Science Based Super Heroes

Rating: 8/10 (7 November 2014)

I saw "Big Hero 6", starring the voices of Ryan Potter-Senior Project, Supah Ninjas_t.v.; Scott Adsit-St. Vincent, We're the Millers; Maya Rudolph-Bridesmaids, SNL_t.v.; T.J. Miller-Transformers:Age of Extinction, Rock of Ages and Damon Wayans Jr.-New Girl_t.v., The Other Guys.
This is the first Marvel animated movie to be released by the Disney studios-Disney owns Marvel, now. It's based on a Marvel comic book about computer nerds that become a super hero team called Big Hero 6. I have not read the books but you can tell the Japanese influences; It takes place in the not too distant future, mostly in a city called San Fransokyo-a combination of San Francisco and Tokyo-that has elevated trains and little flying blimps over the city, that look like those Japanese lanterns. Ryan plays a young genius that knows his robotics. His brother gives him a medical robot named Baymak-voiced by Scott-that looks like a big marshmallow. Maya plays their aunt that they live with. When a villain wearing a Kabuki mask comes to town, Ryan and some fellow nerds, including Damon and T.J., form a computer based super hero crime fighting group. They all have science to thank for their abilities and Baymak even gets some enhancements. The animation is good, as is the story and, as with most Marvel movies, you need to stay for the end credits, because there is a scene. There was a short Disney cartoon about a puppy before the movie began. There is a 3D version, which is the one I saw. It's rated "PG" for action and some rude humor and has a running time of 1 hour & 42 minutes. I really enjoyed it and would buy it on Blu-Ray.