Most of the country, including myself, has already seen The Incredibles (which won Oscar gold for Best Animated Feature), but when I got the two DVD special collectors edition set home in March, it was like Christmas all over again. So many features, so little time. Just like Christmas, you get some things you really like and some things that you don't. Thankfully, the stinkers make up a relatively short list.

The movie tells the tale of Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl, who get married, have kids and try to live the 9-5 lifestyle after being forced out of the superhero business by too many complaints and lawsuits from Joe Citizen. Once a superhero, always a superhero, though, and danger ensues.

Like we've come to expect from Pixar movies, there are many stock features on the DVD: deleted scenes, outtakes (who knew animated characters make mistakes?), an art gallery, publicity material and several making-of documentaries. All interesting to look at. Save yourself some time and avoid the "Top Secret" section altogether, though. There's a Mr. Incredible cartoon that's supposed to be a throwback to the serial cartoons of the early 1960s, but it just made me want to throw it back in the box. The commentary isn't much better, despite featuring the voice talents of Samuel Jackson as Frozone. This section also includes an interactive database of all the superheroes, complete with stats, pictures and audio clips. This is entirely skip-able, as these heroes get only a passing mention in the movie.

What makes this DVD set great are two animated shorts: Jack Jack Attack, made especially for the DVD release, is about a babysitter's crazy night with the Incredibles' superbaby, and Boundin' is the Oscar-nominated short shown in theaters right before The Incredibles played. It's a story of hope for sheared sheep everywhere, and it's the work of Bud Luckey, one of the first animators to join Pixar and creator of Woody the cowboy in Toy Story. Luckey also provides the voice for Rick Dicker in the movie.

This DVD is a pleasure on many levels. The digital picture quality and sound are amazing-rich, vivid colors and wonderful detail jump off your home television screen even more than in the theater. The animation is great, and, as with so many animated features, there are sly references to other films and inside jokes for the adults along with an interesting story for children to watch, plus a very talented cast of voice actors, including Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter and Samuel Jackson and a ton of cool extras to keep you entertained for hours.

April DVD Picks

A Dirty Shame (April 1)-Take Johnny Knoxville, Tracy Ullman, Chris Isaak and Mink Stole, throw them together in a film and what do you get? Another John Waters production.

Sideways (April 5)-Performances by Paul Giamatti, Thomas Hayden Church, Virginia Madsen and Sandra Oh and an Oscar-winning script for this in this film about two men's journey through wine country made it one of this year's favorites.

Dig! (April 12)-See why this engaging rockumentary won last year's Sundance Grand Jury Prize.

Dynasty Season One (April 19)-Take a walk down memory lane and revisit the birthing pains of this 1980s family drama juggernaut. The only drawback: Krystle's arch-enemy Alexis won't be introduced until Season Two.

Blade: Trinity (April 26)-The third installment in the Wesley Snipes kick-ass-athon delivers more of the same: hi-tech gadgets, sweet fight scenes and mindless entertainment... and I'm not complaining.