By: Published online: Friday, November 02, 2012 Appeared in: Pasateimpo
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Capsule review
Video games have had a tough
time getting to the big screen without losing all the
life that draws fans to them to begin with. Disney tries
to give the concept a “1-up” by bringing lots of iconic
gaming characters to life — including Super Mario
Bros., Sonic the Hedgehog, and Pac-Man — hoping to
do for pixel-drawn creations what Who Framed Roger
Rabbit? did for pencil-drawn ones. John C. Reilly
voices Wreck-It Ralph, a video-game villain who
has a midlife crisis and escapes his game to become
a hero. Rated PG. 120 minutes. Screens in 3-D and
2-D.