Disney's The Wild - The AWFUL Madagascar RIPOFF

There is a reason why nobody remembers the 2006 Film The Wild. And the reason is probably because it's not that good...
Join my suffering as I review The Wild.
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[@KENBECKERART]

Really glad I found this video. I was an illustrator at Disney Publishing when this movie was made. Any printed collateral that comes out to support the movies - Illustrated Storybooks, merch, comics, promotional pieces, periodicals… it either all came from us, or it had to pass through our department for production and QS before it went to print. Previously I’d worked on the book programs for Disney since (ironically) “a Bug’s Life”. Some properties were more fun to work on than others; eg “Finding Nemo” was a blast, “Home on the Range” an example of one that wasn’t so great. Working on the book programs for “The Wild” was different though, and I think that you are very latched on to what went so wrong with this movie. From the get-go, the art style was weird - full realistic-looking CG, yet the look was somehow trying to “warp” realistic characters into non-realistic moments. Tim Burton can pull this sort of thing off (remember the “Large Marge” segment of Pee wees big adventure, or Alec Baldwin suddenly ripping off his face in Beetljuice?) In this movie though, it felt like almost every scene was going to “bend the rules” resulting in a weird, off-putting feeling. The voice actors were all - as usual, A-list talent (except for the inclusion of relatively unknown Eddie Izzard, who was starting to get traction in America at the time. But A-list voice talent can only work with what they’re given to perform and the writing was for lack of a better term - cold. It’s hard to illustrate a scene from the movie that is supposed to be a warm emotional moment, but you don’t feel that warmth in the actual clip. The art style and character models themselves got revised several time in production. This resulted in the requirement that we illustrate the animals (with all their fur, scales and spots) fairly realistically, but not as much care towards the environments. Story points were being frequently rewritten (and thus re-drawn). This is a very normal part of production in Hollywood, but these revisions didn’t feel like they were tweaking the story to make it better so much as new producers were being brought in to try to find some ways to turn this sh#tshow into actual working story. So, what you’re trying to process from a fan’s end, I can confirm from my time on the inside; I don’t think this movie ever had a vision behind it that ever got any clearer than, “We have to make a ‘response’ to Madagascar (which we hear from production is shaping up to be a pretty solid film) We can NOT allow Dreamworks -ESPECIALLY Katzenberg - to have a clear win, so let’s make our own “Madagascar.” And you know what’s really sad? The Wild is still a way better film than the empty trash that Disney now seems only capable of releasing.

[@FirstClassJunk]

Great comment, thank you so much for the insight! So was this actually a Madagascar ripoff? Some people have been telling me otherwise...

[@KENBECKERART]

@@FirstClassJunk Hollywood can be a bit weird (understatement.) the way I remember, It was common knowledge that the two were competing productions, but this sort of thing goes on frequently in H’wood. At the time though it’d be a small studio trying to catch some or even exceed some of that lightning of another production going on. This was the first time in decades the Disney had serious animation competition. Iron Giant came out from WB at that time, and it’s well-known how IG succeeded despite WB’s clueless marketing all but ignoring Iron Giant’s release completely. Disney saw no threat from WB. However, Disney WAS very aware of what was going on at Dreamworks, because Dreamworks not only was full of expatriate Disney employees, but it had Jeffrey Katzenberg who’d been screwed over by Disney and was trying to build a company that “does animation and film the way “they OUGHT to be done.” I think Disney backed off this strategy not long after Antz and Bug’s Life, but they finally seemed to remember that the way they got to the top in the first place was not by being an imitator of anyone.

[@МаксимЛяшко-и3ъ]

I remember the 2000s and early 2010s and realize how much we’ve missed…

[@dtxspeaks268]

​@@МаксимЛяшко-и3ъyes to most of the 2000s, no to the early 2010s imho

[@dtxspeaks268]

​​@@KENBECKERARTyour point on Home On the Range hits home. I remember seeing it in 2004 and that was the only time I ever saw it. It's sad how not only was that Disney's last pre-modern movie, but that was Disney's last consecutive 2D theatrical release. Also I'd argue The Wild is just as bad as what Disney is releasing today tbh.

[@carolyns4519]

Honestly, i dont dislike the animation. Ok, yeah, its not as good as usual Disney animation, but i like the fur texture and the shine on the reptiles. And, say what you will, they're more expressive than the 2019 Lion King!

[@PurpleGuy661]

At least (it came out bad but looked decent)

[@androidmk5987]

The face on the Anaconda is a genuine nightmare.

[@bluegal193]

@carolyns4519 Thank you, that's what I was also thinking!

[@thesleepydot]

I don’t dislike it either, I just think it wouldve (and does, in case of Madagascar) looked better if it was more stylized

[@sonicfanboy3375]

It's technically not animated by Disney

[@maikeru6158]

I remember liking this movie as a kid for some reason. But I definitely liked Madagascar more, I rewatched it so many times

[@FirstClassJunk]

That's fair enough, maybe I've just become a jaded adult lol.

[@GirlYouDontKnow-rx3lm]

As kids we liked a lot of bad things. When was a tyke I really enjoyed the Disney Channel cartoon "The Buzz on Maggie" but as an adult, I'm quite repulsed by it.

[@casonlamothe312]

I have very fond memories of this movie and the soundtrack. While this video may have insulted me, I completely get where you're coming from, and I can't help but agree when I ignore my nostalgia

[@weirdbutweirder351]

I remember loving this movie but purely because of how absurd I felt it was and how, weirdly scary the wilderbeasts were? They generally freaked me out as a kid especially the mechanical one from the circus. Somehow that always made me want to come back to the movie.

[@casonlamothe312]

@@weirdbutweirder351 oh I forgot about the mechanical bull! I thought that was the coolest shit ever

[@Gabe_Pictures]

Fun Fact: This movie is not part of the Disney Animated Canon, due to the fact that it wasn’t produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios.

[@lexramstudios1386]

To be honest, I wished it was. It could've been Disney's second 3D animated movie after Chicken Little and before Meet the Robinsons

[@HydraSpectre1138]

It is part of the canon in some countries like the UK and France. Because it was more popular in Europe.

[@HydraSpectre1138]

Also, this is from the same studio that made Angela Anaconda. I actually like that show but this film is awful.

[@cbismarck07]

​@@HydraSpectre1138That's not how it works lol Being popular doesn't make it a Walt Disney Animation Studios film, what are you on about

[@xanderg.1070]

@@lexramstudios1386 Wouldn’t Chicken Little be Disney’s second 3D animated film, since Dinosaur was the first.

[@toonitedytp4194]

Thank You. Finally someone noticed how “the city that never sleeps” is apparently asleep

[@FirstClassJunk]

When I went there people were EVERYWHERE. I can't believe they show times square and nobody is there 😵‍💫

[@nybergsgarage]

that's what's known as "not enough budget to animate a ton of side-people"

[@EricNoneless]

That's the only thing that feels bad on this movie. The animation and looks of the characters look really nice actually.

[@salam-peace5519]

They turned the Time Square into a liminal space. Looks quite weird if you pay attention to it, almost feels post-apocalyptic.

[@AnimalsVehiclesAndMore]

@@FirstClassJunk At least they showed real-life companies being advertised (including the famed Toys R Us).

[@Corvus-IX]

The Wild being a Madagascar rip-off is actually a misconception, it's actually the other way around. The Wild began production first but it took longer to make, so it ended up releasing after Madagascar, which is where the misconception comes from.

[@cbismarck07]

It actually makes sense. I don't see why Disney would try to rip off Dream Works considering they have always been the superior studio.

[@kaitlando636]

Ikr. It has its similarities but is a different movie

[@jonajo9757]

So it's kind of like how people thought Pixar's Coco was a rip-off of The Book of Life despite Coco's production starting around the same (or earlier iirc) time?

[@geministrial950]

​@@cbismarck07Not anymore

[@cbismarck07]

​@@geministrial950 DreamWorks has solid animated franchises like Shrek and How To Train Your Dragon, but - overall - their catalogue doesn't hold a candle to Disney's (even though their latest films seem mediocre). I'd pick Wish over Ruby Gillman any day.

[@error-try-again-later]

The wildebeasts wanting to turn the food chain around is _way_ more interesting than anything else in the movie (especially since many herbivores can/will eat meat irl.)

[@speedracer2008]

Plus, it's refreshing to see a herbivore be an antagonist for once.

[@14kolbster]

Just wanted to say it’s still a certified childhood classic. When I had no perception that it was a bad copy of Madagascar

[@GirlYouDontKnow-rx3lm]

That's fair.

[@tseh4]

it didn't copy madagascar

[@Lin10uson]

I said the same thing! This movie is not in any way bad. I loved it as a child and went back and re-watched it recently.

[@GirlYouDontKnow-rx3lm]

This movie could have been really good with better writers and producers. It's a shame, really. The animation is uncanny but still pretty impressive: the fur textures and backgrounds are absolutely gorgeous.

[@NTMonsty]

Indeed. The real problem is the character design and animation. It doesn't look good at all. I think Rango (2011) handled the realistic-ish artstyle approach better. That film still looks amazing.

[@RiderOfTheRohirrim]

As a kid I really really preferred the Wild over Madagascar, because the animals were slightly more realistic. I found Madagascar to be too cartoony. Now that I'm older I prefer Madagascar of course, but I do still have a soft spot for The Wild

[@meme-ih1wb]

I watched both Madagascar and the Wild. They both have a soft spot for me

[@juliancaraveo5700]

Did you know Disney Channel used to air this movie a lot back in the early 2000s ? But than they stopped airing it thankfully.

[@NostalgiaCriticAnim1]

which is strange since it was released to theaters in the mid to late 2000’s

[@sollyraptor1275]

*then

[@Air_Serpent]

That's how I saw it, actually.

[@Anti2020s]

It wasn't early at all

[@stripeproductionsofficialreal]

I have a soft spot for The Wild only because it was a part of my childhood. Now as an adult I still look fondly on that. Now I just like it because of how absurd it is. I was like four or something when I watched it and the only thing that was running through my mind at the time was like “Haha funny talking animal go brrrr.”

[@BirdaeBlue]

Same!

[@casonlamothe312]

Yeah I was a little older, but I also have major nostalgia for this movie

[@backupthing]

Same! I never really watched it when I was little, but like the two times that I DID watch it, I remember loving it. I like it more ironically now, but tbh a decent chunk of the voice acting is pretty good! It has this odd “casual” feel to the way some characters speak. One of the best examples of this is the first scene with the crocodiles!

[@marcelacaroline6140]

Same

[@j01sonofsleazy]

I had that koala toy with plastic torch

[@StarGiraffinum]

Fun fact: Richard Kind, who voiced the snake in this movie, would ironically go on to voice Roger the Alligator in the Penguins of Madagascar TV Show.

[@troin3925]

Oh yeah, I remember Roger! Small world, isn’t it? :)

[@ladypool1404]

All the side-characters have one personality trait; The koala is a jerk, the snake is an idiot, the squirrel is in love with the giraffe, she is a bit sassy. There's nothing interresting about them. If one of them where like Stitch; cute and brave while a duo was like Timon and Pumbaa; funny and entertaining; i would appreciate them. For now, it's hard to like them 🤨The only who is alright is the lion cub, he's curious like Simba and likes adventure like Tod and Copper; he's fine!

[@error-try-again-later]

Bridget in particular is such a boring character, she's got the "Stock Female Sidekick" personality.

[@whizofdisguise9541]

And then we have Samson who is... I don't know. A merge of two versions of the character. On this side we the pompous and vain Samson who was actually born in the wild and lived all those adventures and on the other side the coward Samson who was born into the circus, never even saw the savannah in picture and lied to everyone about his past

[@brynnaandersen7739]

For my birthday I got a dvd copy of “the Wild.” I remember watching it and cringing, but pretending to like it because it was a present, but worried that my parents watching it was hating it, too. If a dumb kid cringed and gained self-consciousness and secondhand embarrassment/empathy for their own parents, you know it was baaaad. (Also I blame this movie for making me avoid watching the Madagascar movies. I’ll never forgive this movie for that) Edit: the “Clocks” song in the middle was the only clarity I had and that scene is engrained in my mind

[@GreatStuff350]

I feel bad for you, Madagascar was peak

[@gay.mer9328]

Can’t believe Sgt. Roebuck went from fighting in WWII against the Japanese to being an animated lion in New York.

[@dtxspeaks268]

Reincarnation my friend. I wonder what animals Sgt. Woods, Viktor Reznov, Mason, Samantha Maxis, etc would be?

[@marvelstarwarsfan8410]

The way the characters move may look weird,but it was still better animated than the 2019 lion king movie

[@MauriceULTRAKILLofficial]

I honestly find it astonishing that you only have 50 subscribers with such good content

[@FirstClassJunk]

Thank you so much! I actually have another channel where I recently did a Pixar ranking video, It's called "Phid Sillips". I am planning to upload on both channels again soon!

[@KopyErr]

Same

[@kindlykitten-gh9hd]

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[@SuperJavaMan7]

After 3 WEEK

[@CRUELLANDER]

Madagascar had a budget of $75M dollars and was a much better film and made $556.6M dollars at the box office, so wow surprised that even The Wild with having a bigger budget and failed so badly. I really want a Madagascar 4 now.

[@mr.x2567]

We’re probably not gonna get one thanks to the Will Smith and Chris Rock fiasco

[@lauravega9517]

@@mr.x2567they need Jeffery katzenberg

[@AnaandVerity1259]

The Wild also gives me a Finding Nemo vibe.

[@alchemy5750]

I saw this movie as a kid in cinema and while I thought it was OK, I also thought something was weird with it. Watching it again as an adult made me realize it's probably got the weirdest timing in any animated move I've seen. We get the main Madagascar-like confilct, the father-son relationship, a bit detail for all members of their friend group (which are just too many characters) and the escape from the zoo... but unlike Madagascar where all this is just the first act and literally gets done in 30 minutes, leaving the rest of the movie for the conflict and to deepen the characters, The Wild drags all this out to about 2/3rd of the movie. We get the real conflict, the adventure, the villain, the character development and the solution all in the last 25 minutes which feels extremely rushed.

[@Couriday]

I remember seeing this way back when it came out, but the only things that I remembered was the wildebeasts turning to predators and the Koala-is-god subplot with him hating the stuffed toy. If a kid can't even remember who the main character in your movie was, you must have screwed something up royally.

[@error-try-again-later]

The wildebeasts wanting to turn the food chain around is a SIGNIFICANTLY more interesting plot than anything else on the movie and it lasts for about 20 minutes.

[@simonantonehie6392]

I remember my friend loved this film (because it had lions in it) and I watched it with her one day and I was so confused. I didn't realise that sometimes films can just be bad, and I couldn't understand why I didn't like it like she did

[@mrprotheroe4981]

The Wild wasn't awful, it was just an "interesting" *Uncanny nightmare*

[@Spika94]

I genuinely think this film looks fine. I remember really enjoying this when I watched it too. I think you're making it sound way worse than it is.

[@hylbertvonmayhem6562]

For real

[@belughlegosi]

He is it’s so freaking good even if it looks bad it’s so fun

[@geministrial950]

Honestly, as dated as it looks, it still looks leagues better than the CGI Lion King

[@Avatarzillus2000]

The film also has illusions from other Disney films like Lion King and Finding Nemo

[@tyrondor5600]

I grew up on the Icelandic dub of this movie and I remember finding it way funnier than the English version. I don't know if it's the voice actors' delivery or just that they changed some of the jokes in translation.

[@Zedrapazia]

Same goes for the german dub

[@theoddbox]

So when I was really little my dad would go to movies himself before he took me to see them to make sure there was nothing thatd scare me (i was really sensitive) and the Wild was one of the movies he saw himself that didnt make the cut. Not because he thought it would scare me but because he thought it would bore me to death. Same thing happened when Robots came out.

[@casonlamothe312]

I freaking loved Robots

[@thegamingprozone1941]

Yes, I loved robots "who to get fixed"!

[@TheCrabLord_]

The Wild wasn't a ripoff of Madagascar like the title implies (yes I did watch the video, not one of those that read the title and comment before watching, don't worry lol). It was in production before Madagascar ever was and was allegedly one of the ideas taken alongside A Bugs Life and some other films. That's how long ago the idea for this film was conceived. Due to multiple issues and delays production eventually decided they needed to recoup their losses and just try to release something to get some of their money back (which definitely explains the rushed nature of the story line, lack of any fleshed out characters and bland jokes). Unfortunately for them Dreamworks was able to release Madagascar before they could finish their own movie and gave the illusion that The Wild was a ripoff when in fact that was not the case at all. I definitely won't argue that The Wild was better than Madagascar, because it definitely was not the better of two, that's for sure. But a ripoff? Definitely not. Still not a good movie though lol :')

[@fetusdeletus9266]

Literally not once in my life have I been alerted to this film’s existence, honestly I miss being unaware.

[@spicydinosaurs8595]

I thought I dreamt this movie up until I saw this video. I’ve been looking for this movie in vain for years. Not because it’s good. I just wanted to prove it’s existence. And thanks to you I finally have.

[@ricky18.6y]

I remember watching this movie when I was a kid in this pirated cd my uncle made me with multiple movies and I remember loving it so much and for years I had been trying to find this movie but no one ever seemed to remember it or even talk about it and it wasn’t until not long ago that I had found it again and realized why it’s been forgotten 💀

[@channelwarrior861]

I've seen more originality from Video Brinquedo than this movie

[@bocar4127]

Throughout most of the review I was thinking about Samson’s voice and how it sounded familiar. I finally pieced together that it was Kiefer Sutherland aka Snake’s VA for MGSV and now I can’t help but think of him being a in a B-movie Lion King/Madagascar rehash

[@thegamingprozone1941]

You weren't the only one 😂

[@wolffeyangelajiplayanimaljam]

this is upsetting at how awful this movie is. this was my childhood movie and i remember it being so much better :,)

[@belughlegosi]

Shhh it still can be don’t listen to him

[@rockettbennett]

@@belughlegosiYou should also not listen to nostalgia.

[@Zombiesnyder13]

"Evil cannot create anything new. It can only corrupt and ruin what good forces have invented or made." - JRR Tolkien

[@HydraSpectre1138]

I find it funny that Keifer Sutherland’s animation voice roles here and in Monsters vs. Aliens were really awful. And then he does a top-tier performance as Venom Snake in Metal Gear Solid V.

[@thegamingprozone1941]

YES, I KNEW HE SOUND FAMILIAR 😂

[@Grenko]

I do kinda remember seeing that at the ymca years back, but yeah, I did forget about it very easily! Not to mention even as a *child* I thought of it as a knock off Madagascar!

[@HerbCoswellBornAgain]

I always preferred Madagascar over this, even when I was a kid. Hell, I'd even rather watch Chicken Little again, then this. Yep, I said it. At least with Chicken Little, I get a good laugh at how bad it is. With The Wild...I don't.

[@shadowthechibihog]

I remember growing up with this movie and I kinda like it despite it being a bit weird

[@thearmoredgoat2469]

This was definitely “an era” for Disney.

[@dannyhernandez265]

Lmao 😂

[@itsjayden8002]

If you start listening to the score, cover your eyes and pretend it’s something called “Alan Silvestri’s Greatest Hits”. This got me through the Mac & Me score. The score is actually really good.

[@paisoruketsuthitsarfirelig6307]

Madagascar Is Not Ripp Off Movie's This is the Ice age Real Movies 😂😂😂😂 Diego Manny Descendants Samson And Ryan Business

[@chs7920]

The wild is one of my greatest childhood movie animation i never saw it bad really i love how the story also it shine its own way same of Madagascar both are good movie and each are unique ❤

[@m.nic.5080]

I used to FUCKING LOVE this movie, I could probably quote the whole thing from memory even now that I don’t like it anymore, I had a handful of bootleg DVDs that I used to just constantly watch on a daily basis when I was in middle school, mostly this and an even worse movie called The Christmas Bunny.

[@lissaxitray8110]

The first time I watched this was in a dentist's waiting room, let's just say I would have rather fell asleep.

[@MovieEggman]

It technically isn’t a Disney Animated film since it wasn’t actually made by Walt Disney Animation Studios themselves it was made by a independent animation studio and simply distributed by the Walt Disney Pictures. Also, it took me a while to process that’s Big Boss as Samson and Beast Boy as Ryan

[@casonlamothe312]

I think the problem of this review is the audience that is reviewing it. This was never designed to be a good movie. It wasnt supposed to be analyzed. Kids will never understand the depth of its poor design. It was designed to make money and make kids laugh, thats it. My sister had a stuffed Nigel, or at least he looked like Nigel. I have very fond memories of that movie because it was a simple time in my life. I will tresure the feelings this movie made me feel, and the laughs I had with my siblings

[@FirstClassJunk]

I think that all of the kids films have the ability to be perfect movies. I hold them in a very high regard. Whether its Disney, Pixar, or Dreamworks, I know that they can release some fantastic movies. This channel's purpose is to show people lazy attempts at creating animated films, and the ones to stay well away from. I disagree with "This was never designed to be a good movie", because at least in my mind, they were trying to make a good film with this one. But it just really didn't work for me.

[@sonicfanboy3375]

"A children's story that can only be enjoyed by children, is not a good story at all" - I forgot where this quote came from

[@casonlamothe312]

@@FirstClassJunk you know what, I agree with you. Anyone with a concious looking for good animated movies should stay away from The Wild. So im glad you made this and not me, because I would have falliciously convinced people to watch this bad movie

[@Zoe-tj4ld]

i loved this movie as a child but i dont think it shouldnt be reviewed just because its for kids

[@brandonwilliams6221]

I remember the Koala nutshot joke being absolutely hilarious to me and all my friends at school at the time…….and it still is. I don’t care what anyone says. There was literally a meme a handful of years ago focused around Mike Wazowski “getting nutted.” Animated nutshots continue to be funny.

[@dannyhernandez265]

It’s funny because of how d u m b the joke is lmao 😂

[@Buster256]

Saw quite a few ads for this thing back then (they were really proud of that bar joke from what I vividly remember). Kid me watched it, tuned it out after everyone left the zoo, then proceeded to forget about it. Kinda surprised this is a Disney movie too; it feels so out of place compared to the rest of their library...

[@hotrodjmanofficial448]

When I was a young, dumb boy, I absolutely loved this movie. But I didn't remember anything about it. I remembered bits from the climax (that at the time I remember being kind of scared of) and the scene where the kid gets locked in the box and gets taken to the wild. That scene I remember invoking strong feelings too! I remember feeling really sad and scared for the cub. But that was literally. It. Those were the only things I actually remembered. No names, no songs, just memory flashes of those two scenes. Oh and the dance party ending and credits that I remember thinking was so cool. I WATCHED IT A LOT and that's ALL I TOOK AWAY FROM THIS MOVIE AS A CHILD. I liked this movie more than Madagascar too. I thought Madagascar was dumb and for babies. But this... THIS! Clearly "The Wild" was the high brow pick. That's how you know this movie is bad 😂

[@ferminmarkpousada1455]

One of the worst animated films I've ever seen. An example of how not to do a cartoon. The realistic art and design the film's approching clashes with the supposedly cartoony tone is looking. Madagascar worked because the designs were stylistic, reminiscent to Chuck Jones or Tex Avery style. The Wild wants to look realistic, but the realistic look takes away the possibilities for character exaggeration and squash and strech and makes the character look ugly. Chicken Little at least is stylestic even if the animation aged poorly. Storywise it's sucks. It combines three diferent movies into one. It's Lion King meets Finding Nemo meets Madagascar. The sound effects are awful. Instead of making the slasptick or joke funny, it comes across as loud and irritating. The jokes are terrible, the characters are either annoying, one dimensional or obnioxious. It's loud, it's stupid, it's unimaginative, it's lazy, this movie sucks. Didn't liked it even as a kid.

[@dannytallman3022]

This may be a disgraceful Madagascar ripoff, but it did a very similar plot in Finding Nemo. Father as the protagonist rescues his son from a faraway place.

[@enimo9241]

I remember watching the first half of this movie when I was really young once, and I didn't know the name of the movie and all I really remembered of it was the scene of Ryan getting taken away in the crate and for years I was convinced I was just completely misremembering Madagascar

[@koopamarketableplushie]

has algorithm hit? im not sure, but this channel honestly deserves quite the attention

[@FirstClassJunk]

This honestly means the world to me, I really appreciate the kind words. Thank you so much! I actually have another channel where I recently did a Pixar ranking video, It's called "Phid Sillips". I am planning to upload on both channels again soon!

[@theblueslugger5900]

This was so bad that it wasnt even featured in the once upon a studio short film 💀💀💀💀

[@fotisk-sg2sh]

oh my god... I genuinely thought this film was a weird ass dream I had when I was 3, I literally only remember the tunnel part and the koala being crowned king, I can't believe this was an actual film

[@crestofhonor2349]

The only thing I remember from this movie is that line where the Koala says "Who put that bar there?" because I only saw the trailers

[@LionCub03]

I grew up thinking it was a Madagascar spin-off or some shit. Even my parents called it Madagascar.

[@cafehijinks4282]

During a second grade school field trip we were taken to see Lemony Snickets a series of unfortunate events, (a movie that also did a funnier fake out opening sequence) It felt like were were being treated with respect and maturity to go see it since it appeals to everyone with it's darker themes, then we get treated to The wild the next year.. absolutely all of us, possibly including the teachers had already seen Madagascar, so we were all thinking the same, why are we watching this inferior unfunny copy of Madagascar?

[@TropialGamingYT]

I will never get the Phrase "WHO PUT THAT BAR THERE!?" out of my head now

[@HydraSpectre1138]

The Wild is not the ripoff. Madagascar is the ripoff even if it was much better. The Wild was in development for a very long time, but Madagascar came out earlier. And this film is awful. This was also produced by the same studio that made Angela Anaconda.

[@ohnothepossum]

That scratched some very forgotten memories from the back of my brain

[@born2bfangirl]

Even when I was a child, this movie was awkward and uncomfortable to watch even with my parents 😬 I owned this on DVD and everytime we popped it in the awkwardness never wore off; I was reminded of how weird this movie is from this vid, but I’m so glad I found someone is talking about this monstrosity

[@Silent_Mochi]

What's the background music in the beginning called? It genuinely goes really hard

[@atothetaco]

I remember having a disc of the film as a kid and it was scratched right where the very ending as the volcano is errupting and they are getting on the boat, so I never really did see the end despite still rewatching it multiple times over

[@karmedyJ]

Oh my goodness I remember this movie! I was thinking about it the other day and thought I dreamt it, I don’t know if it’s good that it turned out to be real

[@gracieriley7518]

A lot of the comments here are saying the animation looked so beautiful. While I do agree that the animation is gorgeous, that doesn't really save the movie itself. Not everything that looks gorgeous is perfect. A movie can have the most gorgeous animation and still have horrible writing. On the other hand, a movie can have cartoonish, not really "pretty" animation and still have good writing.

[@jeremyrdlamaxima7052]

I agree with that, good animation doesn’t the story. But this guy is acting like the animation is horrendous which is definitely not. Idk if he’s blind or sum. If you are going to review a movie, you gotta hate on the things that make sense. If the animation of the movie is fine, then just talk about how bad the story is, the characters, the conflict, etc.

[@griefer3454]

Personally this wasnt a bad film. It was just how Dreamworks did it first and had better execution.

[@edgarbanuelos6472]

I use this movie as grounds for explaining that 2d animation was never the problem. Disney was just doing terribly at the time and relying on Pixar for everything.

[@santiago.j.mancilla.perez1022]

I was one of the few people that knew The Wild. I watched this movie a lot back when I was a kid. Also, I still remember this scene where it shows New York City with Clocks by Coldplay playing in the background.

[@nathankim7664]

My sister and I rewatched this movie on DVD so many times and it was a happy part of my childhood. I remember getting a Koala plush for my birthday because I thought Nigel was funny AF. What makes me prefer "The Wild" over "Madagascar" is the music played through NYC and the fact that my sister and I played Need for Speed: Most Wanted on the Xbox 360 before watching the movie *EVERY* *SINGLE* *TIME* Dunno how exactly I correlate a legendary NFS game with "The Wild" haha.

[@Smal.lilpip]

I was three when those commercials came out, I think they interviewed some of the voice actors on Disney channel (or something of that sort) to promote the movie. That whole movie was a fever dream, I couldn't even remember the name of it until recently when people started talking about it

[@m.tsconventionals5082]

this movie introduced me to coldplay and i am thankful for that

[@jimmy__7161]

i always thought this movie wasn't too bad; it felt different enough from madagascar as a kid to me

[@AnimatedTerror]

This is part of a decently long list of films I look fondly on because I grew up with them and no other reason. Like I’ll defend this movie based of nostalgia and nothing else.

[@Mistrz_pada]

I don't understand why everyone hates this movie so much and accuses it of being a ripoff of Madagascar, of course, they were certainly a bit "inspired" by Madagascar, but the only similarities between these two films are that one of the main characters is a lion and that the main characters are animals living in the zoo that get one way or another to a desert island And the worst thing is that they didn't even include the characters from this movie in the short film "Once Upon A Studio" for unknown reasons

[@FirstClassJunk]

So basically the whole plot then

[@citrus_sweet]

I remember being afraid of the koala because he was so ugly.

[@TheDanishGuyReviews]

So weird that this is part of the Disney Animated Canon in Europe, instead of Dinosaurs and Winnie the Pooh.

[@jveematt2511]

I remember seeing this on Disney channel years ago and only recently remembered it after randomly finding this

[@kerusan7352]

Describing these movie as a fever dream is so accurate i almost forgot it was even a part of my childhood. This video just unlocked some hidden memories lmao

[@chibicheeks78]

I couldn’t help but notice there was no reference to this movie in the Once Upon A Studio short. I can’t believe how awful the voice acting is. This is so much worse than I expected

[@edwardsaldana2534]

Chicken little despite being awful was in the because it was made by Disney animation but the wild wasn’t. Disney distributed it

[@lizardBoi]

who did put that bar there tho

[@belughlegosi]

You’re lying this movie was iconic. IM HAVING A VERY VERY NICE DAY VERY VERY NICE DAAAAAY

[@SpideyFan-onst]

At least with chicken little, there were a few good moments that made it more memorable.

[@JohnDoe-jc5kt]

I think the budget went into the hair details and music liscenses

[@Venator-Class_Star_Destroyer]

I saw that "twist" coming from the moment he began explaining about his time in the wild, I am not stupid

[@carloseduardocastelandaluz560]

I am surprised this movie didn't get memed like shrek. some of its moments are memeable to shrek levels, specially the "really nice day" musical number, the "ah no not you" scene and the screaming pidgeon

[@berengerdietiker22]

The Wild has better animation than Madagascar, but Madagascar has the better story, and a good story is more important than good animation.

[@seanguy9720]

I remember thinking this movie looked gross as a kid. Still does

[@CinemaSans]

The idea for the Wild came before Madagascar

[@janinebelleestrada7096]

The wild was my childhood

[@thisisweirderthanyou9855]

this movie was one of my favourites growing up i wont lie

[@Lucas_CYT]

Oh yea I’ve heard of this one. I think it’s clear which one is better.

[@cestmegnifique]

Omg I vaguely remember something about "In the wild" feels like a fever dream 😆

[@emojilegend7617]

I honestly think that The Wild is a really good movie... I always remember watching this movie as a kid! 🤷🏾‍♂️ I also like how the animation reminds me so much of The Polar Express and Mars Needs Moms 😊

[@kolonarulez5222]

The relelentless promo of this on disney channel is the only reason I know about the sport of Curling. I finally saw when it played on Nickelodeon and all i remember is "weird crocs, curling snake, and cannibal wildebeest?"

[@endersalasa3396]

The Koala reminds me so much of James cordon without being James cordon.

[@thecyclopsofrainbowleaf]

I disagree with the title of this already. The wild is not at all like madagascar, i am so glad they didn't have chris rock in The Wild. And the song "I'm havin a really nice day" does get in my head and i never thought madagascar. This is like saying Planet Of The Apes is a rip-off of Wizard Of Oz, sure they might have damn near the same summary, but it's very different experiences.

[@juliancaraveo5700]

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