![]() DOUGLAS is a large, bird-like creature and close friend to Carol.ALEXANDER is the smallest of the wild things, a goat-type creature who feels that no one listens to him.IRA is her more subdued mate who's excellent at digging tunnels for Max's new fort.JUDITH is the perturbed critic in the group, Ira's mate, who questions how everyone else behaves as that pertains to her.She ends up befriending and assisting Max. KW is that other creature, possibly his mate of some sort who's finally become fed up with him and/or the group and left for greener pastures.He takes a liking to Max, but is eventually disappointed by him. CAROL is the unofficial leader of the wild things, a huge and menacing looking creature who often gets violent (usually toward inanimate objects) due to his anger issues, some of which stem from KW having left the group to spend time with her new friends.CATHERINE KEENER plays his widowed or divorced mom who must contend with his behavior.When his mom reprimands him, he bites her on the shoulder, flees the house, and then imagines traveling to a distant land where he becomes the king of the wild things, but must deal with their various personal and interpersonal issues. MAX RECORDS plays a boy apparently suffering from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder who doesn't know how to handle his anger, boredom and/or boundless energy and thus acts up.WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: PG For mild thematic elements, some adventure action and brief language. ![]() WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT? Some might be drawn by the ads showing a boy playing with big creatures, while others who are fans of the picture book on which it's based might also be interested in it. When the creatures view Max as a problem, they decide to eat him, but his order for them to be still makes them subservient, and they proclaim him as their king.Īs he rules them via a child's mindset and imagination, he and they must contend with their various personal and interpersonal issues that threaten their happiness and ability to get along with each other. Then there's Carol's best friend, the bird-like Douglas (voice of CHRIS COOPER), as well as The Bull (voice of MICHAEL BERRY JR.). Judith (voice of CATHERINE O'HARA) and Ira (voice of FOREST WHITAKER) are a couple of some sort, while the goat-like Alexander (voice of PAUL DANO), the smallest of the bunch, believes that no one listens to him. There's the unofficial leader, Carol (voice of JAMES GANDOLFINI), who has anger issues, some stemming from the fact that KW (voice of LAUREN AMBROSE) has left the group to hang out with some new friends. There, he finds a sailboat, sets sail across a vast sea, and beaches himself on a distant land inhabited by a small group of monsters, most of which dwarf him. When she disciplines Max for his latest bit of acting up, he races out of the house at night in his wolf costume, down the street and into the nearby woods. PLOT: Max (MAX RECORDS) is a young boy apparently suffering from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, a condition exacerbated by his older sister, Claire (PEPITA EMMERICHS), no longer wanting to play with him and his mom (CATHERINE KEENER) spending time with her new boyfriend (MARK RUFFALO). QUICK TAKE: Fantasy/Drama: A hyperactive child imagines traveling to a distant land where he becomes the king of a group of large creatures that have their own share of personal and interpersonal issues that they and thus he must deal with. ![]() (2009) (Max Records, voice of James Gandolfini) (PG)
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