Wreck-It Ralph (formerly Reboot Ralph)

[PatrickvD]

Saw that too and loved it.

[Topher]

They are both from the same movie...you obviously missed the magnifying glass scene.

[estefan]

*Wreck-It Ralph Spoiler*
It's TURBO-TASTIC!
Link to animation: http://dezzoi.tumblr.com/post/356139215 ... st-messing

Wow, that's amazing. Disney should hire him.

Also puts my Fix-It Felix Jr animation to shame.

[qindarka]

Is it only me who thinks that screencap from Antz looks better than that of The Bug's Life?

[Disney's Divinity]

Finally saw this last night when I went out with my mom and sister (they saw Twilight, though... ). It was about what I expected, so I wasn't moved either way, tbh.

I enjoyed most of it for what it is, particularly how they found a use for nearly every type of candy in Sugar Rush. Even though the outsider story has been so overdone by Disney the past 20 years, I still felt something for Ralph being treated so badly outside the game, I guess because there was some rich/poor thing going on where he was constantly being called or treated like a bum (although this part doesn't really make sense to me....if the game characters put on a show for the humans like it's their job, why would they dislike Ralph?). Regardless, I found most of the early scenes in his game to be predictably forced and overkill. The movie got on its legs when Vanellope came in, though I did find the scene where Ralph smashes Vanellope's car to be heavyhanded as well, and reminded me of when the little boy gets pissed at Carl in Up (and a load of other moments just like that from animated films the past 10 or more years). And even though I knew that King Candy was the villain, I had been really confused by comments about the ending so I was still fairly surprised by his history (although I figured it out as soon as Fix-It Felix told the story of Turbo). Overall, the film definitely felt something from Dreamworks, regardless. It even feels tailor-made to for TV reruns, like many Dreamworks films. Which isn't exactly an insult, since I've enjoyed most of Dreamworks' movies lately. Still, I don't love it as much as I love most Disney films, but I don't hate it either.

As far as characters, I empathized with Ralph, although I find him bland and forgettable, tbh. Sarah Silverman wasn't as annoying as I thought she'd be, though I still don't think she was as good as it could be (reminds me of Miley Cyrus as Penny in Bolt); and I loved the character in spite of her. I actually really liked Vanellope, probably because she's a little girl--and I really love her history as the deposed princess, her glitch, and her fate becuase of the glitch--although like others, I don't understand why that's still there, except for a sequel plotline maybe? Didn't really like Jane Lynch's character, though Fix-It Felix's crush on her was hilarious (he reminded me of Clay Aiken. )--and loved their wedding scene at the end, with all guns on the window. As far as the bad guy, I really think he could've been more fleshed out than he was--that's three villains in a row that I've felt had potential that just never really hit as hard as they could have.

Overall, probably a B-/2 and 1/2 stars out of 4/or a 6/10 for me, whichever system you prefer.

Is it only me who thinks that screencap from Antz looks better than that of The Bug's Life?

No.

[ajmrowland]

He gets treated the way he does not cuz hes a bad guy but because he cant help wrecking the building. Its all in the party scene

[Sotiris]

I managed to watch it the other day. I liked it, overall. It's a good, fun, above average animated film. Here are some of my thoughts and impressions.

• The animation was excellent.

• The character designs were appealing and appropriate for the worlds the characters inhabited.

• The film had issues with flow and pacing. Some scenes dragged on while others were too short and sometimes transitions were a bit awkward. Some of the dialogue also felt awkward.

• There were a few plot holes. When the game was reset shouldn't Vanellope had stopped glitching? She is shown to be still glitching. Then why was she able to leave her game to attend Calhoun and Felix's wedding?

• Vanellope abdicating her throne and proposing a democracy felt out of place. Especially considering Disney's history with princesses.

• I felt that Calhouns' backstrory should had been longer and more emotional. Also, the later flashbacks (the dynamite gal bit) felt too comical and inappropriate considering her tragic backstory.

• The romance between Calhoun and Felix felt a bit forced. It also needed to be more subtle.

• The song 'Shut Up and Drive' felt completely out of place.

• King Candy (design, animation, voice acting) was reminiscent of the Mad Hatter.

• The very last scene reminded me of the last scene in Monsters Inc.

• The scene where the Sugar Rush racers trashed Vanellope's cart reminded me of the scene in Cinderella where her stepsisters ripped her dress apart.

• I didn't like the 'doody' jokes. They were unfunny and pointless.

• I didn't like the fact there was so much product placement in an animated Disney film. I think that must be a first.

[Disney's Divinity]

• The scene where the Sugar Rush racers trashed Vanellope's cart reminded my of the scene in Cinderella where her stepsisters ripped her dress apart.

I thought the exact same thing when I was sitting in the theater! Although not nearly as dramatic as the scene in that film. I loved every time the girls would scream bloody murder when Ralph would run at them.

I agree with most of the other things you said, but that probably goes without saying.

He gets treated the way he does not cuz hes a bad guy but because he cant help wrecking the building. Its all in the party scene

Why would they hate him for occasionally breaking things which Felix can fix in a second, literally? They act as if he doesn't deserve to be in the penthouse. Which doesn't make sense with everything else about the world in the movie, to me anyway.

[ajmrowland]

• The film had issues with flow and pacing. Some scenes dragged on while others were too short and sometimes transitions were a bit awkward. Some of the dialogue also felt awkward.

I didnt really feel that way. It seemed more along the flow and pacing of an average Disney movie

• There were a few plot holes. When the game was reset shouldn't Vanellope had stop glitching? She is shown to be still glitching. Then why was she able to leave her game to attend Calhoun and Felix's wedding?

I never understood that, but I assume the powers are an
after effect. Permanent, but she is no longer an actual glitch.

• Vanellope abdicating her throne and proposing a democracy felt out of place. Especially considering Disney's history with princesses. If anything, I think that's really meant to be something for her character, but it also is meant to add to the establishment that this isnt a traditional Disney movie. it was out of place, but not really a detractor

• I felt that Calhouns' backstrory should had been longer and more emotional. Also, the later flashbacks (the dynamite gal bit) felt too comic and inappropriate considering her tragic backstory.

Well, to be fair, we get enough tragic backstories to welcome a parody like that, but it did at first kinda feel flat. It is intentionally comical though and it's not like we were supposed to grow too attached in that scene.

• The romance between Calhoun and Felix felt a bit forced. It also needed to be more subtle. Since when has Disney been subtle? Once again, it was comically overplayed in some scenes. They even made fun of how obvious it was in one moment. It actually ended up being funny and these types of things are to be expected in a mash-up.

• The song 'Shut Up and Drive' felt completely out of place.

In a movie that relies heavily on modern sounding music? This didnt strike me like that.

• I didn't like the 'doody' jokes. They were unfunny and pointless.

To be fair, in a land where six year olds are given as much respect as they are, there is point, but it was still unfunny. But lots of moviegoers eat it up, regardless of age.

• I didn't like the fact there was so much product placement in a Disney animated film. I think that must be a first.

Well, I think you're just a bit confused. it is a movie about Video Games, and the gamers are an extremely big market for this film. And it's not so much product pacement as cameos. Disney paid to have them because the producers wanted those characters. They grew up with them, which is why KH isnt in the movie even though it's a Disney property; product placement is the other way around and is far more annoying.

[Sotiris]

There were a couple of minor things that bothered me, like Sugar Rush having HD graphics on the screen when it's a game from 1997.

Good observation.

If the game characters put on a show for the humans like it's their job, why would they dislike Ralph?

Exactly because of his job and his social status. They devalued his work and its significance to the game. They didn't need real reasons to dislike him. They were just prejudiced and biased because of that. Perhaps they even feared him because he looked different than them.

I did find the scene where Ralph smashes Vanellope's car to be heavyhanded as well, and reminded me of when the little boy gets pissed at Carl in Up (and a load of other moments just like that from animated films the past 10 or more years).

That's true. There were a lot of moments like that.

[Sotiris]

I never understood that, but I assume the powers are an after effect. Permanent, but she is no longer an actual glitch.

But that power was the product of her being a glitch. If she stopped being a glitch, she couldn't have retained that power.

Well, I think you're just a bit confused. it is a movie about video games, and the gamers are an extremely big market for this film. And it's not so much product placement as cameos.

I didn't mean the video game cameos obviously. I meant the actual products depicted or referenced in the film. There was Nesquick, Mentos, Coca-Cola, Oreos, Subway, Laffy Taffy, Beard Papa's. There may have been more.

[ajmrowland]

There were a couple of minor things that bothered me, like Sugar Rush having HD graphics on the screen when it's a game from 1997

Yeah, that did bug me, but it was only at the end.

[ajmrowland]

I never understood that, but I assume the powers are an after effect. Permanent, but she is no longer an actual glitch.

But that power was the product of her being a glitch. If she stopped being a glitch, she couldn't have retained that power.
I didn't mean the video game cameos obviously. I meant the actual products depicted or referenced in the film. There was Nesquick, Mentos, Coca-Cola, Oreos, Subway, Laffy Taffy, Beard Papa's. There may have been more.

Oh, well that didnt really stick out, but it is a good point. but then again, it is a script written by guys who probably think fondly of childhoods filled with these. So regarding real world, it dosn feel out of place the way a made up brand would. also, Candylands in movies these days do have things that are real products. Either way, it felt kinda natural, considering I didnt notice it. havent even heard of beard papa's.

[gardener14]

I agree with there being too many product placements (the actual products, not the video game references and cameos). I found the product placements to be a huge turnoff and one of the (several) reasons why this felt like a movie made by another studio, not Disney. It cheapened the movie and made it feel more commercial and less artistic. They should have not had the product placements (ie. Coke, Subway, Oreos, etc.), and stuck with fictitious but familiar candy for the Sugar Rush scenes (like in 1970's Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory). Then it would have felt more artistic, more timeless and more Disney.

[jazzflower92]

I agree with there being too many product placements (the actual products, not the video game references and cameos). I found the product placements to be a huge turnoff and one of the (several) reasons why this felt like a movie made by another studio, not Disney. It cheapened the movie and made it feel more commercial and less artistic. They should have not had the product placements (ie. Coke, Subway, Oreos, etc.), and stuck with fictitious but familiar candy for the Sugar Rush scenes (like in 1970's Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory). Then it would have felt more artistic, more timeless and more Disney.

I don't know I think they made the product placement work.Becuase I believe they made them apart of the story instead of some commercial for them.In fact those product placements in my opinion were helping insteading of hurting.Also you forget how old oreos are because they have turned 100 this year.So,I would say oreos are as timeless as Disney itself.Like I said it felt not at all like a commercial but a movie that just happened to have those products in them.

[ajmrowland]

And why a modern Disney film cant feel like Disney is beyond me. Everything in life has to change eventually.

[Disney's Divinity]

I loved the cameo of the Oreos though.

[DisneyEra]

I managed to watch it the other day. I liked it, overall. It's a good, fun, above average animated film. Here are some of my thoughts and impressions.

• The animation was excellent.

• The character designs were appealing and appropriate for the worlds the characters inhabited.

• The film had issues with flow and pacing. Some scenes dragged on while others were too short and sometimes transitions were a bit awkward. Some of the dialogue also felt awkward.

• There were a few plot holes. When the game was reset shouldn't Vanellope had stopped glitching? She is shown to be still glitching. Then why was she able to leave her game to attend Calhoun and Felix's wedding?

• Vanellope abdicating her throne and proposing a democracy felt out of place. Especially considering Disney's history with princesses.

• I felt that Calhouns' backstrory should had been longer and more emotional. Also, the later flashbacks (the dynamite gal bit) felt too comical and inappropriate considering her tragic backstory.

• The romance between Calhoun and Felix felt a bit forced. It also needed to be more subtle.

• The song 'Shut Up and Drive' felt completely out of place.

• King Candy (design, animation, voice acting) was reminiscent of the Mad Hatter.

• The very last scene reminded me of the last scene in Monsters Inc.

• The scene where the Sugar Rush racers trashed Vanellope's cart reminded me of the scene in Cinderella where her stepsisters ripped her dress apart.

• I didn't like the 'doody' jokes. They were unfunny and pointless.

• I didn't like the fact there was so much product placement in an animated Disney film. I think that must be a first.

Sotiris, did you like Wreck-it Ralph more than Tangled?

[disneyfella]

And why a modern Disney film cant feel like Disney is beyond me. Everything in life has to change eventually.

I'm not sure I get your point. No one is saying that a modern Disney film can't feel like Disney. Several people have simply commented that THIS film doesn't feel like Disney.

[ajmrowland]

yeah, it's just that somebody says that every time a new disney film comes out. Point of view, opinion, childhood are of the course the three primary factors into whether or not one thinks this movie is Disney, but it's grown to be an old phrase devoid of any meaning.