Where the Wild Things Are

Where the Wild Things Are

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Where the Wild Things Are

Max Records, James Gandolfini, Lauren Ambrose, Paul Dano, Catherine O'Hara

The adventures of a young boy named Max who, after being sent to bed for misbehaving, imagines that he sails away to where the wild things are. Max is loved by the wild creatures who make him their Ki...( read more  read more... )ng, though he soon longs to be back home with his family.

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  • December 22, 2009
    After the wonderfully odd and gorgeous trailer I am a little disappointed in the film itself. The look and visual design is really pretty and unique, young Max Records a very talented discovery for the main role. The ending was really sweet and touching, but the middle part had m...( read more)e confused and oddly untouched at times. Somehow I could not relate to the problems and fights the wild things and Max were having, it almost felt like watching a documentary about a dysfunctional family without really getting what their problem is. Most of the images of the film remain unforgettable, I just wished it somehow would have managed to take me on the ride. Instead I was just a witness.
  • December 19, 2009
    Where The Wild Things Are
    Expected: 11 December
    It?s been a loooong time coming, but Spike Jonze seems to think he?s finally cracked his adaptation of Maurice Sendak?s beloved kid book. A boy named Max enters a world of monsters who end up crowning him their king. It?s probably n...( read more)ot for the very little ones, but this darker fantasy should be just the thing for cold winter nights.
    Honestly the best film that I have seen of this year, without hesitation. At first i was weary of seeing this film, I didn't like the idea that it was made from a children's book and that the monsters looked a bit too much like puppets, looking back I now fully realise that you should NEVER judge a book by it's cover. It was honestly an amazing, moving & powerful film. I have never cried at a film since "My sisters keeper" a while ago, I thought this would be the last film that would make me cry. I can honestly not say how much I adored this film, I could really relate to it as well from when I was younger, at the beginning I felt like I was Max, and felt more like him throughout the whole film. If you are considering seeing this movie GO AND SEE IT! You are guaranteed not to be disappointed.
    Look out for: Catherine Keener as Max?s stressed mom
  • December 19, 2009
    This is no kid's film. This is a mature and thoughtful look at the psychology of a child, and also how we come to understand the world and complex emotions around us. Max is a very angry child, he interprets the acts of others as personal attacks on himself. This leads to those h...( read more)e loves pushing him away. Eventually he discovers the Wild Things, a group of monsters that need him to help manage their emotions. Of course, Max soon discovers that sometimes sadness, anger, jealousy and loneliness can't be stopped. It's a wonderful film, filled with fantastic cinematography and wonderful creatures. If it has a drawback, it would be that it's too mature for children to really enjoy. But as an adult, I appreciate the level of detail and slow moments of quiet. Catherine O'Hara's speech on why Max can't be angry at her is one of the all-time brilliant moments in emotional cinema.
  • December 16, 2009
    Review coming soon.
  • November 17, 2009
    i dont know that ive ever been so disappointed in a movie that i liked so much. this is truly a great film, with stunning art direction and cinematography and a solid performance from a young max records. but the film also felt a bit void of depth despite the deeply emotional a...( read more)nd even depressing disposition of the wild things. the entire time i felt the film nearing that point of revelation that would blow me away, but it never came. a really good movie that has its special place among unique films, but the film never capitalized on what should have been a film filled with more joy.
  • December 22, 2009
    caracters could of been way better, ove all story line was actually good but how they made it 2 the movie itself 1 thumb down they could of done way better!!
  • December 22, 2009
    honestly couldn't even be bothered finishing it.
  • December 22, 2009
    What a weird movie. It feels like a bunch of suicidal artists got together to make a kids movie. These are some of the most depressed monsters I've ever met. Plus, I was sexually attracted to the goat and that made things weird. But God knows why Lauren Ambrose isn't getting ...( read more)some onscreen time these days cause she's gorgeous and just about the most talented thing out there.
  • December 21, 2009
    really beautiful movie
  • December 21, 2009
    max is a tearaway,andwhen he goes to far with his mother, runs away,and reasons unknown, sails to a island, where he befriends these creatures, who make him king, he fits right in here,as these are basically parentless kids, smashing things up and having fun, but needing a leader...( read more), max fits the bill, spike jonze brings his style to the beloved childrens book,which i havent read,adding some indie tunes to mix,and independend filmmmaking look, some great voicework on show also, james gandolphini as carol, is a highlight.and very watchable, a film, that has a adult feel, but suitable for everyone,funny and touching

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