James Gandolfini as Carol and Max Records as Max in "Where the Wild Things Are." Feeling misty yet? (Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures)

If you’ve been following Nathan Fillion on Twitter, you might have noticed his advice back in May on how to tell whether your date is a robot: “Go to see Pixar’s UP. If your date doesn’t cry, robot.”

I’m pretty sure that same rule is going to apply to “Where the Wild Things Are,” which opens in U.S. theaters on Oct. 16. My theory comes from my scientifically unsound sample of one: I’ve gotten choked up over every single trailer and TV spot I’ve laid my eyes on.  This was a big turnaround for me, since I started out as a big “Wild Things” nay-sayer. (A feature film based on a book that’s only 10 sentences long? Give me my childhood back!) But now that I’ve seen some footage, I get the sense that a whole generation of people who pined for Max and the Wild Things as children are now trapped in adulthood with our responsibilities and our Shop Vacs, sniffling over the trailers.

I know I’m not the only person who has had this reaction, but I haven’t figured out whether those of us who keep reaching for the tissues are just a vocal minority. So I propose an experiment: I’ll show you five glimpses of “Where the Wild Things Are.” You’ll tell me whether you felt a little misty and, if you did, why. And if you don’t get teary-eyed, you’ll tell me whether you’re a robot (or maybe a cynic). If you’ve never read “Where the Wild Things Are” and don’t care about the movie, you’re in the control group.

Thing One: The picture at the top right.

Thing Two: The soundtrack, which you can listen to streaming at imeem.

Thing Three: The second theatrical trailer:

Thing Four: This TV spot, which is mostly unlike the trailers.

Thing Five: One more picture.

Max Records as Max and Lauren Ambrose as KW. She'll eat him up, she loves him so. (Photo Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures)

Well?

(If anyone needs me, I’ll be watching TV spots until “I’ll eat you up, I love you so” has no effect on me.)

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