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Bad movie; why did people like it?

posted 14 years ago by nyshrink
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This movie sucked and I rarely say that about a film, since I mostly skip horror movies, low brow comedies and the like. I had thought since it was moderately well-reviewed and was produced by Tim Burton, plus I like fantasy/science fiction, I might like it. First of all it was derivative. The basic scenario was a rip-off of the Terminator movies. The movie had almost no plot and except for 1 and 9, no real characters. 9 was a jerk and I couldn't believe he was the "hero." The movie was nonsensical. The creatures were a scientist's creation, but then weird mystical stuff that made no sense whatsoever was thrown in to "explain" what happened,so much for science. And was this supposed to be happening on Earth? Because it looked like the early 20th century in the pictures yet had to be happening in the future. The whole thing was garbled and preposterous. Someone should have warned me. Well, at least it didn't cost much to rent from Netflix.

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[–] ibbi 14 years ago

I think it started out absolutely brilliantly, and there was some good stuff here and there late on as well, but too much of the second half was just set piece after set piece and it all got a little uninteresting to me after a while.

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[–] boxy_darko_dragon 14 years ago

It's entirely understandable if you didn't like it. I enjoyed it because it reminds me of early Hollywood. Slower storytelling, surface level characters, the art was brilliant, and it was a unique telling of an old story. I disagree with your comment about it being a rip-off of Terminator movies. This very old concept of Man vs. Machine goes way back (specifically in film the German expressionist movie Metropolis (1927) stands out).

If you don't appreciate the origin and techniques of old school movies it's very easy to see why you'd dislike this movie. It doesn't make it a bad movie, it just means you have different tastes.

[–] Wombstar 14 years ago

Excellent post.

But OP it's more War of the worlds than Terminator.

[–] lchangetheworld 14 years ago

It is my understanding that 9 was an alternate universe dealio that would take place in our future, but under the themes of our past.

[–] SeisCinemaSeis 14 years ago

Why people like movies? It's not because they think they are "bad" flicks.
You didn't like "9"? Ok, fair enough, but that doesn't make it a bad film for everybody else.
Personally I enjoyed it. The animation is fantastic and the storyline, although far from being perfect, is much better and far more stimulating than your regurgitated pablum that plagues Hollywood animated movies.

[–] mikerowerush 14 years ago

yet another tight wad who does not want to rent the dvd...

[–] Pinkish_l_Purple 14 years ago

I agree with you, OP

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