The fate of civilization lies in the hands of rag dolls. Now that’s scary.

The movie 9 is a classic “robots take over the world,” post-apocalyptic scenario where all that’s left of humanity are these nine rag dolls who are trying to destroy what robots are left to survive in this world.  In the movie we follow 9,  the newest of the group, each named after a number, who talks a fellow rag doll into saving a friend taken hostage by a robot.  But in their valiant efforts, they awaken the biggest, most powerful robot of them all: The Brain.  Now with the determination of 9, they try to destroy the brain and save their kind.

Sam’s opinion:  I thought that the art was fantastic. Shane Acker (director) and Tim Burton (producer)  paid attention to every detail.  But I was very disappointed by the story itself.  It’s an hour and a half movie that would have worked out better as a thirty minute T.V. show.  Also, it’s a very dark movie.  There is a lot of death and destruction.  The fact that these rag dolls are all that’s left in the world is depressing enough, but then they flash back to when the robots are destroying everything and that just tops it all off.

I give it 2 stars.

Alex`s opinion: My thoughts on the movie are simple.  The artwork was good but at points went to the extreme.  Shane Acker and Tim Burton made a movie that at any point in the movie was predictable except for a couple parts, in which me and my colleague were surprised. So be cool and don’t jump.

I give it 2 stars.

by  Sam H. and Alex V.

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