Shucks
“Every now and then it’s nice to encounter a movie that just cracks open your skull and has rough intercourse with your brain.” — Jason Adams on The Nines, via JoBlo.

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February 1st, 2008 at 12:00 pm
But which came first? The film or the brain?
February 1st, 2008 at 2:37 pm
Now THAT’S something worth putting on a DVD cover!
February 1st, 2008 at 2:42 pm
I love a review that is short, sweet, and gets the point across in as few words as possible, and this one satisfies all three requirements. I plan to go out and buy a copy of the DVD this weekend, and if I wasn’t, a review like this one would persuade me to do so.
February 1st, 2008 at 2:55 pm
I’m not a native speaker, so I’ll probably overdo it, but I really love this sentence.
February 2nd, 2008 at 2:54 pm
I’m sore just thinking about it…
February 4th, 2008 at 12:31 am
John–
Just finished watching your film. Thank you for tickling my brain.
Even though it has been mere minutes since the credits rolled, I can honestly say that this will be one of my favorite films– you’ve touched upon a topic that is nearly impossible to even hint at. Kudos to you.
If there was ever a DVD that should come packaged with a few hits of acid, this would surely be it.
Again, thank you.
February 8th, 2008 at 3:40 pm
Damn, John. I just watched The Nines on DVD. Wow.