Wreck-It Ralph

I love having an 8 year old nephew that I get to go see all these animated movies with. You all should know that my nephew is very big into video games. He loves them and has been playing them since he could walk. He also loves playing my old school Nintendo, so the kid has played a little of everything. As soon as he heard about this movie he asked me to take him. How can I say no to such a cute kid with big brown eyes?!

The movie is about Ralph, voiced by John C. Reilly. He is a character in an old school arcade game that breaks a building every game and then Fix It Felix, voiced by Jack McBrayer, comes in and fixes it with his magical hammer. Ralph does not like being a bad guy and he is lonely. He just wants to be a part of the group and not have people hate him. One day he decides to go into the other games and try and be a hero. He wants to prove to the people in his game that he is more than a bad guy.

The movie is super cute and shows that who people are is more important than what they look like. If you have played video games at all in the past 25 years you will love this movie. At one point we see the Mortal Kombat guys, Mario, Pacman, Sonic, and many many more.Part of the fun is trying to figure out who all of the game characters are.

In part of Ralph's journey he meets Calhoun, voiced by Jane Lynch. She is from a fighting game called Heroes Duty. As Ralph game hops she gets pulled into the other games with Felix. Together they are trying to clean up the mess that Ralph is making. We also meet Vanellope voiced by Sarah Silverman. She is a racer in the candy racing game. She is considered an outcast just like Ralph and together they form and amazing friendship.

I have to say that this movie was very cool. There was no nasty adult humor that is sometimes hidden in these kid movies. It also is such a great lesson for kids not to judge a book by it's cover. Be open minded to new people and value the friendships you have. I even had tears in my eyes at one point. I say if you are looking for something to do this weekend, take the kids to go see it. It's family fun with a classic videogame twist. ENJOY!

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