I was channel-hopping desperately trying to find something to watch that did not have gun fights, explosions or car chases. I came across a show that I took to be an experimental film. It featured 6 women, obviously not professional actors, talking about relationships. I found the dialogue scintillating and then, as the plot revealed itself, realized this was a slumber party, friend gathering to share experiences. As the discussions got more intimate tempers flared and the discussion devolved into what can only be described as a cerebral “bra and panty tickle fight.”
Apparently by mistake two of the women had ordered pizzas and when two different deliverymen showed up the ladies did not have the money to pay. This is where the film fell apart for me. As they went back into the bedrooms, ostensibly to negotiate alternative payment, I switched channels. I’d rather watch car chases than dry, boring business negotiations. I guess the new Avant-Garde Cinema is beyond my understanding.
What ever happened to well written, insightful movies like “Plan 9 from Outer Space?”