Minor spoiler!
Firstly, I always try and find an official poster for the movie I'm reviewing - complete with credits etc. I felt the above image best represented the film in question however - essentially a love letter to the world of gaming!
Not a gamer myself, I went in to this movie with some trepidation. I know my Sonic from my Mario, but that's about it. Undoubtedly there's many a character and technical reference in this film - as a non-fan however, you certainly don't feel left out.
Like Toy Story before it, the creators of Wreck-It Ralph have built a world from the ground up. It's an imaginary world of course, but one can't fault it's construct or it's inventiveness.
Wreck-It Ralph is one of many games at the local arcade. When the arcade closes for the day and the customers go home, the characters from each game intermingle - be it in each others games (Tapper's bar) or at the station-like electrical hub.
Ralph is the villain of his particular game, yet despite his effectiveness in the role he yearns to be a hero. This results in Ralph leaving his own game and entering Hero's Duty (a first-person shoot 'em up), on a quest to acquire a heros medallion. Unfortunately Ralphs quest takes him longer than imagined, leaving him stranded in a different game altogether. The arcade opens the following day with Ralph nowhere to be found!
Any game missing an integral player or component is regarded as faulty and is thus rendered unplayable. Fix-It Felix (the hero of Wreck-It Ralph) goes on a quest to find Ralph before their collective game is removed from the arcade altogether.
The game Ralph ultimately finds himself in is a racing game (Sugar Rush). There he meets kindred spirit, Vanellope von Schweetz - a glitch who wants to change her station in life, just as Ralph does. Borrowing from The Phantom Menace (not so bad after-all), the two enter a race in the hope of retrieving Ralphs medallion and freeing Vanellope from her current settings!
This film is crazy-good! From a creative perspective, no stone has been left unturned. The visuals are eye-popping, but what stays with you are the subtle shifts in tone - as we move from retro-pixelated kitsch to HD extravaganza!
The story follows suit, with the voice-cast enhancing the worlds their particular characters inhabit - Jack McBrayers Felix is innocence personified!
The writer/director behind all this is Rich Moore - a stalwart of both The Simpsons and Futurama. With that in mind it's not surprising there's so much to enjoy here - try not to blink too much!
4/5
Poster image courtesy: http://www.empireonline.com
Firstly, I always try and find an official poster for the movie I'm reviewing - complete with credits etc. I felt the above image best represented the film in question however - essentially a love letter to the world of gaming!
Not a gamer myself, I went in to this movie with some trepidation. I know my Sonic from my Mario, but that's about it. Undoubtedly there's many a character and technical reference in this film - as a non-fan however, you certainly don't feel left out.
Like Toy Story before it, the creators of Wreck-It Ralph have built a world from the ground up. It's an imaginary world of course, but one can't fault it's construct or it's inventiveness.
Wreck-It Ralph is one of many games at the local arcade. When the arcade closes for the day and the customers go home, the characters from each game intermingle - be it in each others games (Tapper's bar) or at the station-like electrical hub.
Ralph is the villain of his particular game, yet despite his effectiveness in the role he yearns to be a hero. This results in Ralph leaving his own game and entering Hero's Duty (a first-person shoot 'em up), on a quest to acquire a heros medallion. Unfortunately Ralphs quest takes him longer than imagined, leaving him stranded in a different game altogether. The arcade opens the following day with Ralph nowhere to be found!
Any game missing an integral player or component is regarded as faulty and is thus rendered unplayable. Fix-It Felix (the hero of Wreck-It Ralph) goes on a quest to find Ralph before their collective game is removed from the arcade altogether.
The game Ralph ultimately finds himself in is a racing game (Sugar Rush). There he meets kindred spirit, Vanellope von Schweetz - a glitch who wants to change her station in life, just as Ralph does. Borrowing from The Phantom Menace (not so bad after-all), the two enter a race in the hope of retrieving Ralphs medallion and freeing Vanellope from her current settings!
This film is crazy-good! From a creative perspective, no stone has been left unturned. The visuals are eye-popping, but what stays with you are the subtle shifts in tone - as we move from retro-pixelated kitsch to HD extravaganza!
The story follows suit, with the voice-cast enhancing the worlds their particular characters inhabit - Jack McBrayers Felix is innocence personified!
The writer/director behind all this is Rich Moore - a stalwart of both The Simpsons and Futurama. With that in mind it's not surprising there's so much to enjoy here - try not to blink too much!
4/5
Poster image courtesy: http://www.empireonline.com
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