Let the Wild Rumpus...Mope.

Well, I had high hopes for this one, and getting the whole front row at the Uptown to myself last Friday evening seemed auspicious at the time. But sadly, Spike Jonze's adaptation of Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are is a well-made but disappointing piece of work, and the really great trailer of two months ago is as good as it gets. I know this film is eliciting some very positive responses , and I definitely admired the craftsmanship on display. WTWTA is not a bad movie, nor is it an embarrassment or anything like that. But, as the movie moped along, I kept having the same reaction to it: I just don't remember my childhood, or Sendak's book for that matter, being so emo . Sure, I guess I remember being angry or depressed or sad every so often -- nothing a good 30 minutes with the Star Wars figures couldn't remedy --... [read full story]                    

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