Storyline
On a tiny exotic island, Tuesday, an outgoing parrot lives with his
quirky animal friends in paradise. However, Tuesday can't stop dreaming
about discovering the world. After a violent storm, Tuesday and his
friends wake up to find a strange creature on the beach: Robinson
Crusoe. Tuesday immediately views Crusoe as his ticket off the island to
explore new lands. Likewise, Crusoe soon realizes that the key to
surviving on the island is through the help of Tuesday and the other
animals. It isn't always easy at first, as the animals don't speak
"human." Slowly but surely, they all start living together in harmony,
until one day, when their comfortable life is overturned by two savage
cats, who wish to take control of the island. A battle ensues between
the cats and the group of friends but Crusoe and the animals soon
discover the true power of friendship up against all odds (even savage
cats). Written by
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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG for mild action/peril and some rude humor | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Release Date: 9 September 2016 (USA) See more »
Also Known As: The Wild Life See more »
Box Office
Budget: $13,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend: $3,342,696 (USA) (9 September 2016)
Gross: $6,785,712 (USA) (16 September 2016)
Company Credits
Production Co: Illuminata Pictures, StudioCanal, nWave Pictures See more »
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Color: Color
Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1
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Near Pixar Quality Animation, Not Pixar Quality Storytelling
It may not be fair to
compare an independent Belgian animation to industry dominators like
Pixar, but the film industry is competitive.
This film has excellent animation considering it was made by an independent company. Many vibrant colours are featured, and although the don't burst of the screen like Rio, it does add to the aesthetics of the film. Yet, it does feel like the film is very self contained, but it doesn't impact it in a good way. The setting explored (or not) has a lack of scope and the film clearly suffers from this. But for kids, this will not be a problem.
Despite strong design and animation, the direction is nothing notable. There are a maximum of two slightly interesting ideas (in the form of transitions) but other than that, everything else seems average, with no courageous attempts add to adding anything to the story.
Unfortunately, the film falls flat on the storytelling (particularly through dialogue) which just results in everything being cliché and predictable; it brings nothing new to the table. It appears that the writers just gave up, a shame considering if the dialogue wasn't so forced then the film wouldn't suffer so much. There isn't even an innuendo to keep the adults entertained.
This film is a good way to keep the kids occupied for 90mins, but nothing that adults will obtain any pleasure from (unless you are in awe of the animation which I doubt you will be).
This film has excellent animation considering it was made by an independent company. Many vibrant colours are featured, and although the don't burst of the screen like Rio, it does add to the aesthetics of the film. Yet, it does feel like the film is very self contained, but it doesn't impact it in a good way. The setting explored (or not) has a lack of scope and the film clearly suffers from this. But for kids, this will not be a problem.
Despite strong design and animation, the direction is nothing notable. There are a maximum of two slightly interesting ideas (in the form of transitions) but other than that, everything else seems average, with no courageous attempts add to adding anything to the story.
Unfortunately, the film falls flat on the storytelling (particularly through dialogue) which just results in everything being cliché and predictable; it brings nothing new to the table. It appears that the writers just gave up, a shame considering if the dialogue wasn't so forced then the film wouldn't suffer so much. There isn't even an innuendo to keep the adults entertained.
This film is a good way to keep the kids occupied for 90mins, but nothing that adults will obtain any pleasure from (unless you are in awe of the animation which I doubt you will be).
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