As lackadaisical as my experiences watching it were, it's easily the best film based on a video game so far

Rating: 7/10 (21 May 2016)

By lackadaisical, I meant that it was cycling between undeniably exciting and neutral moments that bordered disappointed, tedious anticipation. Wreck-It Ralph, while not based on a real game (the game was made by Disney themselves as a promotion, not in 1982 by... whoever), has plenty of moments where I expected something to happen, but my anticipation was a bit exceeded by what ended up being offered. It redeems itself by offering beautiful animation that simultaneously feels like actual game sprite renders or watching someone play the game (Calhoun was F****N badass, just like her influence Samus Aran), great character development, and a moral that you wouldn't expect in a film centered around or based on a video game. Somehow, with the way that they merged the world of arcade games, they made it seem both obsolete (but in the classic way, like you can always come back to it, rather than outdated) and up to date. The gags were funny half of the time, and other than that, it's another mixed bag of a Disney feature that just does things better than other mixed bags. Check it out even if you don't game or have never gamed in 1982 or later.