(Reuters) - Turning a classic children's book into a
Hollywood movie takes courage.
When that book is Maurice Sendak's dark but beloved "Where
the Wild Things Are" (Amazon.com:
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) and the illustrated original consists of just nine simple
sentences, it also helps to have the author's blessing.
Director Spike Jonze had both when he set out to bring the
award-winning 1963 book to the big screen in a version that
is both a departure and an homage designed to appeal to
adults as well as children.
Five years in the making, Jonze's part live-action, part
puppetry, part computer-animated version of "Where The Wild
Things Are" arrives in North American theaters on Friday to
a mixture of glowing reviews and deep reservations..
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