"The Wild"---so it's come to this...

Originally Posted By ctdsnark

...Disney is ripping off Dreamworks.

The unthinkable has finally happened.

John Lassiter,now more than ever---DISNEY NEEDS YOU!!!!!

 

Originally Posted By FerretAfros

I agree. I saw something for it on the cover of Disney Adventures Magazine, and I thought to myself, "Self, since when have they advertised for other companies movies...Wait! Disney made that?!" I later realized that they had advertised for Harry Potter, but still, my initial though was that it was another studio's cheap movie.

 

Originally Posted By DVC_dad

You ignoramuses, Disney had Wild in development long before Madagascar was begun. Who is ripping off whom?

It's just like Bug's Life and Antz beating it to the market!!!

 

Originally Posted By cstephens

You know, it's possible to have a discussion without resorting to name-calling. Even if you have a good point, it detracts.



/cs

 

Originally Posted By electra

Im getting really tired of crude ironic "jokes" & pop culture references in these cgi films. I liked the original Ice Age, but I hate what Im hearing coming out of the mouths of the characters in the sequels. I dont recall the first film having as much of that, at least not to the point it annoyed me. Its the reason i didnt care much for Madagascar as well...If Wild Life cuts back on that garbage I could actually enjoy it more than the Dreamworks film. But nope, there's the burping koala...

 

Originally Posted By DVC_dad

True. Sorry guys.

 

Originally Posted By Santa Monica

This movie looks terrible.

 

Originally Posted By utahjosh

First, Disney didn't make "The Wild." I think it's the same situation as "Vailant" - Disney is just realeasing it, and putting their name on it.

My guess is that there were hoping to find another Pixar in case things went bad.

 

Originally Posted By ctdsnark

Even if Disney did begin this before Dreamworks started Madagascar---which I find a little hard to accept---except for the long-delayed Cars,just about CGI feature coming out this year is about animals!!!
Explore some OTHER ideas,willya??!!??

Disney's non-Pixar CGI output so far---Chicken Little and themoviewhosetitleIveforgottenabouttheWWIIpigeons---makes me reiterate my ealier observation about how BADLY they need John Lassiter.

 

Originally Posted By DVC_dad

Yes we need John Lassiter no doubt.

 

Originally Posted By t1lersm0m

I feel the same way. this seems like a ripoff of Madagascar, and have no plans on seeing it. Maybe this movie was planned before Madagascar, but the similarities will make it hard to enjoy. (or maybe not, I'm sure my son will bug me to see it)

 

Originally Posted By FerretAfros

With Antz and A Bug's Life, they had the same subject matter, but they had very different styles. Antz was angular and brown tones, while ABL was round and pastels. Just looking at them quickly, you could tell them apart. With the recent debacle, you have to look a little longer, and think about it. It isn't as clear that they are different things, making it seem even more like a rip off.

 

Originally Posted By Liberty Belle

I agree, they seem far more similar than Antz and a Bug's Life to me.

 

Originally Posted By smeeeko

Woody Allen isn't doing any voices is he? I avoided ANTZ for that reason.. I just don't get the Woody Allen thing.

As it is I probably won't see The Wild.. I already got it confused with that movie about the caffinated squirrel what was that? See I forgot the name of it already.

 

Originally Posted By gurgitoy2

Well, it seems that "Hoodwinked" had a caffinated squirrel, and Dreamworks' upcoming "Over the Hedge" also has a hyperactive squirrel. Combine that with "Ice Age" that has Scrat in it, and you've got way too many squirrels that need Ritalin!

 

Originally Posted By ctdsnark

I've seen direct-to-video CGI---most of it from Japan and France---that illustrates what could be done with this medium,and Disney is giving us hyped-up,pop-culture-spouting,voiced-by-B-list-celebrities animals.I can only surmise what Walt is doing in his grave right now.

 

Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA

Some studio needs to make the jump here. All the CGI stuff is essentially offshoots of 'Shrek' or 'Toy Story.'

Why not something totally different?

Like, what if each frame of animation were NOT done on a computer, but were drawn...BY HAND.

By an artist using a piece of paper and a pencil.

 

Originally Posted By wahooskipper

I like Antz. Please, don't hurt me.

 

Originally Posted By FerretAfros

^^Death be unto you. : )

 

Originally Posted By DDMAN26

<<voiced-by-B-list-celebrities >>

Ahem

One of those "B" list celebrities is the great Jack Bauer, Jack Bauer is never on the "B" list, Jack Bauer is always first.