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AdventurousYak9234 A silly sausage from Great White North Since: Feb, 2023
A silly sausage
#126: Sep 29th 2024 at 7:34:01 PM

That moment when you realize this is the second Dreamworks movie where Catherine O'Hara voices a mom that's a woodland creature (the first being Over the Hedge)

"COCONUTS HAVE WATER IN THEM!"
theLibrarian Since: Jul, 2009
#127: Sep 30th 2024 at 6:22:30 AM

She was a porcupine in that one, right?

AegisP Kindhearted SSSSSNAKE Man Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
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#129: Sep 30th 2024 at 11:17:32 AM

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/megalopolis-box-office-wild-robot-1236017001/

Absolutely great news! The Wild Robot did 35 million, which "Exceeded Expectations"! Awesome!

As long as this flower is in my heart. My Strength will flow without end.
Demetrios Lucky Seven from Des Plaines, Illinois (unfortunately) Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
BigBadShadow25 With my last breath, I curse Zoidberg. from Basement at the Alamo (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: Desperate
With my last breath, I curse Zoidberg.
#132: Sep 30th 2024 at 1:59:18 PM

NBC published an article saying Sanders is willing to do a sequel to the film.

https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/will-there-be-a-sequel-to-the-wild-robot

You’re Gonna Carry That Weight.
AegisP Kindhearted SSSSSNAKE Man Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
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#133: Sep 30th 2024 at 2:01:36 PM

[up] Uh huh say it again! N! B! C! We're PROUD!

As long as this flower is in my heart. My Strength will flow without end.
BlackStar55 Since: Sep, 2024
#134: Sep 30th 2024 at 2:09:29 PM

That last part: "I think the entire crew really, really involved themselves in this film in a way that I’ve never seen before, myself included. This was a labor of love on the part of everybody at the studio, and yes, I think I’d love to go and stay here for a while"

Does he knows that many of the animators were laid off months before the release of the film? And does he knows that this is the last animated movie of Dream Works made in-house?

Edited by BlackStar55 on Sep 30th 2024 at 6:09:51 AM

BlackStar55 Since: Sep, 2024
#135: Sep 30th 2024 at 2:30:06 PM

Double post: For the record, I'm not accusing Sanders of anything bad, he's a great director and I don't mind seeing a sequel of The Wild Robot, but I'm concerned that the sequel will not live up to the original if the crew that Sanders worked is not here to put that same heart and soul of the first film.

BigBadShadow25 With my last breath, I curse Zoidberg. from Basement at the Alamo (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: Desperate
With my last breath, I curse Zoidberg.
#136: Sep 30th 2024 at 2:43:39 PM

Let’s not assume that any new animators brought in won’t have the passion this crew did. Especially as long as the film and story have the same tight direction as this first one.

You’re Gonna Carry That Weight.
BlackStar55 Since: Sep, 2024
#137: Sep 30th 2024 at 2:48:56 PM

Yeah, sorry about that.

Changing the subject, are the next books really interesting to be adapted as sequels, because I rarely seen people talking about them when they recall reading The Wild Robot.

Edited by BlackStar55 on Sep 30th 2024 at 6:51:30 AM

Ultimatum Disasturbator from The Wiggle Room (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
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#138: Sep 30th 2024 at 2:51:47 PM

They're definately going to be eyeing a franchise based off the Wild Robot

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theLibrarian Since: Jul, 2009
#139: Sep 30th 2024 at 5:35:53 PM

Considering the critical acclaim this movie's been getting, I'm not surprised. Especially since Chris Sanders has a history of helming some pretty good films. He gave Disney one of its biggest mascot characters, too.

Edited by theLibrarian on Sep 30th 2024 at 5:37:35 AM

AegisP Kindhearted SSSSSNAKE Man Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
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#140: Sep 30th 2024 at 5:36:40 PM

I wish the acclaim had come earlier so those poor animators wouldnt have been fired and Dreamworks would stop cutting corners.

As long as this flower is in my heart. My Strength will flow without end.
BigBadShadow25 With my last breath, I curse Zoidberg. from Basement at the Alamo (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: Desperate
With my last breath, I curse Zoidberg.
#141: Sep 30th 2024 at 5:49:03 PM

I dunno if that would have helped. They did have some decent hits these last few years. It’s likely the shift was in the works for a while. My understanding is one of the current DW executives helped found one of the vendors and he’s the one who pushed for this. Really shady/scummy stuff.

Found this under Roz’s folder on the character page:

  • Internal Reformist: Roz ultimately chooses to return to Universal Dynamics, but with the new mission of teaching the other robots what she has learned and convincing them to help protect the animals.

I didn’t get that vibe from the ending. Did anyone else not get it?

Edited by BigBadShadow25 on Sep 30th 2024 at 8:52:34 AM

You’re Gonna Carry That Weight.
theLibrarian Since: Jul, 2009
#142: Sep 30th 2024 at 5:51:42 PM

I didn't get it either. She never really gave any indication of doing that; just that she'd escape some day and come back.

BigBadShadow25 With my last breath, I curse Zoidberg. from Basement at the Alamo (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: Desperate
With my last breath, I curse Zoidberg.
#143: Sep 30th 2024 at 6:24:57 PM

We can probably cut it then. What about this?

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Travsam The Reconqueror from The Spanish side of Europe Since: Sep, 2023 Relationship Status: My elf kissing days are over
The Reconqueror
#144: Sep 30th 2024 at 11:11:12 PM

Someone commented about the concern of a sequel, yeah, we should concern if the sequel can be that good.

I did not see yet The Wild Robot, but given another examples of Dreamworks, is hard to see a film that was able to overcome the first film due to the impact of the first one, despite it was better or not.

Ask How to Train your Dragon 2, that I loved more than the first film and still is less remembered.

Shrek 2 gaves more to memetic mutation than the first film, but still is more remembered the first one.

The Wild Robot would be the best film of its franchise if it generates one...

BigBadShadow25 With my last breath, I curse Zoidberg. from Basement at the Alamo (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: Desperate
With my last breath, I curse Zoidberg.
#145: Oct 1st 2024 at 3:08:26 AM

Doesn’t mean we wont welcome it or that a sequel would automatically be bad.

You’re Gonna Carry That Weight.
theLibrarian Since: Jul, 2009
#146: Oct 1st 2024 at 8:00:56 AM

Indeed. Even Better Sequel is a trope after all.

As for the Ungrateful Bastard entry I would say that considering Brightbill was still emotional even after Roz saved him that it’s not really fitting, especially considering he’s very conflicted about the whole thing from that point on.

wooden-ladybug93 Since: Feb, 2024
#147: Oct 1st 2024 at 3:01:13 PM

Loved it. Blu-Ray purchase later.

Demetrios Lucky Seven from Des Plaines, Illinois (unfortunately) Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
BigBadShadow25 With my last breath, I curse Zoidberg. from Basement at the Alamo (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: Desperate
With my last breath, I curse Zoidberg.
#149: Oct 2nd 2024 at 12:30:33 PM

I’m seeing a lot of tweets about grade school classes going to see this movie for field trips. Didn’t ever expect to see that.

You’re Gonna Carry That Weight.
AegisP Kindhearted SSSSSNAKE Man Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Kindhearted SSSSSNAKE Man
#150: Oct 2nd 2024 at 12:43:32 PM

[up] That's always cute. I think this used to be more common.

As long as this flower is in my heart. My Strength will flow without end.

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