9 (2005)

Wow This Is Simply Stunning. The Visuals Are Great. Its On Youtube If Anyone Is Interested But It's Also With The 9 DVD That Came Out In 2009 Wow Shane Acker Is A Visionary Like Joss Whedon. This Is Simply The Best Short Film Ever But What Follows Is 'Bambi Meets Godzilla' This Is Stunning. This Was Also Made Into A Feature Length Movie Starring Elijah Wood, Christopher Plummer, John C. Riley & Jennifer Connelly. The Acting Is...There Is None. The Animation Is Great. Yes It Is A Little Bizarre But What Do You Expect From A Visionary.I Think Both 9 Films Are Great But The 2009 One's Better But This Is Great Little Movie Just Think This Movie Is Also My Rating For It Also.

Shane Acker's original film that was the basis of the now big budget animated film. Running some 10 minutes the film concerns 9's battle with a patchwork monster that has been stealing the souls of his brethren. Its silent except for sound effects and its clear why Tim Burton produced a feature film version since the film is full of possibilities. As it stands now its a tightly paced beautiful to look at film. Its the best sort of film in that its reality bleeds off the screen and you very easily believe this is a real place and really happening. Acker's animation is extremely masterful. Watch the little motions of 9's body as he moves. There are small touches, gestures, shifts of weight that demolish any notion that we are watching anything other than real being. A small masterpiece. See this if you can.

This film was nominated for the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film for 2006 and although it did not win, it deserves kudos for creating a very strange yet beautiful alternate world.The film begins with two creatures who are practically impossible to describe--they are that odd. However, a monstrous robot-like predator arrives and quickly sucks the soul out of one--while the other tries to escape. Being a very tenacious creature, it gives chase and most of the film consists of the creature trying to kill the smaller and weaker one.Graphically, this film is all computer generated and looks like a darker version of the Odd World characters created for several gaming systems. While very dark (not just in spirit but in lighting), the film abounds with wonderfully detailed and rendered graphics. It was exciting to watch and I look forward to more from this creative team.

This is an excellent short animation. The story is well written and directed. The animation sequences remind me of the first oddworld video game. Not that they have similar stories really, or characters, but the overall look and feel somehow remind me of the world painted in that game. The use of silent characters brings a weight to the action and tension happening on screen. The creature is a mixture of junk found within this world, but seems to hunt with a definite purpose. The ending shows us that purpose, and a quick glimpse into what it might be like to live in this tiny world.Very cool short.