Do you have any Incredibles fans in your house? I DO! We both loved the original Incredibles movie, and of course, over the years, had heard rumors of a sequel–but after the first ten years went by with nothing really happening, we figured, well ok, it’s a one and done. And it was amazing, so okay.
But as we now know, in today’s culture, NOTHING is every REALLY done, is it? Especially not in the giant global marketing machine that is Disney, and everything it owns….(I mean, come on…we’re getting a Mary Poppins sequel 58 YEARS LATER!!! I’m excited about it…but really?)
So, in 2016 we started hearing the Incredibles sequel was really happening. Casting announcements were made, and relatively frequent updates were released after that. Apparently, I was not the only one overjoyed by the return of my favorite SUPERS family. Incredibles 2 broke all kinds of records when it was released earlier this year. It earned more than $180 million dollars opening weekend, the best debut of all time (so far) for an animated film. It was also the eight biggest domestic opening of all time. (Variety, 6/17/2018).
Just six weeks later, Incredibles 2 again set records by crossing the BILLION dollar mark (worldwide gross receipts), making it the seventh animated movie ever to do so, and only the 36th movie ever to reach one billion dollars. (Variety, 7/31/2018). It’s in good company, joining Frozen, Toy Story 3, Finding Dory and Zootopia as the other movies in Disney’s “Billion Dollar” animated club. And of course, this has been a banner year for Disney–by the time Incredibles 2 came out, Black Panther and Avengers: Infinity War had already surpassed the billion dollar mark (worldwide).
But of course, we all know that big box office receipts DON’T necessarily mean it’s a great movie. There have been lots of BAD movies over the years that have made a lot of money, for a variety of reason. Not many of them came from Disney, but I’m sure you can think of some very popular movies you didn’t particularly care for.
But Incredibles 2 isn’t just successful, it’s really good. And it’s the kind of good that means if you’re a parent with kids–or a grandparent–you can take the kids to this movie and you will all enjoy it–you may enjoy different things about it–there are definitely some jokes the kids might not get, for example–but you will all enjoy it.
Incredibles 2 enjoys the coveted “Critical Fresh” approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with 94% of critics recommending the movie, and it also has an 87% audience approval rating. This is a FUN movie. Yes, you have to disengage your brain a few times–it’s a CARTOON, after all. There are some gender stereotypes that will probably make you roll your eyes. It’s a little campy. But again, CARTOON. AND IT’S FUN! I loved it. And there are some really kickbutt WOMEN in this movie, which is also very fun to see.
Incredibles 2 is being released in digital form on October 23, 2018, and on Blu-Ray and DVD on November 6, 2018. Which is TERRIFIC. I love this movie and believe any Pixar fan MUST have this in their collection.
But the BEST PART? THE BEST PART for me, at least, is that the Incredibles 2 release is going to include a new Pixar short, featuring fan favorite EDNA, babysitting Jack-Jack. This is hinted at in the movie, and EVERYONE has been begging to see what happened. I cannot wait! Disney has release a short clip just to tantalize us….
What do you think? Are you as excited about this as I am?
I think Pixar was fairly surprised at Edna’s popularity from the first film–she’s in the movie for such a short time…but so many LOVED her. When I found out there really was going to be a sequel, that honestly was my first question–but will Edna be in it??
When the movie was released in June, Disney had many Incredibles characters appearing in the parks…Did you get a chance to visit while they were there?
I did not get a chance, but would have LOVED a picture with Edna. Hopefully, based on the success of the film, all the Incredibles characters will become more frequent visitors in the parks.
Now that Pixar Pier is open in California Adventure, and features the Incredicoaster, I suspect California Adventure, at least, will get more Incredibles opportunities….
So next week I’ll be checking out Incredibles 2 again, and of course, watching the new Auntie Edna short just as soon as I can. Disney’s released a sneak peek video with a short scene from Incredibles 2–it reminded me again just how much fun this movie is.
Check out this sneak peek of Incredibles 2
And because I can’t resist, here’s one more look at “Auntie Edna” with Jack-Jack:
Happy Dreaming,
Brooke