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Incredibles 2 Review

What I liked: Jack Jack. Edna Mode. Jack Jack and Edna Mode. Pretty much anytime one or both of those characters are on screen it is awesome. I liked the interdimensional baby monitor and the motorcycle, I can't say it looked comfortable but it was pretty cool. Stretchy superheroes have never been my favorite. I don't know of anyone when we play the "what super power would you have?" game who says they want to be super stretchy. But given that, Elastagirl does an admirable job at bad guy beating. It was fun to have the theme songs in the credits. The Incredobile was fun. 2018 has been a good year for raccoons on the silver screen. There were raccoons in quiet place. A raccoon features in the most recent Avengers film. Now we have a show stealing raccoon in Incredibles. I'm not sure if I should tell the talented raccoons I know to send in audition tapes or encourage them to go to community college because the industry is saturated.

What I didn't: Ok, we need to talk about the short. The dumpling baby was cute. It was a little weird. And then out of nowhere it takes a startling turn. Yes, it resolved, but I'm really confused. Also it made me deeply concerned about the Incredibles eating Chinese takeout at the beginning of their movie. Did no one think about that? I would have liked more funny Frozone moments. I also feel like there were far more TV's and monitor screens than there should have been in the early 60's. I doubt helicopters even had any then. Do helicopters have little TV screens now? The plan was not really terrible, just predictable. Did no one notice the goggles?! Seriously people. I had higher hopes for the international superheroes. I know most of them were fledgling heroes but Void definitely could have been more useful. I'm also concerned about the aerodynamics of the airplane, if I remember my high school physics, those wings should make it fly strait down right?

Who should watch this? It's targeted more to the parents of small children than to the small children.

Would I watch it again? Yes.
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