Go see Wreck-It Ralph tonight, and ignore the polls until it's all over

[elfs]

Went to see Wreck-It Ralph this weekend with Kouryou-chan and Omaha. It's a Pixar-perfect film. Ignore the Disney imprimatur and look at the credits: John Lasseter produced it, and he's the brilliant conscience behind Pixar, and it shows in every frame of this movie.

As a writer, I am deeply envious of whoever invented the name "Vanellope." She a character from a racing game for girls; whoever combined "Vanilla," "Velocity," and "Princess" [yes, that's a spoiler] in one elegant name deserves a freakin' medal.

There's a Pixar short at the beginning that's just as sweet and surprisingly adult (no, not that way, mind out of the gutter you troll!) called "Paperman."

Comments

[shockwave77598.livejournal.com]

I wonder if her last name is "Pitstop".

[elfs.livejournal.com]

"Vanellope Von Schweetz."

[mcjulie.livejournal.com]

I'm glad -- I thought it looked promising in previews. Major Gen X nostalgia going on.

[doodlesthegreat.livejournal.com]

Actually, "Paperman" is also from Disney and not Pixar. Lassiter's been doing his best to keep both studios at a high level of quality.

[nbarnes.livejournal.com]

It's nice to hear that it's good. I didn't think I'd be able to tell if it were from the trailers, given how I'm pretty much ground zero for the target demographic, and completely vulnerable to video game nostalgia.

[elfs.livejournal.com]

They pretty much nail the arcade nostalgia pretty hard. It's not as good as Toy Story; it doesn't deal with the whole hypermicrocosm issue of manufactoria sentience, and there are one or two plot holes to drive a truck through. But if vulnerable to video game nostalgia, just bring tissues. As one acquaintance put it, "That wasn't fair. I was going to see a movie about old video games. I didn't expect them to make me cry, too."