# "The Incredibles" DVD - March 15th **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 8, 2005, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-incredibles-dvd-march-15th/293524 "2005-03-08T13:22:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Padeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@Padeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Padeye)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2005, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-incredibles-dvd-march-15th/293524/41 "2005-03-16T22:04:00Z")
This is why I bought a widescreen TV. 44", true high-def resolution. Anamorphic DVDs look incredible on it. I need to get TheLadyLion to buy a copy tonight. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2005, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-incredibles-dvd-march-15th/293524/42 "2005-03-16T23:49:42Z")
So did you call Mirage? ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2005, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-incredibles-dvd-march-15th/293524/43 "2005-03-17T00:01:32Z")
> [@Kizarvexius](#): > > My pre-ordered copy did NOT arrive yesterday. Grrrrrrrr. Ordered it on Netflix, got it yesterday, watched it and sent it back already. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2005, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-incredibles-dvd-march-15th/293524/44 "2005-03-17T00:51:41Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > Reading between the lines on the ā€œmaking ofā€ bonus feature: everybody who works with him thinks Brad Bird is a jerk. Lots of references to how much he yells, and backhanded ā€œI love his passionā€ comments. Anybody else get this impression? Not me. I got the impression that heā€™s simply very demanding, to the point of being a perfectionist (or, as one of the animators noted on the DVD, ā€œHeā€™s like strong coffee.ā€). Heā€™s certainly got a reputation for being uncompromising; couple that with how readily he hands out credit to others while shunning it from himself (a trait thatā€™s very evident on his commentary track), and I canā€™t see ā€œjerkā€ at all. [Here](http://homepage.mac.com/rripley/VVC_Art_NoteBook/pages/367.html) is a nice, meaty article that gives a good profile of Brad Bird. This quote is particularly telling: > [@](#): > > ā€œBradā€™s very opinionated,ā€ [Matt] Groening says, ā€œbut when he tells you youā€™re completely wrong, itā€™s charming. Itā€™s not offensive. Itā€™s not about ego. **Itā€™s about the shared assumption that we all want to make the best piece of art we can.** I knew from the moment I met him, this guy was going to be destined for big things.ā€ ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2005, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-incredibles-dvd-march-15th/293524/45 "2005-03-17T01:03:58Z")
I got it yesterday, & am watching it now. Iā€™m gonna love this for years to come. šŸ™‚šŸ™‚šŸ™‚šŸ†’šŸ†’šŸ†’ ---
**Author:** ![FisherQueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@FisherQueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FisherQueen)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2005, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-incredibles-dvd-march-15th/293524/46 "2005-03-17T02:06:06Z")
Regarding Easter Eggs: Most of the menus have a stock template. You donā€™t have to go hunting for easter eggs. Just sit around for a while, watching the upper right corner of the screen. When the little droid appears, push the ā€˜rightā€™ button to choose it. Thereā€™s something on nearly every one of the template screens. ---
**Author:** ![Kizarvexius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/da6949/32.png) [@Kizarvexius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kizarvexius)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2005, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-incredibles-dvd-march-15th/293524/47 "2005-03-17T18:45:44Z")
> [@Kizarvexius](#): > > My pre-ordered copy did NOT arrive yesterday. Grrrrrrrr. > > It must be Eisnerā€™s fault. :wally Okay, it came yesterday. Iā€™ll call off the frivolous class-action lawsuit. My daughter and I thought that _Jack-Jack Attack_ was hysterical. I particularly loved the way that Kariā€™s Mozart CD switches from _Rondo Alla Turca_ to _Dies Irae_ as Jack-Jack bursts into flames.. ---
**Author:** ![UrbanChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9dc877/32.png) [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2005, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-incredibles-dvd-march-15th/293524/48 "2005-03-17T20:00:28Z")
I picked up the DVD from Wal\*Mart for less than $15. I watched it last night for the first timeā€“I missed it when it was in the theatre. Wow. What a movie. It was superb. Itā€™s exactly what my big TV and surround sound home theatre system was made for. I only got to watch the movie last night; none of the extras. I know what Iā€™ll be doing this evening when I get home: the laundry. But right after that, Iā€™m watching the extras! ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2005, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-incredibles-dvd-march-15th/293524/49 "2005-03-17T20:59:11Z")
Ours arrived today. 2 Discs, 2 plush toys (Dash and Violet), collectors pin, and four lithographs! Woot! Gonna be a fun night! ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2005, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-incredibles-dvd-march-15th/293524/50 "2005-03-17T21:30:28Z")
ā€œKari. Thatā€™s like ā€˜Carrieā€™, but with a K instead of a C, a ā€œahā€ instead of a ā€œehā€, one R, and an I instead of an IEā€. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-incredibles-dvd-march-15th/293524/51 "2005-03-18T03:58:40Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > ā€œKari. Thatā€™s like ā€˜Carrieā€™, but with a K instead of a C, a ā€œahā€ instead of a ā€œehā€, one R, and an I instead of an IEā€. The ā€œSā€ stands forā€¦sitter. Yeah, sitter. Originally, I was gonna have initials for ā€œbabysitter,ā€ but then I would have been goinā€™ around wearing a big ā€œB.S.ā€ andā€¦you understand why I couldnā€™t go with that. ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-incredibles-dvd-march-15th/293524/52 "2005-03-18T06:56:38Z")
Got mine 3 days ago. šŸ†’ Thanks, Amazon. Jack Jack Attack was quite fun. The ā€˜bloopersā€™ were meh, Supers DB meh. In the extras, a little Brad Bird goes a long way. Heā€™s not uninteresting, but not very compelling. ā€œAnd one thing weā€™re NOT going to do is panic! YARG!! LOOKOUT!ā€ ---
**Author:** ![CrazyCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CrazyCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrazyCatLady)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-incredibles-dvd-march-15th/293524/53 "2005-03-18T07:08:37Z")
ā€œThe greater good?! I am your _wife_. I am the greatest good that will ever happen to you!ā€ ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-incredibles-dvd-march-15th/293524/54 "2005-03-18T13:51:24Z")
Lady Chance is particularly fond of that one. Clearly, Iā€™m just a kept man. I find myself disappointed that what precisely Jack-Jackā€™s power is isnā€™t spelled out int he short. I had hoped for something a little more explanatory. But Iā€™m a powers geek. ā€œBoy, I wish I could just forget the whole thing.ā€ ---
**Author:** ![Scott\_Plaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Scott\_Plaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scott_Plaid)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-incredibles-dvd-march-15th/293524/55 "2005-03-18T14:05:37Z")
> [@N9IWP](#): > > here: [http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=19658#1](http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=19658#1)\(and a report on the LIVE ACTION Cutey Honey :eek: further down) > Brian If she doesnā€™t say something along the lines of the following, then someone will get hu ā€“ I mean, I wonā€™t see it. ā€œSometimes Iā€™m a motorcycle driver, blending in with the citizens of Megatokyo. Sometimes Iā€™m a better fake Knight Saber than _your_ fakes. And sometimes Iā€™m a believer in arcane conspiracies. But in truthā€¦ Honey FLASH!ā€ Honey transformed, appearing in a red, white, and purple costume showing quite a bit of skin between her breasts. ā€œIā€™m the lovely warrior, Cutey Honey!ā€ From the fanfiction,[ā€œBUBBLEGUM FLASHā€](http://www.rahul.net/arromdee/fanfic/bgf.3) ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-incredibles-dvd-march-15th/293524/56 "2005-03-18T15:55:50Z")
> [@CrazyCatLady](#): > > ā€œThe greater good?! I am your _wife_. I am the greatest good that will ever happen to you!ā€ That scene has been cracking me up ever since the first trailers came out. ā€œWoman! Where IS my SUPERSUIT!ā€ ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-incredibles-dvd-march-15th/293524/57 "2005-03-18T15:59:20Z")
> [@Jonathan Chance](#): > > I find myself disappointed that what precisely Jack-Jackā€™s power is isnā€™t spelled out int he short. I had hoped for something a little more explanatory. > > But Iā€™m a powers geek. I think the gag here is that no one thought Jack-Jack had powers, and he turns out to have more than the rest of the family combined: floats through walls, shoots beams from his eyes, bursts into flame, turns into that demon thingā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![Searching\_For\_Truth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4da419/32.png) [@Searching\_For\_Truth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Searching_For_Truth)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-incredibles-dvd-march-15th/293524/58 "2005-03-18T16:13:01Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > That scene has been cracking me up ever since the first trailers came out. > > ā€œWoman! Where IS my SUPERSUIT!ā€ I wonder how many boyfriends are gonna get smacked for that one in the next few months. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-incredibles-dvd-march-15th/293524/59 "2005-03-18T16:33:51Z")
> [@squeegee](#): > > Supers DB meh. I loved the Supers DB. Some of the interviews cracked me up. I also loved the commentary on the Mr. Incredible cartoonā€¦ Frozone: Iā€™m white! They made me white! Mr. Incredible: They didnā€™t make you white. The film is just bleached out. Frozone: No itā€™s not! They made me white! Mr. Incredible: Well, youā€™reā€¦tan. ---
**Author:** ![Scott\_Plaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Scott\_Plaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scott_Plaid)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-incredibles-dvd-march-15th/293524/60 "2005-03-18T16:42:32Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > I think the gag here is that no one thought Jack-Jack had powers, and he turns outā€¦\ I believe this has been said, but I when I saw his powers manifesting, his expression also changed once per power, leading me to the conclusion that he isnā€™t just an over-powerd shape changer, but has his powers be dependant on what his emotional state is. As a toddler, that could be dangerous. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-incredibles-dvd-march-15th/293524.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-incredibles-dvd-march-15th/293524.md?page=4)