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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