I must say I thought this movie was fantastic, much better than it's main contender Brave (one of the weakest Pixar films yet) and maybe better than some other Pixar films too. It can be laugh out loud funny from time to time, and can get really emotional at times, it's been a long time since a movie (nevermind an animated) pulled on my strings like that.
John C. Reilly does a fantastic job, as do the rest of the cast, Ralph and Vanellope have great chemistry and the relationship they have bounces from highs to low very quickly, but believably.
I love video games so I really enjoyed some of the throwbacks (from Sonic to Bowser to the MGS !) to the visual style at times (for example, some of the 8-bit characters move in a very jerky manner, despite being 3D characters) so I might find more enjoyment in this than some people.
Great movie for all audiences, and brilliant movie for gamers. I'm an old skool gamer so hey, I loved it! No surprise that my nieces (8 and 10) loved it as well.
Given the fantastic untapped potential of a whole rich and diverse world of computer gaming I was hoping for so much more from this latest Disney product, but after a giddy start it proved to be a crashing disappointment. In essence it's trying very hard to be "Toy Story" for computer gamers, but lacking the seemingly effortless charm and storytelling skill of that Pixar classic in almost every way. There are so many delightful ideas that are thrown away by a thin storyline and often painfully unfunny dialogue, combined with some inconsistent design decisions (Ralph is smoothly animated at all times, yet his 8-bit compatriots charmingly drop frames and move according to the limitations of their on-screen graphics). John C Reilly does a fine job voicing the conflicted anti-hero, but is consistently let down by the script. Sarah Silverman is just awful as the sassy "little girl" Venellope - at no point did I feel I was listening to a kid, which could have been charming, rather an extremely knowing and mannered adult voice performance of a terminally uninteresting character. "Shut up and Drive" indeed, Rihanna, I wish she had. Jane Lynch gives a fun performance as tough as nails beauty Sergeant Calhoun from made-up modern First Person Shooter "Hero's Duty" (writing that reminds me of Vanellope's string of shit jokes - in both senses of the word - that we had to endure) - a section that's the clear visual highlight, but as soon as the film reaches and settles in cutesy driving game "Sugar Rush" all the momentum falls away and predictable plotting sets in. As more and more time is spent there the potential thrill of jumping from game to game is squandered and my interest dwindled with each old cliche of self improvement, being true to yourself and finding the good guy within.
Finally - there's something I really don't get about the whole project - presumably just like the guys who made this film I grew up in the 8-bit era alongside the advent of personal computing in the early 80s and spent many an afternoon bunking off school throwing every 10p piece I could muster into arcade machines. I'm confused why something so heavily dependent on audience nostalgia is tonally aimed so strongly at younger kids who wouldn't know or care anything about that era. A great animated film for children doesn't have to be aimed at children, as Pixar have demonstrated again and again. It was great to see Q*bert, Tapper, Frogger, Sonic, the Street Fighter characters, and a whole host of others that would need a pause button to full take in, so much so that I ended up not caring at all about Ralph trading half hearted PG insults with Venellope, racing around "Sugar Rush" in her candy car. I suppose I wasn't the target audience - but somehow I was, and that contradiction bothers me greatly.
A visually inventive homage to video arcades and classics of our youth. Much of the wonderfulness here is in the concepts and worlds created. Plenty of really fun visual and dialogue gags as well, but it's all wrapped up in a rather predictable and ho-hum plot (even for a kids movie) that makes the rest simply window dressing on something you've already seen. Good, but not great.
Wreck-It Ralph is a perfectly fine animated flick, trading on nostalgia for the days of video game arcades (which makes me wonder who it was made for, the parents or the kids), doing some world-building à la Toy Story, with at least SOME licensed game characters as supporting players, while all the leads are necessarily from fictional games that nonetheless feel like games we've seen (Ralph is his game's Donkey Kong, for example). We do spend a LOT of time in "Sugar Rush" though, to the point where the movie feels less like it's about an arcade universe than a world of candy. The theme is similarly muddled, because it seems to be about rejecting destiny, but then turns out that's what the villain is doing, and order is restored only when destiny is put back on track. I guess it's about accepting people's differences and not ostracizing them. Like I said, perfectly fine, even at times clever, like when it uses video game logic/aesthetics to tell its story, but not on the level of Disney or Pixar's best.
Didn't really have high hopes for this, but ended up pleasantly surprised. I started out with a "meh" feeling about the concept, but by the end of it I had fallen madly in love with the characters and story. The plot arc may not be original, but the setting certainly was refreshing and interesting. As a gamer, I particularly loved the retro aspect. Well done, Disney!
Great entertainment, but like previous people have mentioned: it didn't tap into all of the potential within these retro games. I absolutely loved the first part but the second just became the run of the mill disney/pixar story, which is good but not awesome.
The humor was pretty sharp and the characters very enjoyable. I found Ralph and the girl character would really speak to a certain kind of kid that often doesnt get noticed in these kinds of movies. Heart warming and smartly written, one of the best animated films of the year
Not as good as Brave (which I thought was one of Pixar's better movies in recent years), but has a surprisingly decent story. It felt more like a kid's version of Tron than a video game version of Toy Story. Sarah Silverman's jokes and her performance does get old but considering that the other girls in Sugar Rush sound like adults too, it's forgivable. I loved the references to old/retro games though.
A gamers dream come true. I think it'll be a few watches before I've spotted all the cameos, but the intermission on the Blu-ray helps.
I thought this was really funny and touching. I think people of all ages can find something to take away from this, even if it is just some cravings for sweets.
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iMini
I must say I thought this movie was fantastic, much better than it's main contender Brave (one of the weakest Pixar films yet) and maybe better than some other Pixar films too. It can be laugh out loud funny from time to time, and can get really emotional at times, it's been a long time since a movie (nevermind an animated) pulled on my strings like that.John C. Reilly does a fantastic job, as do the rest of the cast, Ralph and Vanellope have great chemistry and the relationship they have bounces from highs to low very quickly, but believably.
I love video games so I really enjoyed some of the throwbacks (from Sonic to Bowser to the MGS !) to the visual style at times (for example, some of the 8-bit characters move in a very jerky manner, despite being 3D characters) so I might find more enjoyment in this than some people.
Highly reccomended.
dpanter
Great movie for all audiences, and brilliant movie for gamers. I'm an old skool gamer so hey, I loved it! No surprise that my nieces (8 and 10) loved it as well.Highly recommended.
dombrewer
Given the fantastic untapped potential of a whole rich and diverse world of computer gaming I was hoping for so much more from this latest Disney product, but after a giddy start it proved to be a crashing disappointment. In essence it's trying very hard to be "Toy Story" for computer gamers, but lacking the seemingly effortless charm and storytelling skill of that Pixar classic in almost every way. There are so many delightful ideas that are thrown away by a thin storyline and often painfully unfunny dialogue, combined with some inconsistent design decisions (Ralph is smoothly animated at all times, yet his 8-bit compatriots charmingly drop frames and move according to the limitations of their on-screen graphics). John C Reilly does a fine job voicing the conflicted anti-hero, but is consistently let down by the script. Sarah Silverman is just awful as the sassy "little girl" Venellope - at no point did I feel I was listening to a kid, which could have been charming, rather an extremely knowing and mannered adult voice performance of a terminally uninteresting character. "Shut up and Drive" indeed, Rihanna, I wish she had. Jane Lynch gives a fun performance as tough as nails beauty Sergeant Calhoun from made-up modern First Person Shooter "Hero's Duty" (writing that reminds me of Vanellope's string of shit jokes - in both senses of the word - that we had to endure) - a section that's the clear visual highlight, but as soon as the film reaches and settles in cutesy driving game "Sugar Rush" all the momentum falls away and predictable plotting sets in. As more and more time is spent there the potential thrill of jumping from game to game is squandered and my interest dwindled with each old cliche of self improvement, being true to yourself and finding the good guy within.Finally - there's something I really don't get about the whole project - presumably just like the guys who made this film I grew up in the 8-bit era alongside the advent of personal computing in the early 80s and spent many an afternoon bunking off school throwing every 10p piece I could muster into arcade machines. I'm confused why something so heavily dependent on audience nostalgia is tonally aimed so strongly at younger kids who wouldn't know or care anything about that era. A great animated film for children doesn't have to be aimed at children, as Pixar have demonstrated again and again. It was great to see Q*bert, Tapper, Frogger, Sonic, the Street Fighter characters, and a whole host of others that would need a pause button to full take in, so much so that I ended up not caring at all about Ralph trading half hearted PG insults with Venellope, racing around "Sugar Rush" in her candy car. I suppose I wasn't the target audience - but somehow I was, and that contradiction bothers me greatly.
frankqb
A visually inventive homage to video arcades and classics of our youth. Much of the wonderfulness here is in the concepts and worlds created. Plenty of really fun visual and dialogue gags as well, but it's all wrapped up in a rather predictable and ho-hum plot (even for a kids movie) that makes the rest simply window dressing on something you've already seen. Good, but not great.3.5/5
Siskoid
Wreck-It Ralph is a perfectly fine animated flick, trading on nostalgia for the days of video game arcades (which makes me wonder who it was made for, the parents or the kids), doing some world-building à la Toy Story, with at least SOME licensed game characters as supporting players, while all the leads are necessarily from fictional games that nonetheless feel like games we've seen (Ralph is his game's Donkey Kong, for example). We do spend a LOT of time in "Sugar Rush" though, to the point where the movie feels less like it's about an arcade universe than a world of candy. The theme is similarly muddled, because it seems to be about rejecting destiny, but then turns out that's what the villain is doing, and order is restored only when destiny is put back on track. I guess it's about accepting people's differences and not ostracizing them. Like I said, perfectly fine, even at times clever, like when it uses video game logic/aesthetics to tell its story, but not on the level of Disney or Pixar's best.thaleya
Didn't really have high hopes for this, but ended up pleasantly surprised. I started out with a "meh" feeling about the concept, but by the end of it I had fallen madly in love with the characters and story. The plot arc may not be original, but the setting certainly was refreshing and interesting. As a gamer, I particularly loved the retro aspect. Well done, Disney!sureup
Great entertainment, but like previous people have mentioned: it didn't tap into all of the potential within these retro games. I absolutely loved the first part but the second just became the run of the mill disney/pixar story, which is good but not awesome.nowhereman136
The humor was pretty sharp and the characters very enjoyable. I found Ralph and the girl character would really speak to a certain kind of kid that often doesnt get noticed in these kinds of movies. Heart warming and smartly written, one of the best animated films of the yearBadFluffy
Meh. Formulaic, predictable, technically not outstanding...Woliver
A well example of what is not confounding a joke with a reference.danisanna
Better than expected :)Pred4Ever
I just happened to stumble upon this film, but being a gamer myself, I totally enjoyed it!Flops
One of the most gimmicky movies of all time.Apdiddy
Not as good as Brave (which I thought was one of Pixar's better movies in recent years), but has a surprisingly decent story. It felt more like a kid's version of Tron than a video game version of Toy Story. Sarah Silverman's jokes and her performance does get old but considering that the other girls in Sugar Rush sound like adults too, it's forgivable. I loved the references to old/retro games though.sammysin
A gamers dream come true. I think it'll be a few watches before I've spotted all the cameos, but the intermission on the Blu-ray helps.I thought this was really funny and touching. I think people of all ages can find something to take away from this, even if it is just some cravings for sweets.
Awesome! They wrecked it all right!
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