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When
the arcade closes, a secret world comes to life. Ralph is the menace of
the
classic arcade game ‘Fix it Felix Jr.,’ always causing havoc in a game
he has
no control over but after doing it all his life he is in need of
something
else. He wants to be the hero for once. Against all odds and his
friends'
wishes, Ralph sets on a journey to prove to himself and everyone else
that he
can be a hero.
Wreck-It Ralph is
the perfect holiday movie. It’s witty, action packed and full of stuff
for the
kids, but it also has that great helping humour that kids of all ages
will love.
Ralph (John C. Reilly) the lead in the animated adventure is someone
most
people will connect with: a guy that is sick of the daily grind, doing
the same
old stuff, day in and day out. Like most of us, he just wants to break
free.
Reilly fits the role perfectly. His grunt of a voice and raw humour
suits the
character down to a tee. Sarah Silverman as Vanellope the Glitch Racer
of Sugar
Rush however good, just seems out of place playing such a young kid. I
wonder
why they didn’t cast a younger comedian.
The
world created in Wreck-It Ralph is
something short of genius. I would have never imagined an arcade coming
to life
while no ‘Humans’ where around but instantly I found myself picking my
jaw up
from the ground, in awe of the ideas Disney has created to make the
world work.
Power cords as rail lines, power boards as cities, characters inside
the arcade
games consider the game as their jobs. Wreck-It Ralph is like Toy Story for a
new generation, the gaming generation.
Gamers
will get a kick out of all the hidden and not so hidden Easter Eggs
that are
splashed all over the movie. From classic 80’s game references, to
characters
from Street Fighter, even little gems from newer games. I can guarantee
that
you can’t spot them all in just one viewing.
It’s
a shame Disney has decided to release the movie almost two months after
its
American release, this just gives more people the opportunity to
illegally
download it. I can understand the marketing /profit value of waiting
for the
Boxing Day release, but I’m sure you would lose a fair chunk of that
profit in
lost sales due to piracy. I’m not condoning it, I’m just venting. Match
the
rest of the world with an earlier release.
My other
fear is that non-gamers will turn away from the movie and think it’s
not for
them. All I have to say to that is: don’t be silly. While there are
references
to video games in the movie, you don’t need to like video games to get
the
movie. I didn’t see Bambi to get tips on how to be a deer, or see X-Men
to get
help with my mutant problems. Get my drift? Wreck-It Ralph
is a must see, even if you don’t see it in 3D or wait for
cheap
arse Tuesday, I can promise you, you won’t be disappointed.
Disney
has always set the bar high for other studios, but in reality Disney
hasn’t
released a great movie single handily since the 90’s. Wreck-It Ralph has broken that streak. And gets me super excited to
where they are going to take the Star
Wars franchise. It rarely happens, but if there is one movie that
you’re
going to see this summer, or winter depending where you are in world,
make sure
you see Wreck-It Ralph .
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