Anyone else remember 9 (2009)?

I first saw the trailer for it in the theater previews before Coraline (and let me tell you, that trailer lives utterly rent-free in my head to this day. It's so goddamn cool, if a little dated in style).

I saw 9 a few months later, after I had just turned 9 myself. It's a movie that I feel was better in concept than execution and is definitely lacking in plot structure/character building, but it OWNED my ass at the time, I was so obsessed with this movie. It (along with Coraline) was one of the first times I realized that animation could be just as dark and terrifying as live-action, and was a huge reason I'm as passionate about animation as I am today.

I highly recommend giving it a watch if you haven't seen it - it's not perfect by any means, but the animation is stunning and for its flaws, the dark and creepy atmosphere it builds is fantastic.

I first saw the trailer for it in the theater previews before Coraline (and let me tell you, that trailer lives utterly rent-free in my head to this day. It's so goddamn cool, if a little dated in style).

I saw 9 a few months later, after I had just turned 9 myself. It's a movie that I feel was better in concept than execution and is definitely lacking in plot structure/character building, but it OWNED my ass at the time, I was so obsessed with this movie. It (along with Coraline) was one of the first times I realized that animation could be just as dark and terrifying as live-action, and was a huge reason I'm as passionate about animation as I am today.

I highly recommend giving it a watch if you haven't seen it - it's not perfect by any means, but the animation is stunning and for its flaws, the dark and creepy atmosphere it builds is fantastic.