Editorial Review

Featuring the superhero star of the Pixar movie The Incredibles (B00005JN4U0), this massive Mr. Incredible action figure stands a whopping 14 inches tall and sports a faint resemblance to '50s rock-and-roller Bill Haley. When you press his "I" belt buckle partway, his mouth opens, his chest raises, and he speaks. ("I can break through walls, but I can't find my socks in the morning.") Press the buckle harder, and he shouts. ("Yeah, baby!") Incredible's face is made of soft rubber, and so when he opens his mouth, it's almost lifelike; it's really quite remarkable. Because he's a bit top-heavy, with a bulging chest and birdlike legs, he tends to tip over. The figure is made of very hard plastic, and the arms and legs twist in only a limited fashion. Included are three AA batteries. --Andy Boynton ... Read more

Editorial Review

This LeapPad book and cartridge brings to life the heroic adventures of The Incredibles. An interactive reading experience that allows second-grade readers to practice reading comprehension, spelling, vocabulary, synonyms and antonyms, and compound words, all to a musical accompaniment, The Incredibles (the booklet) fits into most LeapPad portable units. Youngsters use the "magic pen" to point to words and pictures to make them come to life, or to initiate games and activities. Kids will have so much fun, they won’t even realize they’re learning a thing or two! --Emilie Coulter ... Read more

Editorial Review

In this entertaining and highly silly toy based on the Pixar film The Incredibles, young Dash is in a lot of trouble, being chased by one of the island guards of the nefarious bad guy Syndrome. The goofy looking black and blue guard wears a metal visor (you have to wonder how he sees through that thing) as he rides a unique gyroscopic vehicle called a Velocipod. Held in your hand, the Velocipod can be made to spin menacingly by squeezing a trigger as you move it through the air. The guard is of a pretty standard size, thereby leaving all sorts of options for other action figures in the playroom to commandeer it. What could Luke Skywalker or a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle or even Barbie do with a rig like this? The possibilities are endless.--Charlie Williams ... Read more