Naughty_JJ Boys_NN2 The_AT opening_NN1 sequences_NN2 of_IO Spike_NN1 Jonze_NN1 's_VBZ "_" Where_RRQ the_AT Wild_JJ Things_NN2 Are_VBR "_" --_JJ a_AT1 live-action_JJ feature_NN1 based_VVN on_II Maurice_NP1 Sendak_NP1 's_GE 1963_MC children_NN2 's_GE classic_JJ --_NN1 are_VBR sensationally_RR good_JJ ._. 
Max_NP1 (_( Max_NP1 Records_NN2 )_) is_VBZ an_AT1 angry_JJ nine-year-old_JJ boy_NN1 :_: his_APPGE teenage_JJ sister_NN1 has_VHZ abandoned_VVN him_PPHO1 for_IF her_APPGE friends_NN2 ,_, and_CC his_APPGE divorced_JJ mother_NN1 (_( Catherine_NP1 Keener_NP1 )_) noodles_VVZ on_II the_AT couch_NN1 with_IW her_APPGE boyfriend_NN1 ._. 
The_AT way_NN1 Max_NP1 Records_NN2 plays_VVZ him_PPHO1 --_JJ with_IW darting_JJ eyes_NN2 ,_, and_CC lips_NN2 pressed_VVN together_RL in_II rage_NN1 --_NN1 the_AT boy_NN1 has_VHZ no_AT idea_NN1 that_CST anyone_PN1 's_GE feelings_NN2 but_CCB his_APPGE own_DA could_VM be_VBI real_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 builds_VVZ forts_NN2 in_II his_APPGE bedroom_NN1 and_CC an_AT1 igloo_NN1 in_II the_AT front_JJ yard_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 wants_VVZ to_TO be_VBI enclosed_VVN in_II his_APPGE own_DA imaginative_JJ space_NN1 ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 also_RR needs_VVZ to_TO burst_VVI out_RP and_CC tear_VVI around_RP ,_, and_CC ,_, as_CSA Max_NP1 crashes_VVZ through_II the_AT house_NN1 ,_, Jonze_NP1 's_GE camera_NN1 ,_, bounding_VVG up_RP and_CC down_II stairs_NN2 ,_, stays_VVZ with_IW him_PPHO1 and_CC brings_VVZ us_PPIO2 as_CSA close_RR to_II a_AT1 boy_NN1 's_GE impetuousness_NN1 and_CC egotism_NN1 as_CSA we_PPIS2 're_VBR likely_JJ to_TO get_VVI in_II the_AT movies_NN2 ._. 
The_AT sequence_NN1 has_VHZ non-stop_JJ momentum_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 juggernaut_NN1 impact_NN1 ._. 
Max_NP1 's_GE mother_NN1 tries_VVZ to_TO calm_VVI him_PPHO1 down_RP ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 bites_VVZ her_PPHO1 on_II the_AT arm_NN1 and_CC runs_VVZ out_II21 of_II22 the_AT house_NN1 ,_, wearing_VVG a_AT1 wolf_NN1 suit_NN1 ,_, its_APPGE pointed_JJ ears_NN2 sticking_VVG up_RP like_II two_MC little_JJ knives_NN2 ._. 
As_CSA he_PPHS1 gets_VVZ into_II a_AT1 boat_NN1 and_CC heads_NN2 for_IF the_AT open_JJ sea_NN1 ,_, the_AT movie_NN1 slows_VVZ down_RP and_CC offers_VVZ a_AT1 different_JJ kind_NN1 of_IO wonderment_NN1 :_: the_AT dark_JJ skies_NN2 and_CC foamy_JJ white_JJ waves_NN2 of_IO a_AT1 perilous_JJ journey_NN1 ._. 
Max_NP1 arrives_VVZ at_II a_AT1 mysterious_JJ island_NN1 ,_, and_CC Jonze_NP1 ,_, re-creating_VVG the_AT monsters_NN2 that_CST live_VV0 there_RL ,_, stays_VVZ close_RR to_II Sendak_NP1 's_GE ineffably_RR goofy_JJ style_NN1 ._. 
The_AT creatures_NN2 are_VBR eight_MC or_CC even_RR nine_MC feet_NN2 tall_JJ --_NN1 snouted_VVD ,_, horned_VVD ,_, clawed_VVD ,_, and_CC furry_JJ ,_, with_IW huge_JJ heads_NN2 and_CC snaggleteeth_NN2 that_CST are_VBR as_RG pointed_JJ as_CSA Max_NP1 's_GE wolf_NN1 ears_NN2 ._. 
One_PN1 is_VBZ lionish_JJ ,_, another_DD1 goatish_JJ --_NN1 each_DD1 suggests_VVZ a_AT1 different_JJ animal_NN1 ,_, yet_RR stays_VVZ within_II a_AT1 child_NN1 's_GE fantasy_NN1 of_IO that_DD1 animal_NN1 ._. 
An_AT1 eccentric_JJ menagerie_NN1 ,_, they_PPHS2 are_VBR physically_RR a_RR21 little_RR22 manic_JJ ,_, but_CCB they_PPHS2 're_VBR also_RR almost_RR tragic_JJ in_II their_APPGE uncertainty_NN1 and_CC their_APPGE melancholy_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 briefly_RR think_VV0 of_IO eating_VVG Max_NP1 ,_, but_CCB ,_, claiming_VVG magic_JJ powers_NN2 ,_, he_PPHS1 shouts_VVZ ,_, "_" Be_VBI still_JJ !_! ,_, "_" and_CC they_PPHS2 crown_VV0 him_PPHO1 king_NN1 instead_RR ._. 
"_" Let_VV0 the_AT wild_JJ rumpus_NN1 start_NN1 !_! "_" he_PPHS1 cries_VVZ ,_, and_CC they_PPHS2 all_DB run_VV0 and_CC jump_NN1 ,_, bash_VV0 one_PPX121 another_PPX122 ,_, gouge_VV0 holes_NN2 in_II trees_NN2 ,_, and_CC fall_VV0 down_RP in_II a_AT1 heap_NN1 ,_, with_IW Max_NP1 happily_RR nestled_VVD among_II them_PPHO2 ._. 
Jonze_VV0 ,_, the_AT director_NN1 of_IO the_AT witty_JJ experimental_JJ features_NN2 "_" Being_VBG John_NP1 Malkovich_NP1 "_" and_CC "_" Adaptation_NN1 ,_, "_" was_VBDZ right_JJ to_TO use_VVI actors_NN2 in_II elaborate_JJ suits_NN2 (_( designed_VVN by_II Jim_NP1 Henson_NP1 's_GE company_NN1 )_) ,_, instead_II21 of_II22 animated_JJ figures_NN2 ,_, to_TO play_VVI the_AT monsters_NN2 ._. 
The_AT creatures_NN2 sail_VV0 through_II the_AT air_NN1 now_RT and_CC then_RT ,_, but_CCB most_DAT of_IO their_APPGE movements_NN2 are_VBR weighted_VVN ,_, rather_CS21 than_CS22 slickly_RR virtuosic_JJ or_CC glib_JJ ._. 
Only_RR their_APPGE faces_NN2 ,_, which_DDQ have_VH0 human-seeming_JJ eyes_NN2 and_CC mouths_NN2 ,_, were_VBDR digitally_RR enhanced_VVN ._. 
Though_CS Jonze_NP1 stays_VVZ faithful_JJ to_II the_AT creatures_NN2 ,_, he_PPHS1 discards_VVZ Sendak_NP1 's_GE sombre_JJ green-and-brown_JJ backgrounds_NN2 ._. 
The_AT movie_NN1 was_VBDZ shot_VVN in_II Australia_NP1 ,_, and_CC the_AT landscapes_NN2 are_VBR fresh_JJ and_CC bright_JJ ;_; blossoms_NN2 fall_VV0 like_II a_AT1 benediction_NN1 through_II the_AT trees_NN2 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 big_JJ hairy_JJ dog_NN1 rambles_VVZ on_II a_AT1 ridge_NN1 above_II a_AT1 blank_JJ yellow-sand_JJ desert_NN1 ._. 
The_AT best_JJT scenes_NN2 are_VBR peerless_JJ in_II their_APPGE creative_JJ freedom_NN1 and_CC warmth_NN1 :_: when_RRQ Max_NP1 sits_VVZ atop_II the_AT head_NN1 of_IO the_AT monster_NN1 's_GE nominal_JJ leader_NN1 ,_, Carol_NP1 (_( James_NP1 Gandolfini_NP1 )_) ,_, holding_VVG on_RP to_II the_AT beast_NN1 's_GE horns_NN2 ,_, and_CC is_VBZ told_VVN that_CST the_AT kingdom_NN1 is_VBZ his_PPGE ,_, it_PPH1 's_VBZ an_AT1 ecstatic_JJ image_NN1 of_IO childhood_NN1 aggression_NN1 fulfilled_VVD ._. 
Max_NP1 has_VHZ lost_VVN his_APPGE old_JJ family_NN1 but_CCB gained_VVD a_AT1 new_JJ one_PN1 ,_, and_CC it_PPH1 pays_VVZ him_PPHO1 unlimited_JJ attention_NN1 ._. 
Then_RT "_" Wild_JJ Things_NN2 "_" runs_VVZ into_II trouble_NN1 ._. 
Sendak_NP1 's_GE book_NN1 was_VBDZ created_VVN for_IF young_JJ children_NN2 ._. 
The_AT text_NN1 is_VBZ all_DB of_IO three_MC hundred_NNO and_CC thirty-eight_MC words_NN2 long_JJ ;_; some_DD of_IO the_AT drawn_VVN pages_NN2 are_VBR rhapsodically_RR wordless_JJ ._. 
But_CCB the_AT movie_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN designed_VVN for_IF older_JJR children_NN2 and_CC adults_NN2 ,_, and_CC the_AT creatures_NN2 ,_, voiced_VVN by_II strong_JJ actors_NN2 like_II Gandolfini_NP1 ,_, Forest_NN1 Whitaker_NP1 ,_, Lauren_NP1 Ambrose_NP1 ,_, Chris_NP1 Cooper_NP1 ,_, Paul_NP1 Dano_NP1 ,_, and_CC Catherine_NP1 O'Hara_NP1 ,_, never_RR stop_VV0 talking_VVG ._. 
As_CSA re-created_VVN by_II Jonze_NP1 and_CC Dave_NP1 Eggers_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS collaborated_VVD on_II the_AT screenplay_NN1 ,_, they_PPHS2 turn_VV0 out_RP to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 discontented_JJ and_CC quarrelsome_JJ bunch_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 have_VH0 mysterious_JJ relations_NN2 with_IW one_PPX121 another_PPX122 --_JJ friendships_NN2 ,_, love_VV0 affairs_NN2 --_NN1 and_CC deep-seated_JJ grievances_NN2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 throw_VV0 jealous_JJ fits_NN2 or_CC walk_VV0 off_RP in_II a_AT1 huff_NN1 ,_, and_CC we_PPIS2 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI where_RRQ the_AT hurt_JJ feelings_NN2 are_VBR coming_VVG from_II ._. 
The_AT bickering_NN1 peters_VVZ out_RP ,_, then_RT starts_VVZ up_RP again_RT ,_, and_CC ,_, after_CS a_AT1 while_NNT1 ,_, the_AT creatures_NN2 all_DB sound_NN1 like_II peevish_JJ adults_NN2 elbowing_VVG one_PPX121 another_PPX122 out_II21 of_II22 the_AT way_NN1 at_II the_AT smoked-fish_JJ counter_NN1 at_II Zabar_NP1 's_GE ._. 
No_PN121 one_PN122 gets_VVZ enough_DD love_NN1 or_CC respect_NN1 ._. 
In_II the_AT book_NN1 ,_, the_AT creatures_NN2 are_VBR projections_NN2 of_IO Max_NP1 's_GE imagination_NN1 ,_, but_CCB these_DD2 beasts_NN2 are_VBR all_DB too_RG real_JJ ,_, and_CC ,_, appearances_NN2 to_II the_AT contrary_NN1 ,_, they_PPHS2 are_VBR n't_XX wild_JJ things_NN2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 're_VBR becalmed_JJ ,_, even_RR defeated_VVN ._. 
They_PPHS2 build_VV0 a_AT1 twiggy_JJ fort_NN1 that_CST looks_VVZ like_II a_AT1 giant_JJ birds_NN2 '_GE nest_NN1 ,_, and_CC then_RT do_VD0 n't_XX use_VVI it_PPH1 much_RR ._. 
After_CS their_APPGE initial_JJ burst_NN1 of_IO energy_NN1 ,_, they_PPHS2 fall_VV0 into_II a_AT1 funk_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT movie_NN1 seems_VVZ to_TO be_VBI less_RRR about_II liberation_NN1 than_CSN about_II futility_NN1 ._. 
One_MC1 of_IO the_AT things_NN2 they_PPHS2 ask_VV0 Max_NP1 when_RRQ he_PPHS1 becomes_VVZ king_NN1 is_VBZ :_: "_" Will_VM you_PPY keep_VVI out_RP all_DB the_AT sadness_NN1 ?_? "_" 
The_AT answer_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 turns_VVZ out_RP ,_, is_VBZ no_UH ._. 
Jonze_VV0 and_CC Eggers_NP1 have_VH0 spoken_VVN of_IO their_APPGE desire_NN1 to_TO keep_VVI the_AT film_NN1 close_RR to_II a_AT1 child_NN1 's_GE needs_NN2 ,_, but_CCB have_VH0 they_PPHS2 done_VDN that_DD1 ?_? 
Kids_NN2 like_II danger_NN1 ,_, followed_VVN by_II a_AT1 release_NN1 from_II danger_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 return_NN1 to_II safety_NN1 ,_, yet_RR the_AT only_JJ danger_NN1 posed_VVN by_II these_DD2 creatures_NN2 is_VBZ that_CST they_PPHS2 will_VM turn_VVI Max_NP1 into_II someone_PN1 as_RG messed-up_JJ as_CSA they_PPHS2 are_VBR ._. 
The_AT filmmakers_NN2 may_VM have_VHI wanted_VVN to_TO link_VVI Max_NP1 's_GE anger_NN1 to_II the_AT creatures_NN2 '_GE wounds_NN2 ,_, but_CCB the_AT connection_NN1 is_VBZ fuzzy_JJ --_NN1 Max_NP1 is_VBZ n't_XX the_AT one_PN1 who_PNQS hurt_VV0 them_PPHO2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 have_VH0 a_AT1 vision_NN1 of_IO eight-year-olds_NN2 leaving_VVG the_AT movie_NN1 in_II bewilderment_NN1 ._. 
Why_RRQ are_VBR the_AT creatures_NN2 so_RG unhappy_JJ ?_? 
That_DD1 question_NN1 does_VDZ n't_XX return_VVI a_AT1 child_NN1 to_II safety_NN1 or_CC anywhere_RL else_RR ._. 
Of_IO one_MC1 thing_NN1 I_PPIS1 am_VBM sure_JJ :_: children_NN2 will_VM be_VBI relieved_VVN when_CS Max_NP1 gets_VVZ away_II21 from_II22 this_DD1 anxious_JJ crew_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VHZ been_VBN apparent_JJ for_IF some_DD time_NNT1 that_CST Peter_NP1 Sarsgaard_NP1 is_VBZ an_AT1 actor_NN1 of_IO major_JJ talent_NN1 waiting_VVG for_IF a_AT1 major_JJ role_NN1 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 almost_RR gets_VVZ one_PN1 in_II "_" An_AT1 Education_NN1 ._. "_" 
He_PPHS1 plays_VVZ David_NP1 Goldman_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 London_NP1 hustler_NN1 of_IO enormous_JJ charm_NN1 who_PNQS zips_VVZ around_II town_NN1 in_II a_AT1 maroon_JJ Bristol_NP1 sports_NN2 car_NN1 ,_, and_CC seduces_VVZ ,_, slowly_RR and_CC patiently_RR ,_, a_AT1 very_RG bright_JJ sixteen-year-old_JJ girl_NN1 named_VVD Jenny_NP1 (_( Carey_NP1 Mulligan_NP1 )_) ._. 
A_AT1 student_NN1 from_II suburban_JJ Twickenham_NP1 ,_, Jenny_NP1 feels_VVZ hemmed_VVN in_RP by_II her_APPGE cautious_JJ parents_NN2 and_CC her_APPGE school_NN1 ,_, and_CC is_VBZ rather_RG too_RG easily_RR dazzled_VVN by_II champagne_NN1 ,_, supper_NN1 clubs_NN2 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 weekend_NNT1 in_II Paris_NP1 ._. 
