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  Review by Rafael "Parker!!" Jovine ★★★½

  JUNIMATION II: F*** YEAH!

  Years before Kaufman gave us Anomalisa, over in Australia, two Jewish folks were working and released an existential film about an unemployed man searching for the meaning of life instead of a gainful job. This would lead him through a journey of self-discovery, some nihilism, deaths (the film literally starts with a dude shooting himself in front of a guy in the street) and stop-motion sex and nudity. Now, don’t get me wrong, it's not like the Kaufman film and this one are very similar at all, but I personally found some of that Charlie touch here blended with some of that interconnected drama and a little bit of kitchen sink, but I admit that could…

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  Review by AbandonChimp ★★★

  Claymation nudity is even more disturbing than I could have imagined.

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  Review by Edgar Cochran ✝️ ★★★

  + Great opening? Check.
  + A refreshing animation perspective? Check.
  + A good story to tell? Check.
  + Vivid, interesting and human characters? Check.
  + Anti-Hollywood? Check.
  + An amazing Geoffrey Rush? Check.

  Cons:

  + Shallow examinations.
  + Forgettable scenes.
  + A weak treatment.
  + Too short.
  + A screenplay that could've been exploited to its fullest.

  Conclusion? See it.

  66/100

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  Review by NotAName ★½ 10

  I'm a big fan of Etgar Keret, so I'm disappointed to say that I can't recommend $9.99.

  Keret's stories are laconic (2-3 pages long) and completely self-contained. This film, in its attempt to connect and expand on them, just added meaningless fluff that ruins the pacing that the originals had.
  You just can't wring more than 5 minutes of movie out of his stories.

  This should have been a series of shorts.

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  Review by Michelle ★★★★½

  I remember seeing this movie in my film class in 2013 at my Community College and haven't seen it since then. I was in the mood to revisit this movie and pick up the DVD a while ago at my Good Will Store. After re-watching it again several years later, I really enjoy this movie even more on a second viewing.

  The art-design and stop motion animation in this movie is fantastic because all the character movements look superb. I like how they pull off the facial expressions with the characters in the movie when you see them talking. It almost gives the characters a realistic vibe to their faces when they're interacting with each other. This movie having stop…

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  Review by nina 🐈‍⬛ ★★★★½

  the kinda of movie where not a lot happens, but where every blink, every sigh every tiny detail matters and everything comes together for a beautiful, moving and serene picture! i absolutely loved every second (wasn’t so crazy about the pot guy but you win some you lose some) and i feel insanely sad for not being happier the way i know i can be and now life doesn’t have meaning at all but that’s good cause it’s like a blank canvas, i can just make it whatever i want it to be!
  everyone should watch this at least once. it’s 71 minutes long but stays with you a lot, lot longer

  also reminded me of when i was a kid and got a piggy bank but refused to put my money there cause i knew i’d never bring myself to break it so yeah needless to say that boy storyline did something to me

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  Review by Anonymous Animation Critic ★★★★½ 3

  $9.99 is a film that feels human. Nothing but a film where we delve into the lives of a group of different characters, and the journey to see them find a purpose in life. The film feels like it lacks a plot, but it does have one, but it doesn't feel like it since there's not really a character we have to focus on, and for what this film wanted to be, then it's actually a strong point instead of a detriment. After all, life doesn't have a plot, and this film is about that: Looking for the meaning of life, and how no one really wants to hear about it, because no one likes to question the existence.

  The…

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  Review by dina 2

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  Review by Carter ★★★★ 2

  I love how divisive this is. A quick scroll through Letterboxd’s own review tab will quickly reveal that many love, and seemingly just as many hate this film. Both views are valid.

  It’s a short, Australian, claymation movie about an apartment complex full of individuals and a little booklet promising the meaning of life for only $9.99. Sure, I’m a sucker for stop motion projects, but this film has so much more to offer than its charmingly childlike visuals. It has many complex themes, characters and ideas that are all a little rough around the edges.

  It feels raw, out of focus and so damn honest. It feels like a first or second draft, and that’s a great thing. I found so…

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  Review by Luke Fowler ★★½

  I'm aware this was based on a collection of short stories, but it would've worked better as an anthology film. "Disparate people's lives intersecting in a series of vignettes and painting a portrait of the human condition in the process" is one of my least favorite genres, and while $9.99 isn't as bloated or indulgent as most films of its ilk, it still feels overlong even at a paltry 78 minutes. I do like its surreal streak, and the opening scene would make for an excellent one-act play. But I don't see myself coming back to this one anytime soon. It pours too much energy into being profound and not enough into being compelling.

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  Review by delizirvasi ★★★★★

  You can swim like a dolphin or you can learn the meaning of life. Choose one. None of this. Ok. You can be an angel who can't even fly.
  Do you bored of your bones? We can remove all of them and it is just 9.99.

  I read Breaking the Pig yesterday and it was beautiful. This film which was adapted this book is awesome.

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  Review by Logan vs. the World 🎸💫 ★★½

  It felt like this film stole $9.99 from me.

  What seemed like a fun claymation film turned out to be a poopy mess of a plot. A really useless film, the only thing good about it is the claymation, it’s refreshing compared to other films that I’ve watched so far. But that only goes for the animation style, not with the plot or anything else.

  The plot, I can’t even describe one. Not even Letterboxd put a description of the film on here. I understand that the whole thing is inspired by a couple short stories, but this just felt very convoluted with every scene that it was just bleh. At some points it felt like air was being taken…