I thought it was pretty damn meh, but then again, I didn't have very high expectations going in either. Its certainly not without it's charm, and there were alot of elements it shared with Oddworld.
I never "hate" a film, not even crap ones, because being a filmmaker - you understand just how much work and collaboration goes into a film and it's an epic feat to make it even remotely watchable, let alone decent.
9's biggest appeal was that it strayed from the "children's CG movie" archetype. It wasn't the usual talking animals getting into shenanigans formula that Dreamworks uses for the CG feces they pinch out annually. The annoying thing is that they overplayed this element for marketing purposes. So even though I recognized that it wasn't "your little brother's animated movie", being constantly told so left a bitter taste in my mouth.
Also cool visuals. Other than that, pretty flat film. I give 9 a 6 *snort*
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