Seeing
about 60 movies a year in movie houses I certainly see a lot of bad
ones and "Where the Wild Things Are" would be in the list as a loser.

It
is too boring for adults--I drifted off more than a few
times--certainly too dark for the young ones and probably would be
appreciated only by 9 year olds who like to bump into and destroy things, which after seeing this movie will send them on a rampage!!!

Special
effects have become so common these days--seems like every movie has
them--that they aren't special or effective anymore. The only dazzling
special effects in this movie are the ones provided by Mother Nature in
the shots of along the Australian coast.

The
'wild things' are not scary nor do they allow you to care for them. Max
Records as the boy does a good job in his debut role but like the
picture is forgettable.

Don't waste your time on this one--not even when it comes on network TV and you can see it for free.