![]() The story is pretty much the same: Max, (Max Records, believably a kid), an imaginative, but frustrated kid gets into a fight with his stressed-out mother (Catherine Keener), runs away, and soon finds himself floating to a strange land, wherein dwell creatures that are both terrifying and fascinating at the same time. The effort is an interesting and impressive venture No embellishment, no sugarcoating, just a stripped- down, but still whimsical tale of a child's curiosity and imagination. So, naturally, director Spike Jonze and writer Dave Eggers had to go out on a limb with the extra effort if they were to successfully make a movie based on it. The funny thing about the latter is that this book is only 9 sentences long! That's a short book, even by children's standards, despite the story being told more with pictures than words. These come through in such books as 1981's Outside Over There, 1970's In the Night Kitchen, and, in the case of this review, 1963's Where the Wild Things Are. He didn't pander or sugarcoat his stories simply because he didn't feel a need (as well as a rather unpleasant childhood that introduced him to mortality in a less gentle light than most kids, but that's another story). The stories he wrote are very much like Grimm's Fairy Tales: whimsical and fun, but still dark and threatening. Find more information about:ISBN:0068OCLC Number:864507310Language Note:English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue English, French, Spanish subtitles closed-captioned.Notes:Originally released as a motion picture in 2009.Based on the book by Maurice Sendak.Special features include: a series of making-of featurettes by Lance Bangs.Credits:Music by Karen O and Carter Burwell edited by Eric Zumbrunnen and James Haygood production designer, K.K.Maurice Sendak, who recently passed away, was one of the most controversial yet still imaginative authors to ever have been published. E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item atWhere the wild things are = Max et les maximonstresAuthor: Tom Hanks Spike Jonze Dave Eggers Max Records Catherine Keener Mark Ruffalo Lauren Ambrose Chris Cooper James Gandolfini Catherine O'Hara Forest Whitaker Maurice Sendak Warner Bros Legendary Pictures Village Roadshow Pictures Playtone (Firm) Wild Things Productions Warner Home Video (Firm)Publisher: Burbank, CA: Warner Home Video, ©2010.ISBN/ISSN: 0068OCLC:864507310. ![]()
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