adamlikesmusic Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 ^ Me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 I would have been stoked for this about 20 years ago, but now I think people are just capitalizing on our generation's obsession with nostalgia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlovecolouredx Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 i really wanna watch it but no sign this will show in the cinema.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 I would have been stoked for this about 20 years ago, but now I think people are just capitalizing on our generation's obsession with nostalgia. our generation's obsession with nostalgia? come on, how can you even quantify that? the book was written in the 60's, its been read and is being read too far more than just "our" generation, so its not being made to capitalize on "our" generation... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamlikesmusic Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 I really liked the movie. It was really dark for a PG film, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtz Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 I would have been stoked for this about 20 years ago, but now I think people are just capitalizing on our generation's obsession with nostalgia. our generation's obsession with nostalgia? come on, how can you even quantify that? the book was written in the 60's, its been read and is being read too far more than just "our" generation, so its not being made to capitalize on "our" generation... Yeah, the book came out in 1963. It's funny that 20 somethings feel like the book is exclusive to "our generation". John is not the first person in his 20's I have heard say that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benchwarmer Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 going to see it at IMAX tonight. pretty pumped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgefest Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 Saw it at an IMAX at midnight last night for my b-day. Such a good movie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monk0nuggets Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 Going to a matinee tomorrow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedavidescapeplan Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 I just got back from seeing this and I really enjoyed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riddle350 Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 I thought it was great. Was a little slow during the middle part. Soundtrack was awesome. Visuals were cool. Not nearly as depressing as I thought it was going to be. The first 20 minutes were really sad and then it kind of evens out a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmoney Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 can't wait to see this. maybe i'll go tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devilstrombone Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 I hate to say, but I was really disappointed. Perhaps seeing it another time when it reaches dvd will change my mind but I doubt it. I did make myself feel better by getting more added to my Where The Wild Things Are sleeve though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamlikesmusic Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 What about it disappointed you? Just curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devilstrombone Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 I personally thought they humanized the monsters way too early on. I think they should have been a bit more "wild" and I never really knew the names of the monsters and I just thought the names they gave them took any fearsomeness they had and threw it out the window. Just some small things but they kind of ruined it in my mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirbypuckett Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 I loved it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamlikesmusic Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Was just reading an interview from Newsweek with Maurice Sendak, and I found his answer to this question pretty interesting. Newsweek: "What do you say to parents who think the Wild Things film may be too scary?"Sendak: "I would tell them to go to hell. That's a question I will not tolerate." Newsweek: "Because kids can handle it?" Sendak: "If they can't handle it, go home. Or wet your pants. Do whatever you like. But it's not a question that can be answered." Sendak: "This concentration on kids being scared, as though we as adults can't be scared. Of course we're scared. I'm scared of watching a TV show about vampires. I can't fall asleep. It never stops. We're grown-ups; we know better, but we're afraid." Newsweek: "Why is that important in art?" Sendak: "Because it's truth. You don't want to do something that's all terrifying. I saw the most horrendous movies that were unfit for child's eyes. So what? I managed to survive." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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