{"id":8379,"date":"2010-05-04T20:57:15","date_gmt":"2010-05-04T19:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/?p=8379"},"modified":"2010-05-05T07:00:53","modified_gmt":"2010-05-05T06:00:53","slug":"competition-where-the-wild-things-are-on-blu-ray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/2010\/05\/04\/competition-where-the-wild-things-are-on-blu-ray\/","title":{"rendered":"Competition: Where the Wild Things Are on Blu-ray"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>We have 3 copies of Where the Wild Things Are<\/a><\/strong> to give away on Blu-ray, courtesy of Warner Home Entertainment.<\/p>\n

This adaptation of Maurice Sendak\u2019s much loved 1963 children\u2019s book<\/a> has been expanded to a feature length film and is about a young boy (Max Records<\/a>) who ventures to a magical land where he is anointed king by a group of strange creatures.<\/p>\n

Director Spike Jonze<\/a> has crafted an ambitious and moving treatment of the book and the result is a magical film – one of my favourites of last year<\/a> in fact.<\/p>\n

The casting is excellent: Records is not a typical child actor, with a raw quality that fits just right whilst the voice cast is every bit as good.<\/p>\n

The choice of James Gandolfini<\/a> to voice Carol (the wild thing Max becomes closest to) was inspired – brilliantly playing off his Sopranos persona<\/a>, it highlights his joy, vulnerability and anger.<\/p>\n

Chris Cooper, Lauren Ambrose and Paul Dano also chip in with excellent vocal performances, making their characters as varied and complex as they should be.<\/p>\n

The Australian locations, beautifully captured by cinematographer Lance Acord<\/a>, also add a visual richness to the film which wouldn\u2019t have been the same if done on green screen soundstages.<\/p>\n

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Some adults may complain that Jonze has made a children\u2019s film that slants towards to older audiences, but this is exactly what makes the film special.<\/p>\n

Instead of sugar coating the story and patronising the viewer, he has (along with co-screenwriter Dave Eggers<\/a>) treated the source material and cinema audience with the respect they deserve.<\/p>\n

To be in with a chance of winning a copy of Where the Wild Things Are<\/strong> on Blu-ray just answer the following question:<\/p>\n

Which film starring Catherine Keener did Spike Jonze direct in 1999?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The closing date is\u00a0Monday 31st May and winners will be notified by email.<\/p>\n

Where the Wild Things Are<\/strong> is released on DVD & Blu-ray on Monday 10th May<\/em><\/p>\n

> Where the Wild Things Are<\/a> at the IMDb
> Find out more about the book<\/a> at Wikipedia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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