Sick of DreamWorks poaching ideas from Pixar, Disney did a little thievery of their own in this '06 animated dud that mirrors Madagascar a little too closely. Pixar would never make a movie like this, but barring Bolt, the bulk of Disney's own CGI efforts have been lacklustre if not terrible. The film has a lot of stupid humour that I suppose kids might be amused by, but offers little to the older crowd. It's forgettable in every way, and a far cry from the Disney of my childhood.

Bad

Madagascar ripoff

Good funny film with a few flaws. The stylistic desicions were off a few times. The film works best when it's being crazy and surreal, but there are moments of realism that seem out of place. Should stick with the former and drop the realism. And the snake just wasn't funny. that character should have been reworked. The comic relief was there in the form of Eddie Izzard as the Koala, and some of the peripheral characters. Thankfully the snake is kept to a minimum though

Brilliant opening, obvious movie. but unlike Madagascar this movie is about a story, not gags

Yawn. Izzard saves it. Thats all.

"There's something foul about this latest animated adventure's blatant plush toy-ready construction." - Nick Schager

A hugely underrated animated movie. Eddie Izzard as a koala bear, carnivores and dancing and Wilderbeasts and a master curling lion. What's not to love?

Exactly what you'd expect...no more, no less.

What an atrocious excuse for an animated film (and a direct rip-off of the much better "Madagascar").

it isn't a bad film, but it is very redundant, forgettable, and ultimately, irrelevant. Despite its severely derivative leanings, yes, young kids may still enjoy it, but it is a far cry from being the universal crowd-pleaser that Finding Nemo was.

Bland Disney crap.

An open letter to Disney: you are hell out of focus, for crap's sake. First, you plagarize japanese TV, then two Miyazaki works (YOU OWN GHIBLI, JESUS CHRIST!), and NOW you are plagarize from yourself. Entire scenes from other Disney films, some copy-paste and terrible CGI, pop music and we're done. I don't have the space on a mini-review to insult you from this point forward, so let's just leave it as it is.

This movie just seems like no one put any thought into it, instead slapping something together in 20 minutes and shrugging off every plot hole and fuck-up, counting on the fact that its target audience wouldn't notice and would love it anyway. Thumbs down.

Seriously, what happened to Disney studios? What happened to the people who made animation into an art form? Where are all these great animated movies they were supposed to roll out after shutting down their traditional hand-drawn studios? A horrible, horrible mess that misses every opportunity to redeem itself.

There is absolutely no reason why you (or your children) should see this movie when there is Finding Nemo and Incredibles.

Generic in every way.

What happened to Disney? They once released classics, and turned animation into beauty and art. Now they just suck! They have proved it with this horrid joke for a family/kids movie known as The Wild. Terrible CGI, and even steals some scenes and features from other films! Pixar owns Disney to this day, as Pixar comes up with fresh, brilliant and well-executed films that quickly become classics! Just quit Disney!

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