as time goes by . . .

Anne and I took the kids to see The Incredibles this afternoon.
Holy.
Crap.
What an amazing movie! It is a brilliant example of why story is so very important. The animation is phenomenal — particularly the simulated hair and water motion — but without the amazing story, talented voice performers, and stellar direction, it would all be for nothing.
I predict that this movie will utterly destroy all previous box office records for Pixar films, and may even make a run at some top-grossing live action movies.
Yes, it is that good.
When we walked out of the theatre, there were some quotes from classic films embedded into the ground, and I saw one that captured something I wanted to share with my wife.
“Hey,” I said, right after we passed it, “You had me at ‘hello.'”
She looked back at me, and smiled. “I know! There are great movie quotes all over the ground here!”
“No,” I said. “You had me at ‘hello.'”
“Right,” she said. “And there’s ‘Here’s looking at you, kid,’ and there is ‘May The Force be with you,’ and there is —”
“No,” I said, and turned her to face me. “You,” I poked her in the stomach, “had me,” I poked my own stomach, “at ‘hello.'”
“Oh.” She paused for a second and blushed, “I like that a whole bunch.”
“Well,” I said, “You did.”
I love it this. Even though we’ve been together for almost a decade, I can still make her blush.

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  2. Can’t wait to see the movie! Brad Bird, the director, is awesome, and I loved his other movie, Iron Giant.
    Wil, you must get your voice into one of these Pixar films! 🙂

  5. Very, very sweet. 😉
    So it’s a good movie, eh? Well, was going to try to see it anyway, but after that recommendation I’ll double the efforts.
    Yes, y’all are sappy but in a great, sweet way. 😉

  7. We saw a screening of The Incredibles on Monday night, and the story was so good that after a while, we forgot we were looking at animated characters. It blew me away.
    You crazy kids…so cute. 🙂

  8. I love Disney/Pixar and any movies, and I can’t wait to see The Incredibles.
    Did you get to see Shark Tale yet? That one was really good. If you haven’t, you should.
    Ciao!
    -Vanessa Nichole

  9. We got to see it last week, and I got completely sucked in. It stopped being animated. It was just a story. I smiled so much my face hurt.
    (And you’re at least as sappy with your sweetie as I am with mine.)

  10. Seems like you & Anne are the Incredible[s] Couple… being all romantic and mushy after all that time. So nice to see that kind of love still going on in this day ‘n’ age.

  11. Holy shit holy shit holy shit! Wil, that was an absolutely fantastic movie. I just got out of it. Damn, it was DARK for a Pixar flick, but it was flat out incredible. A super hero going through a mid-life crisis – what a theory! And what an AWESOME spin on a bad guy of all things! Oh man, too sweet. Please, Wil, promise me, if you EVER get an offer to do a Pixar film, you have GOT to take it!

  12. That is so sweet! You are both so very lucky to have one another! I’m looking forward to seeing the Incredibles maybe this weekend.

  14. Such a sweetheart you are!!! And I’m glad you enjoyed the movie, I thought it was brilliant as well….thanks for making me smile tonight

  15. Your after-the-movie story is so sweet! Thanks for giving us good things to read this week. I’m trying to keep my head up.
    I gave away my copy of Dancing Barefoot this week, gotta get a replacement. Loved it and JAG.
    I’d pay for a DVD or download of your What’s My Line performance.

  17. Ok, I was going to wait on that movie… till dvd, but now I will have to go to the cinema. 🙂
    Thanks for sharing a cute romantic moment. I love those moments. 🙂 Been with my husband for 12 years… man, when I say that I feel so old! 😉

  19. Hey Wil – long time reader, second time poster… 🙂
    So… Not to pry into your personal life (it’s not like it’s posted on the web or anything), but I was wondering when (if) you and Anne were going to have a kid of your own? Just wondering.
    I’m on Chapter 4 of JAG

  20. I am lucky enough to have a hubby as sweet as that. 🙂
    Love your page Wil. My hubby turned me onto it, and am pleasantly surprised.

  21. awwww that is so sweet!
    I want to find a man who will say stuff like that to me,lol. *begins to dream
    I really want to see this movie, it looks really good. I have been seeing ads EVERYWHERE for this film,on the buses, the El’, on TV…..
    I think this movie could probably win some Academy awards.

  22. Fairly recent reader and first time poster. I just got back from seeing The Incredibles and thought it was great.
    I love that you are as open as you are your blog. It is nice seeing a glimpse into your life at times. Keep up the blogging.

  23. I can’t wait to take the kids to see it! (Though, living in Oman, we will probably have to wait for a few months…or years, depending on the mood-swings of the cinemas) They’ve loved all of the Pixar movies…so this one should be a hit. I can’t get over how talented those peeps at Pixar are. Brilliance. Btw, it’s so sappy sweet how lovely you and your wife are. I love hearing stories like that….It’s the chickflick in me.

  24. HA! that’s funny.
    I came home and the first thing I typed was an IM to a friend that said.
    “HOLY crap that was cool”
    I love the incredibles and I so almost cried twice.

  25. I loved this movie so much. It’s the first movie in a long time that I want to go back and see over & over again.
    It was visually stunning – the chase scene with Dash was unbelievable. The sound track was perfect. And the set design! At times, I felt like they stole the set from Our Man Flint.
    And dude! The story! I actually cried at a couple of points – I’m such a girl. 😛 The underlining theme that being extraordinary is a bad thing is so appropriate in our current social/political climate.

  26. I work at Borders, and the merchandising for Incredibles is EVERYWHERE. I’m glad the movie lives up to the hype.
    Gotta share my favorite Incredibles fact: Shah Rukh Khan and his seven-year-old son are doing the father/son voices for the Hindi version in India. (Who is Shah Rukh Khan?? Simply the biggest movie star on the planet!) Wil, your talents are wasted in Hollywood–try Bombay!

  28. Edwoodca- is your name derived from the B-rate horror director?
    Stacy- i work at Borders too, where are you at? oh my gosh so much incredibles stuff. its… incredible! hahahaha
    Wil- if you want any Incredibles merch, contact your friendly local Borders fan here in Arcadia 🙂

  29. Isn’t it cute that Wil’s so excited that he forgot to type in the word “like” in “I love it like this” — yep, cute as all get out. That kind of genuine feeling is why I love this blog.

  31. I saw the trailer for it on a DVD I bought for my kids, the scene where he’s fighting with his utility belt. I was laughing so hard I cackled like a hen! Can’t wait to see it now.
    Awww, ain’t you two just the cutest???

  33. I was gonna go see this with my dad but i got called into working so i can’t, but…still i’d like to see it. Maybe not opening weekend anyway, right?

  35. *ear to ear grin* WIL, I’ve just got to know…are there really other men out there that are the way you are? I mean every guy gets lucky sometimes and something truly loving and romantic comes out of their mouth to melt a womans heart….but it seems to come from you like its planned and you have some control over it. Is this really possible?
    TOM- I totally understand why you are curious about the whole “Wil Jr.” idea. I think a lot of people are, but I really dont think Wil is going to respond to it (or even act like he saw your question). We will probably never know anything about it. Here is my reasoning: Maybe they have never talked about it or come to a decision yet, Maybe Anne doesnt want another child, Maybe they are trying (or have decided that one day they will) but hes not talking about it, maybe they are perfectly happy with their current family and dont feel the need to have a child together, or (and im really going out on a limb here) it is quite possible that Anne had her tubes tied after her second child was born so she cant have another child. My mother had her tubes tied the morning I was born, knowing that she was done and didnt want any more than 2 children. All of those are just thoughts, and we will probably never know if one of them is the case, maybe none of them are true. I am sure of one thing however: Wil is private and protective of things like that and he doesnt feel thats its something he wants to share and explain to the whole blog world. BUT, I would like to think that if one day Anne was pregnant with “Wil Jr.” (or Anne Jr.) that Wil would share that joy and blessing with us. Until that day comes, we will remain curious.

  36. Yahoo’s Movie Mom has an excellent review about the Incredibles. Click below to read it.
    http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&id=1808405432&cf=parentsguide
    This cartoon is definitely for the whole family. My only complaint is that I did not like the Pixar short before the film as much as I’ve liked others. It was cute but not as clever as some of their previous shorts. I love the short where the old man plays chess against himself. He makes an appearance in a crowd shot in the city.
    Regarding the movie quote that Wil used to swoon his wife…:-)..
    one of my favorite movie quotes is from “As Good As It Gets” when Jack Nickolson’s character says, “You may me want to be a better man.”

  38. Even though we’ve been together for almost a decade, I can still make her blush.
    Shameful! And in public no less. I’m telling the morality police.

  39. I saw that movie with my boyfriend and sisters and we *LOVED* it!!! So many references to comic books, it was hilarious! http://www.art.com has some really cool retro “The Incredibles” movie posters.
    PS I think that amongst the WWDN readers, you’re most known for as an author/blogger. Second as the absolutely romantic significant other a lot of girls wish they had. And third as Wesley Crusher. 😉

  40. So you’re saying that The Incredibles lived up to its name? 🙂
    “I love it this. Even though we’ve been together for almost a decade, I can still make her blush.”
    That ranks right up there with kittens, puppies, koala bears and babies on the “cute meter”. Seeing people in love makes my heart all tingly.

  41. Aw, that’s so beautiful and adorkably sappy. If we were rating on a cuteness a scale of one to ten that moment earns about….a 138! You can still make her blush, *falls over at the cuteness*. Anyway, The Incredibles was good? Great, now my friend will probably drag me to it, *voice drippoing in sarcasasm* thanks Wil!

  43. Wil,
    I saw that movie 2X ALREADY AND I LOVED IT SO MUCH!!! OMG!!!! I was laughing at the “dinner scene” with the two kids fighting (okay no more spoilers) but that’s one of my favs!!!
    The movie kicked MAJOR ass and its definately a MUST SEE!!! I totally forgot at times I was watching a cartoon the way it was real. The explosions were real. The only way I could tell it was fake was the ears were closed up and I was thinking in the movie, “Are these puppets like Team America”? but it was just so FRIGGAN awesome!!! *clap clap clap* My dad kids about me seeing animated movies a numberous amount of times but c’mon I love animation and the whole process. Makes me feel bad I didn’t complete it at the Art Institute of Houston (but Animation especially 3-D animation is SO TOUGH!) not many people realize how hard it is to draw people and the process and wait to animate it. Rendering is a pain in the ass!! *rolls eyes*
    This movie has NO cursing in it and I wouldn’t advise small kids under 6 to watch it if loud noises scare them. Because the way the movie came out it was loud!! 🙂
    I love the entire thing and I WANT To see more!!! 🙂 (c’mon where’s the sequel!!!!) 🙂
    out of all the characters, “Violet was my favorite” and I guess b/c in a way I can relate to her! Just too bad we all can’t go invisible when needed!

  44. I have found each succeeding Pixar film better than the previous one. So if this is even HALF as good as “Finding Nemo,” it’s going to be great. Plus, I absolutely adored “The Iron Giant,” so I suspect there is going to be some incredible Brad Bird magic here. I’m going to see it tomorrow. I can’t wait!

  45. I have found each succeeding Pixar film better than the previous one. So if this is even HALF as good as “Finding Nemo,” it’s going to be great. Plus, I absolutely adored “The Iron Giant,” so I suspect there is going to be some incredible Brad Bird magic here. I’m going to see it tomorrow. I can’t wait!

  46. Linda:
    As a big Pixar fan and a fairly liberal nursery school, I wouldn’t say, “This cartoon is definitely for the whole family.” One of the first things I said when I left was, “I think I wouldn’t take kids under eight or so.” There are a couple of dark bits that I can see really disturbing kids below kindergarten age, especially, but I won’t give them away here.
    “I did not like the Pixar short before the film as much as I’ve liked others.”
    Nor I. Didn’t really work for me the way the Birds one (for example) did.

  49. I have found each succeeding Pixar film better than the previous one. So if this is even HALF as good as “Finding Nemo,” it’s going to be great. Plus, I absolutely adored “The Iron Giant,” so I suspect there is going to be some incredible Brad Bird magic here. I’m going to see it tomorrow. I can’t wait!

  50. I have found each succeeding Pixar film better than the previous one. So if this is even HALF as good as “Finding Nemo,” it’s going to be great. Plus, I absolutely adored “The Iron Giant,” so I suspect there is going to be some incredible Brad Bird magic here. I’m going to see it tomorrow. I can’t wait!

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