"The Incredibles" - A Quick Llama-ette Review

Please indulge me in allowing my six year old to give her unvarnished opinion of this movie (warning - some spoiler):

I liked the movie because it was kind of silly. The bad guy snatched the baby, But the baby turned into a red monster! The mom can stretch out as far as an island. The boy could run sooo fast! He can run faster than you can change channels on a teevee. The girl can disappear and can protect herself and her brother. The father could lift the car and a boy saw it.

I liked it when the bad guy was dead.

Seriously, this is an amazing movie. Visually, it is superb, making "Toy Story 2" or even "Finding Nemo" look like "Rocky and Bullwinkle." The scene where the bad guy's henchmen are chasing Dash is particularly astounding, nicely riffing on both "Star Wars: Return of the Jedi" and all the James Bond you've ever seen.

Much of the plot went rocketing right over my daughter's head, but the core lessons about family strength seem to have sunk in. I've read various reviews that talk about the conservative nature of this flick and all of them are true.

I was initially leery of taking the girl to see this movie, owing to reports of intense action. Well, the reports are true, but the action is nothing a kid who's used to Bugs Bunny and the Road Runner can't handle.

I'll come back to the characters later. Holly Hunter is being very rightly praised for her strong performance. The others are top-notch as well.

I know I'm not being very coherent and I'd like to say more about the flick, but I'll have to chew on it for a while. Suffice to say, this is one of those rare movies where, as I came out, I said to myself "We have got to get the DVD."

UPDATE: I meant to mention that we also saw the trailer for the new "Star Wars" movie. I ain't buyin' it. Sure, a few clips look promising, but we've all been burned too many times before. I refuse to let myself get even a little excited.