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BIG HERO 6

Joyce and Don Fowler
Posted 11/12/14

* * * 1/2 (Kids)

* * 1/2 (Adults)

(Cartoon feature 

with lovable characters & lots of action)

This one is strictly for the kids. While it has some lovable characters and good messages …

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See it at the Movies

BIG HERO 6

Posted

* * * 1/2 (Kids)

* * 1/2 (Adults)

(Cartoon feature 

with lovable characters & lots of action)

This one is strictly for the kids. While it has some lovable characters and good messages for the kids, the endless superhero action is way too much for the adults.

Thirteen-year-old Hiro spends all of his time creating Bots (robots that fight in matches for prize money). His older brother brings him to his college robotics lab, where he is turned on by the student projects. When his brother and the college robotics professor die in a suspicious fire, Hiro goes into a funk, only to be pulled out of it by his brother’s creation, Baymax. Baymax is a “walking marshmallow,” a giant air-filled Pillsbury Doughboy who has been programmed to be a personal healthcare attendant.

The first part of the movie is delightful, as Baymax and Hiro bond, with Baymax helping the boy deal with his grief. Most of the early funny and poignant scenes are in the trailers.

Unfortunately, the movie goes viral, as Hiro, Baymax and a group of robotics students join up to fight the evil man who has stolen Hiro’s microwatt invention and used it for his evil purposes. The battle goes on and on until we get an ending with a bit of a twist. Whether or not the younger ones get it is questionable, but they did seem to enjoy the endless action.

Besides the positive message of dealing with a loss, the movie concentrates on making tough choices.

Rated PG, with nothing to worry about. Get there in time to see “Feast,” a cute short cartoon about a dog.

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