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Where the Wild Things Are (2009)

Where the Wild Things Are
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Max Records, James Gandolfini, Lauren Ambrose

The adventures of a young boy named Max who, after being sent to bed for misbehaving, imagines that he sails away to where the wild things are. Max is loved by the wild creatures who make him their King, though he soon longs to be back home with his family.

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PG, 1 hr. 34 min.
Directed by: Spike Jonze
Release Date: Oct 16, 2009

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5 hours ago
REALLY REALLY WANT TO SEE THIS!!!!
8 hours ago
im intrigued as to how the fantastic writer and director Spike Jonze will convert a 10 page long children's picture book into a satisfying film, i guess we'll just have to wait and see
8 hours ago
Had the books as child!!, no comments about age please
8 hours ago
must see it loved the book is a kid x
10 hours ago
I want to see this so badly

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54 days ago
Pete Hammond, Back Stage
Spike Jonze is an original cinematic voice but in the end you just wish he left this on the bookshelf where it belongs.
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55 days ago
Kurt Loder, MTV
The result is a picture of considerable vision (this is a Spike Jonze film), but one that feels still-born. It traipses from one set-piece incident to the next without gathering much imaginative power, and it's low on thrills.
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55 days ago
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
Jonze's ideas, visual and otherwise, spill out in a faux-philosophical ramble that isn't nearly as deep as he thinks it is; at best, it's a scrambled tone poem. Even the look of the picture becomes tiresome after a while.
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55 days ago
Claudia Puig, USA Today
Where the Wild Things Are is a fiercely innovative film with surprising texture and nuance. It captures the joy and exuberance of childhood without shying away from its very real pains and woes.
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56 days ago
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
For all the money spent, the film's success is best measured by its simplicity and the purity of its innovation. Jonze has filmed a fantasy as if it were absolutely real, allowing us to see the world as Max sees it, full of beauty and terror.
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