Films we love or hate! - Bilge

W woofmutt Member Seattilite Telstar Joined: Mar 26, 2002 Posts: 2639	W woofmutt Posted posted on Mon, Oct 11, 2010 11:37 AM If she loves the book I'd guess she doesn't want the film version to intrude on the world of the book that she has in her mind. My immediate reaction when I heard a movie of Where the Wild Things Are was being made was "Why?" Making movies based on children's books like Wild Things or The Cat In The Hat generally seems particularly stupid and crass. Anyone can read these sorts of books if they want. Almost everyone who has read them has their own "movie" of the book in their head. Most movie versions of kids books seem to be made because there's already a built in audience for the movie, not because of any art or love of the source. I don't think that's exactly the situation with the movie of Where the Wild Things Are though I'm sure the millions of fans of the book had something to do with the movie getting made.

If she loves the book I'd guess she doesn't want the film version to intrude on the world of the book that she has in her mind. My immediate reaction when I heard a movie of Where the Wild Things Are was being made was "Why?"

Making movies based on children's books like Wild Things or The Cat In The Hat generally seems particularly stupid and crass. Anyone can read these sorts of books if they want. Almost everyone who has read them has their own "movie" of the book in their head.

Most movie versions of kids books seem to be made because there's already a built in audience for the movie, not because of any art or love of the source. I don't think that's exactly the situation with the movie of Where the Wild Things Are though I'm sure the millions of fans of the book had something to do with the movie getting made.

Post #559063 by woofmutt on Mon, Oct 11, 2010 11:37 AM