Glitch your way to Victory! - Wreck it Ralph (Movie Commentary)

[@imalwaysinacrisis]

Not sure how fun of a fact this is but the reason it's Diet Cola Mountain instead of just Cola Mountain is because mentos react much more aggressively with diet coke over regular coke, so it makes sense for this mountain/volcano in Sugar Rush to be diet cola and therefore more reactive. Not sure really why this is but I remember doing it as an experiment in school.😊

[@pascaleelliott63]

I remember one time watching a video talking about Sergeant Calhoun's backstory, and how potentially dark and tragic it really was. Seeing as the cybugs "become what they eat", or take shape of what/who they eat, that cybug would've taken on a sinister shape of the man she loved, and realising that she would've had to shoot and kill what looked like him just makes it darker.

[@catdragon2584]

Jesus, that’s dark

[@Jemini4228]

Sargent Calhoun is a 15 rated character in a PG movie.

[@pascaleelliott63]

@@catdragon2584 I know right!

[@pascaleelliott63]

@@Jemini4228 That's a good way to sum it up

[@meba444]

Came to say the same thing cuz it really changed the way I watch this

[@unxprienced9548]

Fun Fact: Technically Zangief isn't a villain even in Street Fighter but Phil Johnson lost to him many times as a kid and thought that Zangief would feel bad for being such a tough opponent in-game!

[@artemischii]

"if that little kid likes me, how bad can i be" im bawling

[@knowledge-girl]

I think her glitch is just a special power up that each individual character has. Like Candlehead can light the cherry bombs so maybe each character has a special power that you can activate.

[@pleasehelp2446]

Like the special character items from Mario kart double dash. I like that idea, it's really cool

[@crescentedwards851]

Possibly, but I think she won those items in the game

[@WindowPains]

SPOILER That ending when Ralph falls fist first into that mento - coke volcano and says that “I’m ok with being ‘bad’ “ speech ALWAYS makes me tear up. And then THE WAY that Vanellope says Ralph’s name as he falls is so heart breaking to me. I don’t know, I just love this movie.

[@MysticWolfMagic]

I think Penelope would be a good movie for you guys to watch. It’s not talked about very often but I’ve always loved it. It has a whimsical fairy tale feel to it in a semi-modern world. With an amazing cast.

[@EJmariposa]

I love that movie!

[@summernovah]

Man, I remember loving that movie when I was younger

[@cursivelyric3694]

Loved Penelope ever since middle school!

[@zaynab-to-a]

Vanellope's ability could definitely be OP, but there are also a bunch of ways you can balance it. Maybe she's an achevement unlock for something like getting a perfect score on a hard level, maybe she's playable if you get last place a certain number of times in a row as a handicap, or maybe she's a character meant for pro players only, where her glitch is super powerful but very hard to execute, and if you do it wrong you could easily glitch yourself into hitting an obstacle or off the track if you do it wrong.

[@BloodylocksBathory]

King Candy / Turbo is one of my favorite animated villains, and is one of the few "surprise" villains of Disney that really works. And as you mentioned, Alan Tudyk! Doing an Ed Wynne impersonation no less! It's such a fun voice to imitate.

[@commavivi9742]

"You guys are just absolutely incompetent." "Like real cops!" Love you guys

[@franciscojaviermendezrinco1902]

The nicelanders really piss me off. Because they treat Ralph like trash because he's the villain. He didn't ask to be the bad guy, but they don't care of how he feels. And when the game is set as out of order, then they realize without Ralph they are doomed, what an "unseen" irony. Honestly, they deserved the scare they got.

[@sophiaisabelle01]

Wreck It Ralph is a film that would never leave your mind once you've watched it. We hope to see more reactions from you.

[@MellSayzHi]

Also I think this of one of the very few completely orignal stories by Disney as most are retellings of fairy tales/myths/legends. This has been on the back burner since the 80s and im so glad it made it to the big screen

[@hermionesings]

I think what bothered me about the characters in Fix It Felix really treated Ralph as if he was JUST his charcater. All the other characters that are evil or good were cool with each other. They knew it was a game. The characters of Fix It Felix were making it seem as if their game was actual real life for them. When it's really just their job. I'm glad the plot of this movie taught everyone a lesson, including the characters of Fix It Felix. Also, I don't like Gene..

[@racheljackson4428]

Gene is a jerk.

[@22Tesla]

Hmmm... true, but it seems like everyone treats Ralph that way. Like when he's just walking across Game Central Station, the characters all stop in their tracks and freeze, run away, or (in Dig Dug's case) tunnel into the floor to get away from him. It's a real question WHY he gets so much grief as if he was Turbo himself and caused a game to get unplugged. Like it seems they all know that "hey, we're just actors when we're on the clock," and yet Ralph is the one they treat like a walking threat.

[@jessbeingme8155]

​@@22Tesla You make a good point and now all I could think is maybe the Nicelanders have been slandering him to others, they have famous friends like Pacman and Mario who might be bolstering their credibility to the newer game characters. Qubert wasn't scared of him and was worried about him when he went to inform them. Tapper treats him kindly and listens to him. The guy from Heroes Duty doesn't react badly to him, he could just be so traumatized that he didn't even know who he was talking to but my thought is since they're from a new game no one from their game has been influenced to think badly of Ralph yet.

[@22Tesla]

@@jessbeingme8155 Makes sense on the last part. Like the characters of Heroes Duty don't know what "go Turbo" means and likely don' t have any real bias against Ralph, and no one in Sugar Rush, with the exception of King Candy/Turbo knows who Ralph is. Though the latter might be down to their memories being locked away, or they just never leave their own game. Wouldn't surprise me if the Nicelanders do slander Ralph if they ever leave the game, since Ralph, as his game shows, is easily angered and brutal in what he does as he smashes a whole building into rubble and then grabs and tosses one of the Nicelanders off screen during the cut scene before the game starts properly. Hmmm... actually maybe that's why most treat him as a threat; they fear his easily angered persona could get activated. Most see him as a walking time bomb, even when it's clear there is more to him than being angry or easily angered and destructive. In reality he holds his anger back really well (he puts up with Vanellope shit talking up a storm before his anger takes over and he takes it out on a jaw breaker) and if he breaks anything outside of during a game, its usually an accident (his entrance to the party where he accidentally "kills" Felix with falling rubble wasn't on purpose, and the cart building section in Sugar Rush). They hear he's an angry guy so they distance themselves from him to prevent him from using that anger on them, especially if it's outside their own game. It's in his code to be angry, so he can't help it when he does get angry, so they write him off as "he's the angry bad guy, don't cross him or else." And clearly there is some bias given the characters we see at Bad Anon the classic baddies like Bowser, Eggman, and Clyde need to have a such a support group to boost one another's confidence outside the game. Because they play the role the bad guys with whatever character traits hard coded into them. most of the game characters give them a wide space it seems.

[@StarryRoses]

Ive seen this movie tons of times and the beacon scene always gets to me.

[@digapygmy70]

As someone who’s not a gamer in the slightest, I love Wreck-It Ralph! A lot of references flew over my head, but there are enough that even I can get. The writing is just so good that it ensures that it’s not just constant references being thrown at you, and it’s a funny, heartfelt, GOOD film to boot! Also, if you guys ever branch out into tv reactions, PLEASE do Party Down!!! One of my all-time favorite shows, I’d love to watch you guys react to it.

[@sarkyblueeyes9357]

I love how the big insult that every character has against Ralph is his pungent stink, the one thing no human playing the game has ever had against him, because smell isn’t a sense triggered by old fashioned arcade games. We take their word for it

[@krose6451]

At the same time, sad when I remember he's homeless and so doesn't have regular access to a bathroom regularly to wash up.

[@artemischii]

i do think vanellope can be translated to people with disabilities you know? sometimes neurodivergent people can do things better than neurotypical people and in this case her glitching makes things harder in life a bit but it also makes her better at what she does? can't really articulate the thought but you get it ++ people making fun of her for it seems pretty accurate to life too (sadly)

[@zaynab-to-a]

Yeah, that makes sense. I think Helen Keller once said that disabilities are a neutral thing, and that it's really just your circumstances and the society you live in that determines what's "good" or "bad" about it.

[@Hannahsx]

@@zaynab-to-a this really only applies to people like... her. my disability is horrific and causes extreme pain, shortened life span etc. society has nothing to do with it

[@zaynab-to-a]

@@HannahsxThat is a good point, the disability itself is definitely a factor, but if we were in a society where your condition was more well-known and more common, it probably would be much better researched and treated. I’m disabled, and while I don’t have chronic pain and I can’t speak for you, I do believe that society has a much bigger factor on how disabilities affect people than most people think.

[@Cinemabu11]

20:32 - Maybe the escape pods were a part of the opening cutscene showing scientists escape. Would be kinda cool

[@Jemini4228]

The reason why it's diet cola mountain rather than the full sugar stuff is that the mentos and coke trick works better with the diet stuff. Something to do with the size of the bubbles I think. :)

[@dancingsun2]

That last line always makes me cry

[@flynn4411]

wreck it ralph was the movie that taught me to be myself at the ripe age of 8 yrs old. it was like the first movie i saw with a strong message that i was actually able to understand at the first watch

[@ObserverAmanda]

This is such an enjoyable film with a nice twist and a great message. I kind of need some "comfort" films so I glad that you two decided to do this one. I love that you ended the video on an Uncle Iroh comment.

[@LovedayJourno]

6:22 I’ve always loved that detail as well, it’s so clever.

[@omnidragon713]

Was Steph cosplaying Nostalgia Critic intentional? 😂

[@sarkyblueeyes9357]

Disney has really lost its ability to create decent villains recently. I feel like King Candy is one of the last. They don’t all have to have a tragic backstory. Sometimes they can just be selfish and manipulative and their childhood trauma doesn’t factor. It doesn’t detract from the story. Edit: you guys just made the same observation 😂

[@krose6451]

Agreed though Id agree its not just a Disney problem, though they are very notable repeat offenders.

[@sarkyblueeyes9357]

@@krose6451agreed they’re far from the only offenders. The movies made by Disney are some of the easiest to compare and see the difference in portrayal

[@distudio13]

So glad you guys picked this one! Super well executed

[@totalknightmare]

I fucking LOVE Wreck It Ralph omg

[@fangirl258]

i love the random skrillex just to instantly date the movie with “hey! look it’s 2012 right now!”

[@ashleehughes1194]

Even for someone like me who knows almost nothing about video games I still appreciated this movie. The humor is top-notch.

[@MmeCShadow]

40:14 - Soda has a lot of acids and sugars in it. You can use soda as a marinade in order to tenderize meat, and the sugars will cook down to a glaze. It's a poor man's substitute for meat tenderizer and barbecue sauce, basically. Not ideal, but if you've got a cheap cut of meat and a 50c can of Dr. Pepper you might cobble together a decent meal.

[@246Archangel]

I like to think that the king candy bug isn’t actually king candy. It’s the baby bug that Ralph brought with him from hero’s duty and it’s just wearing king candy’s face. And when he says “I should thank you.” He means thanking him for bringing him into sugar rush in the first place.

[@janeavery9491]

Love this movie - and I love how deep you guys get with your commentary!

[@themoviebudz1988]

Thanks so much! - Sam

[@QueenCloveroftheice]

It’s like the new Super Smash Bros game heard the concept of “if you die outside your own game, you don’t regenerate” and went “alright, bet” and decided to make that the plot of their game with Kirby bringing everyone back to life with his god powers lmao

[@unclewiley1986]

I didnt really go to arcades as a child nor was I a kid when arcades were an actual hang out spot but for me the Arcade setting was just that. A setting but i know my parents were having fun with the refrences and they explained them to my siblings and I which definitely increased our enjoyment.

[@emilymarinella102]

Honestly never heard of this film before, loved it! Thank you budz for sharing ❤

[@kiayawilliams5714]

Stet taking outfit inspiration from the Nostalgia Critic?

[@clickymcclick7924]

I hadn’t thought about it before, but Ralph does have a really unique arc in that he learns to love himself for who he is and it’s the situation that needs to change, not him, like you said. Made me appreciate the whole movie on another level. (Not that i didn’t like it before. I mean Sarah Silverman, cmon)

[@melissacarlock6164]

I love this channel it's nice to feel like you can talk to without getting yelled at. 😊 You guys are amazing and I absolutely love you just watching any movie and getting to talk with you guys and feel like I'm having a conversation thank you

[@sockygaldamez9492]

Awesome that you guys did Wreck it Ralph I really admire this film because I love the story and the characters of course and the surprising twist that King Candy was Turpo the whole time and I love that cooperated most of the well known game characters and there games into the mix and I love Ralph and Vallopes relationship I think there so cute together 🥰🥰🥰 and I’m glad Ralph got his happiness at the end 😊😊😊thanks for your reaction and can’t what you have in store next 😉😉😉

[@tommihorttana860]

I'd see the glitch as just another special ability. If it's balanced out by her car being just a little slower or something, it works out fine.

[@MellSayzHi]

Yeeees love this movie, watched it constantly when i was in a dark place and it was a big comfort. The Bad anon mantra and 'I'm gonna win' live in my head rent free

[@aliyahpulido953]

0:40 "You gotta wonder how, if translated, how this would be making him money?" I mean, how about being a demolitions expert? Or even construction, or road building/transportation? Or part of sanitation or something like that? He's actually pretty fast at taking things apart and breaking them down, so if you needed a really strong person to demolish something you didn't want, or if you had garbage and no trash compactor, Ralph would be pretty *HAND*y to have around. He can't build very well, but he can clear away areas for other things to be built on.

[@Stardust_7273]

With the beard and the glasses and that hat, you totally look like the Nostalgia Critic.

[@jordanmarie24]

Never seen this movie but so excited to watch it now! I used to work at a baseball stadium and they had a Boy Scout night where they played this movie out on the big screen for the kids camping out on the field, it was super awesome to be apart of! Missed you guys! Been keeping an eye out for any live streams! Hope all is well! :)

[@shiveringtimber49]

Why is no one talking about he looks exactly like the Nostalgia Critic? With the hat, the glasses, the beard, the dark coat with a white t-shirt, all he needs is a red tie!

[@x-man9473]

That's stunningly accurate

[@videohistory722]

I heard a rumor that Felix was supposed to be Mario, but Nintendo said no way, so they changed it to Felix. If its true, you can see the evidence by Felix's uniform, reminiscent of the WRECKING CREW uniform we see Foreman Spike wearing.

[@SpaceMarshmallowPirate]

I think the best description of this movie was from that therapist reaction channel - this movie is Ralph trying to solve internal problems with external validation.

[@sarkyblueeyes9357]

My old bowling alley still has an arcade and I have to go in when I’m there. The place is full of people determined to feel nostalgia for simpler times. I WILL lose my cash to the 10p machines, lose at air hockey and pacman. You’re damn right I’ll be disapointed by the claw that never picks up any toys. Arcades are just full of losers and we love it regardless

[@screamingbegins4688]

yeah in my town its still a place people go for dates and we're a seaside tourist town so arcades are a still a relatively big here

[@CupofLoffee]

the one guy " this doesnt feel forced" other guy - " well yeah i guess.. BUT -" like dont you just hate that one friend who cant ever just be happy and enjoy the moment XD i feel the guy on the right, hes so done

[@aliyahpulido953]

34:41 [Felix's face after Calhoun slaps him] 34:48 "Hit me again." 34:54 " Harder!" Ummmm, you guys... I think Felix had an awakening...

[@taylorsanders8742]

Wreck it Ralph is my favorite animated movie. Used to watch that shit all the time. I love the word building and I just think that the whole concept is super fun and satisfying. W review

[@krose6451]

I know the channel gets lots of "Please watch the sequal" comments on vids and this isn't that. This is me begging you not to do the sequal. I loved watching this and I'd watch it if you do it to support the channel, but I really dont want to have to. I preffer tomlive in the delusion that this gem of a movie was it. Anyway, thank you so much for the reaction. I love how much you guys allow yourself to talk stuff out. Hearing you discuss when Ralph went back tomhis game was amazing. Edit to fix as many of the typos as I could. Sorry for the ones I probably missed.

[@itis._.angelcanales9463]

No! IM NOT!! 😂 11:11

[@elindayana8174]

YES! I LOVE THIS MOVIE! 🤩❤

[@artemischii]

haven't been feeling good lately and I've just been binging ur commentaries to feel better

[@tiffanychristinesmith3939]

16:58 "What did you Do with your nana?!" 😂

[@ambercastro1996]

'And obviously, when I say 'you' I mean 'Gene.'" 💀💀

[@mischr13]

escape pod could be like in zelda ocarina after you beat ganon you still have to escape the castle. so maybe after you get your medal you have to fight off the last of the bugs before you can get on the escape pod. idk it's a possibility

[@rebekah975]

Such a good movie 😊 excited to watch this

[@lpchambers3681]

I was in correct audience when it was released- we all got the arcade thing

[@sarkyblueeyes9357]

I genuinely hate to think on how much negligience I’ve unintentionally inflicted on others purely because I had my own stuff to deal with at the time and couldn’t see beyond my own struggle. By the same token, the other person struggling can’t see your problems either. It’s a vicious cycle

[@jellydelly4524]

its a great movie i give it a solid 8.5/10. love the videos you guys do. goodjob❤

[@user-nx5bg3rl2e]

Yeah

[@made-line7627]

I think this is the only movie that I saw in theatres multiple times. So good. P.S. I thought Stef was the Nostalgia Critic for a hot second there 😂

[@Snekysnitch]

This movie is more so targeted for older people who grew up with these video games. Aswell as gamers in general. Kids like it too, even if they don't catch all the references.

[@annasvideoz]

You guys always help me when i am feeling sick, thank you.

[@tateperson]

10:13 not them missing the dad joke 😮😂

[@artemischii]

love ur commentaries on animated movies honestly! more pleasee!

[@honey_euphoria]

can’t wait for you guys to watch the sequel!! when i first watched it i was going through a tough time because my closest friend was leaving to study abroad like two days later, and the theme of the sequel really hit home, but also comforted me. as always great vid guys 💓

[@mrmishi7849]

I was waiting for this

[@natl5692]

I hated and still kinda do this movie with passion ... and I can't figure out why But since it's you... i tried and you made it better

[@TheDestinysHero]

In Venezuela we have a national dish called Lomo Negro that's a lean meat cooked in coca cola (original flavor full sugar though) and honestly it's my favorite. It's not as sweet as it sounds but just sweet enough

[@BS.Claire97]

I get what you guys are saying and i agree. But what if the opposite happened. What if ralph came clean, and he even did towards the end of that argument, and they still refused to believe them because of their own trauma. I dont think ralph approached this terribly, but even if he had said everything from the start. Venelope would have reacted the same. Because its very important to her. And regardless of what others say shes going to act out the same way

[@19Rena96]

I love this one so much! The sequel.. not that much :D

[@krose6451]

Agreed!

[@racheljackson4428]

yeah i feel the same way as you do.

[@BetoZayasGaoking]

It not bad but it not good is Ok movie

[@user-wt2og1hr7y]

you know, just yesterday i was trying to look for some reactions to this movie as i really loved it growing up, it was one of my favs, so cool to see the budz watch it. i never expected them too 👀:)

[@devoneytaylor890]

Props to whoever wrote the Halitosis joke, I finally got that 😭

[@fauxrowsdower7610]

Y’all mentioned favorite John C. Reilly roles, and I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention my favorite role of his: Walk Hard: The Legend of Dewey Cox which is the funniest mock biopic I’ve ever seen in my life. If you’re even a little bit of a music person, that movie will absolutely slay you dead it’s a perfect parody of musician biopics and still somehow tugs on the heartstrings. John C. Reilly plays Dewey Cox, who’s like a Johnny Cash/Ray Charles/Bob Dylan type and his singing voice is just as good as his comedic timing

[@RandiPoitras]

Fun fact: apparently leg lengthening surgery to gain more inches is a very in demand procedure for short tech ceos lol So Stef *could* be taller (Obviously dont! I know it was a passing comment and also limb lengthening surgery requires bone pins and external fixator devices and a really long time and not a little pain, i have one leg over 3cm shorter than the other and i cant imagine doing it just for aesthetics XP)

[@nexrosi9189]

Earliest I've ever been. Your commentary makes watching more enjoyable

[@toxicginger9936]

1:20 I never thought about it until you mentioned it, cuz I grew up with stand-alone arcades in the mall... but my 7 year-old knows arcade games and loves them thanks to places like PeterPiperPizza and Chuck-E-Cheese. We've been hitting PPP every week this summer to beat the heat.

[@mogwiawolf4354]

Grew up watching it

[@tylerhackner9731]

Love this movie!

[@krose6451]

Why did "its prety handy" edited like that break me like it did 😂

[@Epodmusic17]

My mom and Grandma would baste our baked ham with coca cola. It's a country way of doing it in small town Mississippi but it tasted SO BOMB!!! BEST Honey baked ham I would ever have.

[@maddisonmarrufo6430]

The sugar rush world and all that stuff reminds me of the Alice in wonderland

[@dgirl786]

Hotel Transylvania, please. Ta. 🧡

[@kai_winchester_66]

I do love this film

[@VillagerCometh]

Couldn’t agree more with Vanelope's glitch thing being waaayyy too broken. A better solution could've been small glitches that happen randomly. Like disability, this is both sometimes an advantage but can be difficult to deal with. But it is still something unique

[@mellowenglishgal]

There’s no-one I’d rather be than me…

[@disneygirl3630]

Just on vacation…(kinda nice to watch in a hotel room in a different province from your own at night)

[@huntthebug9744]

Escape pod could be a separate exfil ending? Possibility…

[@BetoZayasGaoking]

1:01:58 that actual the Cybug talking not turbo that why he acting like that

[@thegingergyrl455]

I loved this movie because it was different. Also I support everything Alan Tudyk is in. As a very long time Stevie Nicks fan, I respect your opinion on her, but disagree. 👩🏻‍🦰😉 Thanks for this, I enjoyed it immensely. ❤

[@shevanz1589]

Dude, i looked up Sarah Silverman and under her soundtrack shes credited under Internet Historian THE TV SHOW. THE INTERNET HISTORIAN HAS AN IMDB PAGE!

[@TaliyahHarris1025]

38:45 they had to appeal to the Diet Coke fan base 😂

[@krose6451]

There are some very devoted diet coke fans

[@dinkerz]

It’s about the reaction of mentos and Diet Coke specifically. The science experiment was very trendy around that time.

[@massomouse1556]

And the codes in OG Street Fighter II that allowed you to play against the same character in CPU and vs. mode.

[@heatherfeather4000]

I’m loving the high school musical hat 💚

[@darkturnwabler]

I love the arcade light gun shooters, I( always spend twice as much since i want both guns

[@ashante190]

Do they react to movies they haven’t seen before? I find that most of the new uploads are rewatches

[@Otokichi786]

I'm way too old to have "done the video game arcade thing," so Ralph's story is what drew me in. The Bad-Anon meeting's motto turned out to be central to this otherwise unfamiliar story. "I'm Bad and that is Good. I Will never be Good and that's not Bad. There's no one I'd rather be than me." When Ralph leaves to "win a medal," Fix-It Felix and the Nicelanders discover that their game doesn't work without Ralph. Messing up a combat game and crashing into a racing game brings him face-to-face with another "misfit character." Joining forces with Vanellope leads to another game crisis, in which he "finds a way." A lot better than "Wreck-It Ralph 2," which undid everything accomplished by the original tale. Oh well, "one-and-done" is good enough today. But then, there's always "Gravity Falls" (2012-2016). kzbin.info/www/bejne/o6LGdYuVhL6DqKs