Comments on: ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ Pretty Damn Scary

By: kyra

kyra — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:25:51 +0000

I loved the book as a kid it did not scare me at all you know why because my mom read it to me in a silly voice i mean the book was not that bad but the movie is a different thing max in the book just chases the dog but in the movie he attacks his mom even biting her then instead of imagining a world in a room he runs away and sees carol one of the beasts destroying the creatures hut then the other creatures try to eat him in til he intimidates them with his "powers" which he is lying about then they make him there king and all the sudden kw one of the creatures that had the least problems comes back and then they start destroying things more eventually they have a dirt war and make judith the meanest of the monsters and ira the monster that has smaller problems and alexander the crazed creature that resembles the maryland goat man but then max throws a racoon at ira then they try to make a fort and judith say the king had favorites and said haha meanly and then judith and max get into a haha fight then a whole bunch of other bad things happen do not watch the movie to see those parts go ON YOUTUBE where theres poop but then carol gets upset and tries to kill max but he hides in kw's stomach and then go's on his boat and goes home my kid went to the bathroom in the worst parts and so did i but when i took my kid and his freind to see land of the lost they enjoyed even though it was pg13 but they hated where the wild thins are so i think this movie should be rated pg14

By: luke

luke — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 08:06:54 +0000

Why why why, can't the entertainment industry come up with some original ideas??? In the same way that we're destroying the worlds supply of fossil fuels – we're also ravaging our supply of literary greatness.

If our generation doesn't deal with it's inability to write a decent, though-provoking modern original – the green movement is going to have to extend it's remit to also cover the arts.

I loved this book as a child, and Mickey in the Night Kitchen was a favourite too. But they really don't need to be films. Picture books are going to loose some of their magic, when they become films… so even if the project started out as an homage – it's actually doing harm.

As far as I'm concerned, re-imagining = a school project with a 9 figure sum attached to it. GROW UP.

By: Paulene

Paulene — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 15:02:29 +0000

I actually really liked the book when I was little. I don't remember a single word it but I remember I loved it hahaha

As for making it into a movie it does either way. I really want to see it I think it would be interesting. As for it becoming a big hit I'm not too sure. But the book IS a classic so people will be interested in it.

I'm kind of on the fence about childhood classics growing up. I mean, come on, after they made Rugrats All Grown Up I was pretty disappointed haha

But there are some childhood books that made really popular movies… Umm… What was that one… Oh, yes Harry Potter!? Hahaha And can't forget Narnia and now there's talk of "The Lovely Bones" being made into a movie And Charlotte's Web was pretty big too. So I guess it just all depends on how the movie is as a whole.

And as for it scarying kids… Kids need to stop being so sheltered. I'm not saying rent Amityville er anything but seriously… Snow White has been made into "scarier" movie and a couple others I can't really remember but yea… If parents think their kids are too sensitive too watch then oh well.

BTW, last time I checked monsters aren't supposed to be cute. It's not Monsters Inc.

By: Jes

Jes — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 00:15:30 +0000

Oh man I LOVED that book when I was little! But I also had a very strong imagination and read tons of odd books growing up…

I honestly can't wait to see the movie )

By: Ericka

Ericka — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:44:55 +0000

I didn't find it a book I particularly liked as a child, and I thought the wild things were scary. It doesn't surprise me that the movie would be as such. I do support sticking to the guts of the book, but I think the real question is, is it a book worth making into a movie? Some stories work best in their original genre, and this might be that case. Children reading a story have a certain amount of physiological control over what they envision, but a movie removes that control, making frightening images unavoidable. I think it's no wonder it's scaring kids, it's a book that should have remained just that.