tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22878815.post447349710056801654..comments2023-10-21T06:18:41.537-05:00Comments on Fighting Monsters with Rubber Swords: Wild ThingsRobert Hudsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15462451435441751837noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22878815.post-3663335973133158712009-11-08T19:28:33.741-06:002009-11-08T19:28:33.741-06:00Bob and Terry... they really get to the heart of ...Bob and Terry... they really get to the heart of things, don't they.Samuel Sennotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14566594895993968467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22878815.post-50270268978486722362009-11-08T09:42:13.359-06:002009-11-08T09:42:13.359-06:00I avoided this review before going to the movie - ...I avoided this review before going to the movie - after reading the part that confirmed for me which of my sons to offer taking to see it - and came back today to read it. I agree with you. I think they did a great job. We forget sometimes how very complex children are, and the depth of their emotions. I loved it, esp. as the parent of a boy about Max's age (in the film). What I was also struck by was the fact that Max essentially took on the role of a parent trying to keep it all together and keep all of the Wild Things happy (which was their hope and expectation of him) and how impossible that was. I loved the moment at the end when his mom closed her eyes and he gazed at her; I think that in addition to knowing himself better, he understood her better after trying out the role of "king" for a while. Loved it.Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15239709970883575853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22878815.post-7666913655827070142009-11-07T20:33:13.484-06:002009-11-07T20:33:13.484-06:00I just saw this movie and came back to this review...I just saw this movie and came back to this review, and it expresses the movie so well! I saw myself in all of them, and see everyone I know in them, too. I'm still digesting the movie. I must admit I felt teary throughout the entire thing. I just think we all remember being a kid and feeling so explosive with saddness and anger...anyway, spot on with the review, when I first read it, it made me really want to see the movie.Jennifer Goodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08567885257853378953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22878815.post-85985818214706357992009-10-26T16:24:50.256-05:002009-10-26T16:24:50.256-05:00one of the main things that make this movie seem l...one of the main things that make this movie seem less "child-like" was the actors they chose for the voices, especially James Gandolfini (because he's from the Sopranos)Samantha Khttp://psoriasisguru.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22878815.post-50601971702624623982009-10-25T21:22:36.103-05:002009-10-25T21:22:36.103-05:00This so called adult just saw "WTWTA".I ...This so called adult just saw "WTWTA".I loved it. I thought it did a pretty fair job of amplifying and extending what the book began.Barbara from Bostonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22878815.post-30190916157232762642009-10-20T09:01:56.975-05:002009-10-20T09:01:56.975-05:00ummm just re read my post. re: four years olds. I...ummm just re read my post. re: four years olds. I meant to say it was interesting to see them watch a movie that was NOT all bright colors and fast talking heros. mbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22878815.post-68059930071608898152009-10-20T06:38:45.166-05:002009-10-20T06:38:45.166-05:00Yeah, Julie's reading it right now, and I'...Yeah, Julie's reading it right now, and I'll start as soon as I finish reading something else for the book festival.Robert Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15462451435441751837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22878815.post-16621806877339685042009-10-20T06:22:19.147-05:002009-10-20T06:22:19.147-05:00I guess you mostly know my now that the film is ba...I guess you mostly know my now that the film is based on Dave Eggers' novelisation of 'Where the Wild Things Are' rather than the Sendak original. There was, for a brief time, a fur covered edition available - which looks <a href="http://store.mcsweeneys.net/index.cfm/fuseaction/catalog.detail/object_id/c4d72d49-8932-4f14-9981-3ab79d3f34f3/TheWildThingsFurcoveredEdition.cfm" rel="nofollow">incredibly cool</a>.<br /><br />Anyhoo - that review has really whet my appetite and I think my five year old may just about be ready...Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00572692907418857445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22878815.post-7311643619490537912009-10-19T12:42:25.691-05:002009-10-19T12:42:25.691-05:00i took my two four year olds last night (hey you l...i took my two four year olds last night (hey you let your kid watch some age questionalbe things!) it was cool how that got the emotions and why mad/sad/happy etcetera. however they both said it was too scary. but what surprised me was the part that was too scary... when max runs away from his mother. it was interesting to see them actually watch a movie that was all bright colors lights and fast talking heros. i find your review spot on. mbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22878815.post-26754961796224147232009-10-18T18:40:58.164-05:002009-10-18T18:40:58.164-05:00Thanks for the thoughtful review of the movie. Any...Thanks for the thoughtful review of the movie. Anytime a story in a book has to be made longer to fit the length of a feature film, I wonder about what they choose to add. I'll hold off taking my 7 and 8 year olds till after I watch it.Yat-Yeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04028075516122778317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22878815.post-8218087466027053512009-10-17T08:23:48.796-05:002009-10-17T08:23:48.796-05:00Thanks for this....I loved this....
expecting mor...Thanks for this....I loved this....<br /><br />expecting more of these from you...How it workshttp://tecjhknow4u.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22878815.post-35131806203184197632009-10-17T05:08:33.300-05:002009-10-17T05:08:33.300-05:00That's interesting, I have been wondering whet...That's interesting, I have been wondering whether this movie will be appropriate for my son, so what you have written is very helpful.<br />Although my son is non-verbal, I have been looking for things that we can "talk about" in terms of emotions. Thank you.emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04195918097785592926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22878815.post-37499621160523234052009-10-16T19:51:12.484-05:002009-10-16T19:51:12.484-05:00Thanks for this! I was already going to see it but...Thanks for this! I was already going to see it but now I have some things to look out for.<br /><br />I think it's always important to remember what it felt like to be a child, for so many reasons.Lianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543875776819421840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22878815.post-55519144299443587002009-10-16T19:13:38.219-05:002009-10-16T19:13:38.219-05:00I can't wait to see it with my boys--thanks fo...I can't wait to see it with my boys--thanks for the thoughtful review.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22878815.post-72090022216893361852009-10-16T18:43:09.083-05:002009-10-16T18:43:09.083-05:00I was wondering how such a short book would be tra...I was wondering how such a short book would be transformed into a full length film. It was one of my favorites as a kid - I had lost in the cobwebs of my kid memory how my mom used to tell us "I'll eat you up, I love you so" until I saw the previews. No kids here, so I probably won't see it with any, but I do think I'd like to check it out. Thanks for the insight.Sarahnoreply@blogger.com