Comments on: Movie Review: Where the Wild Things Are http://calitreview.com/5033 Book reviews, essays, and author interviews. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:46:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: jhaygood http://calitreview.com/5033/comment-page-1#comment-70504 jhaygood Sat, 17 Oct 2009 20:11:11 +0000 http://calitreview.com/?p=5033#comment-70504 hi julia - a really perceptive, thoughtful review. i'm one of the editors on the movie - it's really close to my heart. these kinds of projects don't come along that often... it's so satisfying to see that some people feel the same way we do about the movie - clearly some don't as well, but that's the way it is. i think there is a special connection to the film available to moms - that last shot is a gem. when my wife saw a very early version she remarked that it helped her to understand our 5 year-old boy. we weren't out to frighten children (though there are frightening moments) but to maybe provide a film that would speak to some children or adults in a real (and rare) way. it's rare because a lot of people don't go to the movies for that! but some do, and i hope they find something meaningful in this film. hi julia – a really perceptive, thoughtful review. i’m one of the editors on the movie – it’s really close to my heart. these kinds of projects don’t come along that often… it’s so satisfying to see that some people feel the same way we do about the movie – clearly some don’t as well, but that’s the way it is.

i think there is a special connection to the film available to moms – that last shot is a gem. when my wife saw a very early version she remarked that it helped her to understand our 5 year-old boy.

we weren’t out to frighten children (though there are frightening moments) but to maybe provide a film that would speak to some children or adults in a real (and rare) way. it’s rare because a lot of people don’t go to the movies for that! but some do, and i hope they find something meaningful in this film.

]]> By: Tom http://calitreview.com/5033/comment-page-1#comment-70492 Tom Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:09:59 +0000 http://calitreview.com/?p=5033#comment-70492 I am taking my 16 year old son to this movie. He told me about it, but I couldn't recall the book that he obviously read as a child. But his telling me about this movie says that there is something here that is important to him. I'm glad for that! We will go. I am taking my 16 year old son to this movie. He told me about it, but I couldn’t recall the book that he obviously read as a child.

But his telling me about this movie says that there is something here that is important to him. I’m glad for that!

We will go.

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