Where the Wild Things Are

Postby **Tarnish** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 6:38 pm

First it was twin clones of Hitler, now somebody's decided to go and reanimate the corpse of Jim Henson...

http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/wherethewildthingsare

Seriously, though, this actually doesn't look half bad. Not as bad as the last few adaptations of kids books, anyway. And Spike Jonze is a pretty competent director. I'll wait until the reviews come in to decide, but I might actually go see this.

Postby **ChristianKitsune** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 9:21 pm

I just watched a trailer for this like an hour ago! It looks amazing, actually... I loved that book as a kid.

Postby **chibiphonebooth** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 12:27 am

i'm excited to see it! it looks really awesome.

my last fm profile! · Postby **rocklobster** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 5:11 am

Yeah, Maurice Sendak is a great writer. Here's hoping they do this right.

Postby **Felix** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 1:23 pm

http://wherethewildthingsare.warnerbros.com/

One of my all-time favorite childhood books when I was growing up. I have a feeling that this movie is either going to be truly charming, or really stupid. I hope it's the former. There is something rather magical-feeling about the trailer... it almost gave me chills at times.

I know I'll be watching this whether it turns out good or not, if only for the fondness I have in my heart for the book. I have no idea how they can make a full-length movie out of such a simple, short story, but hopefully they'll do a good job.

What do you guys think?

My Writing.com Portfolio · Postby **EricTheFred** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 1:28 pm

I cannot even imagine how badly this could come out. I'm having even a harder time imagine what a good version would be. So, I'm... appalled.

With luck, I will be wrong. I never thought LOTR could be done well, after all.

Postby **Felix** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 1:30 pm

Yeah, honestly I'm with you there, but I'm still trying to stay optimistic about it.

Postby **Nate** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 1:34 pm

Man, I wish we already had a thread on this.

Postby **Radical Dreamer** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 3:20 pm

Merged these two threads.

Also, I got all choked up when I saw the trailer for this movie in theaters a week ago. Other than the fact that I am turning into a nostalgic wuss (not that that's necessarily a bad thing XD), I really want to see it and I think it looks fantastic. XD

Postby **Robin Firedrake** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 3:22 pm

I'm sorry but this just really doesn't seem like a good idea to me. What the heck is the plot even supposed to be?

Postby **LadyRushia** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 5:33 pm

This looks promising. I just wonder how they're going to extend the plot to fit the length of a movie, or rather how well they're going to do that.

Postby **Warrior 4 Jesus** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 11:36 pm

Robin, you're quite young, so are you even familiar with the book on which the movie is based? Sure it's a task to make a movie of it but judging by the trailer it seems they're going for something more arty than commercial, something true to the book (which is awesome). I get a little emotional when when watching the trailer. Ah, the joys of nostalgia.

Postby **Debitt** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 11:45 pm

LadyRushia (post: 1331432) wrote:I just wonder how they're going to extend the plot to fit the length of a movie, or rather how well they're going to do that.

That was my worry when I saw the trailers for this in the movie theater, actually.

But I said "How the heck are they going to get a plot from a Disneyland ride!?" when I saw the first Pirates trailer, so here's hoping.

My Writing.com Portfolio · Postby **EricTheFred** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 8:12 am

Warrior 4 Jesus (post: 1331556) wrote:Robin, you're quite young, so are you even familiar with the book on which the movie is based? Sure it's a task to make a movie of it but judging by the trailer it seems they're going for something more arty than commercial, something true to the book (which is awesome). I get a little emotional when when watching the trailer. Ah, the joys of nostalgia.

Even so, I'm agreeing with Robin. The plot of the actual book would be good for a ten-minute short at best. Which means some script-writer will be inventing something else from whole cloth. And that leaves the field wide open for a bad ending.

Postby **Cognitive Gear** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 8:33 am

I can't believe that I haven't posted in this thread yet.

I've been following this for quite some time, and am definitely looking forward to it. I keep waiting for the studio to realize that they've just funded a 100 million dollar arthouse children's film. Other than that, though, the director has known Maurice Sendak (author of the original children's book) for many years now. This is for those interested in knowing more about the added story material.

Postby **LadyRushia** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 10:31 am

The fact that they're working closely with the author makes me more confident that this will turn out pretty well.

Postby **Raiden no Kishi** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 1:28 pm

I remain skeptical - and yes, I am familiar with the book. It was a favorite growing up. Also, I'm still not sold on it being "not commercial," because the "artsy" look is in this year. Best wishes, but I'm not getting my hopes up. It has every reason to succeed, but because the book has so little to go on, I'm with Eric that it has plenty of reasons to go very awry.

.rai//

Postby **the_wolfs_howl** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 3:33 pm

Unlike most of the people here, seemingly, I did not grow up with this book. By the time I read it for the first time, I was already "too old" for picture books. But there's something about the story that seems sort of...dark, like when you're lying in bed in the dark and you start imagining things. Of course the trailer might be misleading, but it seemed to capture that.

I'll be looking forward to this movie.

Postby **Nate** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 3:44 pm

LadyRushia wrote:The fact that they're working closely with the author makes me more confident that this will turn out pretty well.

This.

Debitt wrote:But I said "How the heck are they going to get a plot from a Disneyland ride!?" when I saw the first Pirates trailer, so here's hoping.

And this.

Considering they took an AMUSEMENT PARK RIDE that had absolutely no plot whatsoever and turned it into an excellent movie, I think that pretty much destroys absolutely any complaints about the original book being really short.

Besides, what does length of the book have to do with how good a movie will turn out anyway? Return of the King was a good book, and a long book and we got an absolutely horrible animated movie out of that.

Yeah, this could turn out bad, but any idea for any movie could turn out bad. I'm just not understanding the criticism against this.

http://myanimelist.net/profile/ShaylaBot · Postby **Makachop^^128** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 3:51 pm

yay yay!

Postby **Nate** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 9:35 pm

I saw this on a site called "Stuff White People Like," which is a hilarious site (has some questionable content on there though so I won't link it, but it's easy enough to find).

Anyway, their recent post was #127, "Where the Wild Things Are," and I thought the post was absolutely relevant to what has been going on in this thread. Definitely worth repeating here.

It is a guarantee that whenever it is announced that a popular book is being turned into a movie, white people will get upset. This is partly due to their fear that something they love will be made accessible to more people and thus enjoyed by more people which immediately decreases the amount of joy a white person can feel towards the original property. Yes, it’s complicated.

The other problem is that these announcements create a ticking time bomb where by a white person must read the book in ADVANCE of the release of the movie. This is done partly so that they can engage in the popular activity of complaining about how the movie failed to capture the essence of the book. But more importantly, once a book has been made into a movie, a white person can no longer read that book. To have read the book after the movie is one of the great crimes in white culture, and under no circumstances should you ever admit to doing this. Literally dozens of white friendships have imploded when it was revealed that someone read Fight Club after 1999.

So when it was announced that Where the Wild Things Are was being turned into a feature film, white people didn’t immediately get excited at the prospect of this film, in fact a great number of white people cringed when they first heard it was being turned into a movie. This was merely instinct. Immediately, those concerns quickly turned into an opiate-like peace when they found out that the film is being directed by white person favorite Spike Jonze and adapted for the screen by legendary white writer Dave Eggers.

Though the talent and the material has white people in a tizzy, the real excitement comes from the fact that this film is based off a book that is 48 pages long and made up mostly of illustrations. This means that white people do not have to re-read the book until the day they head to the movie theater. Thus freeing them up to watch The Director’s Series: The Work of Spike Jonze DVD which they bought years ago but only watched once.

Finally, and perhaps of most value to you is that the film has generously provided you with an excellent way to test out how many white friends you have. When the trailer was released a few months ago, you should have been inundated with emails, instant messages, and Facebook wall posts about how you need to see the trailer immediately. If you received no word that the trailer was available, then you currently are in possession of no white friends. If you received multiple notices, you should take note about who sent it to you first.

Postby **ShiroiHikari** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 4:33 am

I'm skeptical of it because I'm skeptical of pretty much anything Hollywood puts out these days. Besides, you know those movies based on Dr. Seuss books? Yeeeeah.

(For the record, I don't care for Stuff White People Like.)

Postby **Warrior 4 Jesus** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 2:09 am

Yes, Nate, that's a brilliant post.

New trailer for the sceptics:
Looks like a classic!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYp-uW6r9eM&eurl=http%3A%2F%2F

Postby **Monkey J. Luffy** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 9:04 am

This book... I still don't know what a rumpus is... CURSE YOU 'WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE'!!!

but yeah... I'll see the movie no matter what. Looks cool.

Postby **JapanAni** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 10:22 am

I'm pretty excited to see this movie, one of my favorite books when I was a kid.

Postby **Arya Raiin** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 6:40 pm

I was like "YAY!~" when I heard this was coming out. I'm seeing it as soon as it comes out. I think it'll be good.

http://myanimelist.net/profile/ShaylaBot · Postby **Makachop^^128** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 7:13 pm

yea it looks pretty cute but creepy

Postby **Tarnish** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 8:23 pm

I saw this today, and I thought it was a very sweet, very well-executed movie. Not Jonze's best, but still very good and more than worth your time.

I've heard a few people say it's too self-important, but I never got that vibe. I only have one real complaint; it was a little long. A couple of scenes sort of drag, but they're few and far between. In short, we really need more family movies to start being like this and not this.

Postby **Warrior4Christ** » Sat Oct 17, 2009 5:20 pm

I remain cautiously optimistic about Where the Wild Things Are.

Postby **Warrior 4 Jesus** » Sat Oct 17, 2009 5:28 pm

I knew you'd say that Sam.

Can a mod please attach Chibi's thread to this one?

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