8.1 | / 10 |
Users | 4.4 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.4 |
Wreck-It Ralph longs to be as beloved as his game's perfect Good Guy, Fix-It Felix. Problem is, nobody loves a Bad Guy. But they do love heroes... so when a modern, first-person shooter game arrives featuring tough-as-nails Sergeant Calhoun, Ralph sees it as his ticket to heroism and happiness. He sneaks into the game with a simple plan -- win a medal -- but soon wrecks everything, and accidentally unleashes a deadly enemy that threatens every game in the arcade.
Starring: John C. Reilly, Alan Tudyk, Jane Lynch, Ed O'Neill, Jack McBrayerFamily | 100% |
Adventure | 92% |
Animation | 88% |
Fantasy | 71% |
Comedy | 52% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 MVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.39:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
French (Canada): Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1
English, English SDH, French, Spanish
50GB Blu-ray Disc
Four-disc set (2 BDs, 2 DVDs)
Digital copy (on disc)
DVD copy
Blu-ray 3D
Slipcover in original pressing
Region free
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 5.0 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 2.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
How is it that no one has thought to green-light an animated film like Wreck-It Ralph before now? Videogames have long been a cultural institution, and 8-bit and 16-bit gaming have been winsomely retro for more than a decade. Has it really taken so many years for studio heads and filmmakers weened on Nintendo and Sega to come of age? Did no one in power realize videogames offered a veritable treasure trove of cameos, genres, worlds, references, easter eggs, gags and, above all, untapped, multi-generational potential? Has everyone who's breathed the words "arcade" or "gaming" in a pitch meeting been hushed or summarily dismissed? Or were previous forays into such prospects so uninspiring that they were abandoned early on? Whatever the case, Wreck-It Ralph is long overdue... which might sting a bit more if Walt Disney Animation and director Rich Moore had botched the concept or its execution. Instead, Disney's well-received 52nd animated feature is as slick as it is shrewd, and won't soon be forgotten.
Wreck-It Ralph rockets to the top of the Blu-ray leaderboards with a dazzling 1080p/AVC-encoded spectacle and equally wondrous 1080p/MVC-encoded 3D experience sure to delight gamers and filmfans of all ages. Colors are nothing short of eye-popping, with gorgeous primaries, bright swaths of blue and green, lovely splashes of pink and purple, and deep, inky blacks. Detail is straight-from-the-digital-tap perfect too. Edges are refined, surprisingly natural and consistently clean (and free from pesky ringing or aliasing), the finest textures and tiniest touches are flawlessly resolved, and every last in-joke and easter egg is showcased in all its blink-and-you'll-miss-it glory. (Turn off Disney Intermission and pause away. Behold the countless references and sight gags!) Better still, macroblocking, color banding and other encode glitches are nowhere to be found, making this one of the more pristine and proficient animated presentations, 2D or 3D, on the market.
The 3D experience is absorbing too, with all of the highs of the 2D presentation along with all the depth and dimensionality a top tier 3D encode has to offer. The animated film favors inward, world-extending 3D to cheap gimmickry, but isn't above allowing elements to playfully jut out of the screen. Thankfully, there isn't any real weakness to aliasing or ghosting -- minus a handful of select shots (primarily involving Cy-Bug swarms) which will give crosstalk-prone displays a few small fits -- and anomalies are few and far between, not to mention a product of individual 3D sets and glasses rather than the MVC encode itself. All said, Wreck-It Ralph 3D delivers one of the better animated presentations in recent memory and stands in good company among other Disney stunners.
Having already thoroughly outclassed the competition in the video department, Wreck-It Ralph sets its second high-score-to-beat with its energetic, explosive, altogether electrifying DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 surround track. The LFE channel reports for duty and arms itself to the teeth with every low-end element in the film's arsenal. The first-person shooter segments are worth the price of admission alone, with a steady eruption of action that digs deep and takes full advantage of the tools at its disposal. The rear speakers are aggressive and eager to please as well. Cy-Bugs stream across the soundfield. "Sugar Rush" racers zoom around the track. Game Central Station is bustling with activity; all-encompassing, all-enveloping and wholly immersive. Directional effects are a brisk blast, cross-channel pans are a convincing delight and dynamics are oh-so-exacting. Dialogue never fails either. Voices are clear and intelligible at all times, characters are wonderfully grounded in their game worlds no matter the silence or chaos that surrounds them, and prioritization is impeccable. Long story short? Wreck-It Ralph sounds fantastic, from joyous beginning to climactic end, without exception.
Wreck-It Ralph doesn't quite nail a flawless victory. No matter. It nails just about everything else, from its loving, gloriously referential satirization of videogames to its story, characters, voice casting, cameos and good humor. Disney's Blu-ray release almost nails a flawless victory too, and only forfeits the honor because of a slim, ultimately disappointing supplemental package. Otherwise, it's all golden, with an outstanding video presentation, a standout 3D experience and a first-rate DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 surround track. So don't miss out. It won't be very long before Ralph is crashing and smashing his way into theaters again.
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