This film was largely enjoyable except for the nasty demon bugs which caused me to have a spas attack as they are even scarier than the doll head with spider legs in the original Toy Story.
Ralph (John C. Reilly) is the bad guy. For the past thirty years he has lived in a game called Fix-It Felix, Jr. where he smashes a building only to have Felix put it back together and win medals for doing so. Ralph is ignored, living in a dump and not being invited to the party to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the game. He finally decides to take action and leaves the game and tries to win a medal in another game where he needs to fight warrior bugs (the gross demon bugs I mentioned earlier). However, after winning the medal, he accidentally touches a bug egg which causes it to hatch and others then also hatch, causing a huge problem. Ralph manages to escape in a plane, but one bug comes with him. He lands in a Candy Land-type game and the bug drowns. He believes that will be the end of it.
By this time, the head of the bug game, Calhoun (Jane Lynch) has discovered his secret thanks to Felix (Jack McBrayer) trying to find him so the game doesn't get permanently put out of order. They chase after him and follow him into the candy land game. Upon entering the candy land game, Ralph's medal is lost and taken by Valnellope (Sarah Silverman) who is a glitch. She uses the medal to enter the off-hours racing competition though she is not allowed to enter. After being initially furious at her, Ralph teams up with her so she can win and get her medal back, but the king of candy land (Alan Tudyk) has other ideas because if Valnellope wins, then the whole game could be ruined. So Ralph ruins her car and leaves only to discover the truth, that the King is evil and cannot stand to lose. Ralph returns to help Valnellope get her victory. However, the bug has laid eggs and they have hatched so the entire game is about to be ruined and because she's a glitch, Valnellope can't leave the game so she will be left to die. But Ralph solves this problem and soon everything is right in the world. Valnellope is back to being part of the game, Ralph is her hero and Ralph is no longer taken for granted, he is treated nicely by his fellow game people and his game gets even more popular.
Despite the nasty bugs, the film has its funny moments, with using music from The Wizard of Oz for the king's minions. The film is also truly touching, proving that as long as someone appreciates you, nothing else matters and being a hero isn't all that important if you can make a difference. However, I feel that the bugs are too gross and cringe-worthy for this to the children's or family film it was intended, but that doesn't mean teenagers and adults can't enjoy it because I did. Unfortunately, I probably won't watch it again, thanks to those evil and nasty looking bugs. Grade: B+
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