- Joined: December 1969
- Post Count: 9,306
Re: Where the Wild Things Are
First impression: Oh, my, that looks right.
Second impression: How are they going to get a movie out of that picture book?
Jay's Movie Blog - A movie-viewing diary.
Transplanted Life: Sci-fi soap opera about a man placed in a new body, updated two or three times a week.
Trading Post Inn - Another gender-bending soap, with different collaborators writing different points of view.
"What? Since when was this an energy ball...
- Joined: June 2002
- Location: NJ
- Post Count: 3,273
Re: Where the Wild Things Are
Looks interesting. But it's been taking a long time to make this thing. It started shooting in January and won't be released until next fall.
"Here's looking at you, kid."
- Joined: March 2003
- Location: New Zealand
- Post Count: 3,013
Re: Where the Wild Things Are
For some reason, I just cannot see the picture on that site. Any chance anyone could post it?
AFI Top 100 lists:100 Movies,
100 Thrills - Completed
100 Laughs - 24 to go - last seen:
The Freshman100 Passions - 39 to go - last seen:
Breakfast At Tiffany's100 Heroes & Villains - 10 to go - last seen: Tom Powers in
The Public Enemy100 Songs - 44 to go - last seen: "When You Wish upon a Star"...
- Joined: March 2003
- Location: New Zealand
- Post Count: 3,013
Re: Where the Wild Things Are
Thanks, David,
I haven't read this book for 20 years or so, I can't even remember the story, but from what I remember, they do seem to have got the tone right. I was thinking we'd actually get to see one of the wild things, but that was just dumb (no way they would reveal something like that this early). But it is a great picture, intriguing, evocative. With someone like Spike Jonze behind it, I'm hoping for something special.
AFI Top 100 lists:100 Movies,
100 Thrills - Completed
100 Laughs - 24 to go - last seen:
The Freshman100 Passions - 39 to go - last seen:
Breakfast At Tiffany's100 Heroes & Villains - 10 to go - last seen: Tom Powers in
The Public Enemy100 Songs - 44 to go - last seen: "When You Wish upon a Star"...
-
Russell G
- Russell Grant
-
- offline
- Joined: September 2002
- Location: Deadmonton, Alberta Canada
- Post Count: 6,003
Re: Where the Wild Things Are
looks magic, I can't wait to see what he comes up with.
- Joined: August 2002
- Location: Seattle
- Post Count: 4,791
Re: Where the Wild Things Are
Huh, live action, that's odd. I would have expected animated, as that was one of the best parts of the book. I'm very skeptical it will come out well this way, I think it's a kind of project that really demands to be animated. If I had to envision it really come off, I'd think a rotoscoped film in the same style as the book would really be the most interesting way to do it, the most engrossing. I dunno, just seeing that picture, I'm expecting to be dissappointed. :-/
- Joined: June 2002
- Location: NJ
- Post Count: 3,273
Re: Where the Wild Things Are
Is that still the same kid?
If anyone hasn't been following, this one seems to be a bit in trouble. Apparently the suits didn't like Spike Jonze's cut and they're currently undergoing month of reshoots. One of the complaints so far has been that they didn't like the kid playing Max.
I think this is still slated to be released next fall. Hard to believe that by that time, they'll have been in production for three years.
"Here's looking at you, kid."
-
Russell G
- Russell Grant
-
- offline
- Joined: September 2002
- Location: Deadmonton, Alberta Canada
- Post Count: 6,003
Re: Where the Wild Things Are
that sounds like the studio trying to save face. I want to see the version that had kids scared to tears frankly.
