Subject: A few thoughts on FWWM (semi-spoilers)
From: mcohen@vax.clarku.edu
Date: 1992-08-28, 15:29
Newsgroups: alt.tv.twin-peaks

I saw FWWM today, Friday, at the matinee showing.  These are a few thoughts, 
without really giving away any important/interesting moments.  Semi-spoilers, 
though, if you don't want to have any preconceived notions at all.


                         Very Odd Film.


Had a very different "feel" than the TV show.  Most music was totally
different (mostly mellow jazz).  Mostly all about Laura and Leland Palmer.
It seemed to be "missing" part of the story, like much was edited out.
No major stuff, but some parts of the "supporting" story started and never
finished.  Didn't have much of the "funky oddness" of the TV-show.

The story was basically what we already knew.  A few more details about
Theresa Banks (the first murder, from a year before Laura).  David Bowie
seemed to play a VERY interesting character (time-travelling FBI agent,
give or take), but had absolutely NOTHING to do with the story.  Most
other new characters were a bore.

I really liked Moira Kelly as Donna.  I thought Ray Wise (Leland) was
great.  Bobby was a riot.  Laura's mother screamed a lot.  The ceiling
fan was, of course, a big hit.  No cherry pie, some coffee, no donuts.

The violence wasn't nearly as bad as people were talking about.  If
you've seen any gangster film, you've seen worse.  Its filmed in a way
some people might take it too hard, but its not aweful.  I wonder if anything
has been cut out since it was shown at Cannes.

I won't give away any real details in case you decide to see it.  I was
glad I saw it.  I didn't go out saying "wow, that was incredible!" like
I did when I saw the TV-pilot.  The movie was long (2:20), but although
many scenes were excessively long, I didn't feel the movie dragging.
It is a -totally useless- film for anyone who didn't follow the series
for at least the first several episodes.  There's very little character
development in the film.

..Very Odd


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