DISQUS

PaulSileo · 1 month ago

Wonderful article, Cole. I absolutely cannot wait to see this film this weekend.

amber_h · 1 month ago

I've been hearing/reading unfavorable things about this one and was actually going to skip it until I read your list.

About a year ago I was totally excited about it but in the last couple of months they've gone a little overboard with the promotion. There's something kind of depressing about that. Like you said, Where the Wild Things Are is supposed to be about the magic of childhood and with the super expensive clothing line inspired by the film/book the whole thing just feels like a bastardization of my childhood.

giggidy · 1 month ago

jeez, whine much? ignore it and enjoy the movie

jarvy · 1 month ago

i know, right?
who cares...just enjoy the film.

Kids Music · 1 month ago

It is a very nice and good post. Keep up the good work.

Peter Donohue · 1 month ago

I cannot wait.

Taylor Fenno · 1 month ago

I already wanted to see this movie, but now I want to even more so. I completely agree with the "kids" thing, and have at many times expressed my displeasure with children in film. Interestingly enough, it hasn't even crossed my mind with this movie. Maybe it's because the story was first and foremost about Max.

edwin sanchez · 1 month ago

I grew up on this book and will be seeing it with my children in 2 weeks.

speed116racer · 1 month ago

i saw it last night and it's beyond amazing. i completely agree with everything you say. Jonze really lets you know what perspective he's going to take with the movie with the opening sequence to the title card.

FreebieLink · 1 month ago

Great article. Now I want to see this even more!

Matt · 1 month ago

First off, don't listen to trolling critics trying to put you off this film, amber_h. Many many people are saying it's a "masterpiece".

Second, I don't know where else to put this or what site to put it on, but someone's really got to do something about "film critics" who are becoming trolls. Armond White's one thing, but one woman posted an RT review that blatantly called out Rotten Tomatoes commentators right in her review summary. RT was actually kind enough to remove it as it was blatant trolling, but how did we get to the point where film critics feel the need to troll the internet for attention? I'm surprised there isn't a rant on the subject on this very site, personally. If anything the one way for a film critique to remain valid is for it to remain *professional*. This woman's whining about RT comments defeats that, as does Armond White's review of Coraline in which he uses the whole of it to lambast WALL-E instead of reviewing the film he's meant to be reviewing. Is professionalism that much to ask for in one of the very professions where it's required to validate the opinions espoused?

pirategirl · 1 month ago

Great review.

Shelby Jones · 1 month ago

I really want to see this movie. It's one of my favorite books of all time!

rabscuttle · 1 month ago

"Get ready, for better or for worse, to revert back to your childhood."

But.. But... What if I ***don't*** want to revert to my childhood??
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Just kidding.. Plan on seeing this one with my daughter... Since I saw the teaser I have been geeking up for this one...

DeterChi · 1 month ago

Wonderful. I too was skeptical as the release date moved closer, but I held on to a fair bit of hope that it was going to be a successful film, and after reading this, I know I have absolutely nothing to worry about when I go to see it. Everyone loved the book growing up, myself included, and it's so wonderful to hear that out of all the books-turned-movies out there, this one was a success. Thanks for this article; I'll definitely be encouraging my family to see it next weekend when I go home for a visit. :]

Amy · 1 month ago

It looks like an interesting movie.

Chester Sellars · 1 month ago

To me, the movie wasn't made for kids. It was made for those of us who enjoyed the book when we were kids. But, hey, if the tikes wanna enjoy it too, more power to them. I think this is one of those moments when you feel like you're a kid again. We'll walk out of the theater crying and these kids are going to wonder what's wrong. <3 WtWTA. :)

pamparis · 1 month ago

depends on what age of KID, I think kids understand more than we give them credit for. Maybe a 3 year old might not understand...but then again maybe....what do they see at home, news, etc....it's a movie with understanding, beginning to end. DO they really put that much meaning into things that we do. I remember watching the birds on tv as a kid. PETRIFIED after that. How about the Wizard of Oz or Gargoyles, I could not walk under a tree alone at night for many years after that, and I was 12. Ha.

mariahsmith · 1 month ago

I wanna go and see this movie Soooo bad
i think that it looks really good! :)

amber_h · 1 month ago

I'm gonna

Julie Halvorsen Janisch · 1 month ago

One of our all-time favorite books! I can't wait to see the movie with my kids on friday!!

lisa_wrap · 1 month ago

You might be interested in this story, about Warner Bros.' marketing for the film and how it's trying to determine who the audience is for WTWTA:
http://www.thewrap.com/article/where-wild-thing...

ken · 1 month ago

I saw this on an advance screening and unlike the masses, was totally let down. I felt the film was slow and trodding, many of the scenes felt totally random and found little to like outside of the movie. I am sure the hipster/scenester iPod generation will lambast me with their might Internet flames for not following the herd on this one. I'd save my money and see something else, I'm glad I got in for free.

ken · 1 month ago

I saw this on an advance screening. I felt this was a total drag. The film felt like I was pushing water uphill. I wanted to enjoy this, because I loved the book. I just must not be "hip" or "intellectual" enough to enjoy it, outside of the music.

Many scenes felt absolutely random and the ending of the film felt forced as the movie searched for a message. I'm certain some hipster will tell me what the message ones, hopefully one of the scenesters creates one so they can all share it with us, and how great they are.

I can't believe parents brought their kids out to this, I don't know a single kid who would have enjoyed this.

I don't like this movie, so I'll be written off by the "intelelctual mighty" as a troll, because I don't agree with the "artsy masses". Thank God I got in for free.

Another childhood classic destroyed by a horrible movie. Watch it, but don't tell the "hipsters" you didn't like it, or you'll be tied up in their iPod headphones and be forced to listen to crappy "indie" music for hours on end.

Cole_Abaius · 1 month ago

Ken, you're totally entitled to your opinion, and I think you'll find you're not alone. A lot of critics felt the same way. For me, it was a slow-burn, but I love that sort of thing, and I think it was down without ever feeling flat to me.

I'd be interested in what you felt was random, but I can definitely see a point about it being too slow or plodding.

jonnyshocko · 1 month ago

kids logic is the only logic worth knowing... we must receive Christ like a child.

klux · 1 month ago

Nice review of the movie.
I personally feel like it's everything I couldn't describe to someone when I was a kid, y'know?
Granted, there wasn't too much logic in what I said.
Good though, that someone figured it out.
Everyone needs to go see this movie.
Right now.

Federico Iglesias · 1 month ago

Can't stop hearing nothing but good things about the kid. I'm not complaining, this kid could actually have a very favourable career in front of him.

That said, I want to see this film.

lorin66 · 1 month ago

great article - encapsulating all that was gloriously wonderful with the film. my 13 yr old son max who is quite the sophisticated movie lover turned to me when it was over and said "it was strangely pretty and weird and cool. i loved it". and i couldn't agree more.

Joe M. · 2 weeks ago

Great article... articulated most of what I loved about it. Every second of this movie reminded me of my mother who passed away last year. Every second. I had a genuinely hard time keeping it together as I watched this amazing film. Needless to say, I wept in my car. An absolute and perfect time machine.