Friday, January 4, 2013
Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
Walt
Disney’s “Wreck-It Ralph” takes a nod and a rip from Pixar gem “Toy Story” and
takes us inside the world of arcade games, where characters see the slide of a
quarter as a call to work, and party when no one is looking. Oh, flattery. Story: Ralph (John C. Reilly) is the human wrecking ball villain of the 1980s
game “Fix It Felix Jr.,” but he longs to be the hero. Ralph commits a no-no and
crosses wires for his chance at glory, first to a shoot-’em-up alien game, then
over to a racing game called “Sugar Rush.” Much mayhem ensues as Ralph
wrecks. He can’t help himself. Now, this is not Pixar. It’s run-of-the-mill Disney. So, the score already is lower. The wit and heart, too.
But this is flat-out great fun. The “Felix” game is so exactly rendered
Atari retro-style, the characters blink when they move, I thought it was a real
title from 30 years ago. It’s not. That and the ridiculously hilarious side characters
(Alan Tudyk as a kooky king) make me game to play again. The myriad shrill corporate
promos … not so much. B+
Labels:
. retro,
Alan Tudyk,
animated,
arcade,
Atari,
CGI,
children,
Disney,
fun,
John C. Reilly,
Pixar,
Toy Story,
video games
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