EEEK! Where the Wild Things are the MOVIE!

[tinyblackdot]

OMG i seriously cant wait!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NOkQ4dYVaM

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[MusicianDad]

OMG!

That is so cool!

I always wanted PJs like Max's when I was a kid.

[tinyblackdot]

Originally Posted by MusicianDad

OMG!

That is so cool!

I always wanted PJs like Max's when I was a kid.

Yeah me too, i think im going to make dd some....but pink.

[mata]

this has paul dano, right? I heart paul dano!

(it's confirmed-he is in it!)

http://theplaylist.blogspot.com/2009...here-wild.html

[MusicianDad]

Originally Posted by tinyblackdot

Yeah me too, i think im going to make dd some....but pink.

Will you be my mom? I want white, just like Max.

[StoriesInTheSoil]

:: think that Where The Wild Things Are is one of the best books of all time. I have the whole thing memorized

I was worried when I heard about the movie originally that they wouldn't capture the true depth and complexity of the story and characters but from the preview, they seem to have done a great job. I'm stoked

[LittleBlessings]

I loved this story as a child. I can't wait to see the movie.

October seems so far away

[not_telling]

Just saw this trailer when I went to see the new Harry Potter last night (first time we've gone out to a movie since DS was born a little over a year ago).

I am SO psyched! I think Spike Jonze and Dave Eggers are brilliant. The official website has a featurette with Maurice Sendak saying how there's been interest in making it into a movie for years, but he (Maurice) was not interested in any of the people who wanted to make the movie...until Spike Jonze came along. The trailer made me teary. I've since watched it a few more times on the web and I cry each time. (Probably the Arcade Fire song playing in the background of the trailer doesn't help...).

I've also seen articles discussing how scary or unscary this movie should be. There are claims that tests of an earlier version were too scary for young viewers at the test. But these claims have also been disputed. All I know is that I think it's a fun but dark book. I taught kg for 6 years and it was always a well-loved book, but even the book scared a couple extra-sensitive kids that I've had. I think the movie should be appropriately dark in order to capture the true feel of the book.