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Where Is That Clip From WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE?!

Ash says... by LitCrit621	Feb 17th, 2008 05:24:02 PM
Groovy. And first.
1st by Queerbait	Feb 17th, 2008 05:24:09 PM
Who wanna smash some fruit? Black Gallagher Bitch!
Damm! by Queerbait	Feb 17th, 2008 05:24:40 PM
I got warrants!
Like It by secretcylon	Feb 17th, 2008 05:30:08 PM
Very Beautiful and REAL looking! I'm very tired of overly slick, super fake, headachey, cg environments.
Looks like a proof of concept test by Teddy Artery	Feb 17th, 2008 05:34:35 PM
Kinda interesting... but I really hope the final is more magical, less "real world". Who needs the real world in a movie? We've already seen reality and it sucks.
I think I would have prefered something more "Hensonesque" by IndustryKiller!	Feb 17th, 2008 05:37:24 PM
With a little more built in wonder, a little more atmosphere. The clip looked like the tone is a bit, I dunno, Brechtian. The overly obvious mascot looking suit, the very real world looking blandish location. I guess I was expecting a bit more imagination to the setting as well as the monsters rather than a more straightforward approach. I was supposed to go to the screening in Pasadena Mori went to but couldn't make it and had to give my place to some friends who really didn't care for the film at all and this looks basically like what they described. It's Jonez though, who has more than earned the benefit of the doubt.
that's the most surprising clip of the year for me by prunkhaft	Feb 17th, 2008 05:38:37 PM
so far. I really thought this was going to be a homerun, sadly this looks very bland. Massive reshoots? The land of a childs imagination looks like a random field? For having such a visually interesting director at the helm I was really expecting some inventive eye candy. Well, I hope they get their shit together.
What the hell was that? by JackIsLost	Feb 17th, 2008 05:40:03 PM
Big fan of Spike Jonze but why is half of this scene shot from about 100 yards away? And why do you think it needs massive reshoots, Mori?
Wow. Is that some Disney on Ice show? by skywalkerfamily	Feb 17th, 2008 05:43:23 PM
Looks bad.
Spike's next project: should be by Stevie Grant	Feb 17th, 2008 05:43:54 PM
adapting the Sabotage music video into a feature film.
Hmmm...I was excited, now? Not so much. by HoldingTheVigil	Feb 17th, 2008 05:48:05 PM
Unless this clip is absolutely nothing like the rest of the movie. I mean, I loved this book as a kid. This clip doesn't have the magical fantastic atmosphere that the book does. The monster costume looks great, but that's about it. And what's with them wandering through the woods? They were on a really sweet tropical island in the book. And is it just me, or was there something rather off about the sound sync between the monster's animation and its vocal work?
Mascot Suits by Pariah74	Feb 17th, 2008 05:48:35 PM
Funny that was brought up because I said while watching it, "So it didn't use CGI but I bet somebody will complain that it doesn't look good...but if they had used CGI we'd hear about how crappy and fake it looked."
i dunno by Gungan Slayer	Feb 17th, 2008 05:51:42 PM
I've always felt--and still do--that this really isn't a book that you can make a just film adapatation. I hope I'm wrong though...
Where the David Lynch Things Are? by BadMrWonka	Feb 17th, 2008 05:52:11 PM
what the hell was going on there?
Looks Perfect by MasterBateman	Feb 17th, 2008 05:53:19 PM
The creature, that is, looks perfect and thank God they used practical and not cgi.
Okay, I don't get it at all... by FreeKill	Feb 17th, 2008 05:53:52 PM
I've never heard of this movie before, but it is obviously not geared toward me. Fuck, that didn't make any sense at all!
Would have been better as a silent movie. by leobloom	Feb 17th, 2008 05:54:33 PM
The Wild Things' voices are going to fuck with the fantasy. But the visuals are good.
Seriously? The Wild Things are in Griffith Park? by Bass Bastardson	Feb 17th, 2008 05:54:41 PM
Give me a fucking break.
WTF is this shit? by AlwaysThere	Feb 17th, 2008 05:55:16 PM

Looks by The Rebel	Feb 17th, 2008 05:56:18 PM
kinda Micheal Bay-ish
Why? by kolley kibber	Feb 17th, 2008 06:00:35 PM
Why the fuck did anyone think that they could spin a slight yarn over 90+ minutes of screen time? WTWTA is a fantastic childrens book. I was read it as a child and now I read it to my children. It's by degrees scary, thrilling and mysterious. A film version, for children, can't be any of those things. It's just a bad, bad idea from start to finish to make a film out of something which is complete and perfect at only 26 pages long. For a couple or three generations kids have flipped the pages back and forth in an attempt to fathom how Max's bedroom transforms into a forest; when the walls finally disappear, on which page the first trees appear... And now Spike Jones has padding it out with all manner of unnecessary additional story and characterisation and seems to have come up with a weird hybrid of Gummo and Pete's Dragon :-(
Pariah by IndustryKiller!	Feb 17th, 2008 06:00:42 PM
I don't mean I wanted it to be CG, im very glad its not, but it literally looks like a college football mascot. It's got no organic qualities to it whatsoever. If you look at monsters in a film like the Labyrinth they obviously look like puppets, but they have their own feel and life and soul to them and a great sense of detail, this just looks hollow and hard.
The only people who could've nailed this by kolley kibber	Feb 17th, 2008 06:01:43 PM
are PIXAR. As a short.
except they wouldn't. by kolley kibber	Feb 17th, 2008 06:02:29 PM
'cos they have a knack for coming up with original material, innit.
Are you kidding me!?! This still looks great! by yncurtis99	Feb 17th, 2008 06:04:44 PM
I say the feel, look and everything else about this clip is fucking awesome. Sure the voice is a wee bit off (good thing it's changing) but dammit, I'm going to see this at least once in theaters and I'll be picking up the Blu-Ray for sure. spike jonez + WTWTA = Crazy Delicious
Tonally by FatherMcGruderKicksAssForTheLord	Feb 17th, 2008 06:04:56 PM
It sounds good, visually a bit mixed. The environment does look a bit too normal, but I liked the suit. I'm not gonna sweat the lack of Gandolfini though, I like his acting but he wouldn't be my first choice for VOICE acting.
Spiderwick & the small piece of film I saw by joeelliott	Feb 17th, 2008 06:06:40 PM
I wonder if the BO of Spiderwiick has Warner worried. I too saw a little piece (not all) of this movie without the articulated faces and it wasn't any better than this odd little selection we have here I would even go as far as saying I don't think this movie is going to work - I know it's early, but sometimes you can just tell And - the kid's costume looks more like Ralphie than the one in the book. When I was little I sooooo wanted a costume like the one in the book
Not much to go on... by BrooseTheScharuk	Feb 17th, 2008 06:07:14 PM
...but I'm up for anything that doesn't have that patented, glossy "family movie" vibe that everything aimed at kids has now. It'd be cool if Spike Jonze was trying to offer an antithesis to all that heightened reality and over-massaged visuals that kids usually get fed. I'm ready to see more of this.
Lasseter did a Wild Things test at Disney in 1983 by bunkyboo	Feb 17th, 2008 06:08:35 PM
Early CG sets, with Glen Keane animated characters: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =LvIDRo O8KnM
If Pixar had the opportunity, I'm sure they'd do it by bunkyboo	Feb 17th, 2008 06:09:45 PM
It would be too good to pass up.
It could be test footage. by Laserbrain	Feb 17th, 2008 06:11:05 PM
No, this doesn't look promising but I'll reserve judgement for the time being.
Sean Penn by deacon27	Feb 17th, 2008 06:12:28 PM
Sounds like we've got Sean Penn's voice here instead of Tony Soprano's. Word is they've been switching roles on this movie and finding different actors to read the same part. That's the reason why the voice work is so rough and unmixed on this clip. They haven't decided who will be playing which character yet. The CGI aspect is also a headache. Jonze doesn't know what's he's doing when it comes to effects and the CGI folks are having to pick up the slack for all the mistakes made during filming. Throw in some massive re-writes (which were waiting on the WGA strike to end) and possible reshoots (they'll at least try to salvage as much footage as they have and simply animate the heads to match the new dialogue) and this little movie won't be seen for a long time to come. Might be a good thing. From what I've heard, this picture has a very dark feel to it. Not the usual kids' movie at all.
I saw the screening as well by landosystem	Feb 17th, 2008 06:17:33 PM
And that is not the same kid, or the same max costume, and if they replaced the awesome kid and awesome max costume from the version I saw they heavily blew it, though I believe this is some test footage done before real filming, because that max costume wasn't nearly as detailed or awesome.
Obviously the sound is not finished by Bobo_Vision	Feb 17th, 2008 06:17:43 PM
That actually kind of sounded like Spike's voice, or any technician possibly working on the film. I like what I saw nonetheless. It's a kid's film, so I'm not expecting much, but I hope to enjoy it on purely a nostalgic level re-experiencing what I may have felt when I first read the stories, and I like the fact that it looks accurately like one of the Wild Things, and realistically interacts with the kid. I think when its finally done, I'm gonna like what I see.
Hahahahaaaahehehohohoho by AllieJamison	Feb 17th, 2008 06:20:41 PM
That was cool. Carrol actually looks very much like a Janosch character.
Here's some larger pics by Suki_Jonze	Feb 17th, 2008 06:22:11 PM
much better look at this http://tinyurl.com/34rldn
I think that is Sean Penn's voice.... by JackIsLost	Feb 17th, 2008 06:23:43 PM
Sure sounds like him. But it's weird, like this was recorded in a barrel or something. Are they trying to make his voice sound deeper? It's such an oddly paced scene, like this is the VERY first edit which needs to be trimmed down.
looks like a "love it or hate it" style by mansep	Feb 17th, 2008 06:24:10 PM
i imagine it might take a few moments to get into the vibe of this... and some people never will. It's more Terence Malick than Jim Henson. Interesting but not sure if this will be successful, (if that clip is anything to go by). The voice of Carrol is bad, so i hope that it's just temp. I'm still curious, open minded etc.
It's gotta be test footage by shmu65	Feb 17th, 2008 06:32:28 PM
I've seen the film and I don't think that's even the kid who is in the movie. And I don't remember the kid having a tail on his costume.
At least it isn't some CGI piece of shit by Jugdish	Feb 17th, 2008 06:33:04 PM
liek everything else nowadays
Huh...that does indeed sound like Sean Penn by IndustryKiller!	Feb 17th, 2008 06:33:51 PM
interesting
Gee, it's perfect, if it was following the Teletubbies on PBS by Piltdown Joey	Feb 17th, 2008 06:43:35 PM
But NOT for a big budget flick!
Wow, that looks like somebody's nightmare.. by Aethyrr	Feb 17th, 2008 06:46:46 PM
..and of course I wanna see it
Right, I just watched that clip while stoned... by brokentusk	Feb 17th, 2008 06:48:56 PM
... it was weird.
that's some crazy shit by Vern	Feb 17th, 2008 07:00:55 PM
I hope they just let Mr. Jonez do whatever he has in mind and don't listen to a bunch of knuckleheads second guessing him based on a mysterious clip we know nothing about. Looks like somebody actually trying to do something original. Remember how one time you guys were demanding some more of that? Well here it is, so be nice.
can't wait for this movie by Kloipy	Feb 17th, 2008 07:02:39 PM
I love that it looks more real world, and the lonely is good
Looks worse than CGI by skywalkerfamily	Feb 17th, 2008 07:03:34 PM
CGI couldn't hold this things poop.
Looks incredible. You guys are bitter assholes. by quamb	Feb 17th, 2008 07:06:34 PM
Vern, agreed. At least it looks really different from anything else. Deliver a michael bay film? The geeks complain. Deliver a non-michael bay film? The geeks complain.
is there anything left of my childhood to rape??? by bacci40	Feb 17th, 2008 07:07:51 PM
where the wild things are is about a child and his temper tantrum...what the fuck is this movie about???
Vern by snowtires	Feb 17th, 2008 07:10:33 PM
I agree with you about this looking promising, and so far this little clip has me sold, but you can't really claim that it's original. It IS based on one of the most popular children's books of all time, after all. Although, I supposed that Hollywood's definition of 'original' is obviously quite different from the rest of the world's.
surreal & disturbing come to mind, but by Orionsangels	Feb 17th, 2008 07:13:25 PM
yet it seems moving
Spike & The Beatles by Duty	Feb 17th, 2008 07:15:34 PM
I finally got around to watching Across the Universe last night.. I really hate it. I hate it a lot. So my girlfriend and I were talking about LOVE. The Cirque du Soleil Beatles show in Las Vegas.. And how it would make a very cool movie.. It's only real plot is a love for the Fab 4 and there music... It would be a hard flick to make.. but even the worst LOVE movie would be better than that crap we watched last night. Spike Jones could make it great!....or Michael Gondry….. a live action Yellow Submarine!
skeptical but by MC-909	Feb 17th, 2008 07:16:54 PM
it's Spyke Jonze so I'm sure it'll be just fine. Gondry should have done this one though, and Spike should have done Be Kind Rewind.
Looks fine by Super Nintendo Chalmers	Feb 17th, 2008 07:21:59 PM
Even if it is test footage it still looks good to me. Hitting the monster with the stick? Awesome. The kid doing the robot? Also awesome. The monster sad that the kid likes robots? Again, awesome. Three points: 1. Oftentimes people here bitch way too much about way too little. It’s your right, but I’m sad for you if that short little clip has ruined your childhood. 2. That sounds nothing like Spike Jonze; Spike has a real nasal voice. It might be Sean Penn, but it’s probably just a temp voice. 3. Every time I see a post written in all caps I skip right over it. I though everyone already knew that that was fucking annoying to almost everyone.
AWESOME JOB SPIKE!!!!!! by Fing Fang Foom	Feb 17th, 2008 07:23:04 PM
Dont listen to the haters. Looks fantastic! I'm in. Love the no green screen vibe.
btw...jumper is critic proof by bacci40	Feb 17th, 2008 07:24:36 PM
and the world is assured of its own destruction
That looks sort of brilliant. by Kid Idioteque	Feb 17th, 2008 07:24:59 PM
And I was never a fan of the book(s). That will definitely be something to watch while under the influence of... something.
Jumper jumps to Number One! by skywalkerfamily	Feb 17th, 2008 07:25:26 PM
AICN reviewers kill themselves.
Usually I agree with you all... by BGDAWES	Feb 17th, 2008 07:26:06 PM
but not this time. That clip was AWESOME! This was one of my favorite books as a kid and by that clip alone it looks like I'll be able to enjoy it as an adult on film. Did I catch 'Jackass' by Beck playing at the beginning of the clip? Seriously, that cracked me up for some reason and I think the monster, the plain field (and not some CGI wonderland bullshit), and dialog were PERFECT.
Old test clip by OwnedbyGeorge	Feb 17th, 2008 07:29:06 PM
Shot years ago--before Max was cast and before Henson Creature Shop was involved.
Super Nintendo Chalmers by bacci40	Feb 17th, 2008 07:31:05 PM
if the entire point of the story is removed (the objectification of a child's temper tantrum) then, is there a point, other than looking at nice cgi and nice cinematography? all of the monsters and the jungle are a creation of max's mind...every monster is a part of his personality...it is one of the most brilliant young children's books ever made and it is studied in both hs and univesity...but you are wowed by the kid hitting one of the monsters with a stick and by his doing the robot and the monster getting upset at that? unless that was a jab at michael bay, im none too happy....saying that, i most likely will be taking the nieces and nephews to this flick...but i wont be happy about it
Wow! That was wonderfully understated. by The Outlander	Feb 17th, 2008 07:32:31 PM
A fantasy film with genuine heart soul, who would have thunk.
wtf by Rupee88	Feb 17th, 2008 07:32:34 PM
I remember that being one of my favorite books as a kid, but I don't remember anything about it besides that. That little clip just seems very trippy and surreal. I'm not sure who that will appeal to...adults, no...kids, probably not although maybe. If they like sponge bob and other shit cartoons, then maybe they will like this too. I had crappy taste as a little kid as well.
skywalkerfamily by bacci40	Feb 17th, 2008 07:33:48 PM
very few critics gave jumper a thumbs up...the movie is eye candy...and if you want to spend 11 bux for eye candy...more power to ya
11 bux for a movie? by skywalkerfamily	Feb 17th, 2008 07:35:17 PM
Go during the day when it's four.
bacci40 by Super Nintendo Chalmers	Feb 17th, 2008 07:36:39 PM
"it is one of the most brilliant young children's books ever made and it is studied in both hs and univesity" And guess what? That little clip hasn't changed that. I agree that the book is brilliant, even though your qualification of brilliant is that it is studied in "both hs and univesity" is a little hokey. I'm not "wowed" but Max hitting him with a stick, I just think that it's a cool, quirky little minute and a half clip. You do not control the direction that this movie is going in. Your options are to enjoy it for what it is or avoid it, knowing you can't handle it if things don't turn out EXACTLY as you have imagined. No matter what that book you talk so highly of is still sitting there waiting for you even if the movie turns out to be utter dog sit.
Fire Jonez, Hire Lucas! by leobloom	Feb 17th, 2008 07:38:18 PM
But only if you want this thing CG-ed into a pile of shit.
dog sit by Super Nintendo Chalmers	Feb 17th, 2008 07:39:14 PM
What the fuck did I just type "dog sit" for?
What backwoods movie theater charges $4 by leobloom	Feb 17th, 2008 07:40:19 PM
for a matinee of a first-run movie?
Don't confuse morosity with originality or darkness by IndustryKiller!	Feb 17th, 2008 07:41:43 PM
I don't really see how the overly Griffith Park looking location is either respectful of the book or original. And while I do like the what jonez is going for between the characters and the randomness of a child's mind (i.e. the robot) I'm not feeling any sense of wonder or imagination, which is absolutely clutch in any kind of child's fable.
I thought the kids was going to hit the monster by classyfredblassy	Feb 17th, 2008 07:44:08 PM
In the balls with that stick. Made of steel my ass.
Not at all what I had pictured for this adaptation. by SkinJob69	Feb 17th, 2008 07:47:41 PM
But agree with Vern- this could be a very original interpretation of Sendak's book.
I never realized that the Wild Things are... by JackIsLost	Feb 17th, 2008 07:48:04 PM
manic depressants in need of Prozac. "Robots are the best..."
leobloom, the AMC 30 here in Houston... by JackIsLost	Feb 17th, 2008 07:48:44 PM
only charges $5 for a matinee of any movie.
wonder and imagination by Super Nintendo Chalmers	Feb 17th, 2008 07:49:34 PM
I agree the wonder and imagination are important, but how can you make that judgment from such a short clip? Anyway, I'm still not convinced that this is actual completed film footage.
Fuck robots... by classyfredblassy	Feb 17th, 2008 07:54:12 PM
MILFs are the best. Stay of the ridlin kid.
Wha wha wha?? by joet88	Feb 17th, 2008 07:55:16 PM
I'm surprised at the negative reaction to this clip. I am really amazed by this glimpse of what this movie is going to be. I'd say there's a lot of "magic and wonder," even if it's not exactly obvious.
I was thinking $5.50 or $6 at multiplexes by leobloom	Feb 17th, 2008 08:02:04 PM
but $4 just seemed really low. Maybe skywalker was just trying to make a point.
Is this the same kid? by Super Nintendo Chalmers	Feb 17th, 2008 08:02:39 PM
Can't tell. Anyone else remember seeing this picture?
Joet88...the magic and wonder may be obvious, by leobloom	Feb 17th, 2008 08:02:48 PM
but it's not totally CG, so it doesn't count according to many here.
oops by Super Nintendo Chalmers	Feb 17th, 2008 08:02:59 PM
This picture: http://tinyurl.com/2ee3mj
Hmm by theyetiiswaiting	Feb 17th, 2008 08:09:28 PM
Tonally that clip seemed very much in keeping with Jonze's previous output and visually I definitely liked what I saw. That clip has really whet my appetite for this film.
That picture looks like it's from a different film by IndustryKiller!	Feb 17th, 2008 08:11:53 PM
the picture from Super nintendo's post above look amazing, exactly what a film based on the book should look like. But it's odd, the clip has none of that atmosphere and the monsters look much better in the pic.
Well damn by Bagheera	Feb 17th, 2008 08:12:31 PM
Now, just like with Holes and Ella Enchanted, I can add another movie that I must avoid at all costs while trying to preserve my fond childhood memories.
The picture by Super Nintendo Chalmers	Feb 17th, 2008 08:16:35 PM
It does look like it's from a different film, which is why I think that this was a test for the cgi facial movements. Or something. I'm just pretending to know what I'm talking about.
It's gotta be test or POC footage by RobertBaron	Feb 17th, 2008 08:17:00 PM
It's blatantly Griffith Park with the observatory in the background. No way it's that obvious in the finished picture
Looks great but terrible pacing and "the robot"? Hmmm... by Flip63Hole	Feb 17th, 2008 08:18:58 PM
Something is off about the whole thing but it is just test footage. I'm sure the problems are as obvious to the producers/director as they are to us. Star Wars didn't look too hot until some serious editing and music and fx and stuff...
I am almost convinced that this is just test footage... by JackIsLost	Feb 17th, 2008 08:20:02 PM
Mainly b/c the kid doesn't look like the kid from the photo posted by Nintendo (which I had seen before and looks awesome) and while the CGI face stuff appears to be done, it's also a bit out of sync with the voice. The voice not being Gandolfini might also be an indication its just test stuff (although it really DOES sound like Sean Penn). I guess we shouldn't judge the movie since it's over a year away (and may be partially reshot) but damn I just really want this to be good.
Looks good. Very surreal. by Quake II	Feb 17th, 2008 08:22:43 PM
I love the scale of the monster and the natural setting they are both in. It's refreshing to see such a massive creature NOT done in CGI.
That put... by godson	Feb 17th, 2008 08:28:31 PM
A HUGE SMILE ON MY FACE ^_^
Hmmmm... by THX1227	Feb 17th, 2008 08:30:16 PM
Wasn't Benicio Del Toro associated with the pic at one point? That's who it sounds like to me... I am a HUGE WTWTA fan -- I've got a page from the book inked into my entire forearm -- and I LOVE all the stills that I've seen from the flick, and this footage (whatever it may be) has got me begging for more. Carol (Moishe, damn it!) looks a little stiff -- but, from what I can see, the CG looks pretty damn good -- so I'm hoping it's test/early footage. I have faith in Spike...
Looks like Tinky Winky. by skywalkerfamily	Feb 17th, 2008 08:30:42 PM
Pretty weird.
Very interesting by The Grug	Feb 17th, 2008 08:35:16 PM
I really liked both the look and tone of that clip, from what other talkbackers are saying it would appear that this is test footage. I'm really interested to see this one. Plus it was shot in my home town!
Calling the Creature Shop by Larry of Arabia	Feb 17th, 2008 08:51:14 PM
Man, this made me miss Jim Henson so very much. You youngsters have no idea how evocative of his style this is. The only difference is that he would have had non-cgi articulated faces on the Wild Things. Yeah, Spike had problems but Henson always had a way to figure this stuff out. His large monsters, like Sweetums, were right from a child's imagination. The motion was limited but the character in the voice and face was exceptional. He'd have made this a true home run.
it looks like a geico ad by Mr.Slade	Feb 17th, 2008 09:00:06 PM
but that is not such a bad thing
I like the tone of this clip by Proman1984	Feb 17th, 2008 09:18:25 PM
It's very subdued. Very Spike Jonze. I like that.
OK, THAT WAS WIERD!!!!!! by ludmir88	Feb 17th, 2008 09:18:44 PM
I'LL BUY THE DVD
Somebody call Phil Tippet and pay him whatever by skywalkerfamily	Feb 17th, 2008 09:19:12 PM
he wants.
Well I though it looked great by PVIII	Feb 17th, 2008 09:21:06 PM
put me in the best mood for some reason...
hey. by mightythor	Feb 17th, 2008 09:25:47 PM
i like it. this i would take my kids to.
Actually... by Anna Valerious	Feb 17th, 2008 09:30:26 PM
The Wild Things suits were constructed by the Creature Shop.
Animated movie by slayers bitch	Feb 17th, 2008 09:36:16 PM
Animated short of the book using Maurice Sendak's original drawings http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =fWIdkYk9fQM&feature=related
Hope this is a test shot by SithScorp	Feb 17th, 2008 09:47:10 PM
... because it looks awful. It looks like it was shot in a backyard. HORRIBLE CAMERAWORK, NO ART DESIGN (the world feels wrong), and the creature looks like it was designed in the 80s.
Looks like a mascot... by Pariah74	Feb 17th, 2008 10:01:10 PM
...except for the independently moving tail, fully articulated face, skin that does fold up in the joints, and pretty much every single aspect of the creature that makes it look like the monster from the book. Yeah, except for everything it looks just a mascot. Go kill yourself.
Soopaman fans! by iwontwin	Feb 17th, 2008 10:06:57 PM
check it out! http://tinyurl.com/3d8xdm
Live action? I did not realize. by msspurlock	Feb 17th, 2008 10:16:13 PM
When I first heard of this I assumed maybe CGI or animated. Hmmm. Gutsy.
That's the worst thing I've ever seen by cornponious	Feb 17th, 2008 10:17:50 PM
but kids should like it.
Speaking of Henson.... by Fatkraken	Feb 17th, 2008 10:19:44 PM
Maurice Sendak was definately an influence for Labyrinth; he's cited in the credits as an inspiration
I thought I was high watching that by skywalkerfamily	Feb 17th, 2008 10:35:50 PM
even though I've never smoked in my life.
Anna Valerious by Larry of Arabia	Feb 17th, 2008 10:42:31 PM
Ah! No wonder I felt nostalgic for the Creature Shop watching this clip. Not Jim though. It's still early. Let's see where they go with this.
I have never smoked weed either... by JackIsLost	Feb 17th, 2008 10:48:09 PM
But I may get some to watch this movie.
This has got to be test footage.. by Space Disc Jockey	Feb 17th, 2008 10:52:15 PM
WTWTA was certainly one of my favorite books, as a kid and I'm actually surprised it has taken this long for a film to be made. As someone mentioned on here, this should've been made by Pixar (I saw that 1983 Diseny test footage). Anyway, I thought Spike Jonez was an interesting choice, but I realized that he has not really messed with CGI and other special-effects projects like this before and so, maybe this was the wrong project for him. He is a brilliant filmmaker, but I don't think this subject is right for him. It would've been better for him to make another original film. Having said that, I was impressed with Carrol's look/special effects, but everything else...not so much. I would like to think this is just effects test footage.
Doing something "different"... by Prior Walter	Feb 17th, 2008 10:52:21 PM
is overrated. Now doing something GOOD should be applauded.
I have seen this movie. THIS IS NOT A CLIP FROM IT by cakebite	Feb 17th, 2008 10:53:20 PM
That's not Max, nor is it the costume that he wears. Carol does not look like that in both costume and CG (which there was some in the test screening), nor was this a scene in the test screening. The only thing I could guess is that this was on old screen test with quickly thrown together actors and costumes. In the last test screening Max is older with a dirty, beat up, better fitting costume, no mittens or long tail, Carol doesn't have that long tail, and blah blah blah. Just wanted to point out/warn people that this clip in no way represents the film.
The Lip-Synch Is Way Off, and it Looks Boring by grievenom	Feb 17th, 2008 10:55:23 PM
I don't think this will get my $$$, either at the theater or Netflix.
Don't fret. by I am Batman	Feb 17th, 2008 11:02:19 PM
There's an explanation for the giant puppet suit - Morgan Freeman explains it all when he shows up to tell the little kid that it is a first generation prototype that the military decommisioned in favor of lighter, muscle-memory pajamas with rabbit ears. You guys will LOVE that!
WTF? This is NOT a Clip by mikull	Feb 17th, 2008 11:07:08 PM
It was confirmed days ago that this is not from the film. Catch up.
WTF? This is NOT a Clip by mikull	Feb 17th, 2008 11:07:19 PM
It was confirmed days ago that this is not from the film. Catch up.
Sounds like it was recorded in somebody's bathroom by Piltdown Joey	Feb 17th, 2008 11:07:40 PM
with someone tapping the microphone to make the sound of the stick hitting the monster. Again, might be okay for an afterschool special or a PBS show, but not for a movie. Too schlocky. Could it be akin to an animatic?
119th! by Spiders and Zombies	Feb 17th, 2008 11:08:23 PM
If the story to this movie is anything like the 3 page book it's going to be really boring.
I think it looks amazing. by Freakemovie	Feb 17th, 2008 11:09:31 PM
Nobody's made a children's movie that looks anything like this before. I found more magic in that clip than I would find in 100 computer-generated landscapes of whatever 30-year-old techheads think a "child's imagination" looks like.
If this becomes Being John Malkovitch for kids... by RetroActive	Feb 17th, 2008 11:30:31 PM
they'll lose interest in about 30 seconds. I hope it's good. But if he's not using the book for the spine of the story, just "inspiration"...it's going to stink. I loved Malkovitch, so we'll see when the finished product comes out. But if that's the style he's going for here, that's a bad choice.
it's Spike JONZE by BadMrWonka	Feb 17th, 2008 11:31:19 PM
if one more person (including Vern) writes "Jonez" , I'm going to punch someone.
It IS Amazing! by Carbonara	Feb 17th, 2008 11:36:08 PM
It's obviously an old screen test. But... if this is what the screen test looks like... WOW! Bring on the real thing! I say let them take as much time on it as they need... nurture this baby! Perfect it! Tweak it! Love it! We can wait for it! :-)
pleasepleasepleaseplease by redfishbluefish	Feb 17th, 2008 11:43:22 PM
make this a great and lovely movie. i wish to reserve judgement for a less rough looking and sounding clip, but i do like the natural landscape idea... real world look with magic at the edges. but, seriously, the wild things' tail needs some personality. it looks an awful lot like the mermaid tails i saw on broadway a few weeks back. it needs to be frisky! overall, i am maintaining an attitude of hope at the moment.
Why does every news headline on AICN end with an exclamation poi by jaawworley	Feb 17th, 2008 11:46:12 PM
Seriously, even headlines phrased as a question. Come on, guys. Perhaps more distressingly, every title is in BIG FUCKING LETTERS. It may benefit those in power here to read "The Elements of Style." And what's up with the tiled King Kong background?(!)
thats the voice of Benicio Del Toro by JimmyJoe RedSky	Feb 17th, 2008 11:50:04 PM
this looks very cool - i cant wait to see this - hope it doesnt take too long to finish - Spike Jonze rules - he got the best performance out of Nicolas Cage ever - best of that actors career imo
Umm...guys by Frankenbastard	Feb 17th, 2008 11:50:58 PM
I can tell you first hand that clip isn’t from the movie. It’s not even close to being from the movie. Once again you all got duped.
i'm not surprised ... by Dr.DirtyD	Feb 17th, 2008 11:56:45 PM
...by the negative reaction, only because it seems 90 to 98% of the reactions on this site seem to be negative. It grows tiring after a while. Sometimes one of you all will say something clever and I'll be amused for a moment, though lately it's boreing the shit out of me due to the predictable nature of the responses. I agree with Vern in that, this is too little to go on. We have only the source material and the directors history at present. A felling of melancholy prevails in the clip above. That's really all that made an impression on me, and I have no complaints. Again, this clip is nothing compared to what we will be getting in the future. Going back to my first thoughts here: I wish there was more variety in the talk backs.
Love the clip by S.Lowrey	Feb 18th, 2008 12:01:32 AM
Release it now! I loved that clip. The tone is perfect. Please don't let the studio strip this thing of it's originality.
Frankenbastard... by Dr.DirtyD	Feb 18th, 2008 12:03:43 AM
...I think i know what your source is. If I'm correct (Did it come from another web site?) than you sir have been duped. Think: the studio cleaning up after a big spill. Though, even if you are wrong, this is nothing more than test footage.
If it's not from the movie... by Super Nintendo Chalmers	Feb 18th, 2008 12:06:31 AM
If it's not even close to being from the movie then where in the hell is it from? I've said that it looks more like test footage, but who would spend all of that money on creating the monster suit and working on CGI just to fool some dorks online? Again, I'm not saying that it is actual footage from the movie, but it seems that it is connected.
It looks/looked real... by Tourist	Feb 18th, 2008 12:24:32 AM
...But Buzznet, when they yanked it, claimed it was fan made.
Eh, okay, having read Moris thing... by Tourist	Feb 18th, 2008 12:29:59 AM
...Thats the real deal? I can see why its being dumped and shat on by the studio, if thats the tone in the finished the film. It LOOKS good, but the performances and behaviour were really awkward, and thats one monotone flat ass charismaticless kid actor. Seems all the dirt on the IMDB boards were true. Shame, I really wanted spike to nail it.
Hey Dr.DirtyD... by Frankenbastard	Feb 18th, 2008 12:31:35 AM
I know people that worked on the show and I’m not going to go any further than that. Did it come from another website, what the hell is that supposed to mean? Don’t even think about attacking my ass son.
Let's all be honest: it sucks. by cerebulon	Feb 18th, 2008 12:32:26 AM
If that scene is any indication of what to except in the film, it's going to be one of the worst-paced movies to grace the screen since Manos: The Hands of Fate.
...the fuck?!? by Playkins	Feb 18th, 2008 12:37:39 AM
Not exactly what I imagined. Why didn't they do this animated?!?
Could be test footage... by Frankenbastard	Feb 18th, 2008 12:41:28 AM
yea...sure...run with that. That works
Confirmation of test clip by andrew1911uk	Feb 18th, 2008 12:46:19 AM
Found this on FilmIck http://tinyurl.com/2qsowb Definite proof that the clip is test -footage shot in G.Park Quote: I'm now told this clip was a test shot in the summer of 2005 in Griffith Park. And that's not the final Max, but Griffin Armstorff who improvised everything you see him do here. You can read more on the site (but not much) Man, I miss Filmick - that site had actual news.
Hope Warner won't force Jonze to change... by Milou	Feb 18th, 2008 12:49:26 AM
From what we can see here, I think Jonze's approach is very ballsy... I hope Warner will not stick its nose too far on that, asking massive reshoots and CGI body animation for the characters and so on 'cause there we have some very original piece. Sweet, nostalgic, it has this flavor of a childhood memory that Sendak's book had.
Thank you andrew1911uk by Frankenbastard	Feb 18th, 2008 12:58:22 AM
Thank you so much for posting that. people, rest assured the sets look close to what they do in the book it's pretty amazing...er...i hear.
Awww, HELL NO!!! by Motoko Kusanagi	Feb 18th, 2008 01:00:23 AM
That's cute! But what the fuck is it????
This "clip" was on.... by Brians Life	Feb 18th, 2008 01:09:22 AM
a Where The Wild Things Are fansite a few days ago and was listed as not being genuine....that is that it wasn't ACTUALLY from the movie.
And OH YEAH...that's NOT THE KID. by Brians Life	Feb 18th, 2008 01:10:57 AM
Chk the Official pics that have been released. The kid in the movie is older and less annoying. And his suit is much better tailored than that one is.
just want to throw my two cents in by Kuffs	Feb 18th, 2008 01:12:58 AM
That looked pretty fucking amazing...but I understand how some could be turned off by it. However, despite whatever the outcome, I think we can all agree that a Spike Jonze helmed Where the Wild Things Are is much better than some studio approved, mass marketed watered down version. All this speculation that Jonze is being/was kicked off this project is quite frankly fucking depressing
Way back in the day; as a child I Didn't like the book... by conspiracy	Feb 18th, 2008 01:20:50 AM
I thought Max was a Dick, and the Monsters were just proportioned wrong and that their giant feet probably smelled like crap. Sold the book at a yard sale for $.50. Which is more than I'd pay to see this.
i would guess this is Henson Studios test footage by JimmyJoe RedSky	Feb 18th, 2008 01:23:56 AM
they did the physical creature fx - or so i heard - and this looks like test footage - really damn good test footage if you ask me
funny, i don't remember the titular 'wild things' being by vaudeville villain	Feb 18th, 2008 01:42:08 AM
so damned jealous and depressed in the book. so the kid likes to get his robotic groove on? the monster mash blows. so deal with it.
skywalkerfamily by slone13	Feb 18th, 2008 01:54:33 AM
You should try smoking some weed. It's almost shocking that you've never gotten high.
Frankenbastard by BadMrWonka	Feb 18th, 2008 02:00:23 AM
here's a hint...when you are claiming vaguely that you know a guy that knows a guy (you know?)...don't say, "I know people that worked on the show," when it's a MOVIE, not a SHOW. just looking out for you, kiddo. there's a fine art to fallacious insinuations of Hollywood connections here in the AICN talkbacks...
Frankenbastard... by Dr.DirtyD	Feb 18th, 2008 02:00:46 AM
I'm not one to "attack" anyone Mr. Frankenbastard. Generally I use this medium to inquire into the early stages of any production. I tend to avoid back and forth discussion due to the confrontational nature of most posts which, if you read a good deal of them, remind me too much of Jr High, or high school lunchtime squabbles . I was curious about your post since i came across another website (hence my question) that claimed the above clip was fan made, a claim many are skeptical of since it resembles Mr.Jonzes work. I am curious to know why one would become so aggressive following my website inquiry. Also, I'd appreciate not being called "son". Other than that, thanks for getting back to me.
testing, testing, your attention please! by Zardoz	Feb 18th, 2008 02:08:20 AM
It's gotta be a test, right? Anyway, looking forward to it still...(and robots ARE the best!)
well that looks by Mr Cairo	Feb 18th, 2008 02:19:24 AM
crap in all honesty
Anything this polarizing has got to be good by ElGuapo	Feb 18th, 2008 02:23:44 AM
It's pretty hard to praise or condemn something when it's this out of context. All I'll say is it's got me interested now. Oh, and about the CG... that so looks like a kid a rabbit suit, if that's the kind of hyper-reality they were going for.
Well thanks MrDirtyD... by Frankenbastard	Feb 18th, 2008 02:37:47 AM
For calling me sir. I think what set me off was the assumption (“If I'm correct (Did it come from another web site?) than you sir have been duped”) that I viewed the clip and then scoured the net for info. I don’t do that but what I did do was read the post watched the clip and knew immediately afterwards just about what everyone was chiming in on was all wrong. Also as you point out most of the time it seems like a bunch of 12-15 year olds blather nonsense on here but hey I was young once I would have done the same thing the only difference is I actually liked films when I was lad. So being in my mid 40’s that’s where the son comment comes from. Maybe I did slam into you a bit to quickly so I apologize. Now get off my lawn.
Oops... by Frankenbastard	Feb 18th, 2008 02:39:06 AM
You called me Mr. didn't you...well thanks for that.
Don't think twice Frankenbastard... by Dr.DirtyD	Feb 18th, 2008 02:58:28 AM
...it's alright. PS: take care out there. Some of these young rascals might throw a rock at one of your garden gnomes.
Vern - its not original. Its based on a book.. by Mr Chuff	Feb 18th, 2008 03:12:50 AM
just being picky now...hope this film gets it right coz this was my fave book when i was a kid.
Looks brilliant... by evilnerd	Feb 18th, 2008 03:17:53 AM
I really think its a great approach. Fantatic setting, a dialog with a sweet tonalitiy that just kids would usually come up with ("aw, robots are the best"), a none CGI-Narnia-esque inviroment (so freakin sick of it, and the haters would have complained anyway), fantastic camera, i even thought it was brilliant to have a normal-human voice-over for the monster. Like Gondry and Corbijn Spike is here to make a difference. To bad most of you, so called "experts", just dont have that sense for something new. You still feed on what hollyweird has to offer-and complain about it.
BadMrWonka, people that work on mivies tend to refer to them as by JimmyJoe RedSky	Feb 18th, 2008 03:25:01 AM
its an old industry term - well, an fx industry term
typo... "movies" by JimmyJoe RedSky	Feb 18th, 2008 03:25:30 AM

damn subject box - "shows" by JimmyJoe RedSky	Feb 18th, 2008 03:29:04 AM
fx guys call whatever theyre workin on "shows", BadMrWonka - at least the ones im around do
BarMrWonka... by Tourist	Feb 18th, 2008 03:45:27 AM
...Movie type individuals use SHOW instead of MOVIE. Dork. Just pick up a copy of American Cinematographer. Not that I'm saying the guy is legit or anything. Anyway, the child actors parents and film personel infighting/bitching on the IMDB is more interesting than the film that will never arrive at this stage.
holy shit is that slow moving by angrykirby.tk	Feb 18th, 2008 03:59:51 AM
could you speed it up a little bit edit out some of those long silent pauses. slow movie so that it will take a full 90 minutes will be one boring movie. also the lips dont match the voice in the least
that was amazing by ironic_name	Feb 18th, 2008 04:03:09 AM

count me in by the_night	Feb 18th, 2008 04:08:04 AM
wow, if this is the tone of the film...... count me in. ive been asking, how can they translate this short childrens book into a feature length film and i guess this is a part answer. As i recall, the Wild Things dont want max to leave........
Frankenbastard... by TheRealMoriarty	Feb 18th, 2008 04:28:21 AM
... actually, there are no "sets" in the film. The entire movie is shot on natural locations, and one of the things that was so striking about it was the way it all feels like the real world and not some overproduced giant-budget "fantasy" movie. It's also all shot handheld, exactly like this clip was. I'm not guessing, either. As I said... I've seen the entire film. The reason this puzzled me so much is because there is major work being done on it, and since this wasn't in the print I saw, I was curious where it came from. It very much reflects the tone and attitude of the movie, though, and is a great indicator of what you could expect if you saw the film that exists right now.
"it's not original, it's based on a book" by Vern	Feb 18th, 2008 04:35:48 AM
Yeah, I am from the planet earth so I have heard of this book they have. What I meant was that the approach to adapting the book is completely original. And that's why so many people are scratching their heads over this clip, because they never would've imagined it being made this way. A hell of alot of fantasy kid's movies have been made and I never seen one anything like this clip. Not just in the way they do the monster but in having documentary style handheld cameras, normal settings, and weird improvisational dialogue between a kid and a huge monster. You expect Narnia and Harry Potter and shit, artificial backgrounds trying to shove atmosphere down your throat, orchestral music telling you how fantastical and wizardy it all is, bad CGI dragons flapping around shooting magic, and little boys staring up in awe with fairy dust twinkling around them. This is more like a Spike Jonze video. (of course that's probaly partly because it's a test, but I do remember the test screening reviews described it as handheld and weirdly naturalistic and "indie" for a movie about monsters)
there is no way that is actual footage by stinkyfingerz	Feb 18th, 2008 05:30:56 AM
that was shot on a digital camera they provide at film school. That seemed like some artsy film school student trying to get cute. It's probably just me, but I have no idea what just happened to my 1:42 of my life, but I want them back.
the source material is sparse by livingwater	Feb 18th, 2008 05:48:18 AM
and this is the LA version of it
Some of it looks good. by Gamerra_Presley	Feb 18th, 2008 05:56:06 AM
And some of it def. looks unfinished. Well-chalk that up to 'promising'? maybe? Who knows where they go w/ it as the book wasn't exactly that long to begin with.
It looks friggin weird by DuncanHines	Feb 18th, 2008 06:08:00 AM
But I'll still go see it. That's probably the best children's book ever. Also, I fully agree with whomever it was earlier that said Jonze should adapt the Beasties' Sabotage video into a feature length film. The video felt like a mock of a classic 70's cop drama, and the movie could be the big-screen adaptation of a non-existent 70's TV show, in the same vein as the Dukes Of Hazzard or Charlie's Angels movies... but be ridiculous on purpose and not suck.
Ive seen some of the complaints... by Tourist	Feb 18th, 2008 06:16:44 AM
...About how it looks and how it was shot. Which is weird. Thats how Spike's stuff generally looks. Check out his music videos and two features. Lots of handheld and "choppy" chunk sort of editing and not "gritty" but more naturally captured lighting (popular with Gondry and mike mills too). Looked similar to his Island In The Sun Video. My complaint, which is nullified since its an effects test, was that it was really badly and awkwardly staged with the peformances and dialouge. But the finished film is a different kid altogether and such, so, you know, there you go. To the dude who said it looked like a cheap digital camera, please tell me which one so that I can purchase it. Oh, that and it doesn't look like Australia in the clip. Americans have better sun/smog horizons.
Also... by Tourist	Feb 18th, 2008 06:18:36 AM
...Its been known all along that it was being done with Giant Ass Puppets. It looks very similar to the two released stills aswell.
And Im saying this only half jokingly... by Tourist	Feb 18th, 2008 06:27:59 AM
...Maybe this flick is a gigantic, destined-to-disaster shambles, surrounded in rumour, conjecture, vicious gossip and strange barely revealing leaks of material or this is all Spike Jonze's personal version of a Cloverfield like viral marketing campaign. Like I said, I'm only half joking.
Nice! by bobdog	Feb 18th, 2008 06:56:51 AM
It struck a chord with me! I like it! Very minimalistic scenery, music and dialouge. Kinda nice!
The book is a dream, not a drug trip by bah	Feb 18th, 2008 07:24:24 AM
I know most people here probably want some Burtonesque nightmare, but this strikes me as a lot closer to a kid's dream than a bunch of CGI "eye candy" would. This clip is very dreamlike; it's not supposed to be a bizarre LSD trip. That said, I don't think I could stay awake in a dark theater for more than fifteen minutes of this.
Let's see...natural landscapes with guys in monster suits... by Piltdown Joey	Feb 18th, 2008 07:33:54 AM
That's not original you lunkheads, that's the way it has been done for more than a century of film history! Island of Lost Souls, for example (NOT on DVD by the way).
That does not look... by Cap'n Jack	Feb 18th, 2008 07:44:16 AM
like the kid and wolf suit from that initial picture that was released. I'm thinking this is a cgi test, with a stand-in kid, and just a place holder voice for the monster...
What's the deal.... by Gunslinger1919	Feb 18th, 2008 07:46:43 AM
I saw that same costume being used at Barnes & Noble last weekend.... --G And yes....they ARE raping every memory from our childhoods...
I posted at 4 AM and it isn't here. Weird... by anchorite	Feb 18th, 2008 08:13:47 AM
Anyway, this clip looks like Griffith Park. And it looks nothing like the book. And that is a bad thing. I don't care what anyone else says. It does not honor Sendak's fantastic world that was created back in the 1960's book. Hell, H.R. Pufnstuf does a better job of creating Sendak's world than this clip. This looks like an after-school special that would be titled "The Day Max Talked To A Stranger And Was Never Heard From Again". I hate Hollywood.
god dang guys this is a test you can see grifith observatory 44 by ampersand110	Feb 18th, 2008 08:27:00 AM
it's in the right hand corner so this is a test and not in the movie. But i have a feeling that no one is going to read this and continue to bitch about how crappy it looks.
Goddamn! That IS an after-school special! by anchorite	Feb 18th, 2008 08:28:11 AM
The music is especially of the sucky after-school variety. Robots are the best, indeed. Does Carroll slit his wrists in the next scene, or throw Max in front of a bus on Los Feliz? Spike Jonez should be shot. Just because of his goddamn name. But especially now. This stinks. And no, this doesn't ruin Sendak's book in any way. it's still available at pretty much any book store you walk into. Except those adult ones. They may have books and movies with the same title, but I don't think the subject matter is quite the same.
Are you fucking kidding me? by darthferris	Feb 18th, 2008 08:28:36 AM
Break dancing? In "Where The Wild Things Are"? Anyone else want to emotonally rape my childhood? Jonze had better be doing some serious coke to explain that fuck up.
Greatest thing I've seen in a long Time by frogsfallingfromthesky	Feb 18th, 2008 08:32:58 AM
this has made me love film more. Its brilliant and so heartfelt. I thought spikes last two movies were weak in story and this movie is not. Hes making an expierience, not some some shitty "Whimsical" adaptation, He actuallys does something original, not a shitty film school movie.
I just found the finished version of this clip! by anchorite	Feb 18th, 2008 08:35:59 AM
Youtube is amazing. How'd they get this so fast? It's clearly the same scene that Spike Jonez was directing, just with finished effects. Simply breathtaking. Check it out: http://tinyurl.com/2nws5y
Why would you watch an unfinished movie? by Mr. Lahey	Feb 18th, 2008 09:15:31 AM
I suppose it would be sort of cool, but I'd rather wait for the final version. My ex roommate downloaded the Hulk workprint that was floating around the intertubes a few years back and I wouldn't watch it.
Looks purdy, glad Jonze has used real environments by KillaKane	Feb 18th, 2008 09:22:17 AM
I like the pacing, finally a childrens film that does'nt pitch to ADS bratz. Jonze is going to make something truly magical and memorable, just got to wait for this to be finessed and tweaked in post/reshoots. This clip is likely a rough tester of the CGI head replacement. Looking forward to the trailer.
anchorite...mechanical boy!...funny. Very funny... by FlickaPoo	Feb 18th, 2008 09:25:45 AM
...cheers.
I've never seen anything quite like this before... by FlickaPoo	Feb 18th, 2008 09:31:04 AM
...that's all I ask from a film...
I will hold any and all opinions of mine... by mefrog	Feb 18th, 2008 09:41:47 AM
...until I see a completed shot. This is tremendously early in production. The entire scene could be painted over. I'm still holding out for a great Wild Things movie.
an obvious candidate for rotoscoping by newc0253	Feb 18th, 2008 09:51:58 AM
a la A Scanner Darkly. given the highly stylised art of the original, you'd have thunk that they'd rely heavily on rotoscoping or CGI or something. points for originality of vision, though.
FlickaPoo, thanks for that. I thought it was... by anchorite	Feb 18th, 2008 10:03:48 AM
a dead-ringer for the clip. The stars were in perfect alignment...
newc0253, "originality of vision"? by anchorite	Feb 18th, 2008 10:05:16 AM
I find it sad that originality of vision = doing things on the cheap.
looks really nice! by Sigmar25	Feb 18th, 2008 10:21:04 AM
i am excited to see this movie now.
...Ummm ...what? by lovecraftian	Feb 18th, 2008 10:33:41 AM
Was that a depressed Wild Thing? He seemed like a monster that had forgotten to take his meds. "Robots ARE the best... (sigh)...there's no God."
that is the most awesome thing by Lloyd Bonafide the Korean War Veteran	Feb 18th, 2008 10:36:24 AM
ive ever seen. hilarious, i cannot wait. robots are the best
DOPE! by Traumnovelle	Feb 18th, 2008 10:38:35 AM
Looks delicious.
BadMrWonka... by Frankenbastard	Feb 18th, 2008 10:40:23 AM
Well mr smarty pants when you work on a production it is called a show. Don't try and draw me out sunshine. By saying my "claims" are made up.
Where the blah things are? by wowsucks	Feb 18th, 2008 10:40:29 AM
Sorry that looked lame. I agree with the med's remark.
Wait... I think I'm on to something... by lovecraftian	Feb 18th, 2008 10:42:42 AM
The monster is going to turn to Max and say, "Tell me about the rabbits again, Max." Max will of course, capitulate and proceed to blow Carrol's brains all over the side of the hill. Long moment of a little boy hysterically sobbing. "Why? Why HIM?!!!" Roll Credits. Brilliant.
Thanks wow. by lovecraftian	Feb 18th, 2008 10:44:09 AM

TheRealMoriarty by Frankenbastard	Feb 18th, 2008 10:49:27 AM
You should know better. When you shoot anywhere, be it a New York street or in a sound stage it’s still called a SET. I’m not making things up I’m just saying what I know and from what I’ve heard. I never typed anything about where it was filmed I just know that clip isn’t in the movie. The only thing shocking about any of this is how long ago they started production of the movie.
Adaptation by dedrater2007	Feb 18th, 2008 10:56:59 AM
That music sounds like something from Adaptation... anyone agree?
One other thing.. by Frankenbastard	Feb 18th, 2008 11:04:00 AM
BadMrWonka I agree with your comment “fine art to fallacious insinuations of Hollywood connections” Here is my hint for you every once in a while one of us freaks might be the real thing.
I loved that. by CoursinLarry	Feb 18th, 2008 11:12:55 AM
Looks completely different from anything out there. I'm just so glad that Spike Jonze has a new movie coming out. It's been too long since Adaptation.
Was that a 2 minutes Clip? by T 1000 xp professional	Feb 18th, 2008 11:19:32 AM
Let's wait this one out. I still have a really good feeling about this. "Wonder and Atmosphere" are not tangible nor specifically definable terms, especially not in the way it's been formulated in the past couple years. It's Spike Jonze the end result will likely have these. Let's wait it out guys. We're in for a treat.
CG just cant make it photorealisic yet by Lloyd Bonafide the Korean War Veteran	Feb 18th, 2008 11:22:07 AM
unless you spend more time and money than anyone has. These characters have, ahem, "character" and "charm" which are often impossible for computers to create. GO spike!!
Anchorite how did you find that?! by T 1000 xp professional	Feb 18th, 2008 11:23:26 AM
WOW amazing. Exactly what I was talking about. Pure craftmanship. Everybody must see the clip he posted.
I'm still cracking up. by T 1000 xp professional	Feb 18th, 2008 11:25:18 AM
thank you
Brilliant, and well-played Anchorite. by lovecraftian	Feb 18th, 2008 11:30:03 AM
Many kudos. I tip my hat to you, sir.
Anchorite... by Frankenbastard	Feb 18th, 2008 11:30:22 AM
I just spit apple turnover out of my nose. They nailed the scene.
This film needs RATNER 2 the rescue!! by KurtLockwood	Feb 18th, 2008 11:31:51 AM
not...clip looks like Kroft Superstrs to me. Far Out SpaceNuts, anyone?
wow by Lil LoLo	Feb 18th, 2008 11:33:15 AM
that was beautiful.
"robots are best" by KurtLockwood	Feb 18th, 2008 11:33:44 AM
especially GIANT robots, lol.
Am I missing something? by lovecraftian	Feb 18th, 2008 11:42:37 AM
I mean I know everyone has a right to their opinion. Maybe it is incredible, and I'm just not getting it (it's happened before.) But WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE was one of my two favorite books as a child. And that didn't strike me as Sendak's book at all. All due respect to the other posters here (and I loved ADAPTATION) but I have to agree with Anchorite's side: that looked more like WILD THING INTERRUPTED. It just seems too bleak and dry. I'll wait till the movie comes out, but if WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE turns out to be rehab, I'm getting my money back.
GUMMO 2.... by Flaming Moe	Feb 18th, 2008 12:08:18 PM
Revenge of the Titty Lump
it would be better animated. by mistergreen	Feb 18th, 2008 01:04:04 PM
Not sure if live action is the best fit for this. The art in the book is gorgeous and that would translate better in animation.
Frankenbastard, Tourist, JimmyJoe et al. by BadMrWonka	Feb 18th, 2008 01:06:35 PM
sigh...my sarcasm was not coming through very well as it turns out. I work (mostly as a pretty low rung on the ladder) in the industry as well, so when I hear "show" for a project, I gave Franken more legitimacy. I was just trying to make a joke about how most of the people on AICN claiming to be a part of something, or know someone who is, are lying, and get caught in all these silly illogical or incorrect statements, or use industry jargon incorrectly. and so Franken shouldn't use CORRECT jargon CORRECTLY or he wouldn't fit in with the rest of the rabble. get it? sort of like a qualified person coming to a job and doing something correctly, and then someone else saying, "oh, don't you know? we don't do that here, ha ha ha" get it? anyway, it was late and poorly written. my stupid.
don't you folks know anything about fx? by viruswitshoes	Feb 18th, 2008 01:09:34 PM
me thinks they're going to roto out the background elements and replace them with matte paintings or a 3d environment. then they'll match the foreground elements with a little color correction. looking at the way this is shot, it would be fairly easy to do since there isn't alot of movement on the subjects. the trees and bushes in the foreground would be difficult though.
I hope they use exactly that kind of musical score by odysseus	Feb 18th, 2008 01:37:54 PM
Loved it -- and I love the direction Jonze is taking this.
no biggie BadMrWonka... by Frankenbastard	Feb 18th, 2008 01:38:19 PM
It’s cool, no harm done and I can see where you are coming from. i don't know if i'm low on the ladder but i do know how to sculpt one. It seems most of the time when you make a comment on here about having any real knowledge on a project by being in some way connected with “the Biz”, people naturally try to trick you into spilling more info about said production. I could have gone into it deeper but I’m not stupid and I’m not going to get friends fired from projects or myself blacklisted from future projects by flapping my gums. I stand by my original statement. The film will look beautiful, as for the pacing I have no idea, I haven’t seen a work print of the thing. I can tell you this it’s going to be a nice refreshing change of pace to see a non Burtonesque spin on a movie. And yes I like Burtons work.
viruswitshoes... by Frankenbastard	Feb 18th, 2008 01:39:22 PM
Um...yes...and no. ;)
Your childhoods may have been raped... by Super Nintendo Chalmers	Feb 18th, 2008 01:40:10 PM

Your childhoods may have been raped... by Super Nintendo Chalmers	Feb 18th, 2008 01:41:09 PM
but at least your asses weren't.
...just watched that clip a couple more times... by FlickaPoo	Feb 18th, 2008 01:50:51 PM
...and I think I kind of love it. The long shots are very storybooky, and the quiet way Max walks up to the wild thing at the end?...works for me... The landscape looks very natural and normal, but look at the way everything is constantly moving in the breeze...tough to do that in a shiny fancypants special effects world.
Interesting... by The Bandit	Feb 18th, 2008 02:04:04 PM
I really don’t know what to make of this. I agree with those of us out there that like the fact this isn’t some overly stylistic, shiny, fancy by the numbers retard kids fantasy that are being mass produced non-stop these days. I like it; it’s got some odd real world vibe that I don’t know quite what to make of. And yet, now having said all that this may seem contradictory, but I also wanted something a bit more...I don’t know, exotic? Fantastical? I don’t know, it’s kind of hard to express. I always saw WTWTA like a painting come to life. Not something ridiculous but I just, I don’t know, WTWTA seemed to me to have a slight Alice in Wonderland kind of vibe in ways. Its just that the book has a magic to it, and when it was read to me or as I read it it took me out of this world, so I guess maybe seeing my world is what’s slightly off putting about it. That doesn’t mean going that way will be bad, just not what I would have expected. I think the thing for people to remember is we have no real clue about what this footage is, what its purpose/use is, its context or whatever. So it’s hard to make an informed statement about it. Like the monster for example. I kind of like it but kind of don’t. As retarded as it may sound (I mean we're talking about giant monsters so points like realism are hard to argue) but I wanted something a little more real looking. I mean it does sort of just look like a mascot. But again, all we have is like a minute and a half of something here. So I'm not going to go flipping out and ripping shit on Spike just yet. Some projects are pure shit, and you can just tell, but this isn’t one of them. So let’s take a pill and just wait and see.
Pedigree by slayers bitch	Feb 18th, 2008 02:17:51 PM
I think the movie has a great pedigree: Maurice Sendak is a producer (BTW-Sendak was an early member of the National Board of Advisors for the Children's Television Workshop during the development stages of the television series Sesame Street), impressive cast & crew. I have high hopes for this. As far as diverging from the book.......... The Wizard of Oz (1939 film) was very different than the novel.
I say its test footage... by rubbiboy	Feb 18th, 2008 02:25:46 PM
...as this movie stills here show a different kid and he also wears a different style costume. http://www.firstshowing.net/20 07/12/11/second-look-spike-jon zes-where-the-wild-things-are/
Fucking furries... by godoffireinhell	Feb 18th, 2008 02:31:19 PM
I'll never get the appeal of a bunch of guys in dog-suits gnawing on each other's "bones".
Love it by Gozu	Feb 18th, 2008 02:41:37 PM
I was worried that it was just going to be another kid's film, but that has Spike Jonze all over it in a good way. Of course the studio will probably fuck it up.
creepy by jdl82	Feb 18th, 2008 02:52:04 PM
I never read the story. I'm not familiar with it. But this thing looks creepy and reaks of... something. I don't know what, exactly. It's definetely different.
i just watched it again by redfishbluefish	Feb 18th, 2008 02:54:34 PM
and it gave me chills, in a good way. i really like the vibe and the vibes. it's like watching nanalan'. very hopeful.
Can any of you fucking mongs read? by Tourist	Feb 18th, 2008 03:01:06 PM
Its been repeatedly stated that this is a fucking test. Test footage. If you faggots saw the Star Wars auditions, would you complain about how sparse the sets were and ask why Han Solo was wearing flares? You fucking morons beg belief sometimes.
H.R Puffanstuff... by Tourist	Feb 18th, 2008 03:05:50 PM
...Jonze actually wanted to do a feature of that at one stage. So maybe there IS some crossover.
Monster suit by slayers bitch	Feb 18th, 2008 03:08:01 PM
Of course the characters look like someone in a monster costume. That is from the book- When Max comes to the island, the monster's think Max (in a wolf costume) is one of them. Also, some of the monster characters in Maurice Sendak's book have human looking faces or feet (most notably Bernard's feet). And finally since the whole episode is in Max's imagination and he thinks his wolf costume looks like a "Wild Thing" of course the Wild Things he encounters look like people in costumes. That is from the source material.
Man in suit!!!!! by godhatesyou	Feb 18th, 2008 03:11:12 PM
Man in suit !!
"They raped my childhood!" STFU! by s8ntmark	Feb 18th, 2008 03:15:45 PM
If this movie is the worst problem you'll ever have I WISH I had your problems. It isn't being made for YOU to relive your childhood, its being made for kids!....Why don't you go back to Mommy and Daddy's basement and cry under your covers and let the people who actually WANT to see something interesting and different see this movie. Grrr I'm so tired of that fucking term!
Name one child who enjoyed by Detective_Fingerling	Feb 18th, 2008 03:26:46 PM
Adaptation, Eternal Sunshine, Being John Malcovich, the Darjeeling Limited, etc... you get the point. Show me one child who can sit down and watch the science of sleep. These movies fit a nitch or genre and do so very well, but it does not translate to commercial success or mass appeal. I was very excited to see what Jonze could do with this property, but if they don't do something to pretty up the backgrounds and make the tone a little less dull... like to say a water boil level, then they are in for a tragic failure at the box office. Lets face it, after the first weekend box office, word of mouth is going to spread to all potential families that might have gone to see this, and all that will be left to fill all those empty seats will be the little group of people who thought Eternal Sunshine should have gotten best film at the Oscars.
Gummo' 2: Electric Booga Boo! by PunchWasFramed	Feb 18th, 2008 03:42:07 PM
It looks much like Gummo with the raw hand held golden hour look. Bunny Boy is now a fox, and he's beating a Wild Thing with a stick instead of a dead cat. Still, I'm excited. Very few films capture the melancholy of childhood imagination these days, and I like both Jonze and Korine.
slayers bitch...Monster suit... by FlickaPoo	Feb 18th, 2008 03:50:10 PM
...very good point (about it all going on in Max's imagic-nation)...I once heard Sendak interviewed and he was talking about the fact that kids are afraid of what they know, so he based the wild things on the scary, hairy eared, nose hair sporting, bad breath, thick glasses, fat aunts and uncles who would crowd into his house for the holidays...
I'm underwhelmed to say the least by ArcadianDS	Feb 18th, 2008 03:57:57 PM
after all the viral marketing, THIS is the cloverfield monster? What a rip off!!
Name one child who enjoyed... by Tourist	Feb 18th, 2008 03:59:11 PM
...Schindlers List? I don't know of any off the top of my head. I could probally guess at a few who liked E.T. though. I'm guessing they would do something about the backgrounds, seeings as this is a fucking TEST in CALIFORNIA and the MOOBIE was shot in AUSTRALIA. Jesus your a dumb asshole.
And if your under the assumption that... by Tourist	Feb 18th, 2008 04:00:58 PM
...Lyrical, whimsical and melancholy dont work, I suggest you regard Watership Down, or even the fucking Snowman cartoon. Beloved kids films that are strange, morbid, frightening and sad.
Uh... by WickedMonster	Feb 18th, 2008 04:02:12 PM
Where is Denise Richards and that chick from Scream?? Aren't they WILD THINGS?
I love it. by nancyreagan	Feb 18th, 2008 04:02:24 PM
All due love and respect for the fantastical universes that have been presented on screen in the past, but it's nice to see a kids movie that doesn't seem to think kids are a bunch of ADD addled pixie stix-addicts. Burton and his followers have done some very cool shit, and all-consuming production design and hyper-active set-pieces have their place, but I think kids could dig something a little quiter and simpler (though no less strange). Kind of reminds me of some of the weird-ass "children's entertainment" we got back in the '70's (e.g., The Little Prince) where the real world was presented as a magical place in and of itself. I wonder if those complaing about that real-world aesthetic and the "mascot costume" creatures believe Sesame Street should get with the times and switch to CGI instead of those cheap looking felt puppets.
So I guess Tourist will be the dumb asshole by Detective_Fingerling	Feb 18th, 2008 04:13:26 PM
when the movie flops at the box office. Get off your high and mighty indie visionary soap box and look at the reality of the situation. No child in today's world is going to want to watch this movie for more than a few minutes. Once the tone and slow speed of the movie sets in, there is going to be nothing but complaining and fidgeting in the seats. Parents aren't going to want to deal with the whining and want their money back. I want to see this, but you're the dumb asshole if you think kids will too.
Needed Giant Robots. by TomBodet	Feb 18th, 2008 04:58:51 PM
C'mon, at least one-?!
So I might be a flip-flopper... by lovecraftian	Feb 18th, 2008 05:02:57 PM
I just came back from my job a few hours later. And I have to say this is the fifth time I've watched this thing, and I guess I'm getting the potential. I suppose the "lack" of the "whatever it is" the Bandit brought up made me feel a little lost. But I'm seeing a deeper insinuated closeness in that relationship that makes a bit of sense. However, in a way, if this test clip is in anyway indicative of the tone of the finished product, perhaps the story WILL be more for adults in that it may speak to the way we as bigguns' feel when we truly get our feelings hurt by the overwhelming honesty of little guys.
Of course... by lovecraftian	Feb 18th, 2008 05:04:30 PM
I guess the subtext would ultimately mean..."Awwwe... I wish was a character from ZATHURA."
Um, that's interesting by SoylentMean	Feb 18th, 2008 05:17:16 PM
Everybody and their mother's uterus is gonna see this movie when it hits, so whoever is bullshitting about not seeing it because of this obviously unfinished leaked footage is fuckin' lying. Just like any of you lying asshole who say they aren't gonna see Horton Hears A Who. Unless you had one seriously fucked up, deprived childhood devoid of Sendak and Seuss you will be seeing both movies, and you'll be nostalgic about it.
actually by jdl82	Feb 18th, 2008 05:35:00 PM
Actually, I have no plans to see either of those two films. I was exposed to Seuss as a child, but I really just didn't care. I guess they were too dull for me. Honestly, I'd rather watch a live-action Pokemon, to be honest.
Detective_Fingerling by nancyreagan	Feb 18th, 2008 05:36:00 PM
Some good, pragmatic points you make there, too bad you undermine them with your juvenile flame-baiting tone. Your rhetorical style aside, I'd still like to address the actual argument you make: a kids movie should actually appeal to kids. First, I think you think too little of children. Like the Hollywood moguls whose wallets you seem so concerned about keeping stuffed with cash, you underestimate childrens attention span and seem to believe that any entertainment that doesn't immediately grab their attentions and throttle them into submission isn't worth putting on the table. You're not a parent, are you. Number one, children don't stay in theatre seats no matter what's on the big screen. Doesn't matter how loud, bright, or relentlessly rapid-of-pace the movie is, that kid's going ot fidget, squirm, bounce, and otherwise demand the parent's near-constant restraint to make it through a feature in a mo

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