ironically watching Ralph breaks the
Internet is a lot like spending time on
the actual Internet you see some amazing
things you see some pretty good things
you see some bad things and then there
are some things you wish you'd never
seen and that's exactly how I'm gonna
break down this review by those four
categories so let's start with the
amazing things in the movie and of
course we have to start with the Disney
Princesses and all the cameos who
doesn't love a good cameo they certainly
milked them for the trailers but I'm
happy to report that not all the cameos
were spoiled in the trailers and there
are a couple of surprise ones in the
movie some of them really brief but take
the surprises you can get Disney
Princesses also have one scene that's
all new they didn't show any of it in
the trailers it was pretty good but
still the standout scene is in the
dressing room and they have additional
new little details that also weren't in
the trailer which are so on point so
clever so out of the box so out of the
castle but it's actually a little hard
to believe like I need my Disney
princess movie I just need something
this needs to continue it's amazing
alright the other amazing stuff in the
movie is taraji P Henson's yes my
favorite character so much energy so
much positivity and I loved her clothing
she does so many costume changes it's
like she's hosting an awards show or
doing a cover shoot for a magazine but
my favorite item of clothing that she
had was by far and away her fiber optic
fur coat I couldn't help but think while
I was watching the movie whoever gets to
play her like in the Disney theme parks
like for nighttime entertainment it's
gonna look so fabulous if they can
recreate that coat like Wow apply now
it's gonna be amazing someone should
actually make that coat like Katy Perry
eat your heart out although Anna Wintour
of course came over and told Katy Perry
to turn her dress off no one would do
that with this coat it was amazing but
also at some points during the movie
they real
captured the fun of the Internet how
great it is to be part of a global party
also on vanellope and Ralph's first go
on the Internet it's like going on a
ride and maybe Disney's thinking of
building one it was very cool and
speaking of the Internet I always enjoy
me some Bill Hader he's so great in this
movie was no exception
Hader does here what he does best not
just a comedic gem but a swell guy and
then also for the amazing category
vanellope von schweetz has some great
lines here like stuff that you would put
on a hallmark placard or pillow like
real stuff to live by and Sarah
Silverman gets a chance to not only be
funny here but to act
vanellope evolves from a fun character
to an admirable character who I actually
think is a good role model not just for
kids but for anybody watching the movie
some really great stuff now onto the
pretty good it was really nice to return
to the world of the first film the
arcade albeit briefly very briefly and
also the energy was turned way down I
guess to make the internet seem more
exciting by comparison but as a result
they made the arcade seem dull and
boring which I didn't love because I had
such a good time there for the first
movie then so much product placement
even beyond the Disney brands and while
at first it was nice so many of these
brands were happy to be part of a Disney
movie
it got old real quick like just pleased
because they weren't actual
advertisements they were just the name
of the company so first you were like
how cool yeah I use that one oh great
but after a while you were like okay I
get it
um also there's a scene at the very end
of the movie which I don't want to ruin
but let's just say they didn't forget
about toddler Moana and they basically
just replay the teaser trailer but the
setup for the scene is really really
clever so on to the map a lot of the
jokes don't really land or at least they
don't land hard and some don't seem like
family material like vanellope at the
beginning of the film asks Ralph if he
things and geef man escapes and then
they go into close-up shots to discuss
further asked like I don't think this is
age-appropriate comedic material sarah
silverman
don't get yourself in trouble again I
mean she has just dodged a couple of
bullets recently I wouldn't tempt fate
and then despite gold oats best efforts
and she's very good here although I
think gal gadot is a wonderful Wonder
Woman I think she is you know she's a
little like Harrison Ford she could only
do one thing uh and she's gonna have to
struggle to make sure it's it continues
to seem fresh cuz I just kept hearing
Wonder Woman a lovely Wonder Woman but
Wonder Woman nevertheless and despite
her best efforts I just didn't care for
slaughter race is a game like beyond the
introduction like you're like wow that's
clever oh cool and then you're like oh
we're gonna stay here I mean no offense
vanellope but sugar rush is way better
not just visually but the racing the
racing scenes were uh I think better
done as well in the first film and while
I totally understand that there wasn't
anything for them to really do in this
story I still really missed fix-it Felix
jr. in sergeant Calhoun I mean they pop
up here and there but the focus on them
is as a married couple but not just a
married couple a married couple in a rut
and there were such cool characters in
the last movie it was a little tough to
watch them be depicted that way and then
the movie also has some very clever
observations about how the internet
works I love the way that yes dealt out
hearts that was really cool and also I
had some really poignant things to say
about Internet comments not just story
wise but I think the way they set it up
visually was very powerful
as well but eventually it got a little
too meta and started to distract from
the story and in fact there became so
many distractions as the story went on
and as they explored more and more of
the internet that the story ceased to be
cohesive I mean if you ask me about it
if you were like pop quiz what's the
through line of the movie I could tell
you but I didn't really feel it while I
was watching the film to borrow racing
term the film the film's story doesn't
have Drive at more drifts and then what
I wish I hadn't seen Ralph which is a
real shame because of course it's his
movie but he
so desperately needed here it's like
nails on a chalkboard and I understand
that you know I mean it's it's revealed
that it's supposed to be part of the
movie and I'm sure if you've seen it
you'll be like it's a plot point grace
but it's just so grating and so
humiliating for the character
it was quite frankly hard to watch and
he gets so possessive with vanellope
it actually gets disturbing it actually
I mean I'm I don't think it goes this
far but I was talking to a friend after
I went to the screening and I was like
this is the Disney animated version of
boxing's Elena I mean it almost becomes
a teachable moment about talking to kids
about relationships and one you should
get out of one I mean the movie
eventually reminded me that vanellope is
his first real friend you know cuz and
of course in the first film he was a
villain it was all about being accepted
but they don't establish that dramatic
element strong enough to balance it out
so again he just seems really creepy
then vanellope gets her very own Disney
Princess song with golga dote joining in
and this should be amazing but it's not
because a lot of movies have done parody
Disney Princess songs at this point so
if Disney was gonna wade into that wait
into this arena and they even kind of
made fun of it already with enchanted so
if they were gonna wade into this arena
again they really need to kill and they
don't I mean it's just as lame as all
the other Disney Princess song parodies
which never really get why Disney
Princess songs are so popular and Alan
Menken of course did do the music but
the lyrics and the directing they again
they just don't they don't get enough
about what makes Disney Princess songs
work to truly scathingly make fun of
them also there's an end end credit
scene which tries to do a gotcha
but it's no spider-man homecoming and
credit scene in that regard also it's
just not funny I kind of I mean like I'm
glad I knew there was one there but I
you don't need to wait around for I mean
some of you will but if you really want
to go or if you have to go you don't
have to feel bad about it so in
conclusion the stuff that's amazing or
even just pretty good it's definitely
worth
seeing I'd say Seaton theaters it's the
Thanksgiving movie and again there's
good stuff here just realize the sequel
is not as good as the first movie and
manage your expectations accordingly
also here's a warning because the movie
doesn't keep you a hundred percent
engaged I think that of course you would
never do this but some other people in
the movie theater might be tempted to
hop on the internet themselves in other
words take out their phones so maybe you
might want to consider seeing this movie
for like a matinee or at a time when
it's not gonna be too crowded I can also
maybe see some kids having a hard time
staying focused as well and you might
want to factor that in too it's weird if
you go to the matinee shows you're gonna
have kids who can't focus on the film
and if you go to the evening shows
you're gonna have adults who can't focus
on the film and they both deal with not
being able to focus and equally
interrupting frustrating ways all right
so that's my review of Ralph breaks the
Internet I'm very curious to hear your
thoughts about it down below don't no
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