Comments on: Review: ‘Wreck-It-Ralph’ Has A Great Concept But Fails To Level Up Into Something Unique

By: matt

matt — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:18:07 +0000

I agree the little girl drove me crazy!!! My son, wife, and I all lost intrest as they movie moved past the 20 minute mark. I really had high hopes for this one…. to bad it sucked. Anyway what happens when ralph wins? I mean he can't lose all the time because old video games like Donkey are hard.

By: waitwhat?

waitwhat? — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:18:07 +0000

So… I guess I watched a different movie because I'm pretty sure Jane Lynch is a girl and she may or may not have been a character who literally ran a game called "Hero's Glory" and Sarah Silverman played a girl who was the original "main character" of her game, thus making her the "hero". And I'm pretty sure Wreck it Ralph casted less about being a hero and more about having a "family" and im also pretty sure felix was the same way. So either I saw a totally different movie or this article is complete and utter shit. Find something real to complain about instead of making shit up so you can keep your job.

By: Banjoman

Banjoman — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:18:07 +0000

"But they aren't quite ready to shake off what has worked for them for years — namely making girls want to be special and popular, and boys strong and heroic."

First BRAVE is called backward (in another publication) for emphasizing family, and now this? Film criticism is really on the decline.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:18:07 +0000

Yeah bc making the Females RACECAR drivers in a sugary sweet world is somehow empowering and not sexist bc we wouldnt want the girls sexuality to come into question by making the racers and their world a little more hard-nosed. Just like a woman dressing up as a slutty anything for Halloween is somehow more sexually empowering to a woman then just dressing up as maybe a doctor instead of a sexy nurse your way of thinking is what shamefully has girls wanting to grow up being princesses instead of president smfh

By: Craig Kandiko

Craig Kandiko — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:18:07 +0000

While I agree with a lot of what you are saying. I enjoyed the movie a lot more. I took my 7 and 8 year old daughters who also loved the film. Yes there is a lot of pink in the Sugar Rush areas, but that's the point. I think it showed that even though video games are a male centric hobby, girls are also in the culture. Here is my review to compare. http://www.geekenstein.com/wreck-it-ralph-review/ I am a huge gamer, and I thought it allowed enough for all audience members to be entertained.

By: Fazha

Fazha — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:18:07 +0000

"namely making girls want to be special and popular, and boys strong and heroic".
Isn't that just two ways of saying the same thing?

By: steve

steve — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:18:07 +0000

I took my 4 year old daughter to a preview. Having been a gamer back in the day I enjoyed it as did my daughter. I agree that it was a fun film. John C Rielly was great as was Jane Lynch, and the entire cast with one exception. Sarah Silverman's nasal voice, seemed too loud, and annoying. My daughter "likes her car, but not her." I've only seen her once on the Jimmy Kimmel show. She was annoying there as well. She is much cuter animated than in real life. I just think that Winona Ryder, or even Zoey Dashenal would have been a better choice for that character.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:18:07 +0000

I've seen this film and it is awesome.

If cameos and pop culture references is all that works for you, maybe you should just stick to "Family Guy."

Regardless, Wreck-it Ralph wasn't made for heartless hipsters with deep seeded issues. If you want a fun, heartwarming romp with a healthy does of nostalgia and laughs this movie is a pure love letter to Disney and gaming fans alike. And anyone who appreciates good storytelling and wonderfully written characters will love this film simply for how well it is crafted. The only reason someone could fault Wreck-it Ralph is if they had unrealistic expectations or serious emotional issues (or both as this review suggests.)

By: Ken

Ken — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:18:07 +0000

Agree with AVEEVA.
I can care less about real character cameos; it seems like they were just put in to satisfy geeks like John La$$eter, who runs the studio. I am not a gamer, but I am a lover of great Disney films. This film may or may not satisfy me, but what seems to resonate with me, the author seems to loath, and what I find unappealing, the author loves.

I sense a strong anti-female angle in this article. The annoying Vanillope, (and not the yelling, screaming characters who appeared before her??) the pink world of Sugar Rush ( "oh how terrible! That feminine pink!") and girls driving race cars! ("That MUST have been put in only to satisfy girls!" My answer to that: it's about time girls got recognition. Nobody would have complained if there was an army of masculine characters like, I dunno, practically every movie that has ever been made!!!)

By: Aveeva

Aveeva — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:18:07 +0000

Why are people wanting to see a movie full of video game cameos and go 'Hey look! It's thatguy from that game I played!' A film is suppose to be about the story and how well it moves along and what message it gives through.Not how many cameos they have to spark your excitement. Sure it is great to have them but they're not the main attraction.