I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Wow! Such a good movie.

Good movie but grossly overrated

Absolutely the worst movie.

I have to say that I found this, a critics darling, a poorly done version of a great book. There was no fun to this, just a lot of bitterness. These wild things seemed more like escapees from a mental ward than wild creatures.

I have never read "Where the Wild Things Are" but that's fine. I initially got attracted to it after seeing some of the monsters. And after seeing some rave reviews, I figured it must be worth a watch. Not really.The movie seems to really either hate or not give a crap about the characters. If the film doesn't, why show we? I'm not saying that the characters need to be golden, just well-developed; give me a reason to root for them. Jake LaMotta in "Raging Bull" is such a mean, despicable character; but we are all given reason to root for him, we feel bad when his family abandons him. In this film, the main character is a little #&%$ that I simply could not stand. I hated this kid! If he was well- developed and we were given reasons to like this kid, it would be different. There would have been the element of character complexity that I would have liked. Instead, the kid is a terrible person wrapped in an annoying outer layer.The kid's name is Max. He is very imaginative and wants to have fun. He makes an tiny igloo, but his older sister's friends smash it. He started a snowball fight with them and they were just having fun. He goes to hide in the tiny igloo hoping they will go away. He is in tears when they smash it and they are surprised to see his reaction. What do you expect!?!? He started the snowball fight! And the other kids were having fun too! Did Max really think that going inside his space would have stopped everything?? Max isn't a 3-year-old who is oblivious to things like these. There is a scene where Max is in class and his teacher is talking about the universe's expansion. So Max has got to be 10 at the bear-minimum. I know Max has an overactive imagination, but there's a huge difference between having an overactive imagination and sheer stupidity. He builds another fort inside his bedroom out of bedsheets and other household things. When he overhears his mother (Catherine Keener) has a date (Mark Ruffalo) in the living room, Max makes a huge scene. He has a bunny costume and is going nuts. His mother has never dated before? He has never had a talk about his mother dating? Believe it or not, this is where the move starts to go downhill.As his mother is trying to calm him down, Max bites her and runs away. He sails away on a boat where he meets the monsters that are the backbone of the film. When he come back home at the end, his mother is very happy to see him and they have some food together. Her clothes are not the same, so Max has clearly been gone for a few days, not just days in the world of the monsters. Any other parent would have grounded his ass and punished the hell out of him. This little runt gets off scot-free! I don't condone child abuse, but this kid needs serious discipline! If his mother did any kind of discipline or good parenting, Max would not have started the snowball fight and he would not have caused the ruckus in front of his mother's date.When Max ends up on the island with the monsters, he remains annoying and the monsters themselves aren't THAT special. I will admit, the monsters did look pretty cool. Was it a massive breakthrough or innovation in these creatures? Not at all. These are basically inferior muppets. Giant foam fury suits were made and the faces were cgi. Their land is rather generic, not enchanting in the slightest. Want enchanting land? Watch "Babe" or "Pan's Labyrinth." None of these monsters are interesting in the slightest. They are very monotone and naive. Max lies saying he is a powerful king and embellishes on some of his own experiences to make himself seem stronger. The only bits in this that aren't boring deal with the annoying kid that fool the monsters into thinking he is an invincible king. Some tensions arise that is beyond dull. I felt nothing."Where the Wild Things Are" seems to go into the mind of a boy with autism. That is how many people interpret Max. If so, they do a horrendous job and made him look like the worst person ever. It is obvious that the monsters are his own imagination, but he clearly runs away from home. Why not make it so that he enters fantasy land inside his own house? It would make Max more likable and the story richer. And if they actually made the monsters better and their land better, then that whole section of the film would have been a somewhat decent watch. But the fact of the matter is, there are no good qualities in this film. The monsters are sorta cool looking, but that's it! Max is one of the worst kids ever and the monster place is beyond dull. Not recommended at all!

"Where the Wild" has a very striking beginning, not only for those who has a child alone, but also so that was a brother or older sister who neglected her brother or father who can not give the necessary attention to child (a), it really grabs the viewer, much also for the great performance of Max Records, we all knew that the film it was not solely that, but he had an adventure behind, although at some point the message that the film passes is confused, Spike Jonze script is linear, photography of the film is great, as the characterizations of the monsters as fear and at the same time not really are great, as the soundtrack is also good mixing children's songs the melancholic, "Where the Wild Things are" is a film average to good, but it is beautiful to see, shows the world's view of a child without friends, about friendship, about the importance of family residence, and technically it it is also good (do not understand why there are so many negative reviews), is not a children's film is a film for you help learn how to interpret all the feelings that they have, do not watch "Where the monsters live" hoping to have a cinematic experience or a life lesson, watch for fun and have a different view about people, their relationships and the world.Forgive my English by google translator.

Max is a rambunctious brat. He's imaginative and often wears a wolf costume. He plays around with his sister Claire's friends but they make him cry. He's angry at Claire and trashes her room. His mother Connie (Catherine Keener) is struggling and is dating Adrian (Mark Ruffalo). Feeling uncared for, he runs away wearing his wolf costume. He boards a small boat which then sails the high seas to an unknown land inhabited by large wild beasts. Max convinces the creatures that he is the king with magical powers who could even keep out the sadness.Director Spike Jonze has filled out a pretty thin story with a good sense of wonder and a lot of childhood angst. The kid fits the role quite well. I think the creatures are terrific especially as they smash things. It is the confused child's struggles that is the heart of the movie. It may not be for little kids but it is a fine movie about something deeper.