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A walk on The Wild side: Disney creates a unique world and richly textured CG characters for The Wild.(.. CG Animation)

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At first glance, the Wild, the latest full-length CG film from Walt Disney Pictures, looks like just another addition to the burgeoning herd of animated movies featuring wisecracking animals. And, superficially at least, its plot bears an uncomfortable resemblance to that of another recent CG animal film, DreamWorks' Madagascar--a circumstance that earned The Wild some public criticism before it even hit the theaters.

No matter, according to the film's producer, Clint Goldman, who says The Wild "stands on its own four legs" with a distinctly different message and sense of humor. Certainly no one can argue that the film has a unique look--a visually rich, ...

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