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9 (2009)

September. 09,2009
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PG-13
| Adventure Animation Action Thriller
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When 9 first comes to life, he finds himself in a post-apocalyptic world. All humans are gone, and it is only by chance that he discovers a small community of others like him taking refuge from fearsome machines that roam the earth intent on their extinction. Despite being the neophyte of the group, 9 convinces the others that hiding will do them no good.

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Hottoceame
2009/09/09

The Age of Commercialism

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BallWubba
2009/09/10

Wow! What a bizarre film! Unfortunately the few funny moments there were were quite overshadowed by it's completely weird and random vibe throughout.

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Marva
2009/09/11

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

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Sarita Rafferty
2009/09/12

There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

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Jesper Brun
2009/09/13

9 voodoo dolls and a whole lot of terrifying machine monsters in a city of ruins. Yeah, it is a truly dark, bleak and at times making your heart pump a little faster when those machines get close-up shots or our main characters are chased by them. The highlight of the movie is its unique visual style and the designs on the machine monsters . The desolated environment is surprisingly detailed preventing it from being just a pile of bricks but actual ruins. Despite an at times sporadic narrative and a story of technology taking over the earth we have heard many times before, I liked the twists and turns it took here and there. The dolls' collective backstory was especially interesting and added just what was needed.Not for younger viewers, but one worth checking out with your older kids if you like these kinds of bleak movies.

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kate-stuart
2009/09/14

"9 is not a casual film. This isn't the kind of movie where you invite a bunch of friends over, expecting an ""awesome"" movie. That's not to say it's a bad movie, it's quite good in fact. It's just not a typical film. It's bleak, it's eerie, and even the action, though strong, has a lot of symbolic meaning. I don't often watch films like 9, nor do I want to. 9 offers only a few smiles, and no laughs. Rule #1 for me, it has to have humor. I don't mind serious films, but a little humor can go a long way in helping me remember the film, and enjoy it. 9 manages to entertain without laughs. But 9 has a lot of emotion anyway. Fear certainly comes to mind, as does sadness. The PG-13 rating was not earned from language or sexual content. Part of it comes from the bloodless, yet intense violence. The more protruding part comes from the darkness. Despite it's limited inappropriate content, this is not a film for kids. It's dark themes may even challenge older ones. The story isn't all that sophisticated, to be honest. And there's more than a few cliches. There are plot points we've seen before, and characters that may evoke a sense of deja vu. But that's okay, because the movie is strong. The animation is incredible. The musical score, though a little run of the mill, is appropriately creepy, and it knows when to keep quiet. The voice cast is filled with stars that shine, but don't distract. Of course, you didn't come to see any of that. Depending on who you are, you came for one of two things; an intellectual film, and thought provoking themes, or epic machine vs. rag doll fights. If action is what you came for, you shouldn't be disappointed. There are plenty of, I shouldn't say duels, but fights between the stitch dolls, and the mechanical beasts. This film is not made up of action throughout, so teens coming ONLY for the action will surely be disappointed, but there's enough action to thrill and excite. If you came for intellectual stimulation, you will have to wait for after the film to enjoy that bit. During the movie, you will have to do little thinking. This is the kind of flick that inspires conversation after viewing. As the film runs, you simply have to sit back and enjoy. 9 is a wonderful movie. It's by no means, one for the ages, but it's a thought-provoking, heart pounding little flick, that can surely be enjoyed by any one who wants to try something, a little new."

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Tweekums
2009/09/15

Set in a world where humanity has been destroyed by the machines it created. Before his death a scientist has created nine 'stitchpunk' little dolls, that we later learn contain aspects of his soul. As the film opens the last of these, 9, awakens. He picks up a device that he feels is important then goes exploring. He soon meets 2 who provides him with a voice before explaining a little of what is going on. Moments later a mechanical beast attacks and captures 2, it also takes the device. Soon afterwards 9 is rescued by 5 who takes him back to the Sanctuary where others of their kind, led by 1 live. 9 believes they must try to rescue 2 and against 1's orders, he and 5 head out into the wasteland. They find 2 but are soon attacked by the beast. 7, who was assumed dead turns up and defeats the beast but things get much worse when 9 plugs the device into a machine. It turns on 2 and takes his soul. The others get away but the problems are far from over; this machine makes more machines; the survivors must decide what to do; do they flee, destroy the machine or try to deactivate it and free the souls of those it has captured?I really enjoyed this film; it looked great with fantastic backgrounds, menacing mechanical monsters and most importantly the protagonists were delightfully imaginative and had a design that gave then a melancholy feel. The story is relatively simple but that didn't bother me; not everything needs to be full of twists and surprises. There is a good sense of threat throughout; some moments may be a little scary for younger viewers… especially if it is made clear that the machines can and do kill the 'Stitchpunks'. Writer/director Shane Acker does a fine job bringing his story to the screen and the voice cast impresses as they bring the characters to life with distinctive personalities. Overall I'd say this won't be ideal for younger viewers but I'd certainly recommend this to fans of darker toned animation.

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d-kampen
2009/09/16

9 was overall a very entertaining movie, sadly though it wasn't that good.The main thing that held this movie down was it's story, it's about a rag doll called 9 who awakens in a house and goes to explores a mostly live-less post-apocalyptic world. But don't led has name fool you because he's the one, and he's is destined to save the world. In his journey he meets some other rag dolls, he meets a big terrifying monster and he discovers what happened to the world. Just like 9 being the one the story about the apocalypse is also very cliché: humans make robots and robots go rogue and kill the humans.Another big thing that irritated me about this movie was it's pacing, the first and last part of this movie was were in my opinion a bit to short and could've been fleshed out some more.The characters in this movie were also a bit cliché(to name a few: the one, the love-interest, the muscle, the best friend) but they were enjoyable to watch and all served their purpose.This film also doesn't really know who it's target audience is, it's probably to scary for children but it's to simplistic for adults.Overall I would give this movie a 6,3 because of it was very cliché, had some pacing issues but the characters and setting were interesting enough to keep me entertained.

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