An interpretation for viewers in 2008

This film was so slow and drawn out that I began to hate it within five minutes of watching it's attempt at being different. This, of course, was not fair to the film as I am a viewer and film maker of 2008, thirty years later. I mention that to begin with not the film's snooty attempt at being 'out there' but my own inability to digest this at first, because I was putting my own set of needs from a film on it.

A few things I didn't like were the oiled lens edges or frosted nature so it was always like in a dream state. I can't imagine that really did anything for it, but remember, it was a convention, and it was 1979. Also, the use of plastic looking icicles and such really just got on my nerves after seeing such amazing landscapes of tundra. I also wanted to see 25 levels of 5 towers were 5 million people lived. As for the music, it was oppressive and appalling at best, and then I realized this was a torture to watch because it was created to be so.

This film was an experiment with audio and video beyond our perceptions as we normally record it, like theatre on film. Beyond that, almost as if chess pieces were talking but not like Seinfeld, not very funny or quick witted. I came here for answers because I was sick and I watched this online at hulu and I wanted to not disregard the film as the worst piece of crap I have ever seen.

It is not, it is infact a well directed, and very well thought out art house film that experimented, albeit a little too well, on annoying the audience and putting them on the edge of the ice age with nothing else to do but kill the other audience members if available. And for that, I love it!