The Wild is not a sequel to last year's delightful Madagascar. Rather it's a half-baked zoo animal quest story buoyed by a father-and-son-learn-a-valuable-lesson reconciliation.
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Reviews Counted:109
Fresh:20
Rotten:89
Average Rating:4.5/10
Consensus: With a rehashed plot and unimpressive animation, there’s nothing wild about The Wild.
Theatrical Release:Apr 14, 2006 Wide
Box Office: $37,310,059
Synopsis: Ryan, a lion cub, worships his father, Sampson (Kiefer Sutherland), the brawny, brave, uncontested king of a New York City zoo. The film opens as Ryan listens adoringly as Sampson recounts yet... [More]
Starring: Kiefer Sutherland, Jim Belushi, Eddie Izzard, Janeane Garofalo
Director: Steve "the Spaz" Williams
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Reviews for The Wild
What’s saddest is that Disney, the greatest producer of animated classics in Hollywood history, has now resorted to ripping off its own movies.
04/14/06
There's nothing plotwise here any nine-year-old hasn't seen already -- up to and including the father issues that seem to motivate every Disney animated movie since Lion King.
04/14/06
The Wild pops out of the pack with its animation. Its visuals are fluid and detailed, and its backgrounds are better than those of recent rivals.
04/14/06
Top CriticAs far as story is concerned, the whole thing feels like a rerun of a raucous Saturday-morning television show aimed at hell-raising five-year-olds.
04/14/06
Top CriticThere's nothing all that wild about The Wild, a tame but entertaining-enough computer-animated film from Disney.
04/14/06
With Pixar now effectively partnered with Disney, one can hope that family entertainment as bland as The Wild will be taken off the menu.
04/14/06
Top CriticThe jokes too often miss their targets, and there's more of a reliance on innuendo and bathroom humor than there should be.
04/14/06
Small moments of amusement -- and there are some -- can't compensate for either a feeling of familiarity or the sense that we're watching a minor helping of animation rather than a galvanizing movie event.
04/14/06
Top CriticYounger children will enjoy The Wild. For them, this is a three-star outing or better.
04/14/06
The movie has a lot more action than Ice Age: The Meltdown, which was essentially one long trek.
04/14/06
Top CriticI've never seen a less interesting animated film from that studio in 45 years, stretching all the way back to my first viewing of Dumbo in 1961.
04/14/06
This is a movie to make you cherish Pixar all the more; where every pixel and plot turn in Finding Nemo snaps organically into place, The Wild strains just to get to the end of a scene.
04/14/06
As animated features go, it's strictly paint-by-numbers.
04/14/06
Top Critic[O]ne of the dullest and most unfunny cartoons ever to lurch out under the Disney banner.
04/14/06
The screen credit 'Directed by Steve 'Spaz' Williams' does not exactly make the heart flutter with anticipation.
04/14/06
fails to live up to its title in every way. ...The animation is slickly executed and the hyperactivity level is off the charts, yet the film is rarely exciting or funny; it's just tiresome.
04/14/06
Feels like a rough draft that was dashed off in an afternoon with the intention of coming back later and filling in some comedy, and then somehow never got around to it.
04/13/06
Ending with a sputter, "Wild" still remains an engaging creation, and successful against incredible odds. Here's a note to Disney and Dreamworks: You can stop making the same movies now.
04/13/06
a passable movie because of its star, and because talking animals are funny
04/13/06
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