Where The Wild Things Are
Where The Wild Things Are DVD VIDEO MOVIE Maurice Sendak classic monsters boy
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DVD (Ex-Library)
2010
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Maurice Sendak's kiddie lit classic gets a live-action adaptation thanks to two of pop culture's most creative minds. Director Spike Jonze (BEING JOHN MALKOVICH) collaborates with bestselling author Dave Eggers (A HEARTBREAKING WORK OF STAGGERING GENIUS) on the script for this story about a young boy named Max who spends time in the company of monsters.
Product Details
Number of Discs:
1
Rating:
PG (MPAA)
Film Country:
USA
UPC:
085391189930
Additional Details
Genre:
Childrens
Format:
DVD
"The spare, starlit desert/forest/ocean imagery of Sendak's drawings is lovingly, even painstakingly preserved, and just as lovingly and painstakingly sifted into the action so that it never draws attention to itself as an effect per se."
Film Comment - Kent Jones (09/01/2009)
"Spike Jonze is just the visionary talent to nurture Sendak's tale of a boy who creates a fantasy world full of wild things that embody his own fears bout the real one."
Rolling Stone - Peter Travers (09/17/2009)
3.5 stars out of 4 -- "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."
USA Today - Claudia Puig (10/16/2009)
"[A] beautiful adaptation of the Maurice Sendak children's book....[An] intensely original and haunting movie..."
New York Times - Manohla Dargis (10/14/2009)
3 stars out of 4 -- "The voice actors and the f/x artists give their fantastical characters personality....
Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert (10/14/2009)
4 stars out of 5 -- "Jonze not only remembers the emotions of youth, he makes us feel them....WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE is so patient and non-judgmental that you're welcome to simply bliss out on the visuals."
Box Office - Amy Nicholson (10/12/2009)
"Like the hero of the book, this Max projects a fantasy world from his yearnings, fear and anger. But the movie invests those projections with such intense and genuine wildness as to make their creator a veritable style="font-size: 14px;" Wizard of Id."
Wall Street Journal (10/16/2009)
"Fleet of foot, emotionally attuned to its subject and instinctively faithful to its celebrated source, WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE earns a lot of points for its hand-crafted look..."
Variety - Todd McCarthy (10/11/2009)
"Whether the action is grand and exciting...or simple and human....it all feels genuine to the actual experience of childhood in ways that children's movies generally don't." -- Grade: A-
A.V. Club - Josh Modell (10/15/2009)
"Spike Jonze not only respects the original text but also honors movie lovers with the same clarity of vision. This is one of the year's best."
Entertainment Weekly - Lisa Schwarzbaum (10/23/2009)
"[A] film that manages to create its own reality and meaning, even while it bring's Sendak's visual world to life with startling accuracy."
Washington Post (10/16/2009)
4 stars out of 4 -- "[A] visual and emotional tour de force....The brilliant songs, by Karen O and the Kids, enhance the film's power to pull you in..."
Rolling Stone - Peter Travers (10/29/2009)
Included in Entertainment Weekly's "The Best Films Of The Year" -- "[T]he filmmaker is in perfect harmony with the same wild things Sendak first identified for wise children over 45 years ago."
Entertainment Weekly - Lisa Schwarzbaum (12/25/2009)
Ranked #6 in Rolling Stone's "The 10 Best Movies Of 2009" -- "All the joy and misplaced rage that goes into being a kid is in this movie."
Rolling Stone - Roger Ebert (12/24/2009)
4 stars out of 5 -- "[Jonze] reminds us that the simple pleasure of childhood is running around and screaming with abandon."
Uncut - Michael Bonner (12/07/2009)
"On a technical level, this movie is simply brilliant. The boots-on-the-ground/documentary feel mixes nearly perfect cinematography with real cool monsters in giant suits."
Premiere (03/01/2010)
3 stars out of 5 -- "[With] a childlike sense of awe, rage, delight and dislocation....It's true to Sendak's spirit and the night Max wore his wolf suit..."
Empire - Nick De Semlyen (06/01/2010)
For DVD Player [Ex-Library Edition: May contain stickers/markings] (North American NTSC)
Product Details
Number of Discs:
1
Rating:
PG (MPAA)
Film Country:
USA
UPC:
085391189930
Additional Details
Genre:
Childrens
Format:
DVD
"The spare, starlit desert/forest/ocean imagery of Sendak's drawings is lovingly, even painstakingly preserved, and just as lovingly and painstakingly sifted into the action so that it never draws attention to itself as an effect per se."
Film Comment - Kent Jones (09/01/2009)
"Spike Jonze is just the visionary talent to nurture Sendak's tale of a boy who creates a fantasy world full of wild things that embody his own fears bout the real one."
Rolling Stone - Peter Travers (09/17/2009)
3.5 stars out of 4 -- "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."
USA Today - Claudia Puig (10/16/2009)
"[A] beautiful adaptation of the Maurice Sendak children's book....[An] intensely original and haunting movie..."
New York Times - Manohla Dargis (10/14/2009)
3 stars out of 4 -- "The voice actors and the f/x artists give their fantastical characters personality....
Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert (10/14/2009)
4 stars out of 5 -- "Jonze not only remembers the emotions of youth, he makes us feel them....WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE is so patient and non-judgmental that you're welcome to simply bliss out on the visuals."
Box Office - Amy Nicholson (10/12/2009)
"Like the hero of the book, this Max projects a fantasy world from his yearnings, fear and anger. But the movie invests those projections with such intense and genuine wildness as to make their creator a veritable style="font-size: 14px;" Wizard of Id."
Wall Street Journal (10/16/2009)
"Fleet of foot, emotionally attuned to its subject and instinctively faithful to its celebrated source, WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE earns a lot of points for its hand-crafted look..."
Variety - Todd McCarthy (10/11/2009)
"Whether the action is grand and exciting...or simple and human....it all feels genuine to the actual experience of childhood in ways that children's movies generally don't." -- Grade: A-
A.V. Club - Josh Modell (10/15/2009)
"Spike Jonze not only respects the original text but also honors movie lovers with the same clarity of vision. This is one of the year's best."
Entertainment Weekly - Lisa Schwarzbaum (10/23/2009)
"[A] film that manages to create its own reality and meaning, even while it bring's Sendak's visual world to life with startling accuracy."
Washington Post (10/16/2009)
4 stars out of 4 -- "[A] visual and emotional tour de force....The brilliant songs, by Karen O and the Kids, enhance the film's power to pull you in..."
Rolling Stone - Peter Travers (10/29/2009)
Included in Entertainment Weekly's "The Best Films Of The Year" -- "[T]he filmmaker is in perfect harmony with the same wild things Sendak first identified for wise children over 45 years ago."
Entertainment Weekly - Lisa Schwarzbaum (12/25/2009)
Ranked #6 in Rolling Stone's "The 10 Best Movies Of 2009" -- "All the joy and misplaced rage that goes into being a kid is in this movie."
Rolling Stone - Roger Ebert (12/24/2009)
4 stars out of 5 -- "[Jonze] reminds us that the simple pleasure of childhood is running around and screaming with abandon."
Uncut - Michael Bonner (12/07/2009)
"On a technical level, this movie is simply brilliant. The boots-on-the-ground/documentary feel mixes nearly perfect cinematography with real cool monsters in giant suits."
Premiere (03/01/2010)
3 stars out of 5 -- "[With] a childlike sense of awe, rage, delight and dislocation....It's true to Sendak's spirit and the night Max wore his wolf suit..."
Empire - Nick De Semlyen (06/01/2010)
For DVD Player [Ex-Library Edition: May contain stickers/markings] (North American NTSC)
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All images/pictures are stock photos and are for reference only, mainly to show the type of game you will be getting. Please read "WHAT YOU GET" for what is included with the media. Screenshots may vary based on your own computer system, video card, monitor, etc.
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