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Wreck-it Ralph (2012)

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86

Average Rating: 7.5/10
Reviews Counted: 164
Fresh: 141 | 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.

76

Average Rating: 7.6/10
Critic Reviews: 38
Fresh: 29 | 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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Movie Info

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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Animation, Kids & Family, Comedy

Mar 5, 2013

$189.4M

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All Critics (164) | Top Critics (38) | Fresh (141) | Rotten (23) | DVD (4)

Disney's found a lot to play with here, but you may find yourself itching to take the controls.

February 5, 2013 Full Review Source: Time Out
Time Out
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You'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.

January 7, 2013 Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune
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It's a cool game, to be sure, but watching someone else play it gets old after a while.

January 7, 2013 Full Review Source: New York Magazine
New York Magazine
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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.

November 2, 2012 Full Review Source: Newark Star-Ledger | Comment (1)
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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.

November 2, 2012 Full Review Source: The Atlantic | Comments (44)
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'Wreck-it Ralph' is a serious contender for the title of best animated film of the year.

November 2, 2012 Full Review Source: MSN Movies | Comments (4)
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A bubbly, buoyant treat with near-Pixar levels of heart.

July 23, 2013 Full Review Source: Twitch

Ralph's arms may be gorilla like, his fists gigantic hammers, but Reilly imbues him with rue and courtliness.

May 22, 2013 Full Review Source: Seven Days
Seven Days

An excellent, inventive, anti-bullying adventure that may be a little too technologically advanced for older audiences.

March 21, 2013 Full Review Source: Cinema Sight
Cinema Sight

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.

March 8, 2013 Full Review Source: We Got This Covered
We Got This Covered

Hyperactive day-glo fizzy-pop family animation with a heartfelt message about staying true to yourself lurking underneath all the visual fireworks.

March 4, 2013 Full Review Source: Film4

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.

February 26, 2013 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis
Movie Metropolis

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.

February 24, 2013 Full Review Source: TheShiznit.co.uk
TheShiznit.co.uk

The prospect of inevitable sequels is more than bearable.

February 17, 2013 Full Review Source: Irish Times
Irish Times

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.

February 11, 2013 Full Review Source: Movie Talk
Movie Talk

Just like the camera gave us the heads of Frankenstein and Hellboy, so we always get Ralph's giant hands first here.

February 8, 2013 Full Review Source: Birmingham Mail
Birmingham Mail

It's a little frantic at times but great fun, clever and well-crafted.

February 8, 2013 Full Review Source: Daily Express
Daily Express

A colourfully cute romp for kids.

February 8, 2013 Full Review Source: Radio Times
Radio Times

The film is nicely animated but confusing enough to be almost impenetrable at times.

February 8, 2013 Full Review Source: This is London
This is London

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.

February 8, 2013 Full Review Source: SFX Magazine
SFX Magazine

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.

February 8, 2013 Full Review Source: Contactmusic.com
Contactmusic.com

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.

February 7, 2013 Full Review Source: Sun Online
Sun Online

Wreck-It Ralph is witty, ingenious and entertaining, a technical and creative breakthrough on a par with Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, 25 years ago.

February 7, 2013 Full Review Source: Daily Mail [UK]
Daily Mail [UK]

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.

February 7, 2013 Full Review Source: Guardian [UK]
Guardian [UK]

It's a CGI time-machine for those who misspent their youth developing RSIs on bleeping 8-bit arcade consoles.

February 7, 2013 Full Review Source: The Skinny
The Skinny

Play an actual videogame instead.

February 7, 2013 Full Review Source: Little White Lies
Little White Lies

Audience Reviews for Wreck-it Ralph

Absolutely fantastic!!! Fun!! Adorable!! A wonderful homage to coin-op video games. Great characters, and a good story well told.
April 17, 2012
itsjustme2004

Super Reviewer

I grew up with 8 bit and then 35 bit games and Wreck-it Ralph realises that world brilliantly. I loved the story and the characters, I thought the 3 different worlds and the very clever Game Central Station were perfectly represented too. The ideas were all there and they made sense to the core idea that they're all arcade games. Sometimes the main idea can get lost, so I'm glad it didn't go by the wayside here. Although, the product placement was too much. At times it was getting to be more like a film about confectionery rather than games, they got away with it but only just. Hopefully there will be a sequel and other games companies will realise how good it is and will give permission to use their characters. It was very good but like Toy Story, the sequels will be better.
September 17, 2013
SirPant

Super Reviewer

    1. Wreck-It Ralph: It's kind of hard to do your job when nobody likes you for doing it.
    – Submitted by Patricia Rowenda B (29 days ago)
    1. Sonic the Hedgehog: If you leave your game, stay safe. Stay alert and whatever you do, don't die! Because if you die outside your own game, you don't regenerate ever! Game Over.
    – Submitted by Darion D (37 days ago)
    1. Vanellope von Schweetz: Enjoying your little tantrum, diaper baby?
    – Submitted by Matthew D (2 months ago)
    1. Wreck-It Ralph: I'm bad, and that's good. I will never be good, and that's not bad. There's no one I'd rather be than me.
    2. Wreck-It Ralph: Because if that little kid likes me, how bad can I be?
    – Submitted by Arjun K (2 months ago)
    1. Vanellope von Schweetz: Whoever was mean to me will be... executed!
    2. Sergeant Calhoun: This place is starting to get interesting.
    – Submitted by Mike R (2 months ago)
    1. Sergeant Calhoun: I hope you're happy, junk pile! This game is going down and it's all your fault!
    – Submitted by Matthew D (3 months ago)
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