Where The Wild Things Are

[samsong]

because i'm curious and decided to ask.

[Reinhold]

Best film of the year. Maybe from the past 5 years. I'd just like to know how in the hell Jonze was able to convince people to fund this. It's so abstract and non-commercial, it feels like it wasn't made by an american.

haha. read this whole thread. he almost lost control of the project and had a hard time getting it made for reasons similar to what you've got there.

[polkablues]

polka, what other masterpieces would you consider this to be among in the large army you mentioned?

My post from the Top 25 of the Decade thread:
http://xixax.com/index.php?topic=10863.msg281625#msg281625

Obviously, this is only reflective of the most recent batch of movies, only indicative of my own tastes, and I would only comfortably call about half the movies on the list masterpieces in any sense.  Were I to add Where the Wild Things Are to this list, I feel right now that it would easily be top ten, maybe even top five.

[©brad]

Well Obama liked it!

[Pozer]

i cant believe ive seen Paranormal Actshitty and not this. been too far outta town.

as for samsong's masterpiece beef, it's because he only finds movies enjoyable at best..

i really enjoyed this

i enjoyed this.  

for now, i'll just say i enjoyed it.

an engrossing, enjoyable gangster movie

 

[modage]

Mine is "I really liked it", when I can't quite bring myself to say "love".

[Kal]

Mine is "I really liked it", when I can't quite bring myself to say "love".

Same here.

[Kal]

Here is Dreamworks adaptation of the book:

[Bethie]

needed more c's in the middle of a make shift heart. also more forts.

[72teeth]

read the wild thing by dave eggeers! where "wtwta" is a dramatic film for kids, "the wiold things" is a childrens book for adults... i like it so much more than the movie. the movie was hard for me too watch, carol was my dad, but none the less ive seen it 4 times in theatre... i really feel like this might be the movie that speaks top me the most. even tho i never travled to a wierd land of monsters, growing upm was that taht weird, and even now, living has thrown me so many crazy cortk screw balls that i can relate to max... being thrown in these situation that are so fantasicly crazy and sadf... 9im rambling but seriously, read "the wild things" by dave eggers, it so so ez to read yet so so deep and so vivid... it reminded me of the vigin suicides by jeffery something.... perfectly meloncholy.... i m iss you all
! i wuish i had the internet more, HAPPY HALLOWEEN'! BE SAFE! HALLOWEEN
!!!

[socketlevel]

Mine is "I really liked it", when I can't quite bring myself to say "love".

Same here.

yep same, very impressive film to get made. It's whole deal is that it's all story and lacks plot, and while i can love movies like that (and am constantly impressed when someone can make it in the hollywood system), at the end of the day this film doesn't quite pull off the type of narrative it wants to be in a brilliant way.

i really liked it too, but i'm not going to say i love it just because of who made it or what they tried to do. It's all about end product.  this is not a masterpiece, anyone who claims it to be, in my opinion is high on the release fanfare.

[MacGuffin]

Screenplay:

http://www.mypdfscripts.com/screenplays/where-the-wild-things-are

[ono]

Where The Dirty Hipsters Are

[Pozer]

Mine is "I really liked it", when I can't quite bring myself to say "love".

Same here.

yep same

i liked it. really.

[RegularKarate]

Where The Dirty Hipsters Are

Where the Funny Isn't