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Wildwood's stop-motion war scene wins over penguinz0

His review praises the film's darker turns and ambitious animation, with a few reservations about characters left on the sidelines.

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penguinz0 Story of October 30, 2026Trari Newsroom

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I Hope This Movie Does Extremely Well

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0:00penguinz0 introduces Wildwood and places its stop-motion animation among his personal favorites.
1:02Prue and Curtis enter an enchanted forest to rescue her baby brother after crows abduct him.
2:04The PG-13 adventure contains more violence and consequential character deaths than he expected.
4:35He praises the climactic battle's scale and choreography, emphasizing the work involved in stop-motion.
7:44Major spoilers begin as he explains the parents' backstory and his objection to their behavior.
9:54His other criticism concerns the governor and assistant disappearing through much of the middle act.

An enchanted-forest rescue is the setup. A sprawling battle, staged in stop-motion, is what leaves penguinz0 marveling at Wildwood's ambition.

In "I Hope This Movie Does Extremely Well," he singles out the climactic war sequence for its scale and choreography. His enthusiasm extends beyond that set piece: he calls Laika's film "probably the best stop-motion feature film ever made."

The story follows Prue and Curtis into an enchanted forest after crows abduct Prue's baby brother, Mac. Wildwood adapts the book written by Colin Meloy and illustrated by Carson Ellis, a connection some viewers in the comments want reviewers to give more attention.

What catches penguinz0 off guard is how dark the adventure becomes. He says he hadn't realized it was rated PG-13, and describes violence and character deaths that carry consequences rather than being quickly undone. He also recalls an audible gasp in his theater at one unexpected turn, without needing that surprise to explain his broader point: the danger feels consequential.

His complaints are more specific than his praise. Prue's parents strike him as strangely indifferent to their missing son, while the governor and his assistant disappear for much of the middle section. The review moves into major plot spoilers when he examines the parents' backstory, so viewers saving the film for later have a clear stopping point.

The upload has reached about 1.8 million views in five days. Its title's wish is exactly what he returns to at the end: he wants the work behind Wildwood to translate into box-office success.

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I knew this was gonna be about Wildwood lol. I also had the thought “God I hope this movie makes its money back”
@alsostevenrodriguez9234See it on YouTube
I’m kind of annoyed all these reviewers don’t really mention how this is based off a book. I think the authors should also definitely get credit for creating the story/book in the first place
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Kubo and the Two String rules, too.
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I had four free movie passes. I held onto them and bought four Wildwood tickets instead, because I genuinely wanted to give this film my actual money
@AMapofMercurySee it on YouTube
Wildwood was genuinely one of the most beautiful movies I’ve ever seen
@_Bren__See it on YouTube
5:00 I'm just gonna stop the video right here and go buy a ticket. This sounds like a fun movie.
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