"Wreck-It Ralph" - Starring (the voice talents of): John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Jane Lynch, Jack McBrayer, Alan Tudyk, with Ed O'Neil and Mindy Kaling directed by Rich Moore, written by Phil Johnston, Jennifer Lee and additional story material by John C. Reilly.
(Spoiler Alert)
In the video game world of Mr. Litwak's (O'Neil) arcade, Wreck-It Ralph (Reilly), was at first a good guy, he lived by himself didn't bother anyone until "they showed a piece of paper showing eminent domain" then he got mad and started wrecking. He began to wreck the Niceville apartments until Fix-it-Felix (McBrayer) came to fix the apartment to the adulation and compassion of the residents. Ralph has had enough and now wants to be the hero. Ralph game jumps to "Hero's Duty" where Calhoun (Lynch) leads the troops against the evil Cy-bugs to earn a medal. Ralph accomplishes his mission, gains his medal but through a series of missteps finds himself in "Sugar Rush" with "game-glitch) Vanellope (Silverman). Through an unlikely partnership, Ralph must help Vanellope win her race to become a racer and achieve her dream to regain his medal. Standing in her way are King Candy (Tudyk) and Taffyta Muttonfudge (Kaling) who can't allow a glitch be a racer. Can Ralph retrieve his medal, help his new friend achieve her dream, and defeat the Cy-bugs to become a hero?
I was excited about this movie from its preview and loved its premise from the beginning. If you throw in video game nostalgia and "grown up" inside jokes and you have a winning combination. Reilly makes good from being "Mr. Cellophane" and portrays the loveable loser to perfection causing you to fall for his 64-bit charm hook, line and sinker. Silverman, cleans up her act enough to be "adorable" and still maintains her comedic timing and slight raunchiness to make it suitable for the PG rating. McBrayer and Lynch form an unlikely but amazing couple with impeccable charisma and machismo that only they could provide. The casting was completed to perfection and the writing was funny, heartfelt and smooth throughout connecting the story from point to point in true Disney fashion, This was a great film for kids but even more fun for the adults who knew the jokes and the games laced throughout. No flaws 5/5 remotes.
Side notes on side experiences;
D-box - Our local theater put 3 rows of D-box seats in a couple of their theaters and for a "nominal" up-charge you get your own chair that moves with the movie, it sweeps, vibrates, dips and swivels with action in the film. The D-box technology did not distract from the movie but the enhancement unfortunately was not worth the price. Should they drop the price in half, which I actually believe they will in the not to distant future (based that my wife and I were the only ones of 20 or so seats to pay the for the D-box privilege) we may take the plunge again, but not at the cost.
"Paperman" - Taking a page from Pixar, Disney places an animated short at the beginning of Wreck-It and it was quite possibly one of the sweetest 7 minutes of film around. As an amuse bouche to a excellent film, I hope they keep them going forward for all of their film.
Side notes on side experiences;
D-box - Our local theater put 3 rows of D-box seats in a couple of their theaters and for a "nominal" up-charge you get your own chair that moves with the movie, it sweeps, vibrates, dips and swivels with action in the film. The D-box technology did not distract from the movie but the enhancement unfortunately was not worth the price. Should they drop the price in half, which I actually believe they will in the not to distant future (based that my wife and I were the only ones of 20 or so seats to pay the for the D-box privilege) we may take the plunge again, but not at the cost.
"Paperman" - Taking a page from Pixar, Disney places an animated short at the beginning of Wreck-It and it was quite possibly one of the sweetest 7 minutes of film around. As an amuse bouche to a excellent film, I hope they keep them going forward for all of their film.
Disney's purchase of Lucasfilms - Some of the internet clamored that "they're gonna WRECK-IT!," it being the Star Wars' legacy. However, after Episodes 1-3 I'm not so sure they they could do much worse. With that being said I'm excited for the purchase, especially after the enhancement of Marvel's Iron Man, the shepherding of The Avengers and the care taking of the Star Wars' legacy through Star Tours, not to mention the Indiana Jones' ride and stunt spectacular within their parks. Thank you Mr. Lucas for your "sandbox" I'm sure the folks at Disney will make sure that nobody ruins your castle.
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