The theme for movies this time of year seems to be the number nine. First there was District 9, and now there's 9 and then in November comes Nine. Don't get confused. Take notes and stay with me. Anyway, 9 opens up today (9/9/9!) so here's "9", the short film by Shane Acker that it was based on.

When I first saw the trailer for 9 (which you can see below), I wasn't sure if I wanted to see it, mainly because I had no fucking clue what it was about. A post-apocalyptic world with sack dolls versus robots? Okay. Is it a kid's movie where there's going to be cutesy sidekicks or is it more of a serious sci-fi movie? After watching 9, the short film, I still have no fucking clue. I mean I want to like it, but it looks like something that was probably better staying as an artsy short film than being expanded into a full-length feature.

It looks interesting, certainly, but I'm just not sure if I get it from the trailer alone. I mean I get it, but I'm not sure if I like it.