It's nothing short of a miracle that the world is about to witness the re-birth of the Disney animated film. With the creative juggernaut of John Lassiter and that wonderful gang at Pixar ready to guide the House of Mouse back to it's rightful place at the forefront of animation industry, hope has risen in the eyes of every toon nut on the planet for the first time in a very long time. Sad to say that this film's only legacy will be nothing but a footnote in a yet-to-be-written textbook on how NOT to create a cartoon movie.
Sloppy, unimaginative and downright boring, "The Wild" is the 3D equivalent of the odious drivel we've been subjected to courtesy of "Eisney's" Cheapquel department. Blatantly ripping off "Madagascar", "The Lion King" and God knows whom else, this 112 minutes of digital drivel isn't even funny enough to draw smiles from the Cabbage Patch and Furby set........ironic considering that this is the age group that the film is aiming for. Gotta give 'em credit though....with the complete lack of talent, guidance and overall imagination that created this unbearable mess I'm surprised to that it turned out as well as it did.
There's an occasional flurry of ha-ha cutesiepie-ness, usually with (semi-spoiler here) the scenes depicting Ryan ( Samson and Ryan the Lion.......how original is that? SHEESH!!) and the ongoing injoke about the Koala......other than that it's an unequivocal disaster that's plastic, uninspired, and well........not even good enough to wipe the hem of Pixar's sanctified robes.
The overall design is about two notches above what you'd expect from those happy slobs that made "Hoodwinked"...nothing too stinging and quite expected from anyone else but when you suddenly remember that this is a Disney film, that's when the abject horror sets in. Do you and your kids a favor.......steer clear of this one and wait for "Cars"...you'll be so glad you did.
Sloppy, unimaginative and downright boring, "The Wild" is the 3D equivalent of the odious drivel we've been subjected to courtesy of "Eisney's" Cheapquel department. Blatantly ripping off "Madagascar", "The Lion King" and God knows whom else, this 112 minutes of digital drivel isn't even funny enough to draw smiles from the Cabbage Patch and Furby set........ironic considering that this is the age group that the film is aiming for. Gotta give 'em credit though....with the complete lack of talent, guidance and overall imagination that created this unbearable mess I'm surprised to that it turned out as well as it did.
There's an occasional flurry of ha-ha cutesiepie-ness, usually with (semi-spoiler here) the scenes depicting Ryan ( Samson and Ryan the Lion.......how original is that? SHEESH!!) and the ongoing injoke about the Koala......other than that it's an unequivocal disaster that's plastic, uninspired, and well........not even good enough to wipe the hem of Pixar's sanctified robes.
The overall design is about two notches above what you'd expect from those happy slobs that made "Hoodwinked"...nothing too stinging and quite expected from anyone else but when you suddenly remember that this is a Disney film, that's when the abject horror sets in. Do you and your kids a favor.......steer clear of this one and wait for "Cars"...you'll be so glad you did.