Wreck-It Ralph is the 9-foot-tall, 643-pound villain of an arcade video game named Fix-It Felix Jr., in which the game’s titular hero fixes buildings that Ralph destroys. For thirty years, Ralph has been doing the same job over and over and has become tired of being the bad guy. Wanting to prove he can be a good guy and not just a villain, Ralph escapes his game through the power cord and seeks to find his place in the other video games in the arcade. But it turns out that Ralph may have inadvertently started a dire threat that could effect all the games. —Walt Disney Pictures
Not bad at all, but not very impressive or moving, either. Great idea, but feels a little wasted, since the plot and script don't quite live up to it.
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After a stomping success in the States, this witty retro gaming homage is the first bow in the Disney Animation Studios’ arrow to be as ardent and artistically ballsy as the work from those neighboring… read review
Title: Wreck-It Ralph
Year: 2012
Country: USA
Language: English
Genre: Animation, Comedy
Director: Rich Moore
Writers:
Phil Johnston
Jennifer Lee
Rich Moore
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Does anyone notice that Disney’s child heroes share virtually the same fate? They team with an older or bigger outcast against the naysayers and triumph against the odds, ending in an odd but endearing… read review
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Wreck-It Ralph hits theaters the same week that Disney sealed the deal to acquire LucasFilm and its Star Wars franchise. It is probably a coincidence… read review