(I posted this in an existing thread, but then realized that thread was in the "television" forum, so am re-posting in the more general media area)
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.
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.
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: And Clueless! 
) But that didn't stop me from cheering with the rest of the audience at Harry Potter when this trailer came on - I can't WAIT to see it! I'm always hopeful that the film translations will be true to the spirit of the books; they can never be 100% true to the book, the media are just too different in my opinion.
