I didn't care until i saw the trailer

[foxtongue]

Where The Wild Things Are, screenplay by Spike Jonze and Dave freaking Eggers!!

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[jettcat.livejournal.com]

Gorgeous isn't it?

[porphyre.livejournal.com]

I know about >-< this much about the book, but it looks gorgeous.

[themythicalman.livejournal.com]

I know! It's crazy. I'm now hopeful, whereas before I felt like another childhood memory was about to be anally raped.

[porphyre.livejournal.com]

I never read it as a child. in fact, I wasn't even aware it existed until I was in my twenties, and that's far, far too late to care.

[themythicalman.livejournal.com]

Not at all, I say! I'm finding that (re)discovering these books later in life gives me a whole new appreciation for them. There's an awful lot of garbage out there, and jewels are jewels.

Now, if someone would only make a feature-length movie of 'The Gashlycrumb Tinies'.

[hibiscustea.livejournal.com]

Holy Cats. I think I need to see that.

[porphyre.livejournal.com]

We should go together, and squeal over the incredible puppetry.

[hibiscustea.livejournal.com]

Oh, that would be lovely! Is it all animatronics? (How old-school is that, if it is!)

[jason0x21.livejournal.com]

I've got to send you that Warren Ellis / Joss Whedon parody trailer for this...

[porphyre.livejournal.com]

Do I even want to know?

[jason0x21.livejournal.com]

You'll be relieved to know I made it up completely.

[serizawa3000.livejournal.com]

I can't stop crying at the beauty of it...

[porphyre.livejournal.com]

Awwww.

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[a-dream-tiger.livejournal.com]

I've had respect for the book as one ot those classics that have inspired many people, and as good source art for tattoos I've seen, but I have long since forgotten the few times I personally experienced it in my childhood.

The film definitely looks like it has some quality talent and vision behind it, though.

I am dimly recalling an interesting SIFF (VIFF?) film chronicling a somewhat rocky collaboration between Mssr. Sendak and Pilobolus. "The Last Dance" perhaps?

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[serizawa3000.livejournal.com]

I was a little concerned when I'd read that there was talk of reshooting the film because it was too scary or whatever...

I never thought the Wild Things themselves were scary... sure, they have fangs and claws and horns and are huge, but Sendak somehow drew them as, I dunno, friendly-looking. Smiling.

From what I've read about the history of the book, Sendak named the Wild Things after his aunts and uncles... Bernard, Tzippeh, Moishe, Aaron, Emil, etc. The Wild Things have names in the movie, apparently, but not the same as the ones Sendak came up with.

I think the Wild Things themselves were fabricated by Jim Henson's people... and I get a goofy kick out of realizing that the Wild Thing at the beginning is voiced by James Gandolfini...

[coffeeman.livejournal.com]

That looks fucking awesome

[porphyre.livejournal.com]

DAVID EGGERS! EEEEEEEE!

[following-bliss.livejournal.com]

Yup, this one really got to me too. It's gorgeous in all the right ways.

[porphyre.livejournal.com]

Oh, the new revolution of animatronics, I'm loving it. Down with bad CG!

[serizawa3000.livejournal.com]

Jim Henson's Creature Shop FTW... :)

[slojae.livejournal.com]

one of my favorite childhood books... and didn't even know they made a movie till i saw this

[porphyre.livejournal.com]

Ta-dah! Yep. I've been following the production stills for awhile now, just because they looked so scrumptious, though I never had any attachment to the books.

[monkeypudding.livejournal.com]

YES!

[porphyre.livejournal.com]

*high five*

[eosandman.livejournal.com]

This will not be a mediocre film! I can only see it as being ass or awesome.

And did anyone else feel shades of "Dark Crystal" from the trailer?

[porphyre.livejournal.com]

I trust Spike Jonze to make things that Do Not Suck.

And yes! I'm thrilled traditional creature making is coming back. Bits by bit, sure, but it's wonderful all the same.

[frankie23.livejournal.com]

Literally, and I mean, *literally*, every hair on my arms was standing up. Wow.

[porphyre.livejournal.com]

Big fan of the book?

[frankie23.livejournal.com]

Indeed. An even bigger fan of Spike Jonze. The man makes movies that're like sweet music for my eyes.