Incredibles 2 on Blu-ray {Free Mask Printable} #MyAuntieEdnaReview

I watched The Incredibles for the first time 14 long years ago. Hubby and I had just begun dating. The Red Sox had just won the World Series for the first time in 86 years, and the European Union welcomed 10 new member states, its largest expansion to date. Britney got married – for the second time that same year. Mark Zuckerberg had just launched TheFacebook, a small start-up whose membership was limited to students from a few select universities. YouTube and Twitter didn’t even exist yet.

So to say we’d been waiting a looong time for this sequel is an understatement. Our family saw Incredibles 2 on opening night, and again when it hit our local drive-in theatre. It’s not often that sequels capture the same magic as the original, but Disney-Pixar has pulled it off. We weren’t the only ones to think that though. Critics and audiences everywhere loved Incredibles 2 just as much as we did, earning the movie a 94% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and surpassing $1 billion at the global box office. Of course we had to add this to our home movie collection.

I also want to mention the Pixar short “Bao” included with Incredibles 2. Of all the shorts that Pixar has created, this is one of my all-time favourites. Sure, part of that is seeing Chinese characters like my family on the screen, but “Bao” speaks to me as a mother as well. We’re all familiar with that disorienting mix of emotions that only our children can evoke in us – fear, anger, sorrow, but always tempered with overwhelming love. I must admit that even after watching this three times now, I still tear up.

 
Fortunately, siblings Winston and Evelyn Deavor offer Helen a new job as Elastigirl, to help the public regain their trust in superheroes. While Helen is away being super, it’s Bob’s turn to stay home and watch the kids, navigate Violet’s teen angst, and try to keep baby Jack-Jack from setting the house on fire with his newfound powers.

Meanwhile, a new super villain, the Screenslaver, is terrorizing the public with hypnotic images projected through television screens. After a couple of close calls and a dramatic fight scene, Elastigirl captures the Screenslaver, showing the world how valuable superheroes are.

Winston Deavor invites an elite group of world leaders and superheroes from all over the globe to attend a summit on his luxury yacht to proclaim the legalization of superheroes again. With everyone on board, Evelyn is revealed as the actual mastermind behind the Screenslaver and the vindictive architect of a plot to permanently outlaw superheroes when she hypnotizes the supers into aiming Winston’s high-powered ship directly at the city. Violet, Dash, and Jack-Jack save the day by saving Elastigirl from mind-control goggles and helping the superheroes stop the ship and capture Evelyn.

Auntie Edna #MyAuntieEdnaReview

The Blu-ray and digital releases include a brand new short, “Auntie Edna.” In the movie, Bob is exhausted trying to contain Jack-Jack’s new powers and keep him safe. When he visits Edna, she offers to watch him for the night while Bob gets some sleep. But what happens when he stays with Edna?

My daughters often help out on the blog, usually with play testing and modeling duties, but today they’re giving their review of “Auntie Edna”.

Bonus Features

Never-before-seen Incredibles 2 bonus material highlights the beloved characters in the film and the filmmakers who bring them to life, including an all-new mini-movie “Auntie Edna” which gives a glimpse of fashion visionary Edna Mode’s all-night endeavor to design a suit to best harness baby Jack-Jack’s expanding super powers.

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