MOVIE TRAILERS

This looks amazing. Can't wait.

HOLY SHIT. That was mind blowing. Spikes cinetmatic translation of the book is startling. This trailer NEEDS to be in HD my god lol I think spike has cemented himself as one of my favorite directors now...

spike jonez is so racist

That Arcade Fire-song sold me, great trailer and the footage looks good.

High hopes! Reminded me of good-ole 80's fantasy movies as a kid. And I liked the music, too. A bit quirky and off-beat.

I'm so there. Looks great!

I just hope the visuals are as great as the trailer suggests it to be. I was so disappointed in the visuals of Bridge to Terabithia, a total marketing hype in the packaging and Tv spots and nothing more. It was like less than 10 mins of the mythical world when I was expecting at least 3/4 of the movie to be in that world. I'm hoping this has more visuals than Spiderwick Chronicles.

AWESOME!!! Instant classic! That trailer was absolutely perfect!

very very good. classic writting all over it

wtf is this piece of shit?

With a re-worked version of "Wake Up" to reboot. Looks great, just wish the trailer was better quality and less spastic.

I want one!

This seriously looks like best of the year material like, absolute instant classic material.

Beautiful. Truly beautiful.

I'm very surprised by all the awesome, amazing, wow comments. I thought that was a crappy trailer. What was so amazing about that trailer? Didn't do anything for me.

love it.

Finally a book remade from my childhood that I remember well. Very very excited, and I almost want to cry because I'm not a kid anymore and have to deal with debt >..<

I really think this trailer is one of the most perfectly crafted trailers released in recent years. It's the perfect glimpse at the movie – which I'm also pretty sure will be an instant classic. What's really, really impressive is that Dave Eggers and Spike Jonze completely "get" this story – on the level that kids intrinsically "get" it. It's an emotional journey, a whilrlwind of all the savage and wild emotions we experience as a kid. The Wild Things are the physical incarnation of that, brought to being by a kid's imagination. If the movie even reaches a tenth of it's potential, then it will be a momentous, honest, true tribute to childhood and the power of imagination. Could easily be the best "children's movie" since "The Never-ending Story," "E.T.," and "The Goonies.

Ruffalo is in this too! How'd that casting announcement slip past me these past couple years? He's one of my favorite actors so I know he'll make this something special.

Yuck. Very unimpressed. Very mixed feelings because on one hand there is this endearing feeling that comes from the way this was shot, but on the other hand, this story deserved a truly cinematic vision which it clearly didn't get. We'll see.

Man this movie is going to be a tough sell. It's going to depend heavily on word of mouth. Working with families and kids on a regular basis I can tell you that it's going to depend on one thing....."Are the Monsters Scary / Did it scare your kid?" The movie can totally suck, but if the monsters aren't scary parents will still take their kids to see it just because it's a kids movie. But even if it's a fantastic movie.....parents will avoid it like the plague if it will scare their children because one movie is not worth months of crying before bed. And based on that preview and what I know about child development....those monsters fit the profile of too scary for most under the age of 10, because with kids that young appearance is going to matter more than their actual nature in character, especially since it's not animated. They're big, their unhuman, yet they have a realistic look to them....that's bad news for little ones. With that said I'm sure this movie will still make a decent amount of money, and I think it looks great, but when the majority of your market is children and families that may be too afraid to actually see the movie it's too bad, because this could be a major hit. And as much as I'm excited to see it in live action, as far as it being a children's book made for children.....this should have been made as a CGI film.

Wonderfully Amazing & beautiful !!!!!! Love this ...

I want to go to there.

42, those monsters look scary and i'm in my 30s! Not pee-in-your-pants scary, but very lifelike. I read in Jonze's interview that he wanted them to have a sense of weight to them and they do, comical stuff like a Wild Thing hitting the side of a cliff is funny, but it'll also signal how dangerous these things can be. But I would take my kid, if I had one.

By the way, are the monsters just actors in costumes or is there an element of CG to them?

Peloquin (#49) – The Wild Things suits were designed by the Jim Henson Company, but the Things' faces facial expessions will be CGI composited in by the effects company Framestore. Almost every single shot of the movie had to be rotoscoped and have some CGI element composited in, apparently. (Hence, probably why it has been in production hell for so long – that takes a long time!)

"spike jonez is so racist" - That's Spike LEE! Your thinking of.

looks great!

Daniel, that was a very descriptive answer and a cinephile like me can appreciate the obsession of knowing the details of how the creatures were created. Thanks for the thorough response.

That was some of the stupidest shit I've ever seen thrown into a trailer.

Wow! I'm impressed!

Wow... couldn't help but smile. This totally brightened my day and I can't wait to see the rest...

The story could be bad. The CG could look bad. I don't know. The trailer, however, is beautiful, and the acting looks promising.

I think he just produced Jackass, being a former skater or something.

could be good at sundance fest or sxsw. got a useless indy feel to it. 3 out of 10 for the trailer anyway.

That was enough to see to make me go and sit through the whole film. I don't need to see any additional extras and will avoid looking at anymore things to do with the film, I want to get sucked into that world! Reminded me a little of Totoro, I liked how his fur seemed all greasy and grubby like in the books. Elemnets of the movement looked funny, but I think it was a quirkyness rather than something smoothly polished. Really can't wait for this.

YEEEESSSSSSS

it looked ok, but the 'action bits' with the monsters running and falling just looked totally stupid! I mean, i know it's a guy in a monster suit, so maybe it's best NOT to draw attention to it? Looked no better than Fraggle Rock (!) or Power Rangers. The rest looked great and i am excited, maybe in the context of the full film it will work, in the trailer, they just looked like jiggily fake monster suits in places

Sweet. Just sweet.

Fucking losers judging a film based on it's trailer. Nerd City: Population some guy like that Chris kid and his shitty emoticon.

Sorry for double post

Normally, I'm a cranky old coot who is pessimistic and suspicious about every trailer I see. But I honestly just wet myself in excitement. Fucking looks incredible.

This looks sooooo cool! I remember the book from when I was a kid, not well, but the imagery has always stuck with me. Can't wait to see this one

#40, with work like yours I wouldnt just say anything... really, just dont say anything. really.. this trailer is amazing! One fo the best trailers out in a long time.

#46 FTW with the 30 Rock reference!

#40 Oh, I forgot...Someone didn't 'get-it'? Joke of the day ha-ha-ha

AWESOME!

hd trailer: http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/wherethewildthingsare/

Looks like ass. Big dopy monster suits flopping around...some poor bastard whose parents don't give him enough love and attention...the love of a monster that will have to end by the time the story climaxes and the child reconciles with the parents. Boo hoo fucking hoo! Stay a child! Stay wild! Screw this. Now, if one of the monsters starts to hump the kid’s leg like a dog in heat, I'm in the front row. Especially if that happy-go-lucky shit song by Fire Arcade is playing during the heinous act.

I may be off base here, but this isn't just a current day kids movie. It is also a movie for those people who grew up reading this book. I feel that this will help it gain an audience even if the monster do look scary because there is such support for the book from those of us who read it as a child. Also, in many cases people with children who have read the book already will surely bring their children to see it because of the fondness they have for the book. Just watching this trailer reminds me of being a kid and reading this book. So what if the monsters are a bit scary this looks awesome and I think it will do very well and be a good movie based upon the trailer and the quality that the film looks to be.

WOW! great trailer, I'm sold to that movie.

Looks like a great movie!! They certainly look at a lot like H.R. Puffnstuff

#105 is right but who is to say i am not taking a shot at that idiot knicks fan = )

Not sure if I'm sold on the trailer, visually. I think my desire to see this has more to do with what the trailer tags stated... Hope. Fear. Adventure. In our economy, and the state of the nation, I think every *adult* can understand that. It made my hair stand on end, and it made my eyes tear up. Maybe I'm just sentimental because my life is the crapper and I had two of these that I read to my daughter when she was little. So, the trailer definitely gets points for evocation or visceral response. Kudos to Jonze and I hope he has a winner...

Spike is really back.

When he's running you can totaly see the sport team mascot nature of the suit. =P Don't think it will detract from the story though.. Sounds interesting.

YES! YES YES!

Where The Wild Things Are. Is sssssso my movie. I love this movie. wach this movie from, rain

my heart just melted a little bit.

#119, the brian dead one is one you isn't willing to understand others. By what you said eat your own words becuase you are no more intelligent then your words. I don't judge off trailers but by the movie itself and its intent. So if you have a heart at all to prove to kids, I would hold take those back so your kids don't hold them against you (if you even have them or get to).

Pardon me Wild Poop (not a good name) but heres the deal. There have been many adaptions of childen books, graphic novels, novels and sometimes games. First off, the book is almost always (and should be) first except on rare occasions (such as "Narnia" or "Lord of the Rings") and more often this not still is. Second off, whos complaining over the 'BS' trailer? The answer is those who aren't willing to give a childens book adapted film a chance or even trying to respect it. Allot of people forget the phrase 'if you can say anything nice don't say anything at all' becuase it is better kept to yourself. Third, it may be true that trailers do give too much of the movie away as they pick the best moments from it for the trailer. This should not stop people from trying to enjoy the movie in the first place. Take "The Dark Knight", its trailer(s) didn't give away anything about the story except the batman joker face-off. Fourth, to say that I am speaking for kids is not true, I am simply defending the movie becuase I has not even come out yet. Take 2008 Oscars, some of the movies that didn't get very good reviews won oscars mainly due to when they came out (end of the year). And finally the fifth, if you don't want to watch is it, don't. The choice is yours, and if you had kids it would be thiers too. Complaining doesn't make things any better but makes them worse instead. You can in the least explain why you don't like it. If you want argue about it then explain whats to argue about. Since the movie hasn't come out yet all the arguments are based off the trailer and not the move itself, thus less merit becuase no review of it in the first place. If you got a problem with all I say, discuss it somewhere else. People don't need to read about other people bickering. If you don't watch it, don't say anything about what you haven't seen. Just say why you don't want to see it and let it be. Leaving as is Acratos. (Arcatos: particular place, manner and condition of power)

Yes but what about Jonze's other lesser know work...Everybody Poops ..http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsLqKAvKiQM

SamIAm, its wasn't a comparison but pointing out that its based off a book. I have read the "Lord of the Rings" AND "Where the Wild Things Are". "Feast" isn't accurate either by the fact the argument is about defending something becuase it hasn't been seen by those giving a negative comment. If you weren't paying attention it takes a long attention to even read "The Lord of the Rings", and there are good adaptions of childrens books. But that is not to say they are without flaws, several have gone down hill. Still to be fair all that is requested to give it a chance, to the point of renting it, no farther needed. And yes, John Carrrey in "The Cat in the Hat" wasn't a good adaption, as "Horton hears a Who" was better. Now for the sake of everyone else reading this post, lets stop bickering over the trailer and in the very least say for children books 'the book is always better then the movie'. Book always wins, so lets put it to rest.

This trailer did a good job of bringing you into the world of the movie without even having seen it!! That song they picked was amazing too...I can't wait for this!

This is a great movie!