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Where the Wild Things Are |  | Director: Spike Jonze
Actors: Catherine Keener, Mark Ruffalo, Max Records
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: Movie
Buy New: $3.99
as of 7/28/2010 18:10 MDT details
Seller: Amazon Video On Demand
Rating:  236 reviews
Sales Rank: 525
Genre: Drama
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: Video On Demand
Running Time: 100 Minutes
ASIN: B0035Z71AO
Theatrical Release Date: October 16, 2009
Release Date: March 2, 2010
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Synopsis:
Innovative director Spike Jonze collaborates with celebrated author Maurice Sendak to bring one of the most beloved books of all time to the big screen in "Where the Wild Things Are," a classic story about childhood and the places we go to figure out the world we live in. The film tells the story of Max, a rambunctious and sensitive boy who feels misunderstood at home and escapes to where the Wild Things are. Max lands on an island where he meets mysterious and strange creatures whose emotions are as wild and unpredictable as their actions. The Wild Things desperately long for a leader to guide them, just as Max longs for a kingdom to rule. When Max is crowned king, he promises to create a place where everyone will be happy. Max soon finds, though, that ruling his kingdom is not so easy and his relationships there prove to be more complicated than he originally thought. |
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 236
 One of the melancholy best of 2010 July 28, 2010
David Treptow
2010 was a great year for melancholy films (A SINGLE MAN being another great film). Where the Wild Things Are captured all of the uncertainty, mood swings, and wild imagination of being young.
 Where is it?? July 26, 2010
Luisa
The movie I purchased was destined to my uncle's house, and the item never arrived..
I tried to contact someone at Amazon but it was impossible. It said it did arrive but my uncle never got it, so I'm kind of still waiting for it..
Serious emotional issues with no resolution...just dissolution July 14, 2010
J. A. Dillon (Texan in NY)
There are many well written reviews that I agree with on Amazon.com regarding: 1) the unexplicable intense rage and anger from the very outset, 2)completely unacceptable behavior of the boy towards his kind and caring mother, 3)lack of character development for the monsters (which obviously were a reflexion of the boys emotional issues), 4)lack of resolution between the monsters or the boy and his mother. It has it's artistic moments, and I can tolerate a lack of true plot when my senses are emotions are deeply involved, however at 40 minutes, I wanted the movie to just end. I would not show it to children and I would not recommend it to friends. For those who can relate because of their own deep emotional problems, a movie like this only adds fuel to your rage and does not help you come to closure.
I want my 2 hours back and I'm not going to write any more on this subject so that it doesn't waste anymore of my time.
 Where The Bad Movies Are (One & a half stars) July 11, 2010
Joseph Izzo
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/RRYKV8J84S3Q1 My review of Where The Wild Things Are on Blu-Ray
Don't waste your time/money July 7, 2010
T. Frye (Kentucky)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I love this book, but I was curious as to how they were going to fill 90 minutes on screen. I found out how ... they made up a lot of really boring child angst garbage and turned this classic funny kids book into some warped exploration of how divorce effects kids. Who cares? Certainly not my 9 year old who kept wondering when the monsters were going to be entertaining and funny. I sat in that movie theater just squirming in my seat wanting the dumb thing to hurry up and be over! It was excruciating. The special effects were horrendous, I could have done better with my cell phone. And as far as the plot itself, there is no resolution, it just peters out there at the end and you get no answers to any of your questions, but on the positive side, you just don't care anyway.
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