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Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf: The Super Adventure

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Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf: The Super Adventure (Chinese: 喜羊羊与灰太狼之牛气冲天), is a 2009 Chinese animated children's comedy film directed by Sung Pong Choo and William Kan.[4][2] The film was released on January 16, 2009, close to the Chinese New Year holiday. It is the first in a series of films based on the popular Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf animated television series and is followed by Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf: The Tiger Prowess a year later.

Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf:
The Super Adventure
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Simplified Chinese喜羊羊与灰太狼之牛气冲天
Traditional Chinese喜羊羊與灰太狼之牛氣沖天
Hanyu PinyinXǐ Yáng Yáng yǔ Huī Tài Láng Zhī Niúqi Chōngtiān
Directed byChoo Sung Pong James
William Kan
Chen Hui Yan
Tan Shujun
Written byHuang Weijian[1]
Ni Xiaohong
Li Binglin
Based onPleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf
by Huang Weiming
Produced byChen Liang
Lou Wing Keng
Wang Lei
Li Lisi
Xing Ying
Edited byChen Shengrui
Music byTomy Wai
Production
companies
Distributed byChina Polybona Films
Shanghai Film Group
Guangdong Film Company
Hong Kong Intercontinental Film Distributors (H.K.)
Release dates
  • January 16, 2009 (2009-01-16) (Mainland China)
  • August 27, 2009 (2009-08-27) (Hong Kong)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryMainland China
LanguagesMandarin
Cantonese
BudgetCN¥6 million[3]
Box officeCN¥82.8[2]/CN¥90[3] million

With a gross of over ¥80 million, The Super Adventure became the highest-grossing animated Chinese film at the time of its release, overtaking the previous record-holder Storm Rider Clash of the Evils.[5] Its record would soon be surpassed in 2010 by its sequel, The Tiger Prowess.[3]

Plot

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They found a sick snail in the goat village. The goats went to its body to rescued it by shrinking them with a miniature spray. They sneaked into the snail to treat it. However, Wolffy knew this plan. In order to catch the goats, he also narrowed himself and sneaked into the snail. After the goats and Wolffy entered the snail's body, they found that the sick snail had a lot of bacteria in it. There was a sensational blast that was divided into white and black. Finally, the goat led the white bacterium. Fighting against the black bacteria led by Wolffy. But there is still a yellow bacterium between them. This yellow bacterium combines the power of black and white bacteria, so it is more powerful, but at the same time, he was quite arrogant, look down on people, so the plot develops to the end, the yellow bacterium becomes the biggest villain in the movie. As for the goat and the wolves, they eventually worked together to deal with this more nasty yellow bacterium[6].[7][8]

Voice cast

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Release

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The film was released on January 16, 2009. Liu Manyi, the general manager of Creative Power Entertaining, said that before the film's release in theaters, pirate discs of the film had already been distributed.[9]

Home media

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The Super Adventure was released on DVD in China on 16 February 2009, a month after its theatrical release, with Mandarin and Cantonese dubbing and English subtitles provided.[10] Another edition of the DVD was released on 4 March 2009, providing special features such behind-the-scenes footage and a music video of the film's theme song performed by Malaysian singer Ah Niu.[11] Both DVD editions were produced by the Shanghai Audio & Video Company.[10][11]

Reception

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Box office

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Francis Leung, an investment banker quoted in the Wall Street Journal, said the film made 80 million yuan in revenue, setting box office records in regards to Mainland China-produced films.[12] A China Daily article said that the film made 100 million yuan.[13] According to cbooo.cn, the film earned CN¥82.793 million at the Chinese box office.[2]

Critical reception

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In contrast to the television version of the film, many new characters have been added and the villain is no longer the Gray Wolf. The inventions of Wolffy in the movie are also more powerful, including the cottage version of the airplane, tanks and shrinking into large balls. In addition, the scene is very different from the TV series version, the use of full 3D technology, the characters look dress has also changed with more dazzling colors and visual effects are more plentiful. (Sohu Entertainment)[14]

Accolades

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The Super Adventure won the award for Outstanding Animation at the 13th China Huabiao Film Awards.[15]

2011 Western Starlight “Pleasant Goat's Bull's Bounty” Most Promoting Movie Award.[16]

2010 Western China Animation and Culture Festival Best Feature Film Award for Outstanding Animation Works Award[17]

2010 The Seventh Guangzhou Literary Award for Publicity and Cultural Excellence Award[18][19]

2009 Best Cinema Animation, Golden Panda Award, Sichuan TV Festival Nomination[20]

2009 The Eighth Guangdong Lu Xun Literature and Art Award Award[21]

2009 The First China Animation Art Exhibition Nomination[22]

2009 Best Animated Feature Film in the 6th Golden Dragon Award Original Cartoon Animation Art Competition Awards[23]

2009 Outstanding Animated Film Award of the 13th Huabiao Awards Nomination[24][25]

References

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