By Erin Blatney
Staff Writer

On Sept. 9, the Tim Burton movie 9 was released. I was skeptical when I watched the commercial and saw the release date. It seemed to me like someone just wanted to make a movie on that particular day.

Voiced by Elijah Wood, #9, from left, #7 (voiced by Jennifer Connelly), and #5 (voiced by John C. Reilly) face peril in Shane Acker's epic adventure fantasy "9," which Focus Features releases nationwide on September 9, 2009. (Courtesy Focus Features/MCT)

Surpirsingly, many people I’ve talked to told me the movie was much more than a gimmick. 9 is actually based off of a short-film directed by Shane Acker that won an Academy Award.

I have now challenged myself to see this movie before I judge it on its opening day. Hopefully, I will be surprised.