"where the wild things are"

Max is a little bastard.

in the book and the movie.

And should have been eaten.

further, in the movie, the wild things deserved so much better.

 

Max is a little bastard, agreed. But I love the book and (for once) I thought the film gave more depth to the book. I loved it. I couldn't knock any of it. I thought the effects rocked, the soundtrack was spot on and it was an all round good film.
I'd recommened it to mot people
Max is a little bastard though

 

This and Harry Potter: way over my head.

 

It was pretty good. I like the use of costumes and puppetry over CGI. I agree with Spike Jones... it doesn't look real.

Kids are brats Dave. When I'm a parents I'm going to screen movies for quality rather than content for my kids. I'm okay with them viewing violence and nudity if it's tasteful.

I'll ground them if I see them watching Alvin and the chipmunks the squeakquel..

 

kids are only brats broadly because it is acceptable for them to be so.

there would be SOME brats, of course, but pretending it to be acceptable behaviour is bullshit.

Also, I think kids should be able to watch good movies. but I don't think this was a particularly good movie.

I think it was a good looking movie.

and I mostly dislike it because the main character is such a total douche, and he treats all the decent characters like shit, and ruins their lives, because he's a selfish prick.

 

I imagine that you probably missed the entire point of the movie, but I haven't seen it yet, so I'll keep that judgment suspended until I have.

 

the point was that he got to see the ramifications of his actions scaled up and learned something (that he was a douche)

 

They're kids movies...

Also... soundtrack to this movie was great Karen O did an awesome job on it!

 

Is this max? Are you then advocating that he should have been eaten for his past sins?

 

Karen O! Thanks! I'll have to look up and buy a CD. The soundtrack was awesome
Still sticking with it being a great movie. Took my 10yr old brat, err, I mean daughter to see it and she loved it too (for the record, I don't really think my daughter is a brat)

 

I'm advocating that he should not have been allowed to cause such damage in his quest for redemption, as though he gains redemption there is more lost through it. the redemption of one foolish little boy is not worth the joy of others, even if he fake fixed it at the end (everything is magically all better bullshit) the damage he did in the interim was not acceptable.

 

Haven't seen the movie. Have a hard time with the idea of making a movie from a picture book. Wasn't there only like one phrase written per page? Loved the book as a kid although I can't remember anything but the pictures

 

You have too much faith in the concept of justice.

 

I think you miss the purpose of theme when you review everything entirely analytically.

It was a story of an isolated boy retreating into his imagination. The relationships he formed with the creatures from his imagination taught him to value the imperfect relationships he had.

If you think an imperfect protagonist ruins the story, I disagree. I see Max as being more realistically childish.

Your warping it into a fable about discipline. I dare say you've entirely missed the point. :biggrin:

 

That's hippie bullshit.

kid is one step away from the cat drowning fucks in gummo, and it's okay because he's a cult classic.