Wreck-It Ralph

Burnt out and under-appreciated, a classic 80's arcade game villain decides to leave his game and prove his worth in a new role; hero.  In the unpredictable and sometimes dangerous worlds of his neighboring arcade games he encounters a "glitch" that helps him to see his true worth.

This is definitely an enjoyable movie.  The first third is very engaging and clever, as the inside world of video games and the corresponding rules are set up.  There's lots of fun cameos and nods to classic video games, from the 80's to today.  The varying video game worlds are beautifully realized.  The use of well planned 8-bit animation and top notch 3D animation are cleverly mixed throughout the entire movie, subtly reminding you that you are in a video game.  This ended up being needed because of the lack of time we get to spend in different video game worlds.  Most of the film is spent in a Candy-land type racing game.  Although that world is beautifully designed and well thought out, I found myself wanting Ralph to explore more of the different video game worlds.  Overall it's entertaining, clever and heartwarming enough to keep you rooting for the characters throughout.  Although, Mandy is right, there is a surprising amount of crude humor for a Disney animated feature.

Worth a trip to the theater, *** out of 4.