Wreck-it Ralph - Written Review

There are 3 types of movie trailers.  1) those that paint a clear picture of the story you're about to see.  2) those that are just random images and make no sense whatsoever and you don't know what it is you just watched.  3) those that tell you more about the characters than the movie plot but give you just enough taste of the plot to intrigue you.  It's not very often, but occasionally that third one surfaces.  I get intrigued by those types of trailers because of the potential the story may have.  Wreck-it Ralph falls into that third category.

I wonder what it cost to use all those licensed characters.

Tell me I'm wrong.  The trailer tells you way more about the characters than the story itself.  It tells how Ralph is a video game "bad guy" but that he wants to change that point of view, because he's not a bad guy.  The trailer than shows Ralph going into different video games and interacting with different characters from those games.  What does that tell us about the plot?  Very little.  But you given the audience a lot of ingredients.  There is now a lot of potential for this movie.  A LOT of potential.  And suffice to say Disney didn't dissappoint.  Say what you will about that company, whether you have a postive or a negative opinion about them, they know how to tell good stories.  This movie was great.

Weekly meeting of Sore Thumbs Anonymous.

This movie really appeals to me as a child of the 80's.  Arcades, video games, quests, recognizable video game icons.  I love it.  This movie, as I said, started off with a lot of potential.  It had the potential to be both good and bad.  Thankfully it was just really really good.  The pacing is great, the acting is great, the story is great, the music is great, the characters are great.  It really was a great movie with a happy ending for everyone.  At the same time this was a quintessential Disney movie.  A big loner who isn't like by anyone is befriended by a small semi-annoying character until she melts his hard exterior and everyone becomes friends.  And he does something to alienate her but fixes it later when he has an epiphany about something.  Quintessential Disney.

You watch your language, bub.

In conclusion, this is a 100% character driven story and because of that the characters are the best thing about this movie.  You can clearly understand every character and where they're coming from.  That being said the character of Vanellope begins as the annoying character, but grows on you when you learn more about her.  She's played by Sarah Silverman, whom I'm not that big a fan of, but absolutely love her in this role.  All the actors are phenomenal in this movie.  If you're a child, a kid from the 80's/early 90's, or looking for a good character piece with a happy ending check out this movie.

Film Crazy Adam strongly approves and strongly recommends this movie.  Can't wait for this to come out on DVD.