The animation is exquisitely detailed, down to the lions' individually moving whiskers -- but when's the last time you enjoyed a cartoon for its realism?
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04/18/06
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The Wild (2006)
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Reviews Counted:29
Fresh:7
Rotten:22
Average Rating:4.7/10
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
Top CriticAnother animated film from 2006 that’s right in that average category.
04/17/06
Top CriticAs a movie that kids will enjoy with a few adult-oriented gags to keep parents from going completely insane with boredom, The Wild accomplishes its unambitious mission.
04/14/06
Top CriticTechnically, The Wild is impressive. Until you realize that the lifelike animated fur is the product of more professional care than the script.
04/14/06
Top CriticThe Wild may just be the most wildly derivative animated movie in ages.
04/14/06
Top CriticKids under 6 will dig it -- though the alligators and wildebeests might scare them. Certainly they scared this groan-up.
04/14/06
Top CriticWith blah CG animation and scattershot punchlines, the movie fails to beat mediocrity.
04/14/06
Top CriticThese films take years to produce, so The Wild isn't exactly a ripoff -- but it isn't exactly fun, either.
04/14/06
Top CriticThe Wild isn't stuffed with pop references for bored parents, as Madagascar was, but its juvenile spirit is truly infectious.
04/14/06
Top CriticThe 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
Top CriticWith 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 CriticSmall 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
Top CriticThe movie has a lot more action than Ice Age: The Meltdown, which was essentially one long trek.
04/14/06
Top CriticThis 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
Top CriticAs animated features go, it's strictly paint-by-numbers.
04/14/06
Top CriticThe Wild comes off as a toothless retread, even though it supposedly has been in the works for nine years.
04/13/06
Top CriticThe Wild follows Samson the lion (voiced by Kiefer Sutherland) as he escapes from the zoo to rescue his cub who has stowed away on a ship bound for Africa.
04/13/06
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