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2 million years in the future: The humans have long invented robots -
the titular fleshapoids - that resemble humans to the t on the outside but
are still machines. But since, humankind has tried (and almost succeeded)
to wipe itself out, and it was up to the fleshapoids to rebuild the earth
and make it habitable for the humans again - but once that was achieved,
they were demoted to being the humans' slaves again, and thus have to
slave away while humans have developed a revoltingly decadent and
hedonistic lifestyle. But while the humans
were out of the picture, several of the machines developed genuine
feelings ... Xar (Bob Cowan) is one such fleshapoids who has experienced
emotions such as love - and thus one beautiful day he slaughters his
mistress (Gina Zuckerman) to be with the robot he loves, Melenka (Maren
Thomas). Melenka's master and mistress, Prince Gianbeno (George Kuchar)
and Princess Vivianna (Donna Kerness) are busy demonstrating the human
version of love: Gianbeno shows no genuine feelings for Vivianna but
expects her to admire him while she has long taken a lover (Julius
Middleman) while expecting her husband to grant her a worry-free life - a
combination that's bound to end in disaster eventually ... and thus it
doesn't take long for the three to murder each other - while Xar and
Melenka have a child, a beautiful toy robot ... Sins of the
Fleshapoids is certainly not a film fit for mainstream audiences: It's
cheaply made to the point where the DIY nature of the project shines
through (ranging from some obviously handdrawn establishing shots to the
lack of onscreen sounds and rather clumsily placed dialogue balloons), it
dwells in pulp clichées to make any "serious" genre fan roll
his eyes, and it totally lacks seriousness in even its most serious scenes
or its "message"-ending. And that all is exactly why this film
is great for those who like to think outside the box, because it takes you
to a whole other world that might be rooted in pulp sci-fi but follows
rules all of its own, because it doesn't try to be a crowd pleaser, and
because it doesn't take itself seriously for a split second but
successfully steers away from ever becoming moronic throughout (even the
birth scene with the toy robot has a weird beauty about it). Fun,
really.
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