During one of the deleted scenes they relate how the character of Samson's wife was eliminated from the final cut of the filmmainly to keep up the pace of the story. The commentary is provided by director Steve "Spaz" Williams and producer Clint Goldman. One scene never even made it to the computer and is shown in rough sketches with the accompanying voice work. These are all pretty rough sequences with much of the final computerized touches unfinished. The Goodies Deleted scenes (4:45)įive deleted scenes are offered in the bonus features, all with optional commentary. The wildebeest plotline is too dark for most young kids, and it seems like the emphasis on improvisation with the voice actors ended up hurting the storyline. We never understand why the characters are friends in the first place, and don't really care when they are put in danger. I never imagined myself nit-picky about computer animation, but seeing The Wild made me appreciate the genius craftsmanship of Pixar's work.įinally, there's the problem of the script. Animals that run through the trees never quite touch the ground or make impressions in the dirt. The jungle animals come off robotic and unfocused eyes that should be looking into the camera endearingly seem to stare past over your shoulder. Neither will be installed in the classic animated feature hall of fame, but at least Madagascar will hang around the lobby with an umbrella drink and a lampshade over its head.Īnother problem with The Wild is the whole look of the film. Much has already been said on this subject, but the truth of the matter is that The Wild suffers in comparison to the light comic touch of Madagascar. The first problem with The Wild is its unfortunate similarity to Madagascar, which came out first and did a better job with the whole "city-slickers to jungle beast" motif. Will Samson rescue his son and return to the safety of New York? Yes, of course but getting there is not the breezy romp it should be thanks to several reasons (even besides the meat-eating wildebeests.) Trust me, the whole plot line about the wildebeests becoming the hunters rather than the hunted is even less charming than it sounds. Kazar is the fanatic leader of a cult of wildebeests interested in becoming a carnivore, starting with Samson and his son Ryan. When Ryan is mistakenly shipped to the wild, Samson must conquer his fears and rescue his son with the help of his quirky-yet-loveable friends, including a koala named Nigel (Eddie Izzard), a squirrel named Benny (Jim Belushi) and his true love Bridget who happens to be a giraffe (Janeane Garofalo.) Plenty of bad guys await in the wild, most notably Kazar, the head of the Wildebeests, voiced by William Shatner. But beneath these tales of magnificent bravery lies the real truth: Samson has never set a paw inside a real wilderness in his entire life. Unfortunately, that's about as far as any success goes the film itself is forgettable, and is likely to sink out of sight quickly along with the unmemorable Valiantanother of Disney distribution experiments.Īs far as the plot of the film goes, Samson the Lion ( Kiefer Sutherland) is the star of the New York Zoo and loves to regale his zoo-mates and teenage son, Ryan, with fur-raising stories about his days in the wild. Feature Animation in Toronto has the honors for creating The Wild, and I suppose just the fact that Disney chose it for distribution is a great success for the company and the movie. | G | Reviewed by Lisa PerkisĪs Alex Stroup discussed in his film review of The Wild Disney or Pixar had nothing to do with the actual making of the filmonly the distribution, much like Disney did for The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe for Walden Media. Please follow our site to get the latest lyrics for all songs.(2006) | Approx. Or Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate and an Apple Partner, we earn from qualifying purchases Other Popular Songs: Charles Jenkins - Reach For The Sky Clean Bandit, iann dior, Gracey - Higher (Acoustic) Well I’m just outta school Like I’m real, real coolįind more lyrics at You can purchase their music thru
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