Maybe Your Child Shouldn't Be Such a Fairy

(He's pleasant looking)

"Where The Wild Things Are" was one of my favorite books growing up and I've passed it on to two of my younger siblings. If you are unfamiliar with it it's about a spoiled kid who gets sent to his room and embarks upon a journey of his own imagining. He meets friendly monsters and becomes their king. (It's a short synopsis because it is a children's book, that's all there is)

Recently Spike Jonze (Jackass, Jackass 2, and more) was chosen to direct the big screen adaptation of Maurice Sendak's 1963 book. Personally I have not seen the movie yet but am looking forward to it. Many reviews are positive for the most part except for the fact that some tend to say the film would be scary for young kids. Newsweek brought this up to Mr. Sendak, and well, he will have none of that:

"I would tell them to go to hell," Sendak said. And if children can't handle the story, they should "go home," he added. "Or wet your pants. Do whatever you like. But it's not a question that can be answered."

Except for the fact that he answered it, well in my eyes at least. But he didn't stop there, apparently he had a bone to pick with Disney and that prick Mickey Mouse:

"Sendak also criticised Disney, saying it was "terrible" for children. . . "He did things to Minnie that were not nice. I think what happened was that he became so popular – this is my own theory – they gave his cruelty and his toughness to Donald Duck. And they made Mickey a fat nothing. . . I despised him after a point."

Personally, I see his point, if your kids can't handle Where The Wild Things Are then stop sheltering them. What happens when the kid gets to high school, shit can get a lot scarier there. Having siblings that watch Nickelodeon and Disney it is a lot more refreshing to see something out there that is not cookie cutter. There is no more TGIF on Fridays for kids to watch or even decent Saturday morning cartoons, so yes, if you think this is scary, go to hell.

[Guardian]

What Would Jesus Buy?-Not This

Last week I remembered I had 4 movies from Netflix sitting on my dresser and decided to return them after about a month of sitting there. The thing is I didn't remember to update my Queue so instead of getting the Shield like I wanted I received The Brave One (sucked), Capturing The Friedman's (looks decent), and What Would Jesus Buy?

The cover of What Would Jesus Buy? should say-"Not This Shit." The whole point of Reverend Billy and The Stop Shopping Choir is to stop the Shopocalypse. I can't make that bullshit up. They spend the month before Christmas traveling around the country to Walmart, Starbucks, Mall of America, and other places to try and get people out of their materialistic ways. Now I respect the message they're trying to convey but their methods and antics are annoying. They end up at Walmart headquarters trying to exorcise the giant sign outside. The dramatic ending (and yes I AM ruining it for you) takes place at Disney World where they try to break the ultimate stranglehold on America. It's a dramatic build up as the entire movie has Disney-like fonts when titles or captions are rolled on screen. Reverend Billy gets arrested and a cop/security guard tells him "this isn't private property, they can do whatever they want to you here" which makes you almost beg for a Jack Bauer style torture.

Here's a clip from their visit to Chicago on the WGN news (if you can call it news):