Fantastic Six

Rating: 5/10 (8 March 2016)

Honestly, I was ready to swallow "and" enjoy the beginning of the movie. It was... well-paced, fairly acted, had music, action... well, it went like people picture it.
Then... I saw the test flying scene. And everything got into place. This... yucky colorful mix just became absolutely clear. Because I knew where have I seen it before... In one of my most favorite cartoons - How to Train Your Dragon.
And I don't mean cliché or similar scene... I mean practically line to line of script, of visuals, of ideas. And everyone knows Disney and Dreamworks are not exactly the pals to "tribute" each other.
I know this isn't the first time these two make similar cartoons, so the question is - did Disney even try?
Well, I am not heartless. Even worst cynics can commend Baymax and I will give it to Disney, they made Baymax... cute, funny, enjoyable. And I can't help but commend the animators. But what else to expect from bloody Disney?
Graphics and one character aside, that's as good as it goes.
A genius kid, who invents something super, and who is unpopular? Haven't heard that one before. But... apparently he has a perfectly loving aunt, caring big brother, who has absolutely positive friends, and our Hiro discovers it all in "one day". Quite a premise. Really reminds of the Frozen kickstarter: it took parents about 5 seconds to die in a storm to pretty much establish the plot for the rest of the movie. Oh... actually, this ex-machina brother dies in... exactly the same situation. Double strike. And this kid has to learn to control his newfound robot, assemble a team, equip them with... Seriously, if a random kid can make a superhero team in his basement, why do we need Bruce Wayne and Tony Stark again? The montage scenes from this movie really deserve the South Park song...
Going back to Frozen, how many people disliked the whole Shyamalan ending with the good guy going bad for a totally improbable reason? Well, apparently Disney doesn't want to do better. And how could they, if the thing Hiro created - was yet another telepathic superpower. Where have I seen that before... everywhere? Looking at Hiro's team, that consists of stereotypical characters, among which are tron-girl(c), agile beefy funny black guy, purchased HTTYD actor and a pink-loving blonde, can we expect anything other than a D-grade villain? No, no we can not.
Throw in the protracted finale that made about as much sense as Hiro's powers and... well, all loose ends were tied up. Even Stan Lee's cameo.
And, of all the cartoons, this one has to touch the puberty angle. Well, parents, get ready...
It's not a bad cartoon, it's quite a good watch for kids, and for any popcorn-grade adult, but after Wreck it Ralph and even Frozen, I would expect something more from Disney. From a publicly acclaimed, award-winning movie. I am... very disappointed. I can't even think of any memorable, epic, climax scene that would remind me of this cartoon later. There isn't even anything to copy, because it already hasn't had any bit of originality.
If they had worked the character angle, mixed up characters, made them surprising, not clichéd, removed the terrible scenes, like flight scene or "through the portal" scene, reworked the villain, either giving this one a far more reasonable outcome, or changing him altogether... and, honestly, made the final battle actually inspiring - I'd say Big Hero 6 is a good watch. But as it stands - it's a hollow Disney moneymaker with almost no creativity.