Based on a Marvel comic book that I've never read nor even heard of until this was announced as the next Disney Animation film, 'Big Hero 6' follows a young prodigy named Hiro (voice of Ryan Potter) who forms a superhero team to fight off a masked villain who is responsible for the death of his brother. This team consists of his inflatable medical care robot/best friend Baymax (voice of Scott Adsit) and several of his brothers friends, including Wasabi (voice of Damon Wayans Jr.), Fred (voice of T.J. Miller), GoGo (voice of Jamie Chung) and Honey Lemon (voice of Genesis Rodriquez). Also in the voice cast are Maya Rudolph as Hiro's Aunt Cass, James Cromwell as a professor, and Alan Tudyk as a tech company owner. Stay through the credits for a semi-surprising cameo appearance.
First things first: This pales in comparison to Disney Animation's recent offerings ('Tangled', 'Wreck-It Ralph', 'Frozen'). But with that being said this was still a good movie. The animation is great, with bright colors and a lot of detail. Lots of exciting action, often very funny, and Baymax is arguably the most adorable Disney robot since WALL-E. Felt a little rushed at times but also felt a little bit dragged out at times as well.
'Interstellar' (PG-13) ***1/2
Cooper (Matthew McConaughey) is recruited by Professor Brand (Michael Caine) and NASA to lead a team of explorers (including Anne Hathaway, Wes Bentley, David Gyasi, and two robots voiced by Bill Irwin and Josh Stewart) who must travel through a wormhole to another galaxy in search of a new planet for mankind to live on. Co-starring Mackenzie Foy, Jessica Chastain, Casey Affleck, Topher Grace, and Matt Damon.
This was one of my most anticipated movies for this year and it certainly did not disappoint, unlike several other movies on that particular list. And honestly this is one of the better movies I've seen this year. It's a three hour movie, but because I was so invested in the story and characters it certainly didn't feel like it. Often quite tense with great special effects and anchored by two great performances in Matthew McConaughey's Cooper and Mackenzie Foy (from 'The Conjuring' and 'Breaking Dawn Parts 1 & 2') as Cooper's daughter Murph. It gets a little bit confusing in the last twenty minutes of the movie but that's a minor complaint. Just go see this movie. Definitely one to think about after you've watched it. A little hard to write about this movie while trying to stay away from certain spoiler-ish plot points,
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