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The Wild
RRP: $29.99Our Price: $7.97 (subject to change)Editorial
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Go wild with the hysterical adventure the New York Daily News calls "truly infectious!" Disney uncages the laughs in the hip and hilarious comedy THE WILD. When a band of furry friends escape from the city zoo, they discover that New York City is the biggest, craziest jungle of all. Now, faced with a new journey and the challenge of a lifetime, they must work together if they are going to survive on the outside. THE WILD is ferocious fun that will have your whole family roaring with laughter.
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A cuddly koala who wants to be fierce, a squirrel in love with a sarcastic giraffe, an addle-pated anaconda, and a lion with a secret set off from their cozy zoo to rescue the lion's adolescent cub from an accidental kidnapping. After braving the dangers of the big city and stealing a boat, they find themselves in the African jungle, where a renegade herd of wildebeest have decided they want to change their position on the food chain (understandable, really). The Wild is hodgepodge--it's never clear why these mismatched creatures are friends and plot elements seem haphazardly plucked from Finding Nemo, Madagascar, and Ice Age: The Meltdown (though the latter two were made at the same time as The Wild, so it's just unfortunate for this movie that they came out first). Despite a general air of manic desperation, The Wild does have its strengths: The animation is richly realistic, leading to some gorgeous depictions of light (not exactly a selling point for kids, but adults can appreciate it). Several characters pop out--a pair of sewer crocodiles sound like NPR's Car Talk guys; William Shatner (Star Trek, Boston Legal) is effectively scary as the cult-leader/choreographer of the wildebeest; and comedian Eddie Izzard lends some of his trademark smart and silly humor to Nigel, the disgruntled koala bear. Successful bits and pieces don't make for a great movie, but they keep The Wild from the brink of disaster. --Bret Fetzer
More Fluff than SubstanceReview date: 2010-09-05 Rating: 6 out of 10The talking-animal genre of the computer-generated animation scene is more than a staple, it's an empire. And while names like Open Season, Over the Hedge, and Madagascar have earned their fair share of attention, don't count Disney out when it comes to the concept of realizing a potential market.
At 94-minutes, The Wild is actually one of the lengthier animated features on the market. The plot, while in no danger of being mistaken for a masterpiece, goes something like this:
Set in the NY City zoo, we meet Ryan is a young lion who wishes for little more than to go to the wild, where his father (Samson) once roamed. When he manages to get himself shipped to Africa, his distraught father and a ragtag group of zoo refugees work together to track him down and bring him back.
Once the group reaches Africa, however, the animals find themselves in a world of real danger; the type only hinted of in stories and legends while in captivity. Add to the fact that a wildebeest cult leader named Kazar sees the coming of the felines as a sign from the powers-that-be and a volcano that's on the edge of eruption and the wild offers a lot more risks than these caged-critters bargained for.
The Wild is a prime example of the simple fact that limitless budgets and a powerhouse brand name/ distribution network do not a good film make. This is especially evident when you stop to consider the fact that when this film was being developed, Disney was amidst heated negotiations with Pixar, the likes of which had Pixar going as far as attempting to sever the relationship entirely. The Diz was clearly doing all they could to prove that they still had a presence in the booming computer-animated feature arena (without Pixar if need be) while taking aim at Dreamworks' blockbuster Madagascar in the process.
What results is a pretty lackluster movie with all of the theoretical ingredients of a masterpiece (a decent cast, nice textures and animation, catchy theme songs and so on) but a finished product that comes up feeling dull and heartless.
Kids may find some value in the visuals and the few moments of slapstick surely included to get a rise, but it's difficult to avoid the reality that the plot struggles to find it's rhythm and fails to generate much enthusiasm in the few instances where it does.
In conclusion The Wild is a bit too dry and cumbersome for young children to enjoy and definitely too blasé to attract and hold the interest of the adults who will certainly be in the vicinity of the children the film is targeted toward. The pieces are all there but turning them into a complete puzzle is where Disney comes up short on this one.
ReviewsThe WildReview date: 2010-01-26 Rating: 10 out of 10Very Happy with the Dvd The day it came in my son watched it 5 times so i would say he is very happy with it Thank you will buy from this seller againTimidity and conservation--no lyin', the wild is dyin'Review date: 2009-12-13 Rating: 6 out of 10Did you ever pop in a video for a sick child in order to, you hope, get a chance for a nap? Well, enter "The Wild," which I had seen on the local library shelf. Apart from some strange storyline--wildebeests about to eat lion meat for the first time because they were prodded to by William Shatner--there is absolutely nothing memorable about this movie. It is a poor excuse for passing the time--and it definitely prevents naps.
About the only redeeming feature in it, and I think that this is stretching it, is the fact that a child might begin to ask questions about 'the wild.' Wilderness is indeed passing away before our eyes, and it might be a worthwhile exercise in environmental ethics to begin to communicate that to children. However, the movie ends with, if I can remember the order of the drivel correctly, the animals turning back (willingly) for the zoo.
Finally, it is with this movie that I began to realize something: the more Disney I see, the more the formula seems to come out. Begin with animals that talk. Create story-line about parent-child conflict. Enter bad animals. Friends who serve as comic relief waver because of weak characters or intellects. Family triumphs over the bad animals and helps weak friends become strong. Point about conservation then deliberately lost in sales of plastic toys.
Oh, and by the way, if you are looking for strong girl characters in the film, you are lucky if you find one. And she is forced to kiss a squirrel. Yecch.Cartoon movieReview date: 2009-12-10 Rating: 10 out of 10This cartoon movie was so cute and adorable. And more with that my daughter loves to watch zoo animals.The Wild? More like send this piece of junk back to the Wild!!Review date: 2009-12-04 Rating: 2 out of 10This movie is so bad!! The animation does not look like it belongs in the Walt Disney Productions and the acting is very bad!!! Here is what I think:
Well...one afternoon, I came back from church and I decided to check what was on televison. I saw this peice of poo on and a memory chip triggered in my mind. "Hey, haven;'t I see this train-wreck of a movie in commercials a few years ago?" I thought to myself...Oh well....I decided to burn my eyes off watching this horrible movie!! 6 WORDS---THIS MOVIE IS NOT FUN-EE!!! IT IS NEITHER FUN OR FUNNY... It is just boring and none of the people can act.
The movie was just pure cheese. The animals wre the most ugliest excuses of drugged wild animals I have ever seen!!! Do not watch this movie if you want to watch a box office bomb--low buget-Finding Nemo (which sucks by the way)immitation!! All the jokes have been done before and I did not laugh once...I DIDN'T EVEN SMILE!!! THIS MOVIE IS SOOOOOOO BAD THAT I WOULD RATHER WATCH ANTZ FOR 3 EXTRA MINUTE THEN VOMIT IN THE BATHROOM!!! This movie just disappeared!! I just like saw 3 commercials of this movie and they took it off the televion!!! (I'm not complaining because this movie is as interesting as watching paint dry!!!!)
Anyway....The characters were unrealistic, undeveloped, stupid,and darnright cheesy!! NO ONE CAN ACT AND THE JOKES ARE AS FUNNY AS...WELL....IT'S SO BAD THERE IS NOT ANYTHING WORSE TO COMPARE IT TO!!!
ONE FINAL NOTE---IT SUCKS!!! DON'T BUY IT!! I SUGGEST YOU RENT IT THEN THROW IT BACK TO WHERE IT CAME FROM-THE TITLE OF THE MOVIE--THE WILD!!!!!!
-5/5!!!
Product Details/SpecificationsActor(s):
Janeane Garofalo
Kiefer Sutherland
Recording label: Walt Disney Video Manufacturer: Walt Disney VideoEAN: 0786936248951Binding: DVDFormat: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC, Release date: 2006-09-12Universal product code (UPC): 786936248951Number of discs: 1Aspect ratio: 1.78:1Audience rating: G (General Audience)Region code: 1Running time: 94 minutesTheatrical release date: 2006-04-14Language: Spanish (Unknown)
Language: English (Original Language)
Language: Spanish (Dubbed)
Brand: Buena Vista Home Video
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