The Nicest of all the surprises

Rating: Null/10 (6 November 2012)

I simply don't trust Disney,,, is hard, very bad movies have clouded the reputation of this empire (a hate Bolt, Chicken Little, Open Range... and wasn't very convinced about Tangled, Princess and the frog)... but There is a simple key that is changing everything: John Lasetter,,,the man is a genius,,, he knows how to take a very simple story, and turn it in something memorable (Meet the Robinsons may be not a perfect movie,,, but the last 20 minutes are brilliant)... After seeing the trailers I was very skeptical: I love videogames, but the story didn't quite convinced me,,, so, I came to the theater, bought my ticket (half price in 3-D... super!!!!)and prepared to see, ready to be disappointed or enjoy a good movie....
And what happen? I watched one of the very best movies this year (not a great year I must say, but not very bad). The story, simple, ad the beginning, evolves into a very interesting mess that I'm sure no one expects (The 'Pixaresque' formula of "one simple character could be what you wouldn't think" persist), and is very enjoyable,,, the characters,,oh, my, the characters!!!! where do I start? the protagonist, Ralph is funny is easy to sympathize with him... I loved Vanellope; I must admit, the trailers made me dislike her, but she redeems pretty well, she is charismatic, behaves like a child, but gets angry,, then jumps full of happiness,,, one minute later is crying (that scene,,,the car scene,,, is one of the most shocking scenes in a "child movie",,, If I were 6-7 years old surely started crying with her),,, his background and development are vital part of the story and is delicious see her grow in the movie,,, Felix and Calhoun provide tension, humor and complexity to the scheme and make you smile a lot.... Short story: The characters are one of the best group in Disney movies....
And the games,,, the references,,, my good, from the old arcades, to the new shooters, the first half hour is full of them,,, big and small, direct and indirect,,, in the front and in the back,,, some direct and shocking (the one with Kano is simply outstanding,,, i say) some other more subtle but funny (Dig Dug), others are expected but satisfying (Sonic giving public messages,,,must have been Mario, but Nintendo was very hard to negotiate...pussies), some a little obscure (the exclamation mark!!! you really don't expect them), and some direct to the players (the Konami code!!!!!!!!, the Centipede and Asteroids arcades!!!!!)... Is also very remarkable that the movie doesn't rely on them,,, it sticks to his 3 fictional games(Fix-It Felix Jr, Hero's Duty and Sugar Rush) and make it from there without more cameos after 30-40 minutes,,, and that's good, it could have been very annoying to have characters jumping on and off the screen every 5 seconds,,,,
I loved this movie,,, because, is made simple with detail and (oh, the cheesy moment, but I don't care) is made with love for the job,,,, You can't miss it,,, ah, doesn't matter if 3-D or 2-D,,, doesn't change a lot,,,,