Subject: FWWM Brief Comment From: jsnell@ocf.berkeley.edu (Jason Snell) Date: 1992-08-29, 01:21 Newsgroups: alt.tv.twin-peaks First, a response: William Kent writes: > >All I know is that the film has none of the humour that I liked in the series > >and all of the weird crap that I couldn't stand. What a waste of five bucks. If you can't find humor in the entire opening sequence (all the stuff with Chris Isaak and Kiefer Sutherland), then I'm really sorry for you. True, the last 2/3 of the movie was dead serious, but the first 1/3 was a riot. My opinion of FWWM is this: While it was filled with wierd stuff and brought up more questions than it answered, I enjoyed watching it. I doubt most non- peaks people will like it, because I don't think it stands well as a movie (well, not the second section.. the first does fine, I think). The first section really was great, with our weird FBI guys and their brilliant deductive powers, as well as Harry Dean Stanton's trailer park (reminds one of Big Tuna, Texas, actually...) :) What can I say? With its multitude of faults, it's still the best movie I've seen this summer, considering just how bad most of the big movies this summer have been. True, Lynch is a nut, but I enjoy watching his weird ideas on screen, and I enjoy trying to put together the pieces of the puzzle he's put in front of me. I don't even know if they fit together; chances are, half the pieces are missing. But it's still fun to speculate about what the puzzle is, even though I don't have all the pieces. Rings, little men, more of the Tremonds and creamed corn, and the sheer joy of seeing nuts like Leo Johnson again (though the log lady's appearance was worthless) made this a fun movie to watch. It was disturbing, as it should be... we're talking about evil, and about incest and drug abuse and all other sorts of things that ruin people's lives. Lynch is a nut, and his movie isn't the greatest at imparting information. But compared to other directors who focus on style over clear plotting (Tim Burton, director of _Batman Returns_, one of the worst movies I've ever seen, are you listening?), Lynch is a god. I enjoy watching his work, even if it's deeply flawed or makes little sense. So sue me. -jason -- Jason Snell / jsnell@ucsd.edu / Ashamed owner of a Communication BA! InterText - A Net Fiction Magazine - ASCII or PostScript - Mail me for info! "I thought for a second that my monkey had rabies -- It turned out he had just gotten into the Cool Whip." -- Dave Letterman
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