Ralph Breaks the Internet Review

Ralph Breaks the Internet is a 3D animated comedy and the sequel to 2012's Wreck-It Ralph as well as the 57th Disney feature film. The movie is produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Walt Disney Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It's written by Phil Johnson and Pamela Ribon and directed by Rich Moore and Phil Johnson.



The story is it's been six years after the events of the first film. One day at the arcade the steering wheel to Sugar Rush breaks. In doing so Mr. Litwak is forced to unplug the game. With no home the residents of Sugar Rush have to find a new place to live. Ralph and Vanellope set off on an adventure to find a new steering wheel by going into the internet. During this adventure Ralph and Vanellope meet a lot of interesting characters.

Initial Reaction

Now along with everyone else I was really excited for this movie. Mainly because I loved the first movie so much. The movie definitely had me hyped what with the trailers. But at the same I was worried because well when you go on their official Twitter account they have this very cringey thing called Ways to Break the Internet. And it made me think we could have a repeat of The Emoji Movie. But I remained hopeful because I severely doubt Disney would let that happen even if you take in account those terrible direct-to-dvd sequels.

Cons



The one and only thing I didn't like about Ralph Breaks the Internet is the post-credit scene. It basically sets up a teaser for a very much anticipated Disney sequel only for it to be a joke regrading a very much outdated meme. I'm talking before the word "meme" was even a thing.






Middle Ground



I've got nothing to say. Let's move on.






Pros



One aspect of the film I was thankful for was it didn't feel like a whole product placement for the internet. Now yes there was a couple of instances like that, but it was so short and sweet you won't even care. Hell most of the time when Ralph and Vanellope went to a website it was just for a punchline nothing else. Speaking of punchlines this movie had me laughing. I'm not going to give away any jokes because this is a spoiler free review but my favorite funny moment was a musical number that was just brilliant. Now I won't harper too much on the animation mainly because I feel like I'll just repeating what I said in my Wreck-It Ralph. So all I'll quickly say is yes the animation is wonderful especially the world built around the internet. The other thing to enjoy is the message about not letting your insecurities get to you. It was a heartfelt message and one I feel like people might connect to. Another thing to praise Ralph Breaks the Internet for is it's bittersweet ending. Once again I won't give it away. I like it because it wasn't the big predictable happy ending I was expecting. My final positive credit for the movie is the mid-credit scene. It was hilarious and definitely worth waiting for, even if you did see it in one of the trailers.






Ralph Breaks the Internet is thankful nothing like 2017's The Emoji Movie. The internet plot isn't one big piece of product placement, the humor is great, the animation is top notch, the moral about insecurities was handled nicely, the bittersweet ending really helped the movie stay away from being predictable, and the mid-credit scene gets two thumbs up. My only issue was the post-credit scene. It really should have taken a page out of Venom and just promote the company's next flick. Sure I still would have felt like it was a commercial but it wouldn't have been better than an outdated joke.




My final rating is Great





Well that's going to do it the month of November. Come back next time in December for the Christmas season.





State of The Project (Nov 5th - Dec 3rd)



Nov 5th - My Aquaman Easter Eggs Post is Coming Back



Nov 8th - What You Probably Didn't Know About Dr. Seuss



Nov 10th - The Grinch Review



Nov 15th - Change of Plans



Nov 19th - A Look Back at Wreck-It Ralph (2012)



Nov 22nd - Ralph Breaks the Internet Review



Dec 3rd - Classic Film Night - A Christmas Story Review






NOTE: IF ANYTHING CHANGES I WILL TELL YOU!

A Look Back at Wreck-It Ralph (2012)

Wreck-It Ralph is a 2012 3D animated comedy film and the 52nd Disney animated feature film. The movie was produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Walt Disney Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Wreck-It Ralph was written by Rich Moore, Phil Johnson, and Jim Reardon and directed by Rich Moore.

The story is an arcade villain named Wreck-It Ralph of the popular game Fix-It Felix Jr. has had enough of being the bad guy. One day Ralph is pushed to his limit and sets off to prove he too can be a hero. However due to Ralph being gone Fix-It Felix must bring Ralph back before their arcade game is unplugged and they lose their home forever.

• Negatives

One thing I didn't get invested into as much as some people to is the romance between Fix-It Felix Jr. and Sergeant Tamora. It just felt sudden and by the end of the movie there wasn't really a build up for them to be a couple.

• Mix

I've got nothing to say. So let's move on.

• Positives

The thing I most enjoyed about Wreck-It Ralph is yes it is about video games but it never felt like the film was being product placement. Like when Ralph meets Q*bert. Ralph isn't like "Oh My Gosh! It's Q*bert from Q*bert!" and then riddles off why he's so famous.

Speaking of Q*bert if you're a gamer you'll definitely get a kick out all the video game references/easter eggs the film just throws at you. There's nods to old games such as Donkey Kong and nods to newer games like first-person shooter games most likely Halo. Hell the movie also has cameos from Kano from Mortal Kombat and Cyril from House of the Dead. Only they don't actually call them that they change their names. Probably so it's not a direct reference to games that a notorious for being very gruesome.

Another thing to love about Wreck-It Ralph is the characters. Mostly Ralph himself and Vanellope. You really get invested in Ralph's journey to show that he can also be a good guy aka the hero as suppose to his typical role of being the villain. Now at first Vanellope came off as your typical annoying character who the writers think they were making funny but as we learn more about her and her goals, she becomes one of your favorites.

Wreck-It Ralph also has a pretty good villain that being bad guy being King Candy. He starts out being bad but once things start to real crazy he becomes down right evil. I won't say anymore than that. It's best just to watch the movie for yourself to see what I'm talking about.

The final thing I'll applaud the film for is the animation. I think it goes without saying but Disney has being pushing out some amazing 3D animated films (without having Pixar's help). One detail I never noticed watching the film the first time around is there's a lot more detail to it. For instance there's a fictional game in here called Hero's Duty if you look closely the animators put a lots a details in the soldiers armor including having it all scratched up.

Wreck-It Ralph is without out a doubt of my many favorite Disney films. It has lots of video games references without feeling like product placement, the easter eggs to other video games is a nice touch, you'll love all the characters by the end of the film, King Candy is a great villain, and the animation is flawless. The only downside is the rushed relationship between Felix and Tamora.

My final rating is Great

So that's going to do it for me. Came back Thursday for my review of Ralph Breaks the Internet. Until then enjoy the rest of your day or look at my other post on this blog.

State of The Project (Nov 1st - Nov 22nd)

Nov 1st - Update Regrading The Road to Dark Phoenix

Nov 5th - My Aquaman Easter Eggs Post is Coming Back

Nov 8th - What You Probably Didn't Know About Dr. Seuss

Nov 10th - The Grinch Review

Nov 15th - Change of Plans

Nov 19th - A Look Back at Wreck-It Ralph (2012)

Nov 22nd - Ralph Breaks the Internet Review

NOTE: IF ANYTHING CHANGES I WILL TELL YOU!

Change of Plans

    Hey everyone yup it's another update post. Only this time unlike the Road to Dark Phoenix and Aquaman easter eggs post this one wasn't planned. So in my review of The Grinch I mentioned I that my theater (Salem Twin Cinema) wasn't going to show Ralph Breaks the Internet because they were going to make room for the newest Robin Hood film. Well apparently my theater likes to screw with people (I'm not saying this with a pissed attitude I actually find the situation I'm in pretty funny) because I guess despite having the poster for 2018's Robin Hood up as a coming soon poster for a number of months they decide to switch for a more popular Disney sequel. So originally I was going to have a new Is It True? and Raiders of The Lost Media as a back up plan instead of reviews for Wreck-It Ralph and Ralph Breaks the Internet. But now I've decide to switch. Replacing the Is It True? and Raiders of The Lost Media you'll now look forward to reviews of Wreck-It Ralph and Ralph Breaks the Internet. That's all I wanted to tell all of you because I would prefer it if you guys were updated on what's going that way you're not confused by what the State of The Project said previously. So anyway's you guys go have fun somewhere else, meanwhile for me I've got a lot of work to do.





State of The Project (Oct 29th - Nov 19th)



Oct 29th - Underrated Films - The Monster Squad Review



Nov 1st - Update Regrading The Road to Dark Phoenix



Nov 5th - My Aquaman Easter Eggs Post is Coming Back



Nov 8th - What You Probably Didn't Know About Dr. Seuss



Nov 10th - The Grinch Review



Nov 15th - Change of Plans



Nov 19th - A Look Back at Wreck-It Ralph (2012)






NOTE: IF ANYTHING CHANGES I WILL TELL YOU!

The Grinch Review

The Grinch (as known as Dr. Seuss' The Grinch) is a 3D animated Christmas comedy film. The movie is based on Dr. Seuss' 1957 story How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The movie is also the third adaptation following the 1966 TV special How the Grinch Stole Christmas! and the 2000 film of the same name starring Jim Carrey. The Grinch is produced by Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment and distributed by Universal Pictures.

The story is The Grinch has had enough of the Christmas season so he decides to hatch a scheme to steal Christmas from the residents of Whoville. What he doesn't know is Cindy Lou Who is on her own adventure and it could possibility ruin the Grinch's plans.

Initial Reaction

Now I'm going to be perfectly honest I had no intention of seeing this movie. In matter of fact my original plan was after I posted my Aquaman easter egg post announcement I was going to go on a break and come back just in time for Ralph Breaks the Internet. However I found out my theater wasn't going to show that film because they wanted to make room for Robin Hood starring Taron Egerton. So I decide to get rid of my break and see this movie. The other reason is I've seen this story before twice actually three times if you ever read the book. So what would be the point. But yet again I do like Illumination's work so I figured why not give it a try. After all those trailers did get a good laugh out of me.

Cons



I've got nothing to say so let's move on.





Middle Ground



Now one thing I read about for the reviews for The Grinch is the movie didn't add anything new. That's both a yes and a no. There are couple of new stuff that the writers added it's just yes they did keep somethings the same old same. New things just as The Grinch's reason for hating Christmas and the whole storyline involving Cindy and her mom. But at the same time we get the whole The Grinch's heart grew three sizes thing. Personally for me it's not a bad thing that they kept same stuff the same but some of the changes could have had a bigger effect on the film.





Pros



One thing to like about the movie is the animation. It's wonderfully done and very beautiful. Another thing I liked about the movie that I didn't expect to happen is Cindy Lou Who. Typically in The Grinch adaptations is she's all "Santy Claus". Yes her plot still revolves around that but what I'm talking about is this time they gave her more of a personality, as suppose to just cute little girl. The other thing the movie does what I thought worked was they did modernize things but not in the way that will make you shake your head. The new gadgets the filmmakers put in do look like something Dr. Seuss would make in his books. Benedict Cumberbatch plays our title character and he did a good. He played a very likeable Grinch. The final thing I'll say about The Grinch is the humor works. It wasn't anything that made me belly laugh but there were times when I laughed out loud, so that has to count for something.






The Grinch is definitely a passable movie but in all honesty you really don't have to rush in for this flick. While the story does feel like it wants to do something different it did feel like it was brought down because the writers still felt they had an obligation to keep somethings the same. What does help the film is it's amazing animation, Cindy's new personality, modernizing things but still keeping in a way Seuss would make it, Cumberbatch's performance, and the humor.




My final rating is Okay





State of The Project (Oct 25th - Nov 19th)




Oct 25th - Cinematic Disasters - Jaws: The Revenge



Oct 29th - Underrated Films - The Monster Squad Review



Nov 1st - Update Regarding The Road to Dark Phoenix



Nov 5th - My Aquaman Easter Eggs Post is Coming Back



Nov 8th - What You Probably Didn't Know About Dr. Seuss



Nov 10th - The Grinch Review



Nov 19th - Is It True? - Malcolm Grows Up to be Walter White





NOTE: IF ANYTHING CHANGES I WILL TELL YOU!

What You Probably Didn't Know About Dr. Seuss

So The Grinch will be arriving in theaters tomorrow and what better way to celebrate than tell you about the man who created the character himself Dr. Seuss. So let's begin.

1. Two of his books have been translated to Latin. The Cat in the Hat is "Cattus Petasatus" and How the Grinch Stole Christmas! is "Quomodo Invidiosulus Nomine Grinchus Christi Natalem Abrogaverit".

2. He once worked as a commercial artist and was known for his humorous drawings for Standard Oil products, he most famous being Flit bug spray.

3. One night while riding a train to get back to his home, who noticed a pompous stuffy-looking man with a hat on his head. Seuss what would happen if someone were to knock his hat off his head. He thought the man was so full of himself that there was probably another hat underneath the other hat as a replacement. This would inspire his book "The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins."

4. 2012's The Lorax was released on what would have been his 108th birthday.

5. Dr. Seuss was quite the recluse. He would often spend much of his time alone in his studio.

6. Four of his works can truly be political. The Lorax was a parable on short-sighted exploitation of natural resources, The Butter Battle Book was a commentary on the arms race, The Sneetches dealt with racism, and Yertle the Turtle was representing Adolf Hitler and the Third Reich.







7. Seuss (his mother's maiden) is pronounced to rhyme with "voice" not "loose" as people commonly do.







8. During World War I he was giving the nickname "The Kaiser" due to his German ancestry.







9. Although his famous for having morals in his stories, he usually doesn't have them on his mind when writing his books. He prefers to let the story grow out saying "A kid can see a moral coming a mile away".







10. In the late 80's Seuss wanted to make a movie based on his book "The Cat in The Hat". His choices for the the cat were Robin Williams, Steve Martian, John Candy, or Eddie Murphy. His book was finally made into a movie in 2003 but none of the actors he wanted were considered.







11. He was awarded his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Mar 11, 2004. The star was put there on what would have been his 100th birthday.







12. He was once a vocal voice of America First, a movement that wanted to keep America out of World War II. He drew numerous of political cartoons expression his belief.







13. He supposedly wrote "Green Eggs and Ham" on a bet with his publisher. Bennett Cerf (the publisher) bet Seuss couldn't write a book with only 50 words in it. This bet was made because The Cat in The Hat had 225 words.







14. Before working on children's books, he made sculptures of animals in the form of taxidermy. Some of these animal's surreal designs would later appear in his books.







15. His first book "And to Think I Saw It on Mulberry Street" was rejected by 20 publishers. The main reason for the rejections was the publishers thought that fantasy wasn't salable, the children's books written in verse were out of style, and that it lacked a mortal message.  Seuss angrily expressed to his wife "what's wrong with kids having fun reading without being preached at?" She cited that maybe for the rejections were because the book had cartoon-like drawings and the story might be seen as a way to encourage daydreaming and lying to one's parents.







Well that's going to do it for me. Come back next time for my review of the newest Dr. Seuss adaptation The Grinch. Until then enjoy your day or look at other things to read about on this blog.

State of The Project (Oct 22nd - Nov 10th)

Oct 22nd - Cinematic Disasters - Jaws 3-D

Oct 25th - Cinematic Disasters - Jaws: The Revenge

Oct 29th - Underrated Films - The Monster Squad Review

Nov 1st - Update Regrading The Road to Dark Phoenix

Nov 5th - My Aquaman Easter Eggs Post is Coming Back

Nov 8th - What You Probably Didn't Know About Dr. Seuss

Nov 10th - The Grinch Review

NOTE: IF ANYTHING CHANGES I WILL TELL YOU!

My Aquaman Easter Eggs Post is Coming Back

Yeah it's another update post folks. Now If any of you have no idea what I mean by this let me explain. Back in August I decided to cancel my Aquaman easter eggs post to make room for a review of the newest Transformers film Bumblebee. But then things happened. Mary Poppins Returns moved it's released date from December 24th to December 19th. Originally my schedule was Bumblebee on Dec 22nd and Aquaman on Dec 24th. However since Mary Poppins Returns changed I was left with a decision. Review both Marry Poppins films then a review of Aquaman then a review of Bumblebee. But I decided to cancel my review of Bumblebee (which I'm a little sad because I actually wanted to review a Transformers film) in favor of an easter eggs post of Aquaman.

So yeah that's all I wanted to say. Until next time enjoy the rest of your day.

State of The Project (Oct 20th - Nov 8th)




Oct 20th - Halloween (2018) Review



Oct 22nd - Cinematic Disasters - Jaws 3-D



Oct 25th - Cinematic Disasters - Jaws: The Revenge



Oct 29th - Underrated Films - The Monster Squad Review



Nov 1st - Update Regrading The Road to Dark Phoenix



Nov 5th - My Aquaman Easter Eggs Post is Coming Back



Nov 8th - What You Probably Didn't Know About Dr. Seuss





NOTE: IF ANYTHING CHANGES I WILL TELL YOU!

Update Regrading The Road to Dark Phoenix

Son...of...a...bitch! Oh man so if any of you haven't found out yet back in September on the 28th news broke that Dark Phoenix has been pushed to June 7, 2019. And it's pretty obvious you can't see my reactions but even thought I should be mad I'm actually laughing because I was hoping this wouldn't happen and I even said it in my review of X-Men. So what am I going to do. Well it's quite simply really so here's a list.

1). The Road to Dark Phoenix will now be on a hiatus. I'll return to that series of reviews in February
of next year. That may seem long but it's pretty short to me.

2). The schedule will definitely be changed. Everything I had listed for a review of an X-Men film will be replaced with something else. Maybe a review of another film, a Raiders of The Lost Media, or What You Probably Didn't Know.

3). The last thing is since Dark Phoenix will be released on June 7, 2019 that means I have to cancel A Look Back at The Secret Life of Pets (2016) and cancel my planned review of The Secret Life of Pets 2. Although I could bring those back since I doubt Illumination wants one of their films to go head-to-head with a superhero film so they'll most likely change the release date. But I don't know yet so much like you I'll have to wait.

Anyways guys that's going to do it for this post. I just wanted to keep you updated on how I'm fixing this and so yeah that's all I have to say. Until next time enjoy your day or search around here and look at my other post.

State of The Project (Oct 18th - Nov 5th)




Oct 18th - Explaining The Halloween Timelines



Oct 20th - Halloween (2018) Review



Oct 22nd - Cinematic Disasters - Jaws 3-D



Oct 25th - Cinematic Disasters - Jaws: The Revenge



Oct 29th - Underrated Films - The Monster Squad Review



Nov 1st - Update Regrading The Road to Dark Phoenix



Nov 5th - My Aquaman Easter Eggs Post is Coming Back






NOTE: IF ANYTHING CHANGES I WILL TELL YOU!