Waylon Weighs In With His Review Of WRECK-IT RALPH

Waylon Weighs In With His Review Of WRECK-IT RALPH

Wreck-It Ralph opened this weekend to huge numbers, which would imply that people like it. Click here for my take, and be warned I have made an effort to avoid them but there may be some minor SPOILERS.

Review Opinion
By WaylonJones - Nov 04, 2012 08:11 AM EST
Filed Under: Disney
There has been all kinds of buzz around the internet about Disney's latest animated outing, Wreck-It Ralph. Praise has been coming in from all around about the film, and with good reason. The movie takes you on a wild ride, that has you laughing one minute, and almost in tears the next. With amazing animation and really solid voice cast, Wreck-It-Ralph is surely to be the top animated films of the year.

What really pulls you into the movie is the fact that at its core, it is a really sweet movie. The friendship between Fix-It-Felix Jr. bad guy Ralph, and Vanellope von Schweetz of the go-cart game Sugar Rush is developed beautifully. They are at the heart of many of the funny moments of the film, which was another highlight of the film. It was funny when it needed to be, but knew when it was time to be serious. The story offers truly compelling drama that really makes you believe our heroes may not make it out of their situation. It also makes you wonder, they way it did with Toy Story, is this really what happens when I leave my games? With the movie being based on a fictional video game, the film makers did an excellent job of including characters and nods to some of the most popular games of all time. Every where you look at Game Central Station, you are sure to find something new that is sure to trigger some gamer nostalgia.

The animation of the film is flawless. It came as a real shock to me when it was not a Pixar outing for Disney. The 8 bit scenes truly took you back to the time, while the computer generated images really gave it a leap forward to bring you back to the modern age of animation. What really caught my eye was the graphics when Vanellope was "Glitching". Anther part of the animation that was truley spectacular, was when King Candy went in to the code zone of the game. Bright colors and crisp images, really make this movie stand out visually.

The only real complaint, and it's a small one, I have about the film is the voice over work. While John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, and Jane Lynch all turned in truley great performances as Ralph, Vanellope, and Sergeant Tamora Jean Calhoun respectively. Jack McBrayer's portrayal as Fix-it Felix Jr. was weak. It felt as if it was Kenneth from 30 Rock voicing Felix instead of an actor trying to bring personality to the character. It didn't distract from the movie, I just would have really like to have seen a little more from the McBrayer.

Wreck-It Ralph is the best animated film of 2012. Using gamer nostalgia, humor, and a sweet story it captures the hearts of adults and children alike.




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TheRaven20
TheRaven20 - 11/4/2012, 8:21 AM
It really was a great movie. Saw it with my little brothers and we all loved it. Good review!
Jolt17
Jolt17 - 11/4/2012, 8:24 AM
Ah, can't wait to see it for myself. Nice review, Waylon!
CyberBishop
CyberBishop - 11/4/2012, 8:25 AM
I took my 7 year old daughter yesterday and we loved it. I geeked out over all the classic game references. Great review too!
jimpinto24
jimpinto24 - 11/4/2012, 8:36 AM
Wreck-It Ralph was a great film!
CapFan79
CapFan79 - 11/4/2012, 9:05 AM
I thought it was a girls candy land movie with Ralph in it and a few early cameos but nothing great. Could have been a better "gamer" movie IMO.
Nick56
Nick56 - 11/4/2012, 9:24 AM
Frankenweenie was 100x better
longbowhunter
longbowhunter - 11/4/2012, 9:52 AM
Awesome cast, but I'll wait till DVD.
willyburz
willyburz - 11/4/2012, 11:52 AM
I was lmao to a certain lag out scene by someone in a military suit. Lol, such a great movie, and story. Sooooo many great moments in this movie. TWO HUGE THUMBS UP :-D
FEJ
FEJ - 11/4/2012, 12:08 PM
Good review and a great movie. In my theater there was big applause at the end of the film and not only the kids parents too.
PreparationH
PreparationH - 11/4/2012, 1:30 PM
Its cool for a kids movie, I couldn't help but cringe at the handful of corny scenes in this film and I kept falling asleep during the second act, but the animation was pretty good.
willyburz
willyburz - 11/4/2012, 1:59 PM
Preparation, I have no idea how you think its just a kids movie?!?! If you missed the countless homage pieces, and gamer jokes, along with a great story, then Im sorry. Im 36 and brought my daughter whos 6. She loved it and the adults as well. Actually there were more adults laughing at the hidden adult level jokes / gaming lag out/glitching/input codes, etc. It had that original Shrek feel where it had the kid stuff, and the adult jokes/undertones mixed in. :-) Just a damn good movie on so many levels!
gaikinger
gaikinger - 11/4/2012, 2:49 PM
Went with my three little ones and we all enjoyed it. Silverman's character is very cute and makes me sad that she is such a left wing deuche.
eleven59
eleven59 - 11/4/2012, 2:54 PM
I know it might be an animation, but seriously at 9pm on Friday, why are there kids in the theater!!!?? Go to bed!!!

Then again I saw families with kids going in to see paranormal 4.. go figure...
CapFan79
CapFan79 - 11/4/2012, 3:52 PM
JerBear I just went by the ads for the past 6 months. This was totally more of a girls movie than advertised.
AmazingFantasy
AmazingFantasy - 11/5/2012, 12:20 AM
I MUST SEE THIS.
plasticman
plasticman - 11/5/2012, 9:13 AM
This was a great movie for the whole family. I definetly want to see this one again.
Mrcool210
Mrcool210 - 11/5/2012, 5:55 PM
this movie was amazing, best animated movie ive seen
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