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Originally Posted by omk3

I loved the visuals of 9, the steampunk feel and the design of the characters.
The story didn't do much for me though, it felt a bit simplistic.

Originally Posted by mores

Agreed. 9 was visually stunning, and not that bad a movie. I only realized that a lot of potential was left untouched when I read reviews by people with keener senses of quality than me.
After reading those, I had to agree: Fun to look at, but not much of a message (I hate saying "no story", and I hate it when people say "no story", since even the dumbest flick has a "story" )

The story worked for me. While it may have been simple, it told a complete story with an ending (unlike many movies which feature a setup for a sequel). Although it did leave many questions unanswered, it gave us the answers that we needed for the story. I didn't mention it before but I must give kudos to the voice actor work, they all did excellent work.

I didn't get the same feeling from "9" that I did from the anime OAV "Blood - The Last Vampire": With "Blood" I was left with the feeling of an incomplete story, like it was one episode of a miniseries.

I tend to avoid reading reviews of movies until after I see the movie because I want to go into it without expectations other than the obvious, like I'm pretty sure that "Star Trek" would feature the U. S. S. Enterprise. However, I don't want a review to affect my enjoyment of the movie.