Uhm... are you saying that before FF:TSW animation companies didn't know that people wanted a good, balanced show? Riiight...
So anyways, a clear illustration of the "realistic" CGI issue is the Hulk. He was fairly well executed, but the brain is simply unwiling to comprehend it and starts picking it apart at the subconcious level. You know it's not real, and your brain subconciously "proves" it. In order to be fully fooled, you'd have to lack the knowledge that it IS cgi.
As for the technical level of The Incredibles - Try catching some behind the scenes stuff - they had to build entirely new ways of doing stuff. The clothing, and hair engines alone make the movie cutting edge. They also went abut the characters in an interesting way, by building them up, letting the computer create real time muscle reaction. It's pretty stuff! Pixar is the big dog!!!
As for the movie itself, my god! Best movie in a long, long time, and easily in my top five!
The opening short, was cute, but I didn't really like the message it potrayed. Do somethine else, rather than keep doing what you've been doing! It was still pretty funny.