I know you are used to getting my reviews on the day the movie comes out, but Hurricane Sandy had other plans for us DC area bloggers who planned to go to the pre-screening around the same time she planned to make her entrance into our area. One by one the emails came cancelling the pre-screenings from DC to Baltimore, and several theaters in between.
I didn’t freak out since a lot of the movies for which I go to pre-screenings, I would have gone to see anyway. This was one such movie. I couldn’t resist introducing my kids to the video games and characters that I grew up with! I just like to be able to warn my readers just in case there’s something that could be inappropriate for the kids, or if it isn’t worth getting a sitter to see it on date night – so pre-screenings make that easier. Either way – if you haven’t seen it yet – here goes!
We took the kids to see Wreck It Ralph this Sunday evening. The theater was near empty, and we got to sit front and center. All good parents must’ve had their kids at home in the bed, but we had been out all day, and we weren’t ready to go home yet. Monday (today) was going to be count day for DCPS, and we didn’t have to be in until half past noon, so the hubby and I figured, why not?
I was sure that the hype surrounding it – including the hype I built up in my own mind – would never be able to match the movie, but it was what I thought it was and then some.
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Synopsis from Disney:
From Walt Disney Animation Studios and Emmy(r)-winning director Rich Moore comes “Wreck-It Ralph,” a hilarious, arcade-game-hopping adventure. For decades, Ralph (voice of John C. Reilly) has been overshadowed by Fix-It Felix, Jr. (voice of Jack McBrayer), the good-guy star of their game who always gets to save the day. Tired of playing the role of a bad guy, Ralph takes matters into his own massive hands and sets off on a journey across the arcade through multiple generations of video games to prove he’s got what it takes to be a hero.
On his quest, Ralph meets tough-as-nails Sergeant Calhoun (voice of Jane Lynch) from the first-person action game Hero’s Duty, and feisty misfit Vanellope von Schweetz (voice of Sarah Silverman) from the candy-coated cart-racing game Sugar Rush, who may just be his first real friend. But everything changes when a deadly enemy is unleashed, threatening the entire arcade and Vanellope herself. Ralph finally gets his chance to save the day-but can he do it in time? “
It is rated PG because of some crude humor, but I would have said that it was because of the amount of drinking by the characters and the instances when they would say things like, “move your assss-teroid,” or something along those lines.
My kids didn’t notice the drinking or thinly veiled cursing. If they did, they would have said something. When I was growing up, I didn’t notice how violent Looney Tunes and Tom and Jerry could be, nor did I take notice of the amount of drinking and smoking… I notice it now that I have kids.
Bottom Line – Should you go see it?
Yes. That is all.
Should I take the kids?
Sure. Nothing too scary for a six and seven year old, but if your kid is super jumpy, they may not like it. Someone does get eaten on screen… at least twice.
Disclosure: My husband and I paid for all of us to go to this movie. We were not given tickets or entry to the movie in exchange for this post. My opinions as always, are my own. For more information about sponsored posts, click on “About Socamom”.
