Oh yes they did. There is a Where the Wild Things Are
My first thought was, “What!? How do you stretch a 20-page children’s book into a full feature-length movie?” My second thought was, “uh-oh, there’s no way they can do the book justice.” But then I saw the trailer. Holy cow.
Not only have they done it, it looks like an instant classic. Spike Jonze is a genius.
This is one of Mo’s favorite books. We only have the spanish translation, which I fumble through poorly but he still asks for it again and again. Definitely one of the best children’s books, uh, ever. Maurice Sendak. He must have passed on other offers before Spike & crew came along. This really looks like something special.
Argh, it’s such a timesuck upgrading my jailbroken iPhone to the latest iPhone firmware/OS. I have T-Mobile so I have to keep my iPhone jailbroken/unlocked. It’s easier than you would think (initially) but I’m still reminded of how annoying it is (1) every time I try to install some cool-looking app just to find that it runs only on the very latest iPhone OS, and (2) every time I open iTunes and that damned dialog pops up (’Hey, you haven’t updated to the latest iPhone version. I know I’ve asked you like 527 times already but gosh, don’t you really want to upgrade?’)