Keltheos Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 I couldn't wait for the weekend, went and caught a showing of 9 on the way home from work. I'm still not sure how to classify this movie (or the story). It's very much not for little kids (it's PG-13 for a reason) and was almost 100% action all the way through. Amazing visuals, amazing sound, a blast of a ride for 1 hour 19 minutes. Story-wise...don't want to ruin anything for folks who won't have figured it out 5 minutes in, but what story there is does a passable job of holding the short film together. I wish there had been more of the world and the goings on of the homunculi, but it was enough for an action movie, which to me this was. There's bits of magic, steampunkery, the 'stitchpunk' thing and so forth. It's like Trent Reznor made a children's book that wasn't for kids (the good Trent Reznor, not what he's become in the past decade). Remember the infamous 'chair video?' clean that up for edgy kids and you have some of the visuals in 9. I'm sure someone will sit there and point to the 'video game' sequences, but that's the way of things go. Would I go again? Yeah, it was a fun ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus Khan Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 Ever since I saw the original short film, I have wanted to see this movie...not so much because I expect a great story, per se, but more because the universe is so unique. Thanks for the review, now I definitely will try and make time to see this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keltheos Posted September 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 Definitely. That was the most engaging part of the movie for me, the visuals were stunning, it created a very powerful world image...wish they'd shown more of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakeking Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 as an animator i am really looking forward to this one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breten Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 I am so going to see this on the weekend. It's the movie I've been waiting for all summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeafNala Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 I'm LIVING for the release of the DVD...okay, so I don't have much of a social life. It looks to be my kind of flick. Thanks for the review. :fing02: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DangerousBeans Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 I've never even heard of this, looks good though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Caroland Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 Quite interested in seeing this one myself. So what makes it PG13? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pensfan Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 According to the IMDB.com Parental Guide (Which is generally really good at laying it all out), but may have some spoilers so here is a small recap. Sex & Nudity: None Violence: A LOT of violence and intense fighting Profanity: None Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking: One mild scene with a robot getting "high" from a magnet Frightening/Intense Scenes: Looks to be several scenes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Caroland Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 Hrmmm, so my kids are good. They love to watch zombie movies and B horror flicks with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbowsher76 Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 Hrmmm, so my kids are good. They love to watch zombie movies and B horror flicks with me. Mine too. My youngest is obsessed with Left4Dead on the xbox 360! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricJ Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 I plan to get to this one when I find time, I am not expecting much other than eye candy and a look at an interesting world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keltheos Posted September 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 Hrmmm, so my kids are good. They love to watch zombie movies and B horror flicks with me. They should be fine. I wouldn't take my 3 year old anywhere near it. The intense fighting and frightening images descriptors are spot on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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