Abysmal. Not much in the way of intrigue, plot twists, conspiracy theories, or even a plot that makes any kind of rational sense. As another reviewer posted elsewhere, the movie has the pace of 2001 without the quality. I can see how they tried to make a socially conscious movie, but it failed. The Joan Baez music was horrendous however the visual effects were fairly good for being 1971.
From the plot outline, Bruce Dern along with several other ships are told to nuke all the forests that are aboard ships in space. American Airlines and Dow chemical must have paid for a large portion of this movie as their logos are everywhere. The movie missed its message though. The message was lost in horrible acting and a storyline that has so many missing pieces that are necessary to the flow of the film. The movie is irrational, Bruce Dern performs a soliloquy for much of the movie (if you omit him talking to robots), Dern is filmed for much of the movie caring for bunnies and hawks that somehow don't kill the bunnies, and much more. Save your time and watch grass grow.
***SPOILER ALERT!!*** OK, as someone else posted as well, what botanist doesn't realize that the forest is dying because of a lack of sun? How in the name of the Flying Spaghetti Monster can the earth maintain any life with the entire planet at 75 degrees? Where are the animals on the planet that maintain the food chain if all the fields and forests are gone? There are a slew of others as well. The plot had almost no thought put into it other than conveying the one message: "Dont kill trees, we need trees!"
From the plot outline, Bruce Dern along with several other ships are told to nuke all the forests that are aboard ships in space. American Airlines and Dow chemical must have paid for a large portion of this movie as their logos are everywhere. The movie missed its message though. The message was lost in horrible acting and a storyline that has so many missing pieces that are necessary to the flow of the film. The movie is irrational, Bruce Dern performs a soliloquy for much of the movie (if you omit him talking to robots), Dern is filmed for much of the movie caring for bunnies and hawks that somehow don't kill the bunnies, and much more. Save your time and watch grass grow.
***SPOILER ALERT!!*** OK, as someone else posted as well, what botanist doesn't realize that the forest is dying because of a lack of sun? How in the name of the Flying Spaghetti Monster can the earth maintain any life with the entire planet at 75 degrees? Where are the animals on the planet that maintain the food chain if all the fields and forests are gone? There are a slew of others as well. The plot had almost no thought put into it other than conveying the one message: "Dont kill trees, we need trees!"