May 12 2009It Turns Out Children Really Are Afraid of Wild Things
Remember all that controversy when Warner Bros. reportedly wanted drastic reshoots on Where the Wild Things Are, citing the fact that kids were scared shitless of the aforementioned Wild Things? Well, director Spike Jonze shouldn't have been surprised, because as you'll see in his early test of a Wild Thing mask, this kid is not having it:
Someone must have let this kid watch the part in Wild Things where Neve Campbell gets teeth ripped out. That's the only way to have such unnatural fear of Wild Things.
From: this blog, where Jonze and others are posting updates on the film.
(via AV Club)
Reader Comments
1. Count Orlock - May 12, 2009 11:30 AM
Who'da thought that a small boy would be afraid of a 6 foot tall monster with large teeth and horns....F'ing retard.
2. Evil Ash - May 12, 2009 2:18 PM
Man, kids today suck. Remember when kids shows were terrifying, and that was OKAY, because being scared was part of being a kid? Like Tales from the Cryptkeeper, before it got pussied-out.
I was never scared of Where the Wild Things are when I was a kid, book or animation.
Whatevs. The movie will appeal to a massive demographic, adults mostly.
3. Gando - May 12, 2009 3:11 PM
It looks more like a boogeyman to me.
4. therush - May 12, 2009 4:10 PM
What's the point of even making a movie if scared little kids won't enjoy it? Everything should be geared to toddlers.
5. che-che - May 12, 2009 4:13 PM
remember fragglerock, that shit was scary as f^ck,. and i watched it was a kid. your right no. 2 kids are abunch of pansies now a days, and their parents are even more so.
6. Mr.Nevermind - May 12, 2009 5:43 PM
This movie will do great on opening weekend, then people will realize that the movie is a steaming pile of sh!t and from then on it will be forgotten until the following holiday when they will try to peddle the living hell out of the DVDs.
7. frank - May 13, 2009 1:34 PM
Jeez, nobody complained about this shit when they made Monster Squad. Or fucking Goonies! If I saw someone in my kitchen that looked like Sloth, I'd piss myself.
8. Maggie - May 14, 2009 12:29 AM
Seriously people, let's be real. Kids today can't even freaking read a flashcard let alone an awesome book like Where the Wild Things Are because their parents just sit them in front of Dora the Explorer and never read to them. This movie is for the true fans of the book, the ones who grew up reading it and I personally would prefer not having to see it with a bunch of dirty-diaper-wearing snot-nosed little ass wipes jibbering in the back row anyway.