When “Wreck-It Ralph” opened on Nov. 2, 2012, it turned in the highest opening weekend ever for a Walt Disney Animation Studios film at the time of release. I can attest to seeing Wreck-It Ralph and loving every unique and creative moment!
So here we are six years later “for the long-awaited sequel and it does not disappoint.
In the sequel, “Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2″ leaves Litwak’s video arcade behind, venturing into the uncharted, expansive and thrilling world of the internet—which may or may not survive Ralph’s wrecking.
Video game bad guy Ralph (voice of John C. Reilly) and fellow misfit Vanellope von Schweetz (voice of Sarah Silverman) must risk it all by traveling to the world wide web in search of a replacement part to save Vanellope’s video game, Sugar Rush. In way over their heads, Ralph and Vanellope rely on the citizens of the internet—the netizens—to help navigate their way, including a website entrepreneur named Yesss (voice of Taraji P. Henson), who is the head algorithm and the heart and soul of trend-making site “BuzzzTube.”
Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2 is the Must See Holiday Movie Viewing
While Ralph Breaks the Internet will make people laugh, this is also a movie about friendship and how they can be tested from time to time. You will see them navigate the complexity of their friendship all the while attempting to navigate the vast and often intimidating internet.
New characters add life to the movie. There is Shank, voiced by Gal Gadot who is a tough-as-nails driver from a gritty online auto-racing game called Slaughter Race, a place Vanellope wholeheartedly embraces—so much so that Ralph worries he may lose the only friend he’s ever had.
Yesss, voiced by Taraji P. Henson, the head algorithm and the heart and soul of the trend-making site BuzzzTube, makes Ralph a viral sensation. According to Ami Thompson, art director-characters, Yesss has a wardrobe everyone covets. “Yesss is on the cutting edge of fashion,” says Thompson. “Her look is a little futuristic. We gave her a very cool fiber-optic jacket, for example, and six unique hairstyles.” Yesss even has a tricked-out internet limousine. “It looks like a VIP section of a nightclub,” says Jon Krummel, modeling supervisor-environments. “It’s really plush and, of course, high tech.” Taraji P. Henson
Vanellope’s Journey Leads Her to the Place of Dreams. The appearance of the Disney Princesses is by far is the most clever use of the princesses and I think the filmmakers do an amazing job of “tweaking” and “celebrating” the iconic characters.
ROYAL REUNION – includes several of the original princess voices, including Auli‘i Cravalho (“Moana”), Kristen Bell (Anna in “Frozen”), Idina Menzel (Elsa in “Frozen”), Kelly MacDonald (Merida in “Brave”), Mandy Moore (Rapunzel in “Tangled”), Anika Noni Rose (Tiana in “The Princess and the Frog”), Ming-Na Wen (“Mulan”), Irene Bedard (“Pocahontas”), Linda Larkin (Jasmine in “Aladdin”), Paige O’Hara (Belle in “Beauty and the Beast”) and Jodi Benson (Ariel in “The Little Mermaid”).
I just love the inside jokes and the affectionate nods to the princesses’ original stories that will make you laugh and admire Disney for allowing it to happen.
Whether you are 5 or 95, I definitely recommend seeing RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET: WRECK-IT RALPH 2. Do not be thrown off that it is an animated movie, the movie transcends age and works on every level!
And do NOT leave when the credits start rolling, you will not be disappointed.
RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET: WRECK-IT RALPH 2 hits theaters November 21, 2018!!!!
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Disclosure: NYC Single Mom attended a screening of Ralph Breaks the Internet to facilitate this review.
