outstanding

Rating: 10/10 (16 January 2013)

This was a terrific movie. It was about time they did a movie about video game characters-and computer animated was the way to do it! Wreck It Ralph is the villain in a video game, and his dream in life is to be a hero. (or at least a good guy) They say that the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence, and he admire the way everyone looks up to the "good guy" in his game. He crashes a party for the good guy but winds up making a mess of things. Ralph then comes up with a plan:he will become a hero by sneaking into another game and winning a medal in that game. Of course, his plan goes awry, and he winds up learning that you don't need to win a medal to be hero in someone's eyes.
I absolutely loved this movie. It features cameos from some of my all-time favorite video game characters like Pac-Man, QBert, Sonic, and their respective villains. I also like the mention of some other classic games like Frogger, Centipede and Asteroids. I also loved the "group therapy" scenes with the villains, the character of Wreck It Ralph, his game, other characters, the "new games", and the action scenes. This was very delightful John C. Reilly was the perfect choice in the lead. I grew up in the "video game craze" of the early 80s and knew all about the games, so I was able to catch some of the stuff. Let me know if you need any explanations, especially of some of the games I talked about. QBert was a great game. This was a great movie and perfect for the entire family! **** out of ****