Hated 2001 and ... omgosh, Close Encounters. I remember my sister walked out when he was making a sculpture of his mashed potatoes. What a pretentious, overrated movie.
What was wrong with that scene? The aliens had sent a primal mental mental image to various people. It’s a common science fiction element.
Right—I forgot about Close Encounters and how awful a movie that was.
It had only one good part, though: When the “headlights” of the “car” behind the guy went straight up. That was good.
The rest was as boring and stupid as can be.