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What did I tell you, kiddies? The bear-trap with Pocky worked like a charm! Justin Quizon's back, and this time, he's reviewing the new post-apocalyptic CG epic titled '9' for us!

Visually, this a stunning film.

The character designs, the directing, the action scenes, the world building....all of this is wonderful.

The voice acting is quite good too, thanks to it's strong voice cast.

The main problem with the film is the script.

Now, I find it confusing with some of the reaction I've heard with this movie, where it's a nearly violent hatred with the script because I didn't find the script inslutingly bad. Inslutingly bad scripts this year? Try out Transformers Revenge of the Fallen, G.I. Joe, Angels and Demons, X-Men Origins: Wolverine etc. THESE movies had scripts so bad that I wanted to scream at the screenwriters.

No, the problem with 9's script is that it's just, well, things just happen. There's really no build up in this flick.

The films done almost entirely with exposition, using elements from other sci-fi fantasty films we've already seen. With it's quick run time, the film didn't get to breath. The movie is set piece, after set piece after set piece.

The characters don't interact as much as we would like them too, but then I think they interact enough so that we at least get to know them (UNLIKE fucking Transformers 2)

But the movie doesn't bombared me with inslutingly bad jokes, any bad character logics (when something happens to one of the characters, the other characters REACT to what happened and feel for them realisticly) or WTF? sloppy screenwritting that left me scratching.

I will tell you this...if I was, hmmm, say 8-10 years old, and I saw this movie (be it in theater or on cable) trust me, THIS MOVIE WOULD HAVE BLOWN MY MIND.

It would have been a movie that me and my fellow movie nerd films would discuss 15 years later ("Dude, remember that freaky movie about the dolls fighting evil robots?" "You mean 9?" "YEAH! 9! I loved that movie when I was a kid!")

This is this generations The Dark Crystal, a visually amazing movie that older film fans will find the flaws, but a younger generation is going to see it and fall in love with.

And maybe thats were I want to be right now, a young kid who just wants to enjoy a movie.

Well there you have it kiddies! Our catch-and-release program with the little fella is working out quite nicely! Of course we had to let him go again because our word is our bond and he DID review the movie, but set your mind at ease. We will surely exploit his vices again soon in the future and you will read another (forced) review. This I am sure of. Until next time!