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

Originally Posted By DlandDug

Disney's "own" CGI output consist of Dinosaur (remember???) and Chicken Little. The Valiant was produced by others and acquired by Disney. Under Eisner, the Disney name was slapped on any old thing, with the hope that the good will generated and protected for years by others would cover these tepid products.

 

Originally Posted By FerretAfros

There was also a fair ammount of CGI in Treasure Planet. They have been using CGI to help with movies since The Great Mouse Decective. Some memorable scenes that used CGI in traditional animation are: the Big Ben chase in TGMD, the giand Ursula scene in TLM, "Beauty and the Beast" from BATB, the revolving shot on Pride Rock and the stampede from TLK, the Cave of Wonders in Aladdin, and most of the Firebird Suite from Fantasia 2000. Of course, these are only the ones that I could quickly come up with off the top of my head, but there have been many, many uses for Disney's CGI.

 

Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs

I believe The Rescuers Down Under was the first animated film to be all CGI, or close to it...

 

Originally Posted By smeeeko

I think it was Hookwinked maybe that I was thinking of with the squirrel?? I love love love ICE AGE and plan to see the upcoming IceAge2 if only on DVD (not working so...) I should say I loved Scrat. He's a cutie. I'm guessing by our little collection of cereal toys that we might see that one and skip the others.

I saw a commercial for The Wild and I'm not sure but it does seem like a Madagascar rip off.. and is that Robin Williams doing the voice of the popcorn box wearing Koala?? He was in Madagascar as a Lemur. I love Lemurs.. and Koalas (I also have a thing for penguins) but you know what I'm getting at here..

not enough originality. The Wild. Hoodwinked. Over the Hedge (?) That last one is about snacking raccoons right?? or a bear.. that lives in someones house? or is it.. see?? I'm really not trying to be obtuse, I just can't keep the films straight.

Good thing ICE AGE came out a couple years ago. =P (hoping Scrat gets his acorn this time out!)

 

Originally Posted By ctdsnark

I've never been against CGI feature animation;Pixar has already shown what can be acheived using this medium,and I believe they can do more.The use of CGI as a tool in traditional animation,as Disney has done starting with Great Mouse Detective,is useful in creating imagry not possible,or too complicated to acheive,with traditional animation---the clockwork mechanism-stage of Big Ben,the detail work on Aladdin's flying carpet,the wildebeest stampede,Tarzan's jungle,etc.
What I AM against is the current thinking in Hollywood,which seems to be the complete replacement of traditional animation with frivolous nonsense like the upcoming "The Wild",and the fact that the Walt Disney Company,which helped to make American animation an art form,is participating in this trend!!!

 

Originally Posted By gurgitoy2

"I believe The Rescuers Down Under was the first animated film to be all CGI, or close to it..."

Well, that's not quite accurate. What the Rescuers Down Under was first at was using the CAPS system to color the cels. Basically removing the hand inking process that had been done on every feature up to that point. There was some CGI used in the film though, most notably the opening shots flying towards Red Rock.

 

Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA

I think now that Pixar is officially part of the Disney family, that these cheaper CGI movies will not be distributed by Disney.

At least we can hope...

 

Originally Posted By basil fan

I don't like the "look" of The Wild. The animals are, or try to be, too naturalistic to get away with such silly movement & expressions. Cartoonier animals could have ppulled it off better, IMO.

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Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA

I'm just so tired of the current humor, characters getting smashed in the privates, and farting.

Can we move on from this formula? It is TIRED.

 

Originally Posted By mickey_ring

So there's The Lion King, The Lion Witch and Wardrobe and now The Wild has a lion too. That's a few big kitties.

Might be more interesting if the lead character who has to find his son wasn't a big lion but a reluctant hero.... Now wait a minute; where have I seen THAT plot before???? In some fish story.

It's gotta be difficult to come up with movie ideas.

 

Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs

How about a young girl who has a shoe fetish and is shacked with half a dozen guys? She falls in love with a teacher with a penchant for motorcars, giant diamonds and fur coats, but spends most of his time in Paris, either kidnapping animals or studying in cathedrals. Meanwhile, her father runs a small country and solves mysteries on the side while enjoying trips to space, Hawaii and Africa while listening to classical music and creating puppets.

 

Originally Posted By allygator206

Maybe you should pitch that to Disney eh FiveBearRugs? Hey! I'd see it! Better than a lot of the $#!@ movie companies are putting out now!

 

Originally Posted By DDMAN26

I read that the Wild is not going to be screened for critics:

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Originally Posted By leemac

Disney did invest in The Wild so it isn't just a distribution deal. They sank a fair bit of money into it.

 

Originally Posted By TeenWerewolf1

Come back,Lassiter!! Come back!!!!!

 

Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan

>>I'm just so tired of the current humor, characters getting smashed in the privates, and farting.<<

What about getting smashed in the privates WHILE breaking wind? That would add, like, a whole new layer. Or, characters could just get smashed -- I loved Foster Brooks. Imagine an animated Foster Brooks.... now that's comedy!

But seriously, it would be nice to break from the familiar buddy comedy or Shrek lampoons the fairy tales formula. I think the Incredibles broke new ground in this regard, but I'd be interested in seeing something totally different, too.

 

Originally Posted By jdub

<<<I'm just so tired of the current humor, characters getting smashed in the privates, and farting.

Can we move on from this formula? It is TIRED.>>>>


THANK YOU. Sure, it's the Dreamworks formula, but everyone has been going there. One thing I'm hoping the Pixarization of Disney can achieve is the realization of corporate brass that it's not about CGI--the film can be traditional animation or something else entirely, but what is important is writing & character!

(jdub passes gas, and falls off the message board)

 

Originally Posted By TeenWerewolf1

Come back, Lassiter! Come back! We need you!!1

 

Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA

I'm hoping that the 'Rapunzel' animated movie that Disney has been working on can go back to a more traditional story line.

Yeah, right...

 

Originally Posted By DlandDug

I just realized that the "Premiere at Sea" film we are going to get on the Disney Magic will probably be "The Wild." What did I do to deserve this???