QMR: Wreck-It Ralph

I chose this poster because 'Paperman' was equally awesome!

This should have been under the Pixar banner.


I'm sure you've heard this assertion many times since Ralph hit the theaters on Friday. Well it was that good. I enjoyed this more than "Brave" and I think that was one of the best movies I've watched all year. I will give the crew credit for handling a subject so near and dear to my heart, video games, with complete respect and dare I say love of the medium. From the cameos, to the inside jokes, to the writing of how the game characters behave when not on the job it is handled well and by people who care about this world of electronic entertainment.


"Wreck-It Ralph" was funny, well written, extremely well cast and is, hopefully, the start of more 'Disney magic' to come. "Tangled" was the start of this and "Ralph" continues to blur the line between Pixar and Disney faire. You can thank John Lasseter for this.


Now I also highlighted "Paperman" in the poster as well. It is the accompanying short that plays before the feature. It is just glorious! It blurs the lines between hand drawn animation and computer in such a way that I was speechless. Not only that it tells a very cute and heartwarming story of how two people meet for the first time.

So "Wreck-It Ralph" is full of all sorts of value and easily worth going to the movies to check this out. I can't talk about any 3D showings as I generally skip that but from what I have heard from a discriminating source it was awesome in 3D.


Go and see this!

QMR: Hotel Transylvania

Sandula and his crew being themselves disguised as monsters. Funny.


Yes it is just Adam Sandler and his usual crew of idiots getting paid for goofing off but the movie was amusing at worse and laugh at loud hilarious at its best. The casting was spot on for the roles with Steve Buchemi as the wolf man, Phil, being my favorite. The story was somewhat akin to the typical Disney princess story where one or both of the parents were deceased. Fortunately this was more about Dracula dealing with his daughter than his daughter dealing with daddy.


I enjoyed how this was quite enjoyable for both parents and children and some of the jokes skewed into adult humor quite easily and without making junior or little miss aware of the transition. The bottom line was this was worth the price of admission and is a fun movie to watch.

QMR: 7 Psychopaths

Not the comedy that the commercials make it out to be yet it was pretty enjoyable.


That sentence really sums up my feelings toward the film in a complete and succinct manner. I liked this movie, I will end up owning this movie but it is not a comedy. A black comedy akin to "American Psycho" for sure but not a traditional comedy.

Each actor did a wonderful job with their parts. I was shocked how much I liked Colin Farrell in this. Christopher Walken was as enjoyable as always, Woody Harrelson was a perfect villain for this insanity too. Sam Rockwell's character seems the most out of place but stick with it and it becomes quite possibly the best character in the movie.

It was enjoyable and by the end emotionally draining. As it should have been too because when you hang out with psychopaths all day you too would be drained. Keep that in mind if you choose to watch this quirky film.