Magenta Panther
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It's not just you.
King Candy was no doubt modeled after Ed Wynn, the old-time radio actor who was immortalized as Uncle Albert, who just loved to laugh. 
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Just got back from a Wreck-It Ralph Screening
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It's not just you.
King Candy was no doubt modeled after Ed Wynn, the old-time radio actor who was immortalized as Uncle Albert, who just loved to laugh. 
Disneyfanman
Well-Known Member
It's not just you.
He certainly was! Go watch Disney's Alice in Wonderland and pay attention to the Mad Hatter. Well done.
joanna71985
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I felt the same way (that, and Mad Hatter).
As others have mentioned, King Candy's mannerisms were a deliberate homage to The Mad Hatter, as voiced by Ed Wynn, who also played Uncle Albert in Mary Poppins. It was really great, wasn't it? I'm glad everyone else seems to have liked it as much as I did.
ellie-badge
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I'm sure Ralph eventually did, but if I recall he was still in the middle of being thrown off of the roof while looking over at Vanellope. He can't exactly leave in the middle of a game, after all!
Edit: Also, he and Vanellope (along w/ Felix and Calhoun) ventured through many other games during the end credits, so he probably just visits when the arcade's closed.
bucklepants
Active Member
OH no!!!! I missed something. We stayed for most of the credits and then left when there didn't seem to be anything else.
Is this with every single movie now?
disneypearl
Well-Known Member
Saw Wreck-It-Ralph today and loved it. I will be seeing it again soon but this time I will make sure to stop for some candy first. I wanted to go buy some while watching Sugar Rush but didn't want to miss any of the movie.
bucklepants
Active Member
Went to see it with my husband and 5 yr DD. We all loved it! It was great fun for all of us. Disney has NOT lost its touch!!! At least not for us.
OH no!!!! I missed something. We stayed for most of the credits and then left when there didn't seem to be anything else.
I stayed until the VERY end of the credits. What he's referring two is about three seconds long, and it's some sort of reference that I didn't understand.
ellie-badge
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It was a Pac-Man reference.
There's an infamous level in Pac-Man, level one-hundred I believe, that glitches the screen and makes it impossible to play. It's commonly referred to as the "kill screen" due to it being impossible to overcome. The reference at the end of the film paid homage to that, albeit with Wreck-It Ralph sprites instead of Pac-Man sprites.
Yup, it was a Wreck-It Ralph version of the Pac-Man kill screen, complete with the Pac-Man version of Ralph running off with the cherries, as seen earlier in the film. Nothing really important, but one last little treat for the real old-school gamers in the audience. (Wikipedia actually has an entry on "kill screen," for those who are curious.)
As to the subject of a sequel (or prequel), I don't know the likelihood of getting one, but there are certainly a number of things they could still explore. One thing I was wondering about even before the movie came out was the identity of Fix-It Felix, Sr., and whether the the Fix-It Felix, Jr. game was meant to be a sequel in the way Donkey Kong, Jr. was a sequel to Donkey Kong. (If so, it suggests that Felix Sr. may have been the villain in his own game!) Although Felix Sr. didn't end up in the movie, the Buckner & Garcia song that plays over the credits does mention the fact that Felix Jr. got his magic hammer from his father -- a fact that I seem to recall hearing somewhere in the movie as well. So the seeds of at least one backstory/prequel are already there...
In any case, I'd also be happy if WDAS decided to produce a number of Wreck-It Ralph shorts in lieu of a follow-up feature film, the way Pixar has done with Toy Story and Cars/Mater, and Disney with Tangled Ever After.
As to the subject of a sequel (or prequel), I don't know the likelihood of getting one, but there are certainly a number of things they could still explore. One thing I was wondering about even before the movie came out was the identity of Fix-It Felix, Sr., and whether the the Fix-It Felix, Jr. game was meant to be a sequel in the way Donkey Kong, Jr. was a sequel to Donkey Kong. (If so, it suggests that Felix Sr. may have been the villain in his own game!) Although Felix Sr. didn't end up in the movie, the Buckner & Garcia song that plays over the credits does mention the fact that Felix Jr. got his magic hammer from his father -- a fact that I seem to recall hearing somewhere in the movie as well. So the seeds of at least one backstory/prequel are already there...
In any case, I'd also be happy if WDAS decided to produce a number of Wreck-It Ralph shorts in lieu of a follow-up feature film, the way Pixar has done with Toy Story and Cars/Mater, and Disney with Tangled Ever After.
Disneyfanman
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We thought it was one of the most enjoyable movies of the year. My whole family left the theater with huge grins on our faces. Even after I had heard good things, Wreck it Ralph topped our highest expectations. It's that good, as long as you are even slightly familiar with video game lore. We particularly loved the relationship between Ralph and Vanellope. Natural and fun. I would give it the same sort of review as Tangled.......Not the most complex story or deepest character development I have ever seen, but clever and extremely entertaining. Go see it.
ellie-badge
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When was the last time Disney made a Direct-to-DVD sequel/prequel, not counting the Tinkerbell films? If there was going to be another Wreck-It Ralph film, I'd rather it be a "true" movie (think of Rescuers Down Under and last year's Winnie the Pooh) rather than a blatantly obvious money maker.
Animaniac93-98
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Oh God, not another Princess.
Animaniac93-98
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Little Mermaid 3 in 2008 was the last released. After that all "cannon" related sequels were shut down, but they're still cranking out Tinkerbell (as you say) and Buddy films, along with that HSM spinoff.
ellie-badge
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Oh God, not another Princess.
Not gonna lie, she'd be my new favorite princess if she were added to the official line.
That's great, Disney sequels should be REAL, legitimate sequels, just like The Rescuers Down Under and Winnie the Pooh. I'm definitely on board if Disney decides to make a Wreck-It Ralph sequel (and they just might, Richard Moore [Director] said he'd do it in a heartbeat). I honestly wouldn't call the Direct-to-DVD films canon in the slightest, I watched Bambi II recently and boy did it have a lot of inconsistencies with the original film.
flynnibus
Premium Member
The Hatter? I immediately thought of The Toymaker from Babes in Toyland. Given the setting of Sugar Rush, and the Ed Wynn acting.. that's what I thought of.
I also assume the arcade attendant was supposed to be Walter Day (of the high score keeping Twin Galaxies)
I found the movie tear jerking at times.. and a great film. Its story is masked enough it doesn't feel like 'heres what coming...' all the time. The cameos are good.. the idea of the power strip is very cute. I was hoping for a bit more classic arcade twists.. but there was certainly enough to wet your whistle.
I still wonder how these films will last over time compared to other 'classics' - with my main concern with the use of contemporary pop in the soundtracks and some of the pop culture references (the Mentos, etc). But certainly worth the price of admission and left me willing to recommend the film (or see it again).. something the Tron did not
Animaniac93-98
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I honestly wouldn't call the Direct-to-DVD films canon in the slightest, I watched Bambi II recently and boy did it have a lot of inconsistencies with the original film.
I meant "cannon" in that they are sequels to cannon titles (like Bambi). Not even Disney themselves consider the DTV sequels cannon.
joanna71985
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Saw it again today. Definitely enjoyed the movie more the second time around!
