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| Posted: Fri Dec 25, 2009 9:29 pm Post subject: '9' on Blu-ray: December 29, 2009 |
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9 (Blu-ray)
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| Quote: | '9' is a stunning piece of creativity that will shock the eye. Its images are so intricate that they spring to life automatically. I love this film. The spectacular audio and video only help solidify this as a highly recommended title that can, for the most part, be used as demo material from your home theater setup.
The Video: Sizing Up the Picture
The 1080p VC-1 encoded transfer for '9' is nearly flawless, and for all intents and purposes can be considered a fine demo-worthy disc. This animation works tremendously well on Blu-ray. The palette here is a dim one, but what do you expect, the world just ended! Lots of dark scenes, but blacks are perfectly blended. Delineation is revealing. While the movie is bathed in browns and blacks, the giant red eye of The Machine leaps off the screen in stunning clarity. Speaking of clarity, fine detail is pumped up to maximum, rivaling any of the recent releases by Pixar. The stitching and the crosshatch of the puppets is always discernible and clear. At one point in the film a very, very slight bit of aliasing can be detected around The Machine. Other than that, this is a top notch video presentation.
The Audio: Rating the Sound
When I heard this film in theaters I knew, without a doubt, that if done right, the sound here would be some of the most demo-worthy bass to ever be put on Blu-ray. I'm happy to report that the DTS HD Master Audio 5.1 audio track will most likely shake the foundation of your house. The bass here is deep, resonant, and freakishly strong. The deep, foreboding tones gives The Machine and its monster children more creepiness than can be imagined. There is some slightly soft speaking here and some of the voices are drowned out at times by the hustle and bustle of the break-neck action. Everything else though, is done to perfection. If you want to show someone what high definition bass sounds like, stick this film in. |
Release date: Dec 29, 2009
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Watched this last week.
Visually stunning,the detail in the the dolls is incredible,couldn't keep my eyes off them.
Not much of a colour pallette as would be expected in light of the when the story is taking place i.e post destruction of the world/mankind.
Although I liked the film from a visual perspective,I found it lacking in the plot.
Still for me it's a keeper as the kids loved it and hope I will enjoy it more with another viewing.
Dave
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5 and 6, my kids are desensitized though,they can watch anything. 
Its definately no suited for uder 10's.
Dave
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I am sure thw wife will want this one. Personally, though, I'll wait for the other movie called Nine. Penelope Cruz is just the meow.
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Rented it last night. |Visually interesting but the story and character development were very poor. Overall I was disappointed and didn't even think it worth watching a 2nd time.[/url]
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My son saw it at the theater. He didn't care for it. Usually he like just about anything. Well, except for chick flicks. Though he will watch them.
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