WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE

I like Spike Jones for his videos and strangely, for his acting. Thought he was pretty good in 3 Kings (despite it being a really cliche role). I wasn't so keen on Being John Malkovich, though.

Never in my life have I felt more out of touch than when I watched Being John Malkovich. Total pile of shit. I was bored right out of my fucking mind.

What was so shit about it?

I haven't seen it in about ten years, but the words dull, pretentious, and esoteric come to mind. Granted, I'm a very vocal critic of Kaufman, which is dangerous in these Kaufman-fellating WATMM waters.

WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE was my childhood fever dreams. Any time I had a fever as a kid I was transported into that book. Haven't seen the movie though

I could see dull if one wasn't in the proper mindset for this film but pretentious (a perfunctory analytical guise) and esoteric I don't see so much... though I respect your opinion for I know you have good taste in film, I just like to hear why people dislike films I enjoy. Why hate on Kaufman?

  On 10/19/2009 at 10:17 AM, Atop said:

TOTORO!!!!

 

 

 

*watmm needs Totoro emoticon*

i will allow myself to be contrarian here but genuinely express that i never liked Miyazake, i've only seen Princess Mononoke but i found it pretty bland, and forgettable.

the best 'kids' movie i've seen in the last 8 years was probably The Last Mimzy , movie is seriously underppreciated

  On 10/19/2009 at 8:08 PM, The Overlook said:

I haven't seen it in about ten years, but the words dull, pretentious, and esoteric come to mind. Granted, I'm a very vocal critic of Kaufman, which is dangerous in these Kaufman-fellating WATMM waters.

i think youre maybe just a bad person

  On 10/19/2009 at 10:32 AM, lumpenprol said:

  On 10/19/2009 at 10:17 AM, Atop said:

TOTORO!!!!

 

 

 

*watmm needs Totoro emoticon*

 

yeah, I rewatched Totoro before I rewatched Spirited Away. Totoro is wonderful, especially for younger children, but doesn't hold my interest well on repeated viewings. There are basically just a few "classic scenes" with long pauses between them. I love watching Totoro with people who haven't seen it yet, but by myself I prefer his meatier, more adult offerings. Looking forward to watching Mononoke kick some ass and giant pigs vomiting bloodworms tonight. As far as I'm concerned Miyazake deserved a Nobel for environmentalism (certainly more than Al Gore). His movies could turn even the most hard-hearted industrialist into a tree-hugger...

Agreed

  On 10/19/2009 at 7:45 PM, The Overlook said:

Never in my life have I felt more out of touch than when I watched Being John Malkovich. Total pile of shit. I was bored right out of my fucking mind.

How are you even a film maker...seriously man, you confuse the fuck out of me

We don't have to like the same things or hardly anything similar but shit, the first time I saw BJM was a life changing experience...

It was speaking directly to me on a personal level and no I wasn't stoned...

  On 10/19/2009 at 9:03 PM, placidburp said:

  On 10/19/2009 at 10:17 AM, Atop said:

TOTORO!!!!

 

 

 

*watmm needs Totoro emoticon*

 

Holy shit, I guess I could've looked around for one...AWESOME!

  On 10/20/2009 at 12:30 AM, MAXIMUS MISCHIEF said:

  On 10/19/2009 at 8:08 PM, The Overlook said:

I haven't seen it in about ten years, but the words dull, pretentious, and esoteric come to mind. Granted, I'm a very vocal critic of Kaufman, which is dangerous in these Kaufman-fellating WATMM waters.

 

i think you're maybe just a bad person

He actually isn't, and he is a great film-maker, that is the confusing part about it all....

To each their own...

I am going to watch BJM again, because it's been far too long and my ideas on it are almost non-existent at this point.

@overlook - Have you read this article about The Shining?? http://www.jayweidner.com/ShiningSecrets.html

  On 10/20/2009 at 2:51 AM, beatfanatic said:

@overlook - Have you read this article about The Shining?? http://www.jayweidner.com/ShiningSecrets.html

lol that was a good read, thanks

So yeah, I'm really excited to see this with my kid at some point in time.

BJM was just allright (I couldn't get into the story, it had some great scenes and ideas, but as a whole I felt unsatisfied), Adaptation was amazing.

Gonna go see this tonight, hopefully its good.

Still haven't seen it either...

working in a theatre that is playing it and I have to walk into where the film is to serve food so I am seeing the same parts over and over(when I am not consciously shutting it out, painful for me to only glimpse a part of a film I really want to see

gonna see it this weekend, less kids in the venues probably

my theater also showed it as 'wild things' haha

I honestly thought it was pretty bad. Basically the theme of the movie is that one day, your childhood will be over, life isn't fair, people are assholes because of this, and you will be disappointed. That's fine, but it was just so godawfully fucking boring. It's pretty much impossible to care about any of the characters, since they are barely sketched out to begin with. There are also a few attempts at that Wes Anderson style barely-there humor that are really awkward. I had a tough time remembering anything about it about 30 seconds after leaving the theater.

I mean it's only 90 minutes, but it's a LOOOOOOOOOOOONG 90 minutes.

you suck

  On 10/24/2009 at 12:50 AM, MAXIMUS MISCHIEF said:

you suck

I think it might be you that sucks...a lot of Jonze / Anderson cack.

I watched this tonight... was a little let down... at least right now. The characters where my main area of concern... no development, very ho hum but got me to thinking that they are characters we should all already know, so perhaps they didnt need much more development. Emotions where everywhere... sprinkled like little splats of love and hate.... but I guess that's who kids are. I don't like kids and this film reminded me exactly of what kids are, at least emotionally... so I say Jonze did a good job, I think. I don't know about this new hand-held, shaky-cam fetish Jonze has attired himself in as of late but I guess it suits the rambunctious milieu... I'm just confused right now... maybe I should sleep on it.

my dad used to read this to me, and i had teh stuffed animal when i was a youngin so this movie was kinda a nostalgia trip for me. was pretty good, I really liked the costume design

I think it is beautiful....

from start to finish....

I especially love the look and feel of everything that happens on the Wild Thing's island...

The facial expressions (the things themselves) are creepy and beautiful....

struck some sort of archetypal chord in myself....

probably the Jim Henson note...

The story is not meant to stand out or are any of the characters supposed to develop except for Max...

and all you need to know is:

Max is from the western hemisphere, imaginative and a nine year old boy...

the film is primordial and flowing...

Mirezzi, you will make a film one day we will all see and love as well, although I am pretty sure it will be nothing like Spikey J or Wes or PT's "horrible" films....

You need to send the shorts into some Austin film festivals (if you haven't yet), the fests seem to be going all of the time...

Saw a film at the Austin Film Festival last night and it was horrible...(a film produced and acted in by Matthew Modine and here I thought he was dead or retired)

feature length as well, would've walked out on it but the film makers were there.....

Your work would rule these audiences' worlds in this town, hopefully many towns...

GET ON IT!

  On 10/28/2009 at 6:29 AM, Atop said:

Mirezzi, you will make a film one day we will all see and love as well, although I am pretty sure it will be nothing like Spikey J or Wes or PT's "horrible" films....

 

You need to send the shorts into some Austin film festivals (if you haven't yet), the fests seem to be going all of the time...

 

Saw a film at the Austin Film Festival last night and it was horrible...(a film produced and acted in by Matthew Modine and here I thought he was dead or retired)

 

feature length as well, would've walked out on it but the film makers were there.....

 

Your work would rule these audiences' worlds in this town, hopefully many towns...

 

GET ON IT!

Thanks, Cody, I appreciate that. I just don't wanna spend money on festivals. It's a bit of a cash sink and unless you're REALLY confident that your work will do very well, it's a waste. We'll see. I may scrounge up some dough and submit to a few.

are your shorts posted anywhere online Mir?