I liked 9 a lot. Most people told me it wasn't that great because the movie is shorter than movies created nowadays, or that they didn't really know where it was going.
But they neglected that msot of the universe was created completely from scratch : yes, post-apocalyptic world, but no humans, almost nothing about cities, and characters with very specific designs.
The library scene is very good to picture the overall ambiance of the movie: the little puppets learnt to use what's in their surroundings to their advantage, each time in an very innovative yet childish way.
Adsolution wrote:Of course that sort of thing is often a stylistic decision, such as the case with Wallace and Grommit where the whole idea is for them to look exactly like they do (it wouldn't be Wallace and Grommit without the stop-motion)
We agree on that point. This is the main policy of Aardman, actually. Even chicken was made to exploit a lot of the advantages of Stop-motion. That's why Aardman's movies are so great.
Adsolution wrote: I'm not hating on stop-motion, it just doesn't charm me that much except in a few select cases.
Say, the only ones which are more or less known by everybody. Ask people if they know other stop-motion movies than the ones created by Aardman.