The Incredibles: 2-Disc Collector's Edition: Widescreen DVD Set Review

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Title: The Incredibles: 2-Disc Collector’s Edition: Widescreen

Region: One

Genre: CGI Animated Comedy Fantasy Adventure

Stars: Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Samuel L. Jackson, Brad Bird, Jason Lee, Spencer Fox, Sarah Vowell, Elizabeth Pena, Jean Sincere, John Ratzenberger, and Wallace Shawn

Writer: Brad Bird

Director: Brad Bird

Feature length: 115 minutes

Extras: Filmmaker’s Audio Commentaries, “Jack-Jack Attack” Animated Short, “Boundin’” Animated Short, Bloopers and Outtakes, Deleted Scenes, Top Secret Files On All The Supers, Featurettes, Galleries, Trailers, Bonus Trailers

Languages: English, French, and Spanish Language Dolby Digital 5.1 EX Surround Sound

Subtitles: English Closed Captions and English, French, and Spanish Language Subtitles

Packaging: Single Sized Two-Disc Keep Case

Chapter Stops: 32

Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 EX Surround Sound

Year of Theatrical Release: 2004/DVD Release: 2005

Theatrical Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Films

Home Video Distributor: Walt Disney Home Entertainment

MPAA Rating: PG

Reviewer: Mark A. Rivera

There was time when superheroes flourished throughout the world, protecting the innocent and capturing criminals in the act, but even with the best of intentions, it appears that some people who were saved sustained injuries and consequently lawsuits were waged against the “Supers,” as they were called, which eventually lead to the public turning against the very people who protected them. So the “Supers” were forced into retirement and placed in anonymous protection programs where they had to forsake their amazing abilities and live ordinary lives. Mr. Incredible (Craig T. Nelson) works for an insurance company where he is frequently chastised for helping clients find loopholes in their insurance policies that will cover damages that they are entitled to. His wife Elastigirl (Holly Hunter) is a homemaker with a daughter and two sons, each endowed with super powers of their own. Unfortunately the oldest boy and his sister feel displaced because they cannot display their remarkable abilities while Mr. Incredible moonlights at night with a crime fighting colleague named Frozone (Samuel L. Jackson), as a means of coping with his miserable circumstances

After an altercation with his boss, Mr. Incredible loses his job and not wanting to uproot his family again, he tells his NSA sponsor that he’ll find another job on his own, purposely neglects to tell his wife about what he has been up to, and is seduced into taking a third part assignment that he thinks is top secret hero work, but is really a threat that only the Incredibles can foil.

Of the six Pixar studios CGI animated films to be released so far, “The Incredibles” is my favorite. It is simply amazing to see how far the animation has come in little over ten years. Due to the nature of the film, the characters look a bit like living action figures at times, but the detail is stunning and the THX certified direct digital anamorphic widescreen (2.39:1) aspect ratio is breathtaking to behold and brings a true theatrical quality to the film that is not always associated with animation in general. The THX Optimizer® program is also provided for proper home theater picture and sound calibration. This is truly a film the whole family can enjoy. An English Dolby Digital 5.1 EX Surround Soundtrack is included and it is truly enveloping and aggressive. A French and a Spanish Language Dubbed Dolby 5.1 EX Surround Soundtrack are also encoded onto the DVD along with optional English Closed Captions for the hearing impaired and English, French, and Spanish Language Subtitles.

There are two screen specific audio commentary tracks on disc one with Director Brad Bird and Producer John Walker discussing the film on one track while key members from the animation team behind the film share the other audio commentary track. Writer and Director Brad Bird also provides a short video introduction for both discs that runs at 1 minute while the other has a length of 52 seconds. A reel of theatrical and home video previews (8:47) that can be viewed individually or in succession is also featured on disc one and includes trailers for the next Pixar film “Cars’ (1:57), “Chicken Little” (1:10), “Cinderella: 2-Disc Special Edition” (1:20). Myazaki’s anime films on DVD (2:20), “Lilo & Stitch 2” (1:00), “The Incredibles Video Game” and “The Twilight Zone: Tower Of Terror” Disneyland Resort attraction.

The second disc features the animated short “Jack-Jack Attack” (4:43), which was produced exclusively for this DVD and is presented in an anamorphic widescreen (1.78:1) aspect ratio with English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound and the same subtitles options offered on disc one. The short is sort of the flipside to what happened during certain events unseen in the film involving the Babysitter and little Jack-Jack. In addition the Academy Award® nominated short that was shown in theaters before “The Incredibles” entitled “Boundin’” (4:41) is also provided with an optional commentary by animator, character designer, and director Bud Lucky. There is also a short biographical featurette about Bud Lucky (3:57), who not only has designed many signature characters for Pixar films, but he also did the memorable “Sesame Street” animated short “Lady Bugs Picnic,” which I still remember from when I was four years old.

Next is a humorous mock vintage short done in the style of “Clutch Cargo” entitled “Mr. Incredible And Pals” (4:02), which features a hilarious optional audio commentary by Craig T. Nelson and Samuel L. Jackson in character as Mr. Incredible and Frozone respectively. Storyboarded deleted scenes (34:35) and outtakes (1:43), with the characters are also presented, but in the case of the outtake and blooper reel, it just as not funny as previous reels included on other Disney/Pixar DVD releases. Two exhaustive behind-the-scenes production documentaries that have a running time of (27:24) and (40:53) respectively are present, but like anything else, it is only as entertaining as one is interested in the subject matter and while I loved the film, I would rather leave secrets behind the magic to the filmmakers.

Some cute character interviews with various TV press from outlets like “Extra” and “E! Entertainment Television” (6:31) are included and there is a featurette with Sarah Vowell, who provided the voice of Violet Parr for “The Incredibles” and gives her point of view on providing the voice for an animated superhero character (9:24). Galleries of character design, set designs, color scripting, lighting and collages as well as a reel featuring the teaser and two theatrical trailers (6:35) for “The Incredibles” wraps up the bonus materials on disc two.

Both discs feature onscreen indexes that makes accessing the extra value materials easier. The interactive menus on both discs are animated with full motion scene selection menus and transitions and all are well rendered as well as easy to navigate. An insert detailing the discs’ contents is also included within the single-sized double-disc DVD keep case.

A full screen version of the film is also available on DVD, but sold separately. “The Incredibles: 2-Disc Collector’s Edition: Widescreen” is a knockout DVD set that is available now at retailers on and offline courtesy of Walt Disney Home Entertainment.

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