The Incredibles again

I saw The Incredibles again last night. It was every bit as much fun second time round. In fact, I appreciated a few details even more on a repeat viewing: the way that some scenes would have made a beautiful double-page spread in a comic, the fantastic Bond movie-worthy soundtrack, Holly Hunter’s oh-so-sexy voice, the gorgeous, energetic end credit sequence. Especially that credit sequence, a little masterpiece all by itself. (I’m listening to the end credit music, freshly downloaded from iTunes Music Store, as I type this. Quality stuff.) The whole thing has the feel of a future classic which goes straight onto my “Must buy on DVD” list. The only possible reason to dislike The Incredibles is that it’s made the job of making superhero comics adaptations about five times as difficult: established franchises like X-Men and Spider-Man will be OK, but something like the Fantastic Four film (which already has a fair few strikes against it) is really up against it now.

While I’m on the subject, this post at Design Observer enthuses at great length about the mix of design styles alluded to in The Incredibles, with occasional asides about the forthcoming Robert Zemeckis/Tom Hanks seasonal storybook adaptation The Polar Express. It looks as if the design community finally has a superhero to call its’ own in Edna Mode.

[Design Observer post via plasticbag.org]