Talk:The Wild

Add this picture
Someone please add that picture of Samson and his pals looking at new york from that car? Thanks.

"Harsh thoughts?"
How is the quote from movies.com (Disney's OWN website) "harsh thoughts"? The statement seems hardly harsh at all. In fact, it seems pretty much like a variation of every movie pitch ever made. And who are these "Others"? Are they from an island somewhere?

Production Timeline
It's pretty much common knowledge in the film industry that Madagascar went into production after The Wild. Can someone please update this section with more links like this: http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/story.html?id=416a2a1b-6e47-4310-9613-23e591475939&k=3248 [ty]

more likely, indeed: animation is far smoother and characters are no mere cubes or cylinders, but round and crisp. These things take a lot more time to render properly. The only original and creative feature film so far from Dreamworks is Shreck, but it rips from the Grim Brothers, H.C.Andersen and a few others rather than Disney...

it sucks when competition means similar products in movies. It's ok with shoes and clothes, but with movies and any storytelling media, it really sucks...

It also sucks when the movie that Dreamworks ripped off from Disney is recieved better and made more money. IMO, I like the animation of Madagascar better than that of The Wild,as well as the story and general presentation. Emerald 18:39, 29 June 2006 (UTC)


 * @Emerald2000 Flashbackstory Samson Young 1996 & Kazar 1998 Omen Koala Plush 2400:AC40:610:4303:8C09:4573:F34B:FEB1 (talk) 14:31, 23 June 2022 (UTC)

Lots of errors and confusion
I just read some of the article, and noticed lots of errors. Down at the bottom, there are a few blatantly misspelled words in the Box Office section, plus "it's" used for possession. Also, the Soundtrack section makes almost no sense grammatically and generally.


 * If you're savvy enough to know how to post in the discussion page, you're able to correct such errors on the main page. I'll be doing a few post-haste, but suggest you do the same should you note errors in the future. Student Driver 16:55, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

Not in canon because...
Why isn't this movie in the Disney animated features canon?? It appears to meet all the criteria. Georgia guy 21:17, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

Because this was not made by Disney but by C.O.R.E Animation studios and is therefore only distributed by Disney so not going into the canon like Disney's Valiant and other Chicken Little and Snow White, etc. which were made by Disney.


 * This is NOT a Disney movie. This film is distributed by Disney, but Disney had nothing else to do with it.  Many other films, like Valiant, Pokemon 4, Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle, etc, etc, etc, would all be "Disney films" if the criteria would be if Disney distributed them. But that is not the rule!!!!  Learn.  Disney did not make The Wild, and it is not a Disney film.  Casey14 23:21, 9 May 2006 (UTC)


 * The dvd box argues otherwize, on the back of mine it says "Disney's 46th ainmated classic".

all the previsous 45 classics hav it. The Director is Steve "Spaz" Williams not Steve Wiliam. The correct link to eg. imdb. would be He's canadian and a legend ILM animator, best know for his work at Jurassic Park, Abyss and Terminator2.

Urban Legand
The alligators in the sewer are an urban legend. There are no alligators in New York's or any other city's sewers. That might not have much to do with the movie, but I thought it would be cool to bring it up.

Duke And Eze
Who's the hippopotamus and who's the kangaroo? Dora Nichov 23:24, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
 * The hippo is Duke, and the kangaroo is Eze. They're one of Ryan's best friends in the zoo. If you see it, and if you have it, then carefully pause it to where you can see Eze and Duke during the film, and examine which animal they both are. It helps. User:Skylar3214 12:52, 17 June 2014

Promotional Efforts
The article mentions a scant handful of promotional efforts from a few manufacturers and publishers. What counts as a promotinoal effort? 3M did character adhesive bandages (under the Nexcare brand) in multiple packages featuring characters from the film, and decorated PoP displays were available before Christmas 2005. Is this "promotional" or merely "licensed"? Student Driver 16:58, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

Inaccuracies
This list is pointless. Surely a more important inaccuracy is 'Animals can't really talk'. 81.136.125.120 12:11, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

STOP, NOW! "Animals can't talk" really is too nitpicky. You...! Even babies know that animals (other than humans) can't talk in human languages. Oh, you think someone doesn't? Dora Nichov 12:40, 2 October 2006 (UTC)


 * "The Koala has a British accent". Australians talk with a similar accent. 67.188.172.165 17:56, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
 * No they don't. The Sky May Be 07:34, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

The list is pointless!! Some of the things mentioned are not accurate aswell and do not go into enough detail. Also, Who cares if it is inaccurate!? It's a childrens comedy animation by Disney. What do you expect?

What isn't accurate? Dora Nichov 00:12, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

Bridget the Giraffe
"She is perfect of being physical." What does this mean...? --60.229.153.165 08:34, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

If you see something that does not make sense, go ahead and edit it to make it right. Wikipedia is founded on every user being evolved in the creation of this encyclopedia.

Inaccuracies Section
I removed the Inaccuracies section. This film is not meant to educate (as opposed to, say, a movie documenting a historical event or a documentary). Any film portraying TALKING ANIMALS is likely to be zoologically inaccurate.

STOP, NOW! "Animals can't talk" really is too nitpicky. You...! Even babies know that animals (other than humans) can't talk in human languages. Oh, you think someone doesn't? Dora Nichov 05:44, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

Plot summary
I've trimmed the exceedingly long plot summary, which had been tagged as such since July, 2007, using a briefer summary from an earlier revision. --Tony Sidaway 14:35, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Well, the plot needs to be fixed cause it's too long. User:Skylar3214 12:50, 17 June 2014

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 * @BetacommandBot Bus Poster Is Good Animal Driver The Wild 2 Movies Canada world 2400:AC40:610:4303:8C09:4573:F34B:FEB1 (talk) 14:35, 23 June 2022 (UTC)

a madagascar clone???
I just wanted to point out to everyone that the statement made by some people, that The Wild can be seen as a clone of Madagascar is TOTAL NONSENSE !!! Just take a close look at the animal graphic details,that should give everyone a clue or six! The lion in Madagascar is a bad cartoon character compared to Samson the lion in The Wild. If the development and design team wanted to make a madagascar "clone" they would have been able to release the movie a year or two earlier, in short....... The Wild is a real gem to view and i think that Madagascar is just a funny animation flick,...sorry fans! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.136.238.251 (talk) 19:15, 22 November 2008 (UTC) the movie rocks —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.63.109.181 (talk) 16:08, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

Spelling in plot
It's atrocious. Someone sort it out.-- Editor510  drop us a line, mate  08:57, 19 February 2009 (UTC)

Nigel
Any idea why an Australian mammal is British in this film ? -- Beardo (talk) 04:04, 17 May 2009 (UTC)


 * @Beardo Nickname King Of Wildebeest Right Ok 2400:AC40:610:4303:8C09:4573:F34B:FEB1 (talk) 14:33, 23 June 2022 (UTC)

Because Nigel is voiced by Eddie Izzard, a British actor. 178.149.47.182.


 * But why choose a British actor to voice an Australian animal ? -- Beardo (talk) 17:43, 23 June 2022 (UTC)

I Hate Kazhar
Reading the plot, does that mean that Kazhar the wildebeest died in the volcano eruption?80.108.31.215 (talk) 17:45, 9 June 2010 (UTC)
 * From the way I see it, it actually does reveal in the movie, as I watched it, that Kazhar dies in the volcanic eruption before Samson and Ryan, and their other friends make their escape with Blag and the other wildebeests. User:Skylar3214 12:48, 17 June 2014

"Similarities to Madagascar..." edits
(First off, please know that I have not seen either "The Wild" of "Madagascar" and do not plan to see either any time soon, so I really have no personal stake in this issue whatsoever.) I just removed the following text from the aforementioned section:


 * "This would not be the first time for Disney and DreamWorks that two films with a similar theme were released in proximity timewise. In the fall of 1998, DreamWorks released its talking bug film Antz mere weeks before Disney/Pixar released A Bug's Life. A similar scheduling occurred in 2000 when DreamWorks released The Road to El Dorado against Disney's The Emperor's New Groove, both set in Central/South America. In 2001, Pixar released Monsters Inc. almost simultaneously with Dreamworks' Shrek, both telling stories about monsters. Later on in 2004, DreamWorks released Shark Tale, which had an underwater theme resembling that of Pixar's Finding Nemo (2003)."

I did so mainly because this information is really just a trivia list of comparisons in a paragraph form which bears absolutely no relevance to this article about the film "The Wild." The fact that some people out there (who are not referenced in this article) feel there are similarities between "Shark Tale" and "Finding Nemo" has no bearing on a section about the comparability of "The Wild" and "Madagascar." The paragraph also reads a little too much like a press release and does not contain the proper formatting of film titles. In all honesty, this entire section has some pretty major POV issues. The information given reads as pure opinion that is not backed up with a single credible citation. The first reference in the section directs to a general link to the Movies.com homepage and the second is a consensus statement from Rotten Tomatoes that belongs in the the "Reception" section (as it, too, has absolutely nothing to do with the issue of similarity here.)

So I've removed the paragraph shown above and added a few tags. Hopefully that will guide others in to add references if they have them or relocate information to more appropriate places. But this section - as it stands - is on my radar. I plan to delete it entirely (save for the Rotten Tomatoes quote, which will be moved) if no alterations are made. As always, I'll allow for two weeks of consensus-building, so let me know if you have any problems with this or have any questions.

(My only motivation remains to make Wikipedia a professional, neutral, clear, and uniform source of information to protect the site's own integrity. I operate under the assumption that silence is agreement. See also: WP:CONLIMITED) ocrasaroon (talk) 06:12, 15 August 2010 (UTC)

Vandalism
On the cast section, somebody added the Rainforest Cafe mascots. Somebody please remove that. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.137.239.7 (talk) 19:54, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

Eleven year old son?
In the character description, it says Ryan is the eleven year old son of Samson. Correct me if I am wrong, but I am pretty certain an eleven year old lion would be fully matured. Urjak (talk) 00:14, 13 November 2010 (UTC)
 * That's true. I have removed that info, and unless reliable sources are provided for it, it will stay removed. Monkeys 9711 (talk) 21:14, 29 January 2012 (UTC)

Vandalism
An IP user (see page history, 21:52, 24 January 2012 205.133.211.107) has vandalised this page incredibly. I am very surprised that no other user has fixed it by now. I have fixed the vandalism, (which took a long time) and I would appreciate if it does not happen again. Monkeys 9711 (talk) 21:12, 29 January 2012 (UTC)

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I'm wondering if the movie started at 5000000000000000000000000000% on Rotten Tomatoes, just like The Emoji Movie Turning Red did
I'm just curious — Preceding unsigned comment added by TysonTyson666 (talk • contribs) 22:36, 30 December 2018 (UTC)


 * , the Internet Archive shows no reviews on 4/11/2006 and then 11 reviews (10 negative, 1 positive) on 4/13/2006. So it does not seem like it. Erik (talk &#124; contrib) (ping me) 23:04, 30 December 2018 (UTC)