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[jason10mm]

Wow, another pretty damned good family film! This one has a fairly cool visual aesthetic as kind of an oil painting CG look. Lots of themes hit lightly and quickly in this, all classic stuff from family films of yore. If you are a parent this movie will HIT HARD, if you take your wife (or are a mom yourself) then bring a lot of tissues because the core relationship is very maternal focused. Not that it ignores dads, rather the masculine/paternal roles are divvied up amongst several characters so it's not as impactful, IMHO.

I thought the talking animal stuff was gonna make this cheesy, but it's done very well. It's almost a parallel story to WALL-E in some respects and does borrow a lot from that film for the robots. Excellent voice work all around and the film never slows down from frame 1.

I'm pretty psyched that we got Transformers One and this, maybe there is a bit of a pendulum swing from the looney stuff of the past few years and a return to just good story, classic family vibes, and, oh yeah, beheaded characters and bit of shock even in kids films

Curious if any one sees this and has read the book. The central theme of recognizing your weakness and having to work harder to be a part of the group is something what was just taken for granted in decades past (COUNTLESS films explored that idea) but its a bit of a rarity these days I think. The notion that an initial misfortune has given opportunities later and you just gotta accept the past and move on is another good theme.

Anyway, while not a direct GAF film, I think any parents should consider it and even if you don't have kids, it's a much more grounded and "Pixar-like" film from Dreamworks versus their usual output which is saturated in topical pop culture and gets dated quickly. This one, I think, will become a timeless classic (even if its because my house robot keeps choosing it for me

 

[INC]

I'll stick to the film its trying to cash in on, iron giant

 

[jason10mm]

I'll stick to the film its trying to cash in on, iron giant

Heh heh, there is a bit of that in there as well. Funny thing is in the theater I saw TWR there was a little Iron Giant display outside of it (the theater chain has movie memorabilia displays all over). It's kind of the opposite (human teaching a robot versus a robot learning alongside a 'human/goose') flow of information but some of the parental aspects are similar.

 

[CoreyFlawless]

Watch it yesterday myself. Was surprised how much I enjoy it

 

[Renoir]

Had this on my radar to take my kids. Good to hear that its light on the "message".

 

[Alebrije]

Great visual art, Best in years. Nice messages and an oasis on a crap animated movies moved by agendas instead of just be fun.

The details on the animations is supperb and the setting is well balanced with the story.

 

[mclaren777]

Here's my hot take: The Wild Robot is better than any film Pixar has ever made.

Please go see this movie in theaters!

 

[scoobidoo112]

Just saw this in 4DX 3D.

By far the best animated movie of the year. Inside Out 2 was pretty damn good too, but this, for me, was as good as an animated movie can get.

Beautiful animation, great voice acting, a lovely soundtrack and a heartwarming, touching story that's neither too short nor too long. It really is just so gorgeous to look at, and the island is filled with vibrant, lively characters that you instantly fall in love with.

The humor works really well, and dares to have an edge to it that other animations are missing nowadays. Some of it was clearly meant for the adults watching and I love that.

This film just instantly won me over with its charm, and by the end I felt so much emotion for these little animals and their robot mom.

The only complaint that I have is that

Spoiler

most of the action was shown in the trailer and felt like it ended a bit soon. I was hoping for a little more before we go up to the ship to save Roz

.

Aside from that, I absolutely loved it. Please God let there be sequels!

9/10

I teared up twice.

 

[Zathalus]

Just came back from watching the film with the family. I was expecting emotional moments but the sheer hilarity of some of the scenes caught me off guard. Absolutely delightful movie and one of the best animated films I have seen. Go watch it now.

 

[Toons]

Definitely planning on giving this a watch. I've heard good things about it.

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

Everything I seen of DreamWorks Animation has been home runs. I'll be waiting for this film to come to Streaming

 

[jason10mm]

Here's my hot take: The Wild Robot is better than any film Pixar has ever made.

I don't know if I would go quite that far, but its damned close.

I'm curious how much they cut. The human aspect was very underdeveloped, which didn't hurt the film directly, but seemed like they had more there. Stuff like the Rozz bots all going to "five member families", implying that the humans were largely mating pairs with a goal of slowly increasing the population in a very prescribed way. I'm trying to recall if that family graphic had clearly male and female parent icons, or just "adult and kid" androgynous shapes. Anyway, the final act felt compressed and a bit of an overreach. How is the bobcat gonna survive, much less the bear, if they all agreed to live together? The juxtaposition of predator and prey was well done through the first freeze but then was a bit egregious afterwards IMHO.

Anyhoo, maybe the books talk about this stuff more.

On a wacky theory, my wife thinks Roz died in the hut that first winter and everything afterwards is basically her resisting going to heaven because of her unresolved feelings towards BrightBill, then she does eventually accept death and he eventually dies and is reunited with her. That would be a WILD Jacob's Ladder/Minority Report type ending if true

 

[Neolombax]

Just watched it yesterday with the whole family. I knew the movie generally received good reviews but didn't expect it to be one of my favorites this year. For a family movie, I think this movie surpassed Inside Out 2 by a whole lot. A lot of positive messages in this movie, for both kids and adults. Really tried my best to hold in those tears but I couldn't on numerous occasions. I do hope more people watch this movie in the cinema, it's one of the best this year.

 

[trikster40]

Movie was SOOOOOOOOOO good. Immediately bought the book for my daughter, and found out there's 2 more books, so hopefully another movie!

 

[EverydayBeast]

Could end up watching the robot movie im glad animation directors are still making money

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

Here's my hot take: The Wild Robot is better than any film Pixar has ever made.

Please go see this movie in theaters!

Better than Toy Story? You're telling me this is better than Toy Story?!

 

[darrylgorn]

Go fucking watch this movie, there are no excuses.

 

[mclaren777]

Better than Toy Story? You're telling me this is better than Toy Story?!

Yes, and I watched that movie in theaters when I was a kid. I was literally the target market for the original Toy Story and this film is far superior.

Go see it and report back!

 

[StueyDuck]

Here's my hot take: The Wild Robot is better than any film Pixar has ever made.

Please go see this movie in theaters!

I haven't seen the movie, but aren't most of these competitive studios filled up with the ex Disney/Pixar talent after they went all "modern audiences" and ousted the key people behind the biggest films.

Which is why we've seen a rise in non Pixar/Disney movies being good to great and a vice versa with it even ranging from good to downright bad with Pixar/Disney lately

 

[Renoir]

damn this movie was a tear jerker for real. had my face leaking.. i even caught the sniffles.
It was a good movie. looked good too. sets up for more movies. If there is more ill be there.

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

LOVED this movie

 

[Husky]

I saw it and I cried THIS much

 

[Zathalus]

It didn’t do too well at the box office. Which is a travesty.

 

[kruis]

Woah. This movie has a 8.5 IMDB score. The movie is now on streaming services, so I can see this film cracking the IMDB 250 once enough people have left their rating.

 

[WhatDidHeSay?]

This is an amazing film.

They bloody well know what they're doing - aka turning me into a quivering mess!

...good to know I still have feelings somewhere in this shell of mine

 

[AJUMP23]

My wife reads the book to her students, so I hope the movie is good for them.

 

[Jaybe]

Saw it on Tuesday. Excellent movie.

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

Saw this movie a couple of days ago and loved it. I got teary eyed at times watching it. Another DreamWorks Animation Win

 

[Billbofet]

Wow, this movie was exceptional. Better than any Pixar product in the last decade (I have not seen Inside Out 2). Wife and I were full on crying a couple of times.

 

[Blade2.0]

Loved every second of this film. It's so fucking good. Movie of the year. Live action or animated.

 

[tamago84]

movie started good to middle but didnt really care for near the ending

 

[fran.fernandez]

That was pretty good

 

[OverHeat]

Good movie me and my kids loved it

 

[SidViscous]

Movie is a banger, but the real MVP is the music composer, it's not a score you'll remember after you leave the cinema, but it perfectly frames the tones of the film and helps deliver the big emotional scenes.

Surprised the film is a "U" here in the UK, I really wouldn't take young kids to watch this, a lot of jokes about death how cruel nature can be, and it has quite a slow pace, honestly I doubt anybody under the age of 8 could sit through this quietly given how much downtime it has. I also think the film will resonate more with adults and teenagers than children, but I guess it ticked for boxes for a U so it got a U.

All the reviews mentioning crying, what the fuck are you guys crying about? honestly, don't go into this expecting Watership Down, I think my constant expectation of something sad to happen actually somewhat spoiled my enjoyment of the film needlessly, it's more emotional than it is sad.

Also this ticked my personal niche love of films set in a "future" that give you these fleeting glimpses of their version of the future, that tells a big story by itself, without treating their audience like idiots and stating it outright. I mean, the biggest plot point of the film, and something that ties into a lot of what happens in the film, is never even spoken about or mentioned directly. the winter is so extreme because we fucked up the whole planet, and mankind is having to live in Sim City 2000 Arcologies

 

[Frostt]

Watched it, loved it, can’t wait to see it on my new LG C4

 

[Alcibiades]

Saw this once in regular theater. Was blown away at how good it was. It was so beautiful I went back and watched it again in IMAX.

Possibly the best film of the year despite a few weaknesses.

The animation is gorgeous. Everything about this film, dialogue, characters, music, pacing, story is rock solid.

There were a couple of times that I thought it would end but didn't. Might have made for a slightly better film if they had, BUT the way it ended was way more satisfying so I can't complain.

The IMAX (or any premium format) experience for this was incredible and I'm sad it's not something that will likely ever come back.

So yeah, good year for movies but I don't think I've seen a better one this year. Off the top of my head the great memorable ones are Deadpool and Wolverine and Longlegs. I did miss Inside Out 2 though.

 

[AJUMP23]

I watched it, but I did not cry. I thought it was heart warming.

 

[jason10mm]

I watched it, but I did not cry. I thought it was heart warming.

Not warming enough apparently

 

[AJUMP23]

Not warming enough apparently

Not going to let that get to me.

 

[kruis]

So yeah, good year for movies but I don't think I've seen a better one this year. Off the top of my head the great memorable ones are Deadpool and Wolverine and Longlegs. I did miss Inside Out 2 though.

If you seen the original Inside Out, you've seen the sequel. It brings absolutely nothing new to the table.

 

[Hugare]

Just watched it. Really good movie.

Some of it was predictable, and the dialogue wasnt Pixar level, but it was really heartfelt. Looked incredible too. And great soundtrack.

Way, but waay better than Inside Out 2

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

Yes, and I watched that movie in theaters when I was a kid. I was literally the target market for the original Toy Story and this film is far superior.

Go see it and report back!

I saw it. I didn't like it. I probably would have liked it when I was a kid.

I just don't vibe with Selena Gomez and overly cute, "be a good person", talking animals anymore.

 

[RoboFu]

I saw it. I didn't like it. I probably would have liked it when I was a kid.

I just don't vibe with Selena Gomez and overly cute, "be a good person", talking animals anymore.

Selena Gomez?


Great film .. one of the best in a long time. That goes for any film.

 

[Jinxed]

Just watched it with the kids, pretty sad it wasn't very successful, beautiful movie

 

[scoobidoo112]

Just watched it with the kids, pretty sad it wasn't very successful, beautiful movie

I did well enough that they're making a sequel!

https://deadline.com/2024/10/the-wi...hris-sanders-dreamworks-animation-1236114190/

 

[jufonuk]

Saw it and liked it. My kids loved it.