Comments on: Wild Open Thread http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/11/03/wild-open-thread/ Where science collides with life, slams into culture, crashes with politics, and gets totaled. Tue, 27 Sep 2011 17:28:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Mike http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/11/03/wild-open-thread/#comment-35033 Mike Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:17:17 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/?p=3947#comment-35033 Mike and Anna say two thumbs down. As people currently reading the book to our 2-year old on a nearly nightly basis (his insistent request: "Things! Things!"), we say the film, while visually interesting, was a self-indulgent romp through "passive-aggressive puppet island" as one of our friends aptly put it. The trailer was the best thing about this movie. But then, I kind of thought the same thing about Eggers's first book so probably should have seen this one coming. Disappointing use of a babysitter night. (And in case you need additional fodder to question our judgment, consider that we used a babysitter night to go see a movie of the book we would otherwise have been reading to our son.) Mike and Anna say two thumbs down. As people currently reading the book to our 2-year old on a nearly nightly basis (his insistent request: “Things! Things!”), we say the film, while visually interesting, was a self-indulgent romp through “passive-aggressive puppet island” as one of our friends aptly put it. The trailer was the best thing about this movie. But then, I kind of thought the same thing about Eggers’s first book so probably should have seen this one coming. Disappointing use of a babysitter night.

(And in case you need additional fodder to question our judgment, consider that we used a babysitter night to go see a movie of the book we would otherwise have been reading to our son.)

]]> By: Jef http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/11/03/wild-open-thread/#comment-34979 Jef Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:48:40 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/?p=3947#comment-34979 not a feel good movie, but a good movie. not for kids who wouldn't understand it, but perfect for kids who have to deal with messed-up grownups. not a feel good movie, but a good movie. not for kids who wouldn’t understand it, but perfect for kids who have to deal with messed-up grownups.

]]> By: John Kwok http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/11/03/wild-open-thread/#comment-34963 John Kwok Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:30:38 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/?p=3947#comment-34963 It's not Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy but it is a fine bit of fantasy nonetheless. And am especially amazed with how well both Spike Jonze and his screenwriter, Dave Eggers, magically translated Sendak's work onto the big screen. Definitely one of my favorite films of 2009.... and I found it far more impressive than J. J. Abrams's "reboot" of classic "Star Trek". It’s not Peter Jackson’s “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy but it is a fine bit of fantasy nonetheless. And am especially amazed with how well both Spike Jonze and his screenwriter, Dave Eggers, magically translated Sendak’s work onto the big screen. Definitely one of my favorite films of 2009…. and I found it far more impressive than J. J. Abrams’s “reboot” of classic “Star Trek”.

]]> By: Guy http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/11/03/wild-open-thread/#comment-34961 Guy Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:10:24 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/?p=3947#comment-34961 Haven't seen it but it is a great children's book. My nieces and nephews loved it. Haven’t seen it but it is a great children’s book. My nieces and nephews loved it.

]]> By: Amanda http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/11/03/wild-open-thread/#comment-34958 Amanda Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:38:51 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/?p=3947#comment-34958 Absolutely hated it. Have to agree with a friend who called it, "a joyless exploration of passive-aggressiveness." Absolutely hated it. Have to agree with a friend who called it, “a joyless exploration of passive-aggressiveness.”

]]> By: Jon http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/11/03/wild-open-thread/#comment-34957 Jon Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:36:56 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/?p=3947#comment-34957 I always loved Sendak. There's more to him than just a simple children's illustrator: http://forums.bookstellyouwhy.info/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=202 I always loved Sendak. There’s more to him than just a simple children’s illustrator:

http://forums.bookstellyouwhy.info/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=202

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