Comments on: Where The Wild Things Are

By: Lily@IW

Lily@IW — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:15:57 +0000

Tiffany, I went and saw Cloudy W/A Chance of Meatballs today. It was great and so fast paced. I really liked it and the two kids with me were very happy. There were a couple of times I laughed really loud. We had a private showing as we were the only people in the theater.

By: Jennie

Jennie — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:47:04 +0000

I love that book. It was one of my faves to read to my niece when she was little (I also really liked In the Night Kitchen and Outside Over There by Sendak - the latter particularly is a beautiful book, very fairy-tale-like and wonderfully written and illustrated). I will probably catch the movie when it comes to cable. To be honest, I don't even seem to make it to the movies I really want to see in theaters these days; Where the Wild Things Are is on my list but not high enough that I have much hope of getting to it before it leaves theaters. Thanks so much for the review!

By: Samantha@IW

Samantha@IW — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:42:27 +0000

Thanks Tiffany! This isnt a movie I’m interested in- neither is our little one so far. I may be biased though bc I also hated the book as a child!
Loved your review though- I think the runny nose thing would gross me out as well.

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:23:38 +0000

Thanks everyone for your comments!!
And Eydie, Max was the perfect Max. He was so sincere and just wow! Catherine Keener (whom I adore) did a really great job as his mom, too. And just an FYI – the mom’s boyfriend is played by Mark Ruffalo, which was totally surprising! The only person I’ve seen speak about the movie is Maurice Sendak, so that’s how I know that it was made with his approval. He felt that the movie makers not only did his original book justice, but truly understood it.

Lily, we saw Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs when it opened. I think it is possibly the funniest movie I’ve ever seen. Ever. The kids were riveted, right through the end credits. Not a single bathroom break (that’s how we rate movies at my house, how many bathroom breaks did the kids’ need!) I can’t wait for it to come out of DVD!!

By: Anya@IW

Anya@IW — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:23:05 +0000

Tiffany, I love the way you write your reviews. It is very helpful to get the perspective of multiple viewers of different ages. I have an 18-year-old daughter too. I considered heading to see it this weekend, but she had friends over and I didn’t know if I was up for taking the whole gang!
I think it definitely was a challenge to bring a book as beloved as this one to the screen. Sounds like it succeeded on a lot of levels.

This quote of yours made me laugh:
“The 5 year old seemed to get a little bored, she was more fidgety than usual and wanted to leave the second it was over. In the car she proclaimed it her favoritest movie ever, but she proclaims that about most movies she sees. She’s not really the most reliable or discerning movie critic.”

Eydie, thanks for the additional information on the kid who plays Max. He sounds like a unusual and very mature 10-year-old!