Yet, the four-legged beast comes after them and leaves with #2 in its mouth after also trying to get #9 who's then rescued by #5 (voice of JOHN C. REILLY), yet another doll, this time a scaredy cat who returns #9 to the figures' hideout. Their leader, #1 (voice of CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER), isn't pleased by this development, and makes sure his enforcer, the hulking #8 (voice of FRED TATASCIORE), gets that point across. That's all while #6 (voice of CRISPIN GLOVER) comes off like a deranged artist, repeatedly painting the same strange symbols time and again.
Even so, with #9 certain that #2 was still alive when he was carried off, the latest numbered one sets off with #5 on a rescue mission, eventually teaming up with ninja-type warrior #7 (voice of JENNIFER CONNELLY) and later mute twins, #3 and #4 who catalogue everything they come into contact with. But #9 then makes a horrible mistake by placing a small device -- that he first found when he came to life -- into what looks like the appropriate slot, not realizing the ramifications of doing so.
Just then, a monstrous-sized, spider-like mechanical beast is reactivated, and not only tries to kill the numbered figures, but also manufactures other mechanical creatures to do the same. From that point on, the numbered figures try to avoid harm -- including having their souls sucked from their bodies -- while attempting to defeat their latest nemeses.
Violence consists of various mechanical monsters chasing after, attacking and killing (zapping and sucking their souls from them until they go limp) various animated rag doll characters, while some of those creations are also destroyed and property damage occurs. Some brief flashback scenes show a battle between machines and humans, resulting in all of the latter being killed worldwide. That material, moments of peril and some potentially scary looking creatures and the sight of a few dead humans (including a mother and child) might be unsettling, suspenseful and/or scary to younger viewers.
Bad attitudes are present, as is some behavior that might be enticing for some kids to imitate. Thematic elements (including the post-apocalyptic setting and related material) also occur.
Should you still be concerned about the film's appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home, you may want to look more closely at our detailed listings for more specific information regarding the film's content.
For those concerned with bright flashes of light on the screen, there are some brief, partial strobe effects as images are projected, film-like in one scene.
For those prone to visually induced motion sickness, there's some camera movement in the film, but nothing too extreme.
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(2009) (voices of Elijah Wood, Christopher Plummer) (PG-13)
Alcohol/
DrugsBlood/Gore
Disrespectful/
Bad AttitudeFrightening/
Tense ScenesGuns/
Weapons
None
Mild
Extreme
Extreme
Extreme
Imitative
BehaviorJump
ScenesMusic
(Scary/Tense)Music
(Inappropriate)Profanity
Mild
Mild
Heavy
None
None
Sex/
NuditySmoking
Tense Family
ScenesTopics To
Talk AboutViolence
None
None
None
Moderate
Extreme
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Reviewed September 1, 2009 / Posted September 9, 2009
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