Friday, November 2, 2012

"Wreck-It Ralph" Aims for Pixar ... and Misses

The majority of the 300 theaters closed because of superstorm Sandy are back on line; some locations in Lower Manhattan, Long Island and New Jersey still dark could impact "Wreck-It Ralph" and Denzel Washington's "FlightWith Wreck-It Ralph (***½ stars out of four; rated PG; opens Friday nationwide) Disney is clearly trying to do for the video arcade world what Toy Story did for tangible playthings, which is to humanize them into fully realized, engaging charactersDisney's Wreck-It Ralph is the tale of a heavy-handed video game villain named Ralph (voiced by John C. Reilly). Everyday kids drop quarters into the arcade game to watch Ralph “wreck” buildings as they fix his destructionDisney's CG-animated "Wreck-It Ralph" pays homage to the evolution of gaming, with its inclusion of beloved characters -- some voiced by the original actor -- and custom-created games. Ralph is the villain in "Fix-It Felix Jr.," a fictional arcade gameWith Wreck-It Ralph (***½ stars out of four; rated PG; opens Friday nationwide) Disney is clearly trying to do for the video arcade world what Toy Story did for tangible playthings, which is to humanize them into fully realized, engaging characters
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