It's true, my 9 year old son fell asleep near the end of the movie. What a complete and utter let down this movie was for my family of four. Having grown up with vivid ideas of this classic children's book, I was sure that the movie would be as classic as the book. It was - a classic disappointment. There is no clear story line. And it feels as if the plot tries to make the story more complex than necessary. The loveable monsters from the book are transformed into some very emotionally disturbed freaks whose behavior is more goulish than their looks. I only hope there is some kind of wild psychologist on their island who can help them deal with the range of issues that surface. Yes, the monsters are supposed to represent all the feelings and confusion Max is going through. As messed up as Jonze (the director) made them, this boy will need many years of very intense therapy that dinner and chocolate cake at the ending just will not resolve.

This is NOT a kid's movie! Let me say that first. Do NOT take your kid to see this movie if you want to preserve their sentimental feelings about the book. It is dark and gloomy. A psychological movie, far too deep for a child's mind to analyze without lots of help from a wise adult. My kids, 9 and 7, said "they tried to ruin the book." Max is miserable, his family is miserable, the wild things are miserable. And the slight advances any of them make to be happier failed to make US any happier about spending $34 to see this treachery. SPOILER ALERT******one of the wild things actually rips off another wild thing's arm. My kids were shocked. My daughter, who is no wimp, says it still gives her butterflies to think about it. If you want to feel crummy, this is the movie for you. blahhhhhhhhh!

This was not the movie I was expecting. I loved the book as a child but some how in all the over the top senseless violence the sweetness of the original story got clobbered too! I never connected with spoiled brat Max, Why Carol was trashing the houses was never explained. Why all the undirected anger? The 'dream sequence" was lost. If a child bit me and ran off into the night I'd call the cops to find him. Yet when Max returns for being with the wild things, there is nothing but a hug and hot soup waiting. It looked like a Campbell's soup commercial without the can! I couldn't suspend my disbelief that much. On a scale of 10 I'd give it a 2.

The happy and sad emotions that i felt as a child and pushed away, because of my sad upbringing......I cried and laughed as i felt the feeling that the young Max was feeling. I don't think anyone that wasn't a loner or the middle child will truly understand and have the amazing experience I had at 11:30 this morning! If your a child of a single parent or divorced family you will be touched by this film Spike Jonze did a phenomenal job bringing to life Maurice Sendak's children's book. Go see this but bring a tissue!

..."Inside all of us is a Wild Thing"... Where the Wild Things Are, written by Maurice Sendak, was a story I listened to when I was little every night before bed. I still remember begging my parents to just read it one more time. Inspired by the classic children's book, Where the Wild Things Are "hits home" as one from the audience revealed. We get a fantastic image of the imagination and lonliness of 9-year old Max who runs away, sails to an island of beasts, and claims to be a king with great powers to keep them from eating him. Each of the Wild Things has their own personality and most of them share the same emotions just like everyone around us. The costumes are dirty, amazing, and true to the book. Thoughtfully written by Spike Jonze and Dave Eggers (Away We Go), this movie is special and worth seeing. If the book means anything to you, this movie will to. Perfect ending. (A) "Sometimes being happy isnt the best way to be happy" Sleeping in the perfect pile tonight...