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Where the Wild Things Are - 9/25/2009 4:30:31 AM
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Just a few more weeks until this is released. Who's excited about it? I am. Spike Jonze is a great director, and I trust Catherine Keener as an actress. Also, the trailers are fantastic. Some of the best I've seen. It's obvious they will take many liberties with the book, since it's 20 something pages with one sentence on each page. It looks imaginative, artsy, and probably the best kids' movie in ages. (Live action, that is...about time.)
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RE: Where the Wild Things Are - 9/25/2009 7:28:46 AM
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I just have a feeling, from the underlying tones of the movie trailers, that this may be a movie from a kids book but is really for adults.
I'm anxious to see it.
It's hard for me to say something is the best - without having seen more then a trailer that last 3-5 minutes if that.
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RE: Where the Wild Things Are - 9/25/2009 10:04:07 AM
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I want this to be wonderful, magical, and beautiful. I really hope it is.
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RE: Where the Wild Things Are - 9/25/2009 12:53:45 PM
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I read the book when I was a kid and loved it,so am hoping the movie is just as good.
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RE: Where the Wild Things Are - 9/25/2009 1:42:29 PM
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It does have a PG rating for mild thematic elements, some adventure action and brief language.
I'm looking forward to it - for me and if my kids like it - that's a bonus!
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RE: Where the Wild Things Are - 9/27/2009 5:32:37 PM
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Ah! The soundtrack is out there! Karen O from the band called the Yeah Yeah Yeahs did the soundtrack. It's fantastic.
What is funny is that I read that the test screenings scared the kids and caused them to cry. But that was before they tooled around with it, so who knows what it's like now. The soundtrack has a very melancholy feel to it, which is what the movie seems like it's going to be. Bittersweet and uplifting at the same time.
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RE: Where the Wild Things Are - 9/27/2009 7:41:14 PM
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I was a small child the last time I read the story, so I kind of forget exactly what it is about.
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RE: Where the Wild Things Are - 9/28/2009 4:42:14 AM
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The original story is a bit creepy and not exactly "safe" (Maurice Sendak usually isn't...), so I don't see why the movie would be an different. I mean, a disobedient kid runs away to an island full of monsters who want to eat him and he only keeps them in check by doing crazy dances until he can escape... not exactly unicorns and rainbows!
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RE: Where the Wild Things Are - 9/28/2009 7:37:52 AM
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I've never read the book.
The movie trailers look kind of interesting.
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RE: Where the Wild Things Are - 10/17/2009 7:43:59 PM
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Not Just Child's Play in "Where the Wild Things Are"
Christa Banister - Crosswalk.com Contributing Writer
Clocking in at a mere 339 words, Maurice Sendak's beloved children's book Where the Wild Things Are easily proves the "less is more" adage that a truly powerful story can be told without going on and on and on.
When that aforementioned book, classic or not, is optioned for big-screen treatment, well, it's going to take a substantial effort, namely a smart screenplay, to make a truly memorable transition.
I'm guessing this is something that director Spike Jonze (Adaptation, Being John Malkovich) anticipated, too, so with Sendak's blessing, Jonze eventually recruited acclaimed novelist Dave Eggers, who co-wrote Away We Go, another sparse indie pic that also frequently favored style over story development.
Even with two talented writers onboard and a mostly faithful rendering of this seminal coming-of-age story, Where the Wild Things Are is ultimately big on imagination and arresting visuals but seriously slight of script. Truth be told, not much actually happens, which isn't exactly the best use of 101 minutes. Or enough to satiate most people's need for the plot to keep moving.
Read the rest of our review, Not Just Child's Play in "Where the Wild Things Are"
Has anyone seen it yet?
What did you think? Do you agree with the review?
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RE: Where the Wild Things Are - 10/17/2009 10:08:14 PM
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I saw it and liked it a great deal. It definitely doesn't have a conventional plot, but I thought that worked to its advantage rather than its detriment (i.e. I could see that the film in the hands of a lesser writer/director would have tried to force some sort of conventional narrative on it -i.e. like the boy tries to free the realm of imagination from some evil with the help of the wild things, or introduced villains, songs, or some other such idiocy). The plot really is just the plot of the book stretched out to 101 minutes, but I actually liked that. Instead of a conventional narrative the film explores the psychology of the wild things (all of whom display negative and positive elements of Max's own psychological reality -so I think it's relevant).
That said, will kids like it as much as the book?
I think it depends on the kid, but I could see many getting bored. I think kids will like parts of it, but it's really more a children's film aimed at adults than it is a film wholly for children. Which doesn't mean that it's particularly risque or dirty or scary, just that it deals more with character development and psychology than it does with straight forward plot, so kids might zone out. It does an incredibly good job of evoking what it is like to be a 9 year old boy (and all the fear, anxiety, anger, joy, whimsy, etc that comes with it), and as such, I think it works better for people who are looking back on their childhoods than it does for actual 9 year olds who are living the life of a 9 year old every day (and thus might be less amused by such a realistic approach).
In the audience I saw it with there were some parents with their kids, but it was mostly teens and 20 somethings who remember the book from their youths. The adults, teens, and 20 somethings really seemed to like it (even applauding at the end), but I noticed that some of the smaller children around me grew restless and were talking at points.
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RE: Where the Wild Things Are - 10/17/2009 10:20:25 PM
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PS:
But what ever you think of the movie itself, I thought that the trailer was one of the best of the year:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NOkQ4dYVaM
It perfectly encapsulates the film (And the use of the arcade fire song was great too).
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RE: Where the Wild Things Are - 10/18/2009 2:46:16 AM
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Good review, henny. I can't really think of anything to add to it.
I mean, for a movie based off of a.... what, 10 sentence story?... it is excellent. Maurice Sendak told Spike to run with it and make it "dangerous" and I think he did.
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RE: Where the Wild Things Are - 10/19/2009 6:10:41 AM
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I took my 7 and 8 yr olds to see it, Friday. They were mesmerized, which surprised me as they are usually bombarded by fast moving, animated, colorful cartoons. I thought they would get restless at some point, but they didn't. They sat there and watched, and soaked it all in.
I loved it. I had never read the book, and it took a little while for me to process it all, but it was beautifully filmed and Max Records (the boy who plays Max) will probably get a nomination for his acting in it.
I'll be seeing it again for sure. I have to take my Mom and oldest daughter to see it.
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RE: Where the Wild Things Are - 10/19/2009 6:53:20 AM
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Being that the book is an absolute favorite of mine, as are many of Sendeks, I had to see this one. I was not disappointed. My dh and I took our three younger children ages almost 12 down to 8. They managed to make it through and enjoyed it themselves although I do believe my 10 year old was getting restless during parts but he was at the other end of our line of 5 so I really couldn't see how he was doing.
What I do know that this was NOT a kid's movie. It was a movie about a child but aimed at adults like the article that Fritz posted states. I would disagree however with this line.
Not only is the mostly melancholy movie a decidedly adult look into a child's world, but Jonze's more abstract, artsy storytelling approach won't likely impress anyone under the age of 14.
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Not only is the mostly melancholy movie a decidedly adult look into a child's world, but Jonze's more abstract, artsy storytelling approach won't likely impress anyone under the age of 14. It is melancholy, but so is the book (I own several copies of this book including a first edition hardcover in MINT condition), but there are plenty of elementary and middle school aged children that will understand and be impressed because the themes portrayed are themes they live every day. And the whole theme of family and the intricacies of that and belonging are themes that some children will readily understand as is the one of broken homes.
I will say that there was a mother sitting behind us with two lovely little girls. The oldest my youngest recognized from school as a kindergartener and the child did know me as well (I sub for teachers aides sometimes and volunteer a lot in the school). Her mother ended up taking the both of them out half way through the movie because they simply weren't going to make it. It's not a movie that just enthralls very many young children. It is definitely an adult look into a children's world. Also if you have a child that is prone to copying everything they see - I would caution against this film. I mean if my youngster climbed up on my kitchen table and demanded to be feed and called me "Woman." Well said child's bottom would be smarting!
As for the soundtrack - it is very good and fits the movie to a T. However played over and over and over again - some of the songs take on more of a screaming and yelling on the playground sort of quality.
Blessings,
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ETA: Speaking of the book! I was in the bookstore a few weeks ago and of course they have the big Where the Wild Things Are displays when I over heard a young lady speaking to another. She was convinced and was telling he companion that this was a NEW book by Maurice Sendek that was destined to be a classic and that she couldn't wait to read it to her class of 1st graders at school. I had to tell her to take a peek at the copyright date and that the book was undoubtedly older than she was and was already a classic piece of children's literature!
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RE: Where the Wild Things Are - 10/20/2009 4:04:18 AM
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I was actually rather disappointed with the movie. Maybe my expectations were too high to begin with.
I understand it was based on a book that had like, 300 words, but regardless, I felt there was a severe lack of plot and direction.
I really wanted to love this movie, but I just can't.
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RE: Where the Wild Things Are - 10/20/2009 9:27:13 PM
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My wife and I took the kids to see this the other day. They both enjoyed it, but we weren't that impressed. To be honest, I had to fight to stay awake!
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RE: Where the Wild Things Are - 10/23/2009 12:22:26 AM
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Me and my friend saw this movie tonight and thought it was pretty cool.
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RE: Where the Wild Things Are - 10/25/2009 10:06:20 PM
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A first grade teacher who'd never heard of Where the Wild Things Are? Where'd she get her teaching degree? From a cereal box? Geez, my early child ed requirement included a Children's Lit course that definitely included WtWTA quite heavily!
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RE: Where the Wild Things Are - 10/26/2009 2:55:57 PM
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ORIGINAL: Fritzpw_Admin
What did you think? Do you agree with the review?
This is why I don't rely on Crosswalk for movie reviews.
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RE: Where the Wild Things Are - 10/26/2009 3:24:23 PM
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ORIGINAL: barbhuff
A first grade teacher who'd never heard of Where the Wild Things Are? Where'd she get her teaching degree? From a cereal box? Geez, my early child ed requirement included a Children's Lit course that definitely included WtWTA quite heavily!
I know! I was quite shocked myself! When I mentioned it to one of my favorite 1st grade teachers at my kids' school she couldn't believe it! She told me that early elementary education majors where she went to school took 2 semesters of children's literature!
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RE: Where the Wild Things Are - 10/27/2009 9:45:49 PM
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what the moive about? it looks good but i'm not surewhats its about. i never read the book. my brother said he read it in shcool so did my Cousions
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RE: Where the Wild Things Are - 10/27/2009 9:50:17 PM
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ORIGINAL: heathjack
what the moive about? it looks good but i'm not surewhats its about. i never read the book. my brother said he read it in shcool so did my Cousions
That's the problem.
After watching the movie . . .
I have no idea what it's about.
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RE: Where the Wild Things Are - 10/27/2009 10:00:50 PM
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Heath and ben - Get thee to a library!!
Seriously!!
This is a piece of CLASSIC children's literature.
This book is all about a little boy no older than 8 or 9, who's having problems dealing with things at home and is sent to his room without supper. This is ALL about a little boy's imagination and working through understanding family dynamics.
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RE: Where the Wild Things Are - 10/27/2009 10:04:10 PM
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I was referring specifically to the movie. Not the book.
One should not have HAD to read a 300 word book in order to understand a 2 hour movie.
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