Unlikely, but deserving recipient of title: Best family animated feature ever!!

Rating: 9/10 (30 December 2014)

I promised to take my 5 year old son to the movies. The choices were 'Big Hero 6' or the latest 'Hobbit' movie (in Australia they came out the same weekend). His choice. He didn't hesitate. "Big Hero 6, Dad".
I am so glad with his pick.
There are very few animated family films which actually succeed at entertaining the whole family. This is one of those rare gems, and it may just shine brighter than all the others. In fact, yep, I'm declaring it. Move over 'Toy Story'. Move over 'Shrek'. Move over 'Wreck it Ralph'. Move over 'Finding Nemo'. And as for you 'Frozen', I don't care if you made more money in a weekend than Zuckerberg did last year, you are not in the same league.
If you have kids of any age, boy or girl, go see this movie. If you do not have kids, go see this movie.
I don't remember ever laughing as often or as genuinely at a Disney, Pixar, or Dreamworks movie as I did while watching this. The main characters are genuinely likable, none more-so than 'Baymax' the big, white, fluffy health care robot, who is converted into a fearsome (but still loving) fighting machine.
The story is loosely based on a little-known Marvel comic of Japanese origin. In this adaptation the story revolves around Hiro Hamada, a 14 year old super genius and robotics prodigy. Hiro has struggled to cope after the loss of his parents and finds solace in underground robot fights. His older brother Tadashi, also a robotics genius (but not quite of the 'super' variety) always keen to get Hiro on the straight and narrow, manages to get him to visit the University (or nerd school as he calls it) he attends.
Here Hiro meets a bunch of like-minded young robotics and science nerds, and is awe struck by their inventions (including Baymax) and is instantly inspired. It's at this point the story takes off.
'Big Hero 6' is not greatly original. But, so what? The basic plot and themes can be seen in just about any super hero movie. Given it's Marvel origins, that's no surprise. So, if you're a super hero movie enthusiast, you'll dig this. If you're over super hero movie films, fear not. You'll dig this. It is funny, exciting, and genuinely heart-warming. I'm not much of an artistic guy, but to me the animation looks fantastic. The fact they made a health care robot which looks like the Stay Puff marshmallow guy from 'Ghost Busters' actually work is some achievement.
I'm going to put it out there now and say: Best movie of the Summer.
'Big Hero 6'- 8.5/10.