Wreck-it Ralph (2012)
Average Rating: 7.4/10
Reviews Counted: 163
Fresh: 140 | Rotten: 23
Equally entertaining for both kids and parents old enough to catch the references, Wreck-It Ralph is a clever, colorful adventure built on familiar themes and joyful nostalgia.
Average Rating: 7.6/10
Critic Reviews: 37
Fresh: 28 | Rotten: 9
Equally entertaining for both kids and parents old enough to catch the references, Wreck-It Ralph is a clever, colorful adventure built on familiar themes and joyful nostalgia.
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Ralph (John C. Reilly) is tired of being overshadowed by Fix-It Felix (Jack McBrayer), the "good guy" star of their game who always gets to save the day. But after decades doing the same thing and seeing all the glory go to Felix, Ralph decides he's tired of playing the role of a bad guy. He takes matters into his own massive hands and sets off on a game-hopping journey across the arcade through every generation of video games to prove he's got what it takes to be a hero. On his quest, he meets
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Cast
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John C. Reilly
Wreck-It Ralph -
Sarah Silverman
Vanellope von Schweetz -
Jack McBrayer
Fix-It Felix, Fix-It Fe... -
Jane Lynch
Sergeant Calhoun -
Alan Tudyk
King Candy -
Ed O'Neill
Mr. Litwak -
Mindy Kaling
Taffyta Muttonfudge -
Adam Carolla
Wynchel, Wynnchel -
Horatio Sanz
Duncan -
Dennis Haysbert
General, General Hologr... -
Edie McClurg
Mary -
Roger Craig Smith
Sonic the Hedgehog -
Gerald C. Rivers
M. Bison -
Rachael Harris
Deanna -
Stefanie Scott
Moppet Girl -
Reuben Langdon
Ken -
Kyle Hebert
Ryu -
Joe Lo Truglio
Markowski -
Raymond S. Persi
Gene -
Rich Moore
Sour Bill
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All Critics (163) | Top Critics (37) | Fresh (142) | Rotten (24) | DVD (3)
Disney's found a lot to play with here, but you may find yourself itching to take the controls.
Top CriticYou'll either love it or you'll admire it, while wishing it would calm down and, I don't know, maybe pick up a book for a while.
It's a cool game, to be sure, but watching someone else play it gets old after a while.
For anyone with a grade-schooler and a free Saturday, it's a pretty safe and painless bet. And a great excuse to go up to the attic later and see if you can dig out your old Atari 2600.
Unlike the Pixar films toward which it aspires-which marry sophisticated conceits to straightforward storylines-Wreck-It Ralph consistently gets lost in its own intricate plot mechanics.
'Wreck-it Ralph' is a serious contender for the title of best animated film of the year.
An excellent, inventive, anti-bullying adventure that may be a little too technologically advanced for older audiences.
Wreck-It Ralph is a highly original and exciting film that puts Disney Animation right up there with Pixar in terms of providing a story full of emotion, heart and energy.
A brilliant concept in search of a movie. Starts off really strong with sly humor and wit that devolves into cheap kiddie jokes. Blu-ray 3D looks great on a home theater, but the package is very thin on extras.
I'm bitter that this funny, exciting tribute to old-school gaming was robbed of a best animated Oscar by Pixar's forgettable Brave.
Disney's desperate and wrong-headed riff on Toy Story gets an expectedly excellent A/V transfer on Blu-ray with a bundle of extras that offer a few bonus points.
Hyperactive day-glo fizzy-pop family animation with a heartfelt message about staying true to yourself lurking underneath all the visual fireworks.
Once again Disney has created an immersive world that's rich with detail, populated by characters who have problems humans can identify with and characteristics that make them likable. "Wreck-It Ralph" is a winner.
A very clever, delightfully funny and visually stunning Disney film. And yet we end up watching it having already seen its potential to be something much more enticing.
The prospect of inevitable sequels is more than bearable.
For some, Ralph's spell in Sugar Rush's candy-coloured world may induce hyperglycaemia... but hard-core gamers will have a blast picking up all the gaming in-jokes and references that fly over everyone else's heads.
Just like the camera gave us the heads of Frankenstein and Hellboy, so we always get Ralph's giant hands first here.
It's a little frantic at times but great fun, clever and well-crafted.
A colourfully cute romp for kids.
The film is nicely animated but confusing enough to be almost impenetrable at times.
Warm, witty, wacky and wonderful, Wreck-It Ralph deserves to stand alongside the best of Disney, while also feeling like it wouldn't be out of place at Pixar's table.
Visually ambitious and packed with inside jokes for arcade gamers, this colourful animated adventure is an enjoyable romp but is probably too energetic for its own good.
This is a hugely enjoyable entry in the Walt Disney Animation Studios catalogue. It sits well alongside the likes of Tangled, balancing both anarchic humour and classic Disney sentimentality very well.
Wreck-It Ralph is witty, ingenious and entertaining, a technical and creative breakthrough on a par with Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, 25 years ago.
I found the idea of teens laying down their coins to play arcade games in this present day a strange, semi-intentional archaism - nostalgic wish-fulfilment on the part of the middle-aged people creating the movie.
It's a CGI time-machine for those who misspent their youth developing RSIs on bleeping 8-bit arcade consoles.
Audience Reviews for Wreck-it Ralph
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I'm bias, being a 90's gamer myself the culture was hitting all the right notes for me but honestly it's a fine film regardless. The animation and art direction is incredibly aware of it's source material and does such a wonderful job showing homage.
When I first finished the film I was disappointed to not see more "game hopping" and that the supporting characters could've played more sophisticated roles in the main casts development. However, the former would have just turned the movie into a thoughtless montage of references.
Also, I feel that the theme of Ralph's character, of the world NEEDING there to be a "bad guy" wasn't as well explored as it should have been and was ultimately overshadowed/morphed into more rudimentary/boring themes of loneliness and self actualization that embodied Vanellope.
Sure, he's no Ozymandias from Watchmen but it would have been really nice to see him actually accept villainy as a path to righteousness that was more profound than smashing a go-cart.
PS. PHENOMENAL voice acting, Silverman, Lynch and Brayer were truly, truly amazing.
PPS. The music too! I've never heard such wonderful 16bit based songs, Jackman outdid himself. Skrillex's Bug hunt was great too.
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- Moppet Girl: I get next game!
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- Vanellope von Schweetz: You could just live up in the castle, you'd have a home where you'll be respected. You could be happy.
- Wreck-It Ralph: I'm already happy, I got the coolest job in the world! It may not be as fancy as being president, but I have a duty, a big duty!
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- Taffyta Muttonfudge: Stay sweet!
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- Sergeant Calhoun: Your face is red, you might want to hit it with your hammer.
- Fix-It Felix: Oh, that's not blood force trauma, ma'am. That's just the honey glow in my cheeks.
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- Fix-It Felix: Your face! It's amazing!
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- King Candy: Welcome to Boss level!
- Wreck-It Ralph: Turbo.
- King Candy: Because of you Ralph, I'm the most powerful virus in the arcade! I can take over any game i want! I should thank you.. But it'd be more fun to kill you!
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- Ralph reichts (DE)
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