A wonderful nostalgic treat that makes up for the lack of Pixar greatness.

Rating: 8/10 (26 June 2013)

Wreck-It Ralph is a wonderful nostalgic treat. I'm not a gamer whatsoever and I gave up on them before the war games became popular but I have to admit I still play the occasional arcade game. Regardless, I loved the way they fit the format of a video game into raising the film's stakes. As a script it's really great, with fantastic puns, cute pair-ups and a thoroughly thought out world. However, as cute as it is, it does feel like it was taking this world and applying the formula. I don't know what it is about animation and their scripts, yes they're the most imaginative but they're also the least brave. It's great to have a tight script that's beat- by-beat on the money, especially if the twists are genuinely surprising and there's affection for the characters but I think it's more in the rigid structure of the scripts rather than the moments themselves. It lacks a certain elegance that makes it potentially inspiring, even if it has great use of escalation, a huge climax and a sweet epilogue. However, I hope this current generation treasures this film as I can imagine it'll forever have that effect on them as Pixar's earliest does for me. I do already want to see it again and I hope it grows on me. It's the type of film that uses a lot of iconography and hopes to establish some of its own. We'll see if it does, that'll take time.
edit: And after a rewatch, my appreciation and enjoyment of the film just grows. Previous complaints proved wrong.
8/10