Starring: Catherine Keener, Max Records, Mark Ruffalo, Lauren Ambrose, James Gandolfini, Catherine O'Hara and Forest WhitakerStory: The film tells the story of Max, a rambunctious and sensitive boy who feels misunderstood at home and escapes to where the Wild Things are. Max lands on an island where he meets mysterious and strange creatures whose emotions are as wild and unpredictable as their actions. The Wild Things desperately long for a leader to guide them, just as Max longs for a kingdom to rule. When Max is crowned king, he promises to create a place where everyone will be happy. Max soon finds, though, that ruling his kingdom is not so easy and his relationships there prove to be more complicated than he originally thought. (Warner Bros.)
Rated: PG for mild thematic elements, some adventure action and brief language
Bottom Line: Too dark for little kids, possibly too ‘boring’ for older ones – it may be the first kids movie that’s not fit for most kids. Subtle and madcap, sophisticated and edgy, imaginative and heartfelt. WILD THINGS – you make my heart sing – you make everything groovy – I think I really, really like you!
BLURAY/DVD'S BEING RELEASED ON 10/20:
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen B-
Imagine That C-
1 comment:
The cinematography of this movie was impressive, no doubt, but it seemed to be missing something; maybe it was just too low energy from beginning to end (or at least after the first ten minutes)
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