

Animated comedy in which an odd assortment of animals from the New York Zoo discover what a jungle the city can be when one of their own is mistakenly shipped to the wild. When an adolescent lion (Greg Cipes) is accidentally shipped from the New York Zoo to Africa, his zoo pals, including Samson the lion (voice of Kiefer Sutherland), Benny the squirrel (Jim Belushi), Bridget the giraffe (Janeane Garofalo), Larry the Anaconda (Richard Kind), Kazar the wildebeest (William Shatner) and Nigel the koala bear (Eddie Izzard) must put aside their differences to help bring him back. Review: I can't stop rewatching it! - This movie may not have the universal appeal of many Disney movies, but it's an unsung hero all the same and I can't stop going back and watching some or all of it once more. There's plenty of funny scenes (some involving bottom pinching!) and sharp dialogue, well-pitched cartoon physics and sound effects, and there is a genuine plot that is great to follow. There's several celebrity voices, as is usual with modern animations. Kiefer Sutherland leads the way as Sampson, a lion from a New York Zoo, who's trying and failing to inspire his son Ryan with false stories of a fictional life in the wild, but then is called on to be the hero he never actually was to save Ryan from being taken away to Africa forever. James Belushi is razor sharp as Benny the squirrel, who is besotted with Bridget, a stubborn but occasionally nervous giraffe voiced by Janeane Garofalo, who might, just might, eventually submit to his charm on their voyage to Africa. In Africa they fall foul of Kazar (William Shatner), a gaunt, mad-eyed wildebeest who has founded a cult that he hopes will elevate his fellow bovines to the status of predators over the lions. The best voice, however, is that of Nigel the wacky koala bear (Eddie Izzard), who resents the fact he has inspired a popular talking plushie doll, but then becomes drunk with power as he finds Kazar's cult worship him as a god. Pop culture threads through The Wild at numerous levels, such as Kazar paraphrasing James Cagney in White Heat ("Top of the world/food chain, Ma!"), Larry the python channelling the Cowardly Lion from The Wizard Of Oz ("I do believe in spooks! I do I do I do!"), or a scene involving a dustcart that very subtly references the garbage masher scene in Star Wars Episode IV. Coldplay's song "Clocks" is nicely placed next to a night time cruise through New York. Blag the wildebeest, voiced by Patrick Warburton (heard also in Family Guy and The Emperor's New Groove) delivers a deeply cutting line in the pop culture vein; "For the record, I never liked your choreography. It's so... Eighties." Burn! And then he goes on to do a zero G! Epic! There are some subtle nods to The Lion King in this movie too, but I'll let you out there try and spot them. Got to stop soon, but just have to post a few memorable quotes to conclude. Sampson: (Heading for Africa by tugboat) "I'm the lion of the sea, tra la lalala!" Benny: (To Bridget) "Bet you didn't know I could ride geese did you? (Slaps his haunch) Bareback!" Bridget: (To Benny, a little later) "Oh, I get it. You're giving me the Silent Treatment. Like I care!" Larry: (On Ryan) "Maybe he's sulking because he lives in father's shadow and he roars like a schoolgirl." (TMI, Larry.) Kazar: (About to dispatch Sampson) "Next floor: bottom of the food chain... DING!" Nigel: (Going crazy after weeks of baking sun) "Stop laughing at us, you solar twit!" Review: Happy - Happy





































































| ASIN | B000GQMKU6 |
| Aspect Ratio | Unknown |
| Audio Description: | English |
| Best Sellers Rank | 14,410 in Electronics & Photo ( See Top 100 in Electronics & Photo ) 56 in Portable DVD Players |
| Customer reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (508) |
| Director | Steve Williams |
| Is discontinued by manufacturer | No |
| Item model number | BUA0023401 |
| Language | English (Dolby Digital 5.1) |
| Media Format | PAL |
| Number of discs | 1 |
| Producers | Beau Flynn, Clint Goldman |
| Product Dimensions | 19 x 13.79 x 1.5 cm; 70 g |
| Release date | 18 Sept. 2006 |
| Run time | 1 hour and 34 minutes |
| Studio | Walt Disney Studios HE |
| Subtitles: | Dutch, English, French, Hindi, Polish |
| Writers | Ed Decter, John J. Strauss, Mark Gibson, Philip Halprin |
R**N
I can't stop rewatching it!
This movie may not have the universal appeal of many Disney movies, but it's an unsung hero all the same and I can't stop going back and watching some or all of it once more. There's plenty of funny scenes (some involving bottom pinching!) and sharp dialogue, well-pitched cartoon physics and sound effects, and there is a genuine plot that is great to follow. There's several celebrity voices, as is usual with modern animations. Kiefer Sutherland leads the way as Sampson, a lion from a New York Zoo, who's trying and failing to inspire his son Ryan with false stories of a fictional life in the wild, but then is called on to be the hero he never actually was to save Ryan from being taken away to Africa forever. James Belushi is razor sharp as Benny the squirrel, who is besotted with Bridget, a stubborn but occasionally nervous giraffe voiced by Janeane Garofalo, who might, just might, eventually submit to his charm on their voyage to Africa. In Africa they fall foul of Kazar (William Shatner), a gaunt, mad-eyed wildebeest who has founded a cult that he hopes will elevate his fellow bovines to the status of predators over the lions. The best voice, however, is that of Nigel the wacky koala bear (Eddie Izzard), who resents the fact he has inspired a popular talking plushie doll, but then becomes drunk with power as he finds Kazar's cult worship him as a god. Pop culture threads through The Wild at numerous levels, such as Kazar paraphrasing James Cagney in White Heat ("Top of the world/food chain, Ma!"), Larry the python channelling the Cowardly Lion from The Wizard Of Oz ("I do believe in spooks! I do I do I do!"), or a scene involving a dustcart that very subtly references the garbage masher scene in Star Wars Episode IV. Coldplay's song "Clocks" is nicely placed next to a night time cruise through New York. Blag the wildebeest, voiced by Patrick Warburton (heard also in Family Guy and The Emperor's New Groove) delivers a deeply cutting line in the pop culture vein; "For the record, I never liked your choreography. It's so... Eighties." Burn! And then he goes on to do a zero G! Epic! There are some subtle nods to The Lion King in this movie too, but I'll let you out there try and spot them. Got to stop soon, but just have to post a few memorable quotes to conclude. Sampson: (Heading for Africa by tugboat) "I'm the lion of the sea, tra la lalala!" Benny: (To Bridget) "Bet you didn't know I could ride geese did you? (Slaps his haunch) Bareback!" Bridget: (To Benny, a little later) "Oh, I get it. You're giving me the Silent Treatment. Like I care!" Larry: (On Ryan) "Maybe he's sulking because he lives in father's shadow and he roars like a schoolgirl." (TMI, Larry.) Kazar: (About to dispatch Sampson) "Next floor: bottom of the food chain... DING!" Nigel: (Going crazy after weeks of baking sun) "Stop laughing at us, you solar twit!"
Y**.
Happy
Happy
S**E
Eddy Izzard is brilliant as the Koala & it's a great film!!
I love this film & prefer it far more than Madagascar. Eddy Izzard makes it for me... A film the whole family can enjoy!
M**N
Happy but..
Happy with the film! The blue ray works well and looks great the only thing I’m not too happy about is the fact that it doesn’t have the number on the side. Which is a shame. I just wish the listing didn’t advertise the slip case cover because as you can see by the pictures I didn’t get the slip cover. But overall very happy with my blue ray.
C**D
THE WILD DVD
This was purchased for my mother for Christmas, who is a cartoon fan. The film was very funny and humorous, it tells the story of a group of animals who escape from a zoo and about there adventures.
K**E
Five Star
Brilliant thank you
K**A
they are okay
its not a bad movie, not the best animated movie out their but should entertain the kids
A**L
Film 3
Perfect
A**X
Bonjour, Le blue-ray que j'ai commander il est en anglais et pas en Français. Quand je le commande je ne vois pas la différence quand c'est en Anglais ou Français serais t'il possible sois de m'en envoyer un autre en Français de de me rembourser merci
C**E
Attention Ce DVD ne propose pas ma langue française je ne peux donc pas donner mon avis sur le film lui même