{"product_id":"where-the-wild-things-are","title":"Where The Wild Things Are","description":"Where The Wild Things Are DVD VIDEO MOVIE Maurice Sendak classic monsters boy \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003eType: \u003c\/label\u003e Movie \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003ePlatform: \u003c\/label\u003e DVD (Ex-Library) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003eReleased: \u003c\/label\u003e 2010 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003eMedia: \u003c\/label\u003e DVD \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cshortdescription\u003e\u003c\/shortdescription\u003eMaurice 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProduct Details\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNumber of Discs:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRating:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePG (MPAA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFilm Country:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUSA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUPC:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e085391189930\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdditional Details\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGenre:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChildrens\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFormat:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDVD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFilm Comment - Kent Jones (09\/01\/2009)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRolling Stone - Peter Travers (09\/17\/2009)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3.5 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.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUSA Today - Claudia Puig (10\/16\/2009)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[A] beautiful adaptation of the Maurice Sendak children's book....[An] intensely original and haunting movie...\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNew York Times - Manohla Dargis (10\/14\/2009)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3 stars out of 4 -- \"The voice actors and the f\/x artists give their fantastical characters personality....\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert (10\/14\/2009)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4 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.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBox Office - Amy Nicholson (10\/12\/2009)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWall Street Journal (10\/16\/2009)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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...\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVariety - Todd McCarthy (10\/11\/2009)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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-\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA.V. Club - Josh Modell (10\/15\/2009)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEntertainment Weekly - Lisa Schwarzbaum (10\/23\/2009)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[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.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWashington Post (10\/16\/2009)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4 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...\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRolling Stone - Peter Travers (10\/29\/2009)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncluded 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.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEntertainment Weekly - Lisa Schwarzbaum (12\/25\/2009)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRanked #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.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRolling Stone - Roger Ebert (12\/24\/2009)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4 stars out of 5 -- \"[Jonze] reminds us that the simple pleasure of childhood is running around and screaming with abandon.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUncut - Michael Bonner (12\/07\/2009)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePremiere (03\/01\/2010)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3 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...\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEmpire - Nick De Semlyen (06\/01\/2010)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor DVD Player [Ex-Library Edition: May contain stickers\/markings] (North American NTSC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"NeverDieMedia","offers":[{"title":"Used In Sleeve","offer_id":47433550954774,"sku":"49333","price":2.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0083\/0377\/1710\/products\/20151021112211231FWEJ2566FW.jpg?v=1706515247","url":"https:\/\/www.neverdiemedia.com\/products\/where-the-wild-things-are","provider":"NeverDieMedia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}