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This was the first time I decided to go and see a Pixar movie in a theater, and had been the first time I had seen an animated movie in a theater in...almost 10 years I'd say. I had seen for months and months the work and promos going into this movie, "save the day" and boy oh boy they didn't disappoint. Pixar has blown my mind with this movie, when I went to see it, it was mostly older teenagers and adults, so you can see that Pixar is really starting to expand their audience. The movie didn't have to be funny, but when it was funny it was worth a laugh, but the action sequences, and animation was the real story here. I always relied on past Pixar films to get me with their comedy, but this movie was all action and superheros. For once I felt like a kid again seeing a movie that I totally went nuts over. Animation with Elastigirl was stunning, Mr Incredible's heart will own you, Dash was the fastest thing I had seen to ever hit the big screen, Violet is so quick to make you try to find her with her invincibility and the age old forcefield, Jason Lee as Syndrome was killer for me, as a bad guy I loved him. Edna Mode was hilarious and so well done.

The movie has a lot of action in it, so if parents have taken their kids to see previous Pixar movies, approach it with caution as there is a fair share of violence, but it is done in good taste and enough that the whole family can enjoy it.

Bravo Pixar! you all did it again! see it on the big screen, it is totally meant to be seen this way, and I can't wait for the DVD as I am sure the sound will be spectacular for home theater.

Cars....2005

Denzel Washington turns in another good performance here, although I don't think it was worth the $20 mill pay day. I really went to go see the movie for the fact I like almost any movie Tony Scott directs. He has worked with Denzel before, and it seemed to work out when they did Crimson Tide together, but this time around it got a bit more dark but it still worked.

The story was straight forward and not much to it, not as violent as people make it out to be. Dakota Fanning is really going to go places, she was great in this. Movie coulda been shorter, no need to have a slow start. Christopher Walken and Mickey Rourke were almost non existant to the movie, so all that really mattered was Denzel which was fine with me. It is sad to think that all of this is really going on in Mexico, that the police and law enforcement officials are in on some of the biggest kidnappings themselves there. The Mexican government needs to wake up and quit allowing such things to take place, not that this doesn't happen in other cities, but when it happens in other cities the people that get caught really wish they never were involved in police corruption. I guess the question is, is it proper to cheer for a guy going on a rampage and doing his own justice by tourturing and killing people for information? all I can say is I wish they had more guys like him, then terrorists would start being more afraid.