The Incredibles

Watched this with all the family. We're trying to see if Jack's ready to sit through an entire film at the cinema yet. The little guy did really well. He liked the big robots (or 'spiders' as he called them) and was also curiously obsessed with the luvvie darling lady that designs the Incredibles' costumes. Was not so keen during the action sequences though - he didn't like to see the heroes in danger. Bless.

Those action sequences are great though and the whole film is really good fun to watch, although the first quarter or so felt a little bit slower than I remember. But this was probably increased by sensing the restlessness of my youngest son as, understandably for a not quite three year old, Pixar's ever reliable emphasis on story and character went over his little head a bit. He just wanted to watch the cool stuff.

Had forgotten how brilliant the whole James Bond design vibe is too. It's a complete Ken Adams lovefest, especially with the baddie dude having his base in a volcano. The score follows this inspiration too and combines to create a superb, retro feel to the whole thing. Throw in the obligatory awesome animation, lots of excitement and a pitch perfect voice cast and you have a film fit for all the family. Which is exactly what we had in mind when we put it on. Like I said at the start.

I absolutely adore Pixar's stuff and can't wait to see Toy Story 3. Think we might have to try Jack on the original next and then maybe his first big screen outing can be to see Woody and Buzz...