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Darrellh
Member
07-21-2004
| Sunday, October 18, 2009 - 11:01 am
We enjoyed it. The kids in the theater started getting restless. The creatures were done much better than I had anticipated.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Sunday, October 18, 2009 - 11:14 am
Did you take any kids? What ages? I was going to take DD, 7, but have decided to wait. I'm hearing it feels "long", and even if it doesn't scare your kid, it's filled with darkenss and a lot of sadness.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Sunday, October 18, 2009 - 11:31 am
I just heard on TV today that its not really for kids but more for adults.
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Darrellh
Member
07-21-2004
| Sunday, October 18, 2009 - 12:17 pm
It is more for older kids. the little ones that parents brought to the theater got bored and made noise. And there were a few "Damns' scattered in there by the adults in the beginning.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Sunday, October 18, 2009 - 12:38 pm
Cursing doesn't bother me, it's more about the theme. If it's dark and full of sadness, it's not something my 7 year old needs to see right now.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Sunday, October 18, 2009 - 2:25 pm
Elizabeth and I are going to see it tomorrow and I can't wait. Hopefully tomorrow if she's feeling better.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, October 19, 2009 - 2:49 pm
We saw it today and enjoyed it very much. It was much darker than I had expected and I don't think I'd take little ones. Some parts would probably be scary, especially when Carroll gets angry and you see how scared Max is. I found something very magical about it. The pieces just fit into the book. They took a story with very little wording and made it into something that worked. Kudos to Spike Jonze and Dave Eggars. And I did cry but that's nothing new for me.
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Tuesday, October 20, 2009 - 10:18 pm
My daughter said 'The moral of the story is to act like a brat, run away from home and then when you come home you get chocolate cake' LOL, she's right. In the book there was a consequence to Max's behaviour, but not in the movie. But we did enjoy it. The six of us that went laughed til we cried when the bird got it's wing pulled off and then used a stick. Cruel ...
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 6:15 am
I gasped when he pulled it off but cracked up with the stick.
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Fiat
Member
10-07-2004
| Saturday, October 24, 2009 - 12:00 pm
Went two days ago with my 10 year old. I LOVED it! He liked it a lot, as well. It was sad, but that's ok with me. My son is a bit like Max...misunderstood, creative, huge imagination, and sometimes feels like no one is paying attention. We had a great conversation about escape/fantasy, teenage sisters, busy mothers, and why it's not ok to stand on the counter and be a brat. I enjoyed the music and will look for the soundtrack. I was amazed with the costumes. And the Wild Things all had some great lines.
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Thursday, April 01, 2010 - 10:46 am
I thought it was quite dark in tone. Not what I expected.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Thursday, April 01, 2010 - 10:51 am
Didn't like it. Haven't read the the book. Too dark for my taste. Not much endearing about it, IMHO. At best it was okay.
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Terolyn
Member
05-06-2004
| Thursday, April 01, 2010 - 12:21 pm
ITA Mame
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Sunday, July 04, 2010 - 2:10 pm
I agree with Mame and KL. It was a lot more violent than I thought it would be. It wasn't all that interesting. My 16 yr. old liked it, she also cried. I thought there would be more depth to it. The creatures were VERY well done and the acting was very good.
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