What The F**k Was Up With Where the Wild Things Are?

(The shortened opening)

NC: Hello, I'm the Nostalgia Critic. I remember it so you don't have to. Question: What the fuck was up with Where the Wild Things Are?

(The book is shown, before clips from the movie are shown)

NC (vo): The children's book about a boy who makes believe he goes to an island of monsters is celebrated by kids and families everywhere. So when the film was coming out with its dark, gritty look and helmed by acclaimed director Spike Jonze, people got excited as hell. And after it finally premiered, what did the public think? It wasn't hated, but it wasn't loved either. People just didn't know what to think of it. My opinion? Personally, not only do I think it was an incredible movie, but I think it's one of the best films to come out of the past few decades. Why? Because I think it best understands more than any other film the dramatic and potent mindset of a child's psychology.

NC: What do I mean by that pretentiousness?

NC (vo): Well, let's look at the boy's life.