The new trailer for Where the Wild Things Are is such a phenomenon today that I’ve even seen celebrities excitedly Tweeting about it (and by celebrities, I mean specifically Rob Corddry). Actually, I think the majority of people I follow on Twitter have squeezed out a gushing statement in 140 words or less. That is, except me (don’t I technically follow myself?). Sure, I’m looking forward to the movie, as a fan of Maurice Sendak and a fan of Spike Jonze and a fan of Dave Eggers, but I don’t think the trailer looks that incredible. And the parts that do look really great remind me of how amazing the trailer for Benjamin Button looked. Remember what happened with that?

Maybe it’s my usual distaste for computer-generated characters; yes, I’d honesty be happier if the Wild Things were made by the Jim Henson Company and all looked like Sweetums from The Muppet Show. I do believe the film includes “suitmation” and animatronics, in addition to CG, but much of what I noticed in the trailer was the computer stuff, and I’m sad to say that, unlike all the commenters at FirstShowing.net, I can’t yet label this as an “instant classic.”

Let’s see if there are any bloggers who agree with me after the jump:

Starting with those who disagree:

• “Absolutely brilliant…The Wild Things look great and real and not CGI,” writes Erik Davis at Cinematical.
• “Amazing…it looks like Spike Jonze has created the newest soon-to-be classic kid’s movie, right up there with The Goonies and The NeverEnding Story,” writes Alex Billington at FirstShowing.net.
• “Absolutely AMAZING,” writes Kristopher Tapley at In Contention.
• “God, this looks GOOD and very magically alive,” writes The Playlist.
• “This film looks like warm Krispy Kreme donuts taste,” writes Mark at I Watch Stuff.
• “As a professional movie blogger, I try to keep a level head and not geek out over the things that make me excited…But on the other hand, OMG OMG OMG!  *desperately fans face with hand*,” writes Vince Mancini before apparently passing out “in giant drool puddle with nerd boner tent in sweatpants.”
• “The most epic film of our time,” predicts Dan Hopper at Best Week Ever.
• “Pretty wonderful (and oh so melancholic/twee),” writes Alison Willmore at Indie Eye.
• “My inner 12-year-old is alive and well and all over this one,” writes Craig Kennedy at Living in Cinema.
• “The excitement is literally oozing out of me and smiles are filling my face as I write,” writes Gina Telaroli at TakePart. “It looks beautiful, magical and inspiring.”
• “This gives me a warm fuzzy feeling,” writes Kurt Halfyard at Twitch. “And it makes me want to run. Run. RUN.  With Joy.”
• “Holyohmygod is it awesome,” writes Dustin Rowles at Pajiba. “It makes me all fluttery and fuzzy. It’s seventeen kinds of heart-swelly.”
• “Goosebumples!” exclaims Adam B. Vary at Entertainment Weekly’s PopWatch.
• “Aside from the Urban-Outfitters-for-Kids vibe, we’re pretty psyched for this movie,” writes Richard at Gawker.
• Even Rodney at The Movie Blog is excited about the film, but he is at least “conflicted” about the trailer: “That music didn’t work for me.”

And those who agree with me? Oh wait, there are none. As far as I know, Jeff Wells hasn’t watched the trailer, but then, he already wrote this today:

I don’t want to see Where The Wild Things Are because I don’t like movies about kids…Kids need to grow up and grim up and learn the skills and disciplines that will allow them to survive. So enough with the Spielberg-aping films that portray a child’s world as a magical-fantastical kingdom in and of itself that adults might be able to learn something from.

And with that curmudgeonly change of tone, here’s the trailer via YouTube: