Review
As with many films whose hallowed underground reputation is inversely proportional to the size of their audience, Sins of the Fleshapoids is probably more interesting in theory than practice for the average viewer. Hailed by the likes of John Waters for its no-budget aesthetic and lurid stylization, this product of the 1960s underground lacks most of the sex, violence, and countercultural significance of other cult classics. Yet taken on its own terms, Sins of the Fleshapoids proves oddly compelling, its comic-book thought balloons, breathless voice-over, glacial pacing, and oddball
mise-en-scne creating an altogether singular filmgoing experience. Less a science fiction allegory than a deconstruction of the science fiction allegory, the film celebrates the detritus of popular culture: the quivering bosoms of melodrama, the languorous sensuality of sword-and-sandal epics, and the tacky hues of space opera. Gleefully making things up as he went along, rebel auteur Mike Kuchar overturned decades of received wisdom about film as a careful, deliberate, and collaborative medium. If the results look, to the untrained eye, like a particularly sexy Ed Wood outing, well, Kuchar would probably take that as a compliment. ~ Brian J. Dillard, All Movie Guide
On the DVD
Director's commentary Booklet featuring Jack Stevenson's interview with Kuchar
Upcoming releases from Other Cinema DVD
