm excited to see what this has in story after Disney relaying some newer movies and their characters on us and announcing some unneeded live-action movies. Let's get into it and find out if it's as incredible as we would have imagined.
The movie begins with the boy that Violet Parr likes, Tony, sitting in an interrogation room with Agent Dicker. He is clearly flustered and explaining that he seaw Violet at a track meet, they got talking and organised a date. Minutes later, the Underminer has attacked and Tony is hiding under a car until he feels a little more safe, before stumbling across the Incredibles and stopping that Violet is one of them, after she removed her mask in an argument. He admits to Dicker that he feels bad for just running off from her. He should have said hi and now he just wishes that he could forget he even saw her in the super suit. Little does he know that his wish is about to come true.
The title rolls up and we are back into the fight with the Underminer. He is robbing banks, causing destruction and all whilst fighting off Mr Incredible. He even manages to escape, leaving his main drilling vehicle to carry on the destruction. The family works together to stop it with a little help from Frozone, voiced by Samuel L. Jackson. This is instant action, showing each of the characters abilities whilst also showing that they are, in some way, a normal family. In the aftermath, because 'Supers' are still illegal, the family are instantly arrested and sent back to their hotel. Dicker gives them a ride and Violet tells her father that Tony many have recognised her after her taking off the mask. Once dropped off, Rick tells Bob that the unit has been shut down and they can no longer protect the 'Supers'. They say their final goodbyes to him, before sitting down to a family meal in their small hotel room kitchen. This soon leads to a full-blown argument about how illegal they actually are and that they need to be careful now. That night, Frozone comes to meet them at their hotel and lets them know that someone is interested in talking to the three of them. A businessman named Winston Deavor and with the married couple out of options other than getting a normal job, they agree to the meet.
The title rolls up and we are back into the fight with the Underminer. He is robbing banks, causing destruction and all whilst fighting off Mr Incredible. He even manages to escape, leaving his main drilling vehicle to carry on the destruction. The family works together to stop it with a little help from Frozone, voiced by Samuel L. Jackson. This is instant action, showing each of the characters abilities whilst also showing that they are, in some way, a normal family. In the aftermath, because 'Supers' are still illegal, the family are instantly arrested and sent back to their hotel. Dicker gives them a ride and Violet tells her father that Tony many have recognised her after her taking off the mask. Once dropped off, Rick tells Bob that the unit has been shut down and they can no longer protect the 'Supers'. They say their final goodbyes to him, before sitting down to a family meal in their small hotel room kitchen. This soon leads to a full-blown argument about how illegal they actually are and that they need to be careful now. That night, Frozone comes to meet them at their hotel and lets them know that someone is interested in talking to the three of them. A businessman named Winston Deavor and with the married couple out of options other than getting a normal job, they agree to the meet.
The three head to a huge building in the city and after a meeting, learn that Winston is a huge fan of superheroes, mainly from his father being so friendly with them. His sister is the brain behind the operation and is also the main technician.
They organise mini cameras to be fitted inside the suits so that people can witness how tough it is for the 'Super's to do their jobs. People only see the after effects and the bad that the government portrays. The sister, Evelyn, is voiced by Catherine Keener, fresh off the back of some 'Get Out' acting. She is constantly being acknowledged by Elastigirl for doing a lot of work in the plan ahead. The brother and sister want to bring 'Supers' back into a good light and will start this with Elastigirl, mainly because Mr Incredible is too heavy-handed. This doesn't go down well with Bob but, you know, girl power. They own a company called Devtech and want to right some wrongs but Elastigirl, or Helen, is still unsure. Back at the hotel, Bob isn't too happy with the indecisiveness of his wife. She thinks that the children need her but Bob offers to be the stay-at-home dad and she needs to be the breadwinner. Dash is struggling with Math, Violet is having boyfriend issues and Jack-Jack is simply a baby. Neither of them knows that the baby has powers. They come to the agreement that they need to take Winston up on his offer.
They organise mini cameras to be fitted inside the suits so that people can witness how tough it is for the 'Super's to do their jobs. People only see the after effects and the bad that the government portrays. The sister, Evelyn, is voiced by Catherine Keener, fresh off the back of some 'Get Out' acting. She is constantly being acknowledged by Elastigirl for doing a lot of work in the plan ahead. The brother and sister want to bring 'Supers' back into a good light and will start this with Elastigirl, mainly because Mr Incredible is too heavy-handed. This doesn't go down well with Bob but, you know, girl power. They own a company called Devtech and want to right some wrongs but Elastigirl, or Helen, is still unsure. Back at the hotel, Bob isn't too happy with the indecisiveness of his wife. She thinks that the children need her but Bob offers to be the stay-at-home dad and she needs to be the breadwinner. Dash is struggling with Math, Violet is having boyfriend issues and Jack-Jack is simply a baby. Neither of them knows that the baby has powers. They come to the agreement that they need to take Winston up on his offer.
A limo is sent to pick up the family and take them to their new mansion, which instantly excites everyone. Elastigirl is given a new suit which isn't designed by Edna and Bob teases her about this. She even gets a new motorcycle and is back in the zone as she speeds down the highway. He first assignment is to stop a runaway hover-train, which she does without casualties and without damage to the area, putting her straight into the good books with society.
It turns out that the train driver was hypnotised by his TV screen, with someone called The Screenslaver, sending Elastigirl a welcome back message. Back home, Bob isn't exactly doing too well. Jack-Jack keeps escaping his cot and has had a fight with a raccoon, showing all his new powers. Dash is still struggling with Math and Violet has been stood up for her date. He covers all of this up in a phone call with Helen though, as she gets excited about how her own day went. That night, Bob struggles to sleep so wakes, learns some new Math and wakes Dash up a little early to help him with his work. Back with Elastigirl, she is getting ready for a live TV interview, which takes a turn as once again Screenslaver sends a hypnotic message through the signal, threatening the life of the foreign ambassador. Helen makes her way to the control room to find everyone being drawn in by this TV announcement. Evelyn hasn't looked at the broadcast yet so is still immune, whilst Helen looks for a window in order to save the ambassador, who is taking off in a helicopter from the roof. Eventually doing so, she lands safely, saving everyone involved.
The next morning, back at home, everyone is getting ready for school except Violet, who looks rough as toast. She isn't happy about the night before and Bob accidentally let's slip that it was Dicker who erased Tony's memories of Violet. She grabs her super suit and fails in trying to destroy it in front of the rest of the family. Vowing never to be involved again. Things are going better for Helen though as there are now supporters of the 'Super's again, gathered outside the Devtech building. This is only good for business. Helen is still worried about the Screenslaver but Winston tries to calm her by bringing her into another room which contains more 'Supers', who have come out of hiding thanks to her heroics.
They all chat for a while until it settles down and we are left with Evelyn and Elastigirl still chatting about things until Elastigirl has a brainwave to catch the Screenslaver and track his signal. Evelyn agrees to help and build a device to do just that. They try the interview again but this time, the presenter is simply talking to Elastigirl through a monitor as she is in an undisclosed location. She is actually on a transmission tower and when the Screenslaver taps in again, she is able to track him down, swinging through the streets like Spiderman and ending up at his apartment. Beating him and unmasking the guy, he suddenly appears shaking and without a clue as to what just happened.
Back home, Bob is again trying to make things right. Taking the family for a meal where Tony works, making it awkward for Violet. Helping Dash once again with Math but that is until a TV show is interviewing a millionaire who has bought Bob's old car. He thinks it had been destroyed and even still has the remote control for it. He messes around with it until ceasing after Dash steals the remote. On the couch, Jack-Jack sneezes and teleports himself into Violet's room, who screams as he then turns into a troll. The kids are incensed as Bob hadn't told anyone about the powers. They even call Lucius, or Frozone as we know him, to help out. He realises that Bob needs some relief and one way for this would be to get Edna to babysit. She clearly comes across as someone who doesn't do children but once she realises how many powers the baby has, she jumps at the chance. On his return home, a defeated Bob apologises to Violet and drops off for a long sleep on the couch. At Winston Deavor's house, a party with the 'Supers' is ongoing after the Screenslaver capture but Helen is still uneasy, thinking it was too easy. She slips away from the party, wanting to re-watch the footage of the capture and notices that the screen in the guy's apartment was linked to her mini camera on her suit. This means that someone is in on it, this guy wouldn't have hacked it but lived in such a simple apartment. She looks at his mask, thinking he too was hypnotised, leading to his apparent confusing and as she gets close, BOOM, Evelyn slaps a pair of hypnotising goggles onto Elastigirl's head. I was thinking someone was in on it. I thought it would be Winston in his desperate need to get Superheroes back legal, but it's the sister. A nice surprise.
At Edna's house, Bob has gone to pick up the baby, which is now presenting the characteristics of Edna. She puts him into a chamber to show Bob what suit she has created for Jack-Jack and a little computer system to track him when he teleports to another dimension. He finally has some control. Helen wakes up from her trance and finds herself strapped to a chair in a freezing room, which means that if she stretches, she will shatter. Evelyn reveals herself as the real Screenslaver, wanting to make 'Supers' illegal forever because it cost her parents their life when they were never saved by an illegal group of heroes. She isn't going to kill Helen but is going to use her instead. Evelyn calls Bob at home to let him know something has happened and he is needed ASAP and as he arrives at the DevTech, he is ambushed by Elastigirl who puts up a fight until he shouts her name and she seems to recognise him, even whilst wearing the goggles. She goes in for a kiss but it's a trap and plants some goggles on him. Before leaving, Bob called Frozone to come and babysit but as Violet and Dash open the door, we see the other 'Supers' from the earlier party, all wearing goggles and wanting to force themselves into the house. In the background, we can see some snowflakes and know that Frozone has arrived. This leads to a fight scene involving everyone, Dash calling Bob's old car and Frozone being captured and fitted with some more goggles. The kids escape in the car and immediately want to save their parents, heading to DevTech and even turning the car into a boat as the party has no moved onto a yacht.
The reason for this party is for all ambassadors to sign and make 'Supers' legal again. The boat is full of other ambassadors and their heroes but Evelyn has another plan. The kids have made it onto the boat but some of the hypnotised 'Supers' have found them and time and again, there a little fight scenes between them all. The ceremony has gone live on TV and once signed, Evelyn controls Bob and Helen to tell the world that they don't serve people anymore, just themselves. They reach for the camera and the feed goes dead. Back at the studio, the presenter nervously tells the audience to stand by. Our main three heroes lock everyone else in a room and head up to the bridge to destroy equipment and leading it back to the city with everyone now believing that 'Supers' are evil. We know how this is going to end though, as the kids make it to the bridge and Jack-Jack uses his powers to remove Helen's goggles, who then removes Bob's and Lucius' in turn. Things are starting to take a turn as they then remove everyone else's. Evelyn knows shit is hitting the fan and grabs her brother from the room with everyone else, who are now being hypnotised but a large screen. They make a break for a plane but Winston refuses, knowing that she did wrong. Elastigirl jumps aboard and fights to bring the plane down, still wanting to save Evelyn. The other 'Supers' in turn, try to stop the ship and finally get the job done, leading to the mass of onlookers realising that they saved the day. Evelyn is arrested and all Helen can think about is that she missed Jack-Jack's first powers. All in all, the parents are proud of their children. Days later, a judge rules to make them all legal again.
The movie ends on some high notes, with Violet reintroducing herself to Tony and them going on a date but as they are dropped off at the cinema but the Incredibles, some criminals drive past and the family all make eye contact, knowing they need to act. Tony is sent in to buy some popcorn, assured Violet will be right back. Bob puts the pedal to the metal and the family is back!
The family was back with a bang. It's hard to say you would expect it to beat the first instalment, which in my opinion, it didn't but it was still a good movie. Bringing back a family that the company has been hounded to give a sequel too and releasing it ahead of time only added to the excitement for the audience. With the usual storyline and hidden villain, there isn't too much to say regarding that side but the turn to the female being the main hero and the man being the stay-at-home dad was a switch around that the writer knew was always going to happen. Taking away responsibility that Bob has always felt and for some reason, yet again needing to show some 'girl power' whether it be Helen or Evelyn and actively showing them giving nods towards each other on the screen as if they were always useless before. There is also a much better subplot in this movie and that is of a family coming together, through parents being protective to the kids wanting to protect their own parents, along with an undertone of being accepted in society for being different. Each way you look at it, Disney and Pixar always add something for every viewer. There was humour, seriousness and altogether a lot of fun in the movie. We waited long enough.
It turns out that the train driver was hypnotised by his TV screen, with someone called The Screenslaver, sending Elastigirl a welcome back message. Back home, Bob isn't exactly doing too well. Jack-Jack keeps escaping his cot and has had a fight with a raccoon, showing all his new powers. Dash is still struggling with Math and Violet has been stood up for her date. He covers all of this up in a phone call with Helen though, as she gets excited about how her own day went. That night, Bob struggles to sleep so wakes, learns some new Math and wakes Dash up a little early to help him with his work. Back with Elastigirl, she is getting ready for a live TV interview, which takes a turn as once again Screenslaver sends a hypnotic message through the signal, threatening the life of the foreign ambassador. Helen makes her way to the control room to find everyone being drawn in by this TV announcement. Evelyn hasn't looked at the broadcast yet so is still immune, whilst Helen looks for a window in order to save the ambassador, who is taking off in a helicopter from the roof. Eventually doing so, she lands safely, saving everyone involved.
The next morning, back at home, everyone is getting ready for school except Violet, who looks rough as toast. She isn't happy about the night before and Bob accidentally let's slip that it was Dicker who erased Tony's memories of Violet. She grabs her super suit and fails in trying to destroy it in front of the rest of the family. Vowing never to be involved again. Things are going better for Helen though as there are now supporters of the 'Super's again, gathered outside the Devtech building. This is only good for business. Helen is still worried about the Screenslaver but Winston tries to calm her by bringing her into another room which contains more 'Supers', who have come out of hiding thanks to her heroics.
They all chat for a while until it settles down and we are left with Evelyn and Elastigirl still chatting about things until Elastigirl has a brainwave to catch the Screenslaver and track his signal. Evelyn agrees to help and build a device to do just that. They try the interview again but this time, the presenter is simply talking to Elastigirl through a monitor as she is in an undisclosed location. She is actually on a transmission tower and when the Screenslaver taps in again, she is able to track him down, swinging through the streets like Spiderman and ending up at his apartment. Beating him and unmasking the guy, he suddenly appears shaking and without a clue as to what just happened.
Back home, Bob is again trying to make things right. Taking the family for a meal where Tony works, making it awkward for Violet. Helping Dash once again with Math but that is until a TV show is interviewing a millionaire who has bought Bob's old car. He thinks it had been destroyed and even still has the remote control for it. He messes around with it until ceasing after Dash steals the remote. On the couch, Jack-Jack sneezes and teleports himself into Violet's room, who screams as he then turns into a troll. The kids are incensed as Bob hadn't told anyone about the powers. They even call Lucius, or Frozone as we know him, to help out. He realises that Bob needs some relief and one way for this would be to get Edna to babysit. She clearly comes across as someone who doesn't do children but once she realises how many powers the baby has, she jumps at the chance. On his return home, a defeated Bob apologises to Violet and drops off for a long sleep on the couch. At Winston Deavor's house, a party with the 'Supers' is ongoing after the Screenslaver capture but Helen is still uneasy, thinking it was too easy. She slips away from the party, wanting to re-watch the footage of the capture and notices that the screen in the guy's apartment was linked to her mini camera on her suit. This means that someone is in on it, this guy wouldn't have hacked it but lived in such a simple apartment. She looks at his mask, thinking he too was hypnotised, leading to his apparent confusing and as she gets close, BOOM, Evelyn slaps a pair of hypnotising goggles onto Elastigirl's head. I was thinking someone was in on it. I thought it would be Winston in his desperate need to get Superheroes back legal, but it's the sister. A nice surprise.
At Edna's house, Bob has gone to pick up the baby, which is now presenting the characteristics of Edna. She puts him into a chamber to show Bob what suit she has created for Jack-Jack and a little computer system to track him when he teleports to another dimension. He finally has some control. Helen wakes up from her trance and finds herself strapped to a chair in a freezing room, which means that if she stretches, she will shatter. Evelyn reveals herself as the real Screenslaver, wanting to make 'Supers' illegal forever because it cost her parents their life when they were never saved by an illegal group of heroes. She isn't going to kill Helen but is going to use her instead. Evelyn calls Bob at home to let him know something has happened and he is needed ASAP and as he arrives at the DevTech, he is ambushed by Elastigirl who puts up a fight until he shouts her name and she seems to recognise him, even whilst wearing the goggles. She goes in for a kiss but it's a trap and plants some goggles on him. Before leaving, Bob called Frozone to come and babysit but as Violet and Dash open the door, we see the other 'Supers' from the earlier party, all wearing goggles and wanting to force themselves into the house. In the background, we can see some snowflakes and know that Frozone has arrived. This leads to a fight scene involving everyone, Dash calling Bob's old car and Frozone being captured and fitted with some more goggles. The kids escape in the car and immediately want to save their parents, heading to DevTech and even turning the car into a boat as the party has no moved onto a yacht.
The reason for this party is for all ambassadors to sign and make 'Supers' legal again. The boat is full of other ambassadors and their heroes but Evelyn has another plan. The kids have made it onto the boat but some of the hypnotised 'Supers' have found them and time and again, there a little fight scenes between them all. The ceremony has gone live on TV and once signed, Evelyn controls Bob and Helen to tell the world that they don't serve people anymore, just themselves. They reach for the camera and the feed goes dead. Back at the studio, the presenter nervously tells the audience to stand by. Our main three heroes lock everyone else in a room and head up to the bridge to destroy equipment and leading it back to the city with everyone now believing that 'Supers' are evil. We know how this is going to end though, as the kids make it to the bridge and Jack-Jack uses his powers to remove Helen's goggles, who then removes Bob's and Lucius' in turn. Things are starting to take a turn as they then remove everyone else's. Evelyn knows shit is hitting the fan and grabs her brother from the room with everyone else, who are now being hypnotised but a large screen. They make a break for a plane but Winston refuses, knowing that she did wrong. Elastigirl jumps aboard and fights to bring the plane down, still wanting to save Evelyn. The other 'Supers' in turn, try to stop the ship and finally get the job done, leading to the mass of onlookers realising that they saved the day. Evelyn is arrested and all Helen can think about is that she missed Jack-Jack's first powers. All in all, the parents are proud of their children. Days later, a judge rules to make them all legal again.
The movie ends on some high notes, with Violet reintroducing herself to Tony and them going on a date but as they are dropped off at the cinema but the Incredibles, some criminals drive past and the family all make eye contact, knowing they need to act. Tony is sent in to buy some popcorn, assured Violet will be right back. Bob puts the pedal to the metal and the family is back!
The family was back with a bang. It's hard to say you would expect it to beat the first instalment, which in my opinion, it didn't but it was still a good movie. Bringing back a family that the company has been hounded to give a sequel too and releasing it ahead of time only added to the excitement for the audience. With the usual storyline and hidden villain, there isn't too much to say regarding that side but the turn to the female being the main hero and the man being the stay-at-home dad was a switch around that the writer knew was always going to happen. Taking away responsibility that Bob has always felt and for some reason, yet again needing to show some 'girl power' whether it be Helen or Evelyn and actively showing them giving nods towards each other on the screen as if they were always useless before. There is also a much better subplot in this movie and that is of a family coming together, through parents being protective to the kids wanting to protect their own parents, along with an undertone of being accepted in society for being different. Each way you look at it, Disney and Pixar always add something for every viewer. There was humour, seriousness and altogether a lot of fun in the movie. We waited long enough.
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