WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE

Well, I hate to judge things based on trailers. A whole different group of people (Marketing peeps) are involved in the process separate from the production team entirely so they can edit together whatever mood they desire, creating something significantly different from original piece. However, since a trailer is all that's available for "Where the Wild Things Are" I'll share my thoughts on the film. 

It seems current Michael Bay and J.J. Abrams techniques of throw in a f-ton of special effects to make the audience not notice the PWP (Plot? What Plot?) syndrome inflicting the narrative has crept into even this children's book classic. I remember reading the book when I was little and thinking ya, freakin rage! It was so close to those dark moods kids feel now and then, threatening to eat their mothers and such.

But in this, I saw an effeminate boy surrounded by explosions and Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon type effects. If thats whats going down in this movie then laaaaame. I ain't chill with that. I'd be happier with a quieter, indie feel, or a darker, Tim Burton feel. I curse the day Michael Bay got accepted into the DGA.