The Wild
2006
An adolescent lion is accidentally shipped from the New York Zoo to Africa. Now running free, his zoo pals must put aside their differences to help bring him back. With the voice talents of Kiefer Sutherland as Samson, Eddie Izzard as Nigel, James Belushi as Benny, Janeane Garolfalo as Bridget and William Shatner as Kazar. Read more
| Starring | Kiefer Sutherland, James Belushi, Eddie Izzard, Janeane Garofalo |
|---|---|
| Director | Steve 'Spaz' Williams |
| Genres | Audio Descriptive, Children, Family |
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The Wild
An adolescent lion is accidentally shipped from the New York Zoo to Africa. Now running free, his zoo pals must put aside their differences to help bring him back. With the voice talents of Kiefer Sutherland as Samson, Eddie Izzard as Nigel, James Belushi as Benny, Janeane Garolfalo as Bridget and William Shatner as Kazar.
| Starring | Kiefer Sutherland, James Belushi, Eddie Izzard, Janeane Garofalo, William Shatner |
|---|---|
| Director | Steve 'Spaz' Williams |
| Studio | BUENA VISTA INTERNATIONAL |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 22 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 22 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Audio Descriptive, Children, Family |
| Language | English, English Audio Description |
| Released | DVD: 18 Sep 2006 Blu-ray: 21 Nov 2006 Production year: 2006 |
| Format | DVD |
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Or Madagascar meets The Lion King with elements of Ice Age thrown in for good measure. Incarcerated... read more on Time Out
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20 out of 23 people found this review helpful
Madagascar 2 ? Barely
It was always going to seem derivative.
Random collection of animals leave New York Zoo for a trip to "The Wild". OK, it wasn't Madagascar (wrong side of Africa), but it was similar. Except it was lacking life, pace and the jokes for both adult and children alike which characterised Madagascar.
Saving graces? The little ones liked it, even if the Indian pigeons weren't understood, and Eddie Izzard's ever so camp koala stole the show.
They're making a sequel to Madagascar. I doubt they will make a sequel to this film. -
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
The Wild
Could and should have been so much better. Formulaic story (as a storyteller and writer I know what I'm saying!) with formulaic character set. Nice bouncy pace. Nearly a tingly visual contrast with the moments of 'evil ritual' but not developed enough - scared of scaring the kiddies, were we?! - so ends up clunky. Pleasant pap for keeping kids quiet, but not bright ones...
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