Mighty fine movie
Nov. 7th, 2004 08:19 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dirtylibrarianWent and saw The Incredibles yesterday with my fella. He is a Pixar junky, and has no patience when it comes to their movies, so it is one of the few situations for which I will tolerate opening weekend crowds. Especially ones full of small children. Much to my dismay, the Lord of the Rings pinball machine in the lobby was in use, so we ended up going in early...and with no books, alas. They had the most annoying serial teaser preview playing for some terrible looking animated movie...I'm convinced it must be from the people who made Ice Age (which also bugged the shit out of me).
But once the Incredibles started (or rather the animated short before the feature), I was delighted. The short had a pleasantly appropriate message about bounding back from apparent setbacks, and was very cute in general. But The Incredibles was just beautiful. I'm a big fan of po-mo explorations of superhero scenarios, or parodies of such...and I must admit I had pretty low expectations going into this film. While the film was packed with tributes/references for movie geeks to eat up, it had enough original moments to hold its own. And what I fell in love with was the look of the thing...a delightful 50s look, heavy with James Bond grace and style. There is a moment near the beginning that shows a city in the haze of morning that is just amazing. And the textures, ah... Overall, most worthwhile to look at, and funny to boot.
On a contrasting note, I began reading the seven volume series The Invisibles by Grant Morrison, which I am beginning to think is a prequel to The Filth. This series is the polar opposite from The Incredibles, and should not be left in the same room as children. Foul, repugnant, and fascinating.
But once the Incredibles started (or rather the animated short before the feature), I was delighted. The short had a pleasantly appropriate message about bounding back from apparent setbacks, and was very cute in general. But The Incredibles was just beautiful. I'm a big fan of po-mo explorations of superhero scenarios, or parodies of such...and I must admit I had pretty low expectations going into this film. While the film was packed with tributes/references for movie geeks to eat up, it had enough original moments to hold its own. And what I fell in love with was the look of the thing...a delightful 50s look, heavy with James Bond grace and style. There is a moment near the beginning that shows a city in the haze of morning that is just amazing. And the textures, ah... Overall, most worthwhile to look at, and funny to boot.
On a contrasting note, I began reading the seven volume series The Invisibles by Grant Morrison, which I am beginning to think is a prequel to The Filth. This series is the polar opposite from The Incredibles, and should not be left in the same room as children. Foul, repugnant, and fascinating.
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Date: 2004-11-07 08:48 am (UTC)This:
and should not be left in the same room as children
is my favorite book review phrase ever.
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Date: 2004-11-08 09:02 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2004-11-08 09:05 am (UTC)I do agree about the pop reference thing though...even Shrek bugs me for that reason.
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Date: 2004-11-08 11:54 am (UTC)