Where The Wild Things Are

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I've been talking a big talk about Spike Jonze's new interpretation of the children's book classic Where The Wild Things Are for quite some time now (since March 26th, actually), and I finally got to see it tonight. Let me just tell you, that despite extremely high expectations...

I LOVED LOVED LOVED this movie.

It is easily the most charming, heart-warming (and saddening, as it's often quite heavy), and true to the heart of the source material film I've seen in a VERY long time, and I couldn't recommend it more. The film has the heart of a labor-of-love, the depth of any other film you're likely to see, and the cinematographic finesse of the best indie art films. Spike Jonze has made a masterpiece here and couldn't possibly have done Maurice Sendak's beloved tale any better.

I'm going to stop raving here, as I don't want to overhype the film, but please go see this. It's easily in the running for my favorite film of the year, and I am most-certainly going to be the proud owner of this DVD when it's released. Who knows...maybe I'll even go see it again in the theatres!