Wreck it Ralph Movie Review-TheCrackedNation

WRECK IT RALPH

Parents Guide:
Sex: One kiss and a couple very minor references
Cussing: Same as Pixar films
Violence: More than normal for an animated movie, nothing much though.
Age: All ages

It's been a great while since a great animated movie has been released, but this week finally brought that to an end. Wreck it Ralph is and will be the best animated movie of the year, and probably the best animated movie since Toy Story 3. This movie had the feeling of the old school Pixar movies, perhaps not quite as good, but pretty stinkin' close. There are two things that make this movie great, the characters and the cleverness. Ralph is who the movie is centered around, he's a massive dude that is always wrecking stuff and he's getting tired of it. He just wants to be a good guy for once, but no matter what he does he always comes across as the bad guy. So the whole movie is about him trying to become a good guy for once. John C. Riley is the perfect voice for Ralph, he nails all the lines and just fits the character. I really connected with Ralph, much like I felt connected with Sully from Monsters Inc. Ralph wasn't the only character that I loved either, there were many others that were great. Vanellope, Felix, and King Candy added great depth to the story and were just the comedic relief needed. There was one character that I didn't think I would like that ended up being one of my favorites, Calhoun voiced by Jane Lynch. I'm not a fan of Lynch's work at all, but the character that she portrays was actually really funny and added something to the movie that I can't put my finger on. Again I would say that the characters in Ralph were on par with the old Pixar ones, especially like the characters in Monsters Inc.
The second this was the cleverness of the film. Remember when animated movies were clever because they did things that had never been done before? Ya I can hardly remember the last time either. Ralph brings the inner nerd out of everyone, the video game references and clever use of words really make this film special. There are so many classic video game characters and references to games that it's almost impossible to not like this film. I keep going back to Monsters Inc. because there are so many similarities, but what makes it unique is how even the similar things are done in a unique way that makes it ok. I don't want to tell you too much about what the movie is like because it's way better if you don't know what you're in for. I'll just say that it's Pixar good, maybe not as good as the best Pixar, but it's really close.
I did have a couple minor issues with the movie. It got a little slow in the middle, not in a boring way, just didn't seem to keep up with the beginning and end. The other issue is one that isn't really a big deal; I was expecting a lot more real characters from real games. I said earlier that they referenced a lot of real video games and that some of the characters were it it, and to some extent that is true, but not as true as I wanted it to be. I was just expecting a little to much with this film. Again that's not really a complaint, just something that I didn't expect (or expected, depending on how you read that last sentence).
I recommend this movies to EVERYONE! It's a great clean film that every aged person will enjoy, or even love. Don't miss this movie. I give Wreck it Ralph a solid 9.5/10. The movie slowed down a little bit in the middle which is why I can't give it a perfect rating. Other than that I don't have any complaints.

Oscars: Best Animated Film (Winner)

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Pitch Perfect Movie Review-TheCrackedNation

Pitch Perfect Movie Review

Parent Guide: Rating PG-13. I recommend 15 and older.

Sex: Lots of References, lots of cleavage. 

Violence: None

Profanity: Quite a few PG-13 words, a hand full of "S" and "B" words.

 

What makes this movie a success isn't the acting or directing; what makes this movie a success is the extreme amount of fun it is to watch. Too many times movies try and be something they aren't, they try and over perform. Pitch Perfect knew exactly what type of movie it was and they didn't try anything more then they needed. Not very often can I watch a movie and not critique it, but while I watched Pitch I didn't feel like I should critique it. The only thing that I felt like critiquing was the singing, but not int he way I would critique most movies. I felt like critiquing the singing from the standpoint of a judge of a competition, focusing on the dancing as well as the singing. After every performance in the movie I felt like standing up and clapping. It was a feeling that I haven't felt in a long time. Is Pitch a musical? Not really. It's a movie about music and the majority of the movie is singing, but it's not a musical. In musicals the singing tells a story and the actors sing at weird times throughout the movie, but a movie like Pitch the singing is only done at times that make sense, during auditions, while performing and such. The singing was so good that I felt like singing along during the movie, especially because the singing is all a cappella and I love a cappella. It was obvious during the movie that the actors and actresses were not singing the songs, that they were all pre recorded and lip synced. And to tell you the truth it didn't bother me because there was no way they could make this movie while having the actors sing the songs live. The rhythms that they make in the film are great, a ton of the songs are remixed and sound great, actually I'm listening to the soundtrack as I write this. Other then having a ton of great singing, this movie was extremely funny. Rebel Wilson (Bridesmaids, The Bachelorette) delivered one of the funniest female performances that I have ever seen in my life. Every line was delivered with pitch perfect timing (see what I did there :). What happens in a lot of comedies is that the humor will start strong and then die off during the middle of the film, but in this movie the humor was consistent through the whole thing. Although most of the acting is just average and the story ins't very compelling, I found this film to be a great success. I recommend it to any person that enjoys good singing. If you don't find good singing enjoyable then you might not like this movie, but I don't know a single person that wouldn't like it to some extent. Don't expect too much and you will have an extremely enjoyable time at the theater. Please leave comments letting me know what you think.

Rating: I give Pitch Perfect a solid 7/10. No Oscars here, just a lot of fun.

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                                                                                      Caleb Henry (TheCrackedNation)