I personally thought it was a gig of that really annoying Madagascar film. It turned to be extremely funny with the squirrel hitting on the giraffe and the koala was absolutely hilarious. When they got to the jungle, there was no stupid singing bush-babies to make your retarded kids laugh and you sit there in embarrassment. The only Thing that I was concerned about was it was to short. It ended way to soon and i was hoping for them to do more silly stuff. If the children are not too scarred they can enjoy the wildebeests humor. FUNNY FOR PARENTS. Let the kids have a laugh.
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So-so, unoriginal animated animal movie for kids.
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for Ages 6 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
About The Wild
Parents need to know that film includes some scenes where the lion cub is frightened by noises, darkness, and a storm at sea. The primary villains are hostile, shadowy wildebeests who perform "African" ritual dances and chants, with comic choreography, and announce an intention to seize power by becoming "predators" and "carnivores." Their efforts to eat the other characters lead to a conflict. The wildebeests live in a volcano cave, so lighting is red and fiery; eventually the volcano explodes and the friends barely escape (some tension created). A squirrel with a crush on a female giraffe makes a couple of sexual references (he rides a goose "bareback" and uses this moment to make a sexual advance toward her; he considers his size in comparison to the giraffe). The father lion lies to his son about his own past, and must eventually confess and be forgiven. Characters are stereotyped by nationality or ethnicity: a Canadian goose says "Eh"; an "East Indian" pigeon speaks with accent and dances as if in a Bollywood movie; a British koala bear is snobbish.
Read our full review by Cynthia Fuchs
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about the ways that both father and son learn from one another. How do the friends each contribute a talent or specific energy to the adventure, so the movie can offer lessons in diversity and generosity?
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- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
super funny for kids who arnt scared and can enjoy the humor!
- I rate this title off for age 8 and give it
dumb and dumber
my kids hated this movie and so did we. The jokes aren't funny, the wildebeasts are terrifying (even our 7 year old ended up crying). We rented this since we'd never heard much about it - but it was one of few "G" movies at the movie store we hadn't seen. Liket he review says, skip it and watch Madagascar again. Or ANYTHING ELSE!
- I rate this title off for age 2 and give it
Boring
Well this movie is just OK. It's mostly like Madagascar adn Lion King. The only good part about this movie is the animation. I was watching it w/ my mom becuz she likes these kinds of movies and I lost everything that happended it got really boring and when someone is lost it's just not like panicing enough like you would do if one of your family is missing. But this is a good kid's movie and family. I would recommend this to 4 or older.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
super-super funny
i mean this is the best movie on the planet i mean the whole family enjoyed it aspecialy my little brother he was like "this is a amazing movie let's see it again let's see it again" and it's completely appropriate exceptt for the part when the koala say's uh guys i've got popcorn up my bum and when the dungbeettle say's dung makes strong buns.i think that that is crude and obnoxious.but anyway this is one for the whole family
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
No so good for the little ones
We actually had to leave the movie theater because my 4 year old was very frightened by the Willabeasts. She is normally not a scaredy cat but the part in the volcano was WAY to drawn out and very eerie. I was very disappointed. I did give it one star for animation but the rest of the movie was bad.
- I rate this title off for age 2 and give it
THE ONLY PROB...
THE ONLY PROB W/ THIS MOVIE IS ITS A TOTALLY COPY OF MADAGASCAR!BOTH MOVIES ARE ABOUT ANIMALS EXCAPING FROM NEW YORK ZOO STARRING THE SAME KIND OF ANIMALS!
- I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
Not the original
This movie is not original and is not that funny because of that reason. It's just a Madagascar clone.
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
- I rate this title off for age 13 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Martina
- I rate this title iffy for age 8 and give it
Not Worth It
Pros: The animation was spectacular, there were maybe 6 funny moments. Cons: Copied plot (Madagascar), very frightening imagery, animals were constantly wacking each other on the head/face. Lack of humor. My biggest surprise was to see that it took four screenwriters to construct this horribly boring, poorly written script. We took our 4 and 7 yr old girls and couldn't wait until it was over. The antagonist creatures are scary and while the animation was great, it just lacked cute moments and fun dance sequences that Madagascar included. Not even worth renting.
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
we waqlked out
my kids, age 11 and 8, both wanted to leave this film in the middle of it. It was very uncomfortabale for them to sit thru. I do not recommned this film for anycild under the age of 13. Do not waste your money.
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