re:mote voices

cremaster 4 and 1
i suspect that introducing myself to the cremaster series with parts 4 and 1 was a mistake. however, it was a very spur of the moment decision, the fact that i happened to be in the cinema seeing the film before the cremaster showing being the main factor. i did quite well though, it was minutes before the end of the second of the two before i completely lost the will to live.

reading the summaries of the 5 films it sounds like if i had been at any of the other showings i would have had more to find interesting. instead these were filled with symbolism and imagery with no dialogue or clear structure. the fact that the showings were in the token gesture cinema of the art center in glasgow didn't help of course, especially given that i had already sat through a showing of a chinese film prior to these two. sitting on planks of wood with token padding doesn't really encourage a pleasant outing.

anyway. cremaster - verdicts seem to be of the love/hate variety. based on 4 and 1? ugh!