Comments on: Where The Wild Things Are http://www.themovieness.com/2009/11/04/where-the-wild-things-are/ A life in so many films... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:32:35 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Mad Hatter http://www.themovieness.com/2009/11/04/where-the-wild-things-are/comment-page-1/#comment-1323 Mad Hatter Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:55:04 +0000 http://www.themovieness.com/?p=1323#comment-1323 @ Vanessa.... Thanks for the welcome - glad to be here. Feel free to glance at my own blog when you have a chance. Not too sure what made Spike Jonze choose to use muppets instead of CGI, but he's the sort of creative mind to think outside of the box, so maybe he thought they'd have a bit more of an organic quality that would work with the surroundings a bit better. Glad you dug it though - hope your flu has eased off! @ Vanessa….

Thanks for the welcome – glad to be here. Feel free to glance at my own blog when you have a chance.

Not too sure what made Spike Jonze choose to use muppets instead of CGI, but he’s the sort of creative mind to think outside of the box, so maybe he thought they’d have a bit more of an organic quality that would work with the surroundings a bit better.

Glad you dug it though – hope your flu has eased off!

]]> By: Vanessa http://www.themovieness.com/2009/11/04/where-the-wild-things-are/comment-page-1/#comment-1314 Vanessa Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:54:50 +0000 http://www.themovieness.com/?p=1323#comment-1314 Welcome to my blog Mad Hatter (excellent name by the way) :) Maybe I didn't make myself clear (wrote this entry while in bed with the flu so its kind of wacky...), one of the things that I liked about this movie is that they used puppets rather than animating the Wild Things. I am just wondering what made them do this...cause these days EVERYTHING gets animated... Welcome to my blog Mad Hatter (excellent name by the way) :) Maybe I didn’t make myself clear (wrote this entry while in bed with the flu so its kind of wacky…), one of the things that I liked about this movie is that they used puppets rather than animating the Wild Things. I am just wondering what made them do this…cause these days EVERYTHING gets animated…

]]> By: Mad Hatter http://www.themovieness.com/2009/11/04/where-the-wild-things-are/comment-page-1/#comment-1309 Mad Hatter Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:50:34 +0000 http://www.themovieness.com/?p=1323#comment-1309 I actually kinda liked that the Wild Things were giant muppets rather than CG characters. For me it helped ground the movie, rather than distracting me with a neverending series of CG. I totally agree with you that a lot of kids would have a tough time with this movie - your NEVERENDING STORY comparison is spot on. I have to wonder if kids these days are beyond such movies, and like you said, would just bhe bored with it. Great review, and swell blog! Just discovered it today and hope to read more of your stuff soon :) I actually kinda liked that the Wild Things were giant muppets rather than CG characters. For me it helped ground the movie, rather than distracting me with a neverending series of CG.

I totally agree with you that a lot of kids would have a tough time with this movie – your NEVERENDING STORY comparison is spot on. I have to wonder if kids these days are beyond such movies, and like you said, would just bhe bored with it.

Great review, and swell blog! Just discovered it today and hope to read more of your stuff soon :)

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