I was hopeful yet skeptical. Where The Wild Things Are fittingly resides on my mind's, Shelf of the Sacrosanct. I am almost always disappointed when a favorite book is adapted to film; this movie is a rare exception.
I took my 17-year-old daughter on opening 'day'; a midnight showing on a school night. We relished being the only parent/teen duo in the theatre.
We both L O V E D the movie! We laughed; repeated favorite lines; I wept. The storyline was clever; the cinematography, interesting; and the characters, genuine.
The movie helped me to recall, though they are few, I do indeed have beautiful memories from my childhood. And now, I have another.