2001:A SPACE ODYSSEY. I'd never seen this before and had no idea what to expect...bloody hell! Mad monkeys, zero gravity toilet jokes, spaceships that look like sperm, rogue computers, clothing and furnishing fetishism and murder. Then all the crazy shit starts.
I really like the pacing of the film which drifts along through the void created by the absence of plot for most of the film. Stunningly beautiful in places and just beautiful in others, it truly is a pleasure to watch. The use of music, noise and silence are very impressive too.
As to it's meaning...for me it is just one of the endless possibilities to be found beyond Lina Romay's black monolith. See my review of 'Exorcism' in the Cult Labs Members Review thread for further details and post a review while you are there. It's Jesus Franco month, how good is that.
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