Son of WALL*E
A synopsis of Shane Acker's 9 (Focus Features, 9.9.09) reads as follows: "When 9 (Elijah Wood) 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. They must take the offensive if they are to survive, and they must discover why the machines want to destroy them in the first place. As they'll soon come to learn, the very future of civilization may depend on them."
The animated pic, directed by Acker and produced by Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov, costars Wood, John C. Reilly, Jennifer Connelly, Martin Landau, Christopher Plummer and Crispin Glover . It also features the music of Danny Elfman.
Anything that has Bekmambetov's paw prints on it has to be approached cautiously. His direction of Wanted showed that he's energetic and relentless in the worst possible way. He's a gross and undisciplined brute...a three-toed sloth in need of a neck-chain.
Posted by Jeffrey Wells on December 24, 2008 at 9:50 AM
comment #1
dukedog
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This will be the star of the Comic Con in July for sure. I love the look of the animation.
Posted by dukedog
at December 24, 2008 10:27 AM
comment #2
actionman
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Wanted wasn't that bad, Jeff. It's a stylish guilty pleasure. Sure, it has shit for brains, but it works for what it is.
Posted by actionman
at December 24, 2008 10:29 AM
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Sabina E
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It looks great.
and hey, dude, I liked "WANTED," so sue me!
Posted by Sabina E
at December 24, 2008 10:35 AM
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JChasse
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"Anything that has Bekmambetov's paw prints on it has to be approach cautiously. His direction of Wanted showed that he's energetic and relentless in the worst possible way. He's a gross and undisciplined brute...a three-toed sloth in need of a neck-chain."
Wow, tell us what you really think. Would have loved to have seen what Wells would have thought about "The Elephant Man",
by Mel Brooks' Brooksfilms, before it came out. Or anything by anybody who did something before.
Posted by JChasse
at December 24, 2008 10:38 AM
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dukedog
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I also loved "Wanted", so I guess I'm getting sued too!
Posted by dukedog
at December 24, 2008 10:56 AM
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BurmaShave
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A three-toed sloth in need of a neck chain. Glorious. Who the fuck is Shane Acker? This looks like the trailer for a bad video game.
Posted by BurmaShave
at December 24, 2008 11:29 AM
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alUrdun
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Shane Acker directed the short, also titled 9, that this is based on, and which was nominated for Best Animated Short a couple years back. You can find it online here: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1jl41_9-nine-shane-acker-short-animation_creation
If this full-length adaptation was without dialogue as is the original I'd be more excited, but I still think this will be good.
Posted by alUrdun
at December 24, 2008 1:14 PM
comment #8
seymourgrant
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Is the musical Nines still opening on 9-9-09 too? That's going to make for interesting confusion at the theaters. Nine and Nines opening on the same day.
Posted by seymourgrant
at December 24, 2008 2:03 PM
comment #9
mpneeb
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I'm sorry, but, "What?"
Any movie where the trailer proclaims its director to be a 'visionary' sets itself up for derision.
This looks like Delgo for 2009.
Posted by mpneeb
at December 24, 2008 3:35 PM
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p.Vice
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I didn't realize there were two Terminator movies being released next year.
Posted by p.Vice
at December 24, 2008 3:36 PM
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MartinBlank
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Uh, how can he be a sloth and "energetic and relentless"?
Posted by MartinBlank
at December 24, 2008 4:49 PM
comment #12
D.Z.
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That trailer is an example of why more people prefer the Japanese doing animation which appeal to teens and adults than American studios. Yeah, you got your occasional Bakshis, Kricfalusis, and the South Park guys, but they have to fight the suits to get their feet in the door, while we get stuck with hacks like Bluth and Katzenberg. Anyway, I can't wait for it, and that Spirited Away remake-I mean Coraline, to bomb.
Posted by D.Z.
at December 24, 2008 8:26 PM
comment #13
janee
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at May 19, 2011 5:35 AM