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DVD transaction 
(2010-08-23)
This transaction was handled rather well; the delivery time was exceptional... the merchandise was above average (I would have given the seller a 5-star rating for this sale, but I had to clean the disc so it would play properly). Thanks!
I Give 9 a 2 
(2010-08-23)
Having trouble sleeping? Put this turkey in your DVD player, and you'll be out like a log within half an hour, I guarantee it.
The problem is the musical itself. Back in the day, musicals used to have great -- music! Imagine that... "The Sound of music," "South Pacific," "Oklahoma," "My Fair Lady," "Man of La Mancha" -- each of these immortal shows had not one, not two -- but a whole evening's worth of memorable melodies, with sparkling lyrics!
Really, the guy who wrote the execrable music and lyrics here -- Maury something, he sounds like a talk-show host -- should have been locked in a room with dvds of the musicals I just listed. If, after several weeks of study and inspiration, he couldn't write ONE song up to the level of "The Impossible Dream" or "On the street Where She Lives" or "Oh What a Beautiful Morning" -- and I feel rather certain that he couldn't, given what miraculous works those are and what a mediocre talent he seems to be on the evidence of this show, then he should find another line of work. Perhaps there are some openings again on Wall street, who knows.
So I don't blame Rob Marshall for this nicely photographed mess. Or the brave actors who work so hard putting across these terrible tunes.
Instead I blame everyone, starting with the producers of the broadway production, who enabled this most unmusical of musicals.
I mean, the Nina Rota score in 8-1/2 puts 9 to shame, and Fellini's great movie wasn't a musical.
So if you're having trouble sleeping, by all means buy a copy of this DVD and keep it in your medicine chest. Otherwise, stay well clear of this epic embarrassment, or don't say I didn't warn you!
not even a thank you to fellini (2010-08-21)
as a fan of the broadway show, i was initially happy to see the film version of Nine would bring so much more of Fellini's 8 1/2 into it's plot. Throwaway songs from the stage show were cut and at least one new song made an improvement (Luisa's song#2). When the credits rolled, I was hoping there would be some reference to Fellini and his film, but there was nothing; perhaps it concerned legalities. I viewed both films back-to-back (not a bad way to spend an afternoon). Nine lifts entire scenes and dialogue from 8 1/2: Carla arriving at the train station and being whisked off to the pensione and then telling Guido her dream of her husband discovering the 2 of them and killing them; the whole bit with Luisa having to sit through the screen tests; even Sereghina's bombshelter abode on the beach is practically the same in both movies.
If you've never seen the Fellini film or the broadway show, I don't know if much of the set-up of the film would make sense, but the songs, performances and staging are all done very well. But I urge you to attempt the Fellini film to see Nine's inspiration in full.
Disappointing 
(2010-08-19)
I have loved this musical for so long, and was so horrifically disappointed to find out I had missed its release in theatres. So, I rented it. SO MUCH was changed from what made the musical so amazing and vulnerable. If you had seen the musical, I can't see how you would consider this anything akin to it apart from "similar", and if you haven't seen the musical, I'm not sure you would fully understand what the hell was going on.
Big fat no on this one.
Cinematic Dullsville (2010-08-06)
"Nine" features an impressive star-studded cast with all the technical elements up to par. So why is director Rob Marshall's rendering of the overrated broadway hit astonishingly dull? Perhaps the answer lies in the fact that Fellini's "8?" does not lend itself to musical treatment. The songs and characterizations remain stunningly forgettable. Kate Hudson's "Cinema Italiano" number, in particular, looks like a self-contained music video that belongs on MTV. oscar winners daniel Day-Lewis, Judi Dench, Pen?lope Cruz and Marion Cotillard valiantly attempt to breathe life into a lifeless story. In stark contrast, nicole Kidman, Fergie and the eternally glamorous Sophia Loren are badly misused in glorified cameos. Judging by the spectacular box-office failure, it's easy to see why moviegoers stayed away in droves.