Subject: FWWM Disappointing
From: htuttle@nyx.cs.du.edu (Harry Tuttle)
Date: 1992-09-10, 16:21
Newsgroups: alt.tv.twin-peaks

David Lynch is in a rut. He has given us a cheap imitation of the TP
series and is passing it off as the Emperor's New Clothes.  FWWM is
bizarre for bizarre's sake. Lynch is rapidly becoming a self-parody, which
bothers me.  Ever since Blue Velvet, Lynch has been in a downward slide,
wallowing in the "small town decay" motif that was the hallmark of BV (by
all accounts an excellent film).  FWWM just reminded me of how great TP
was before they resolved The Question.  The best part of the film was teh
prologue with Isaak and especially Kiefer Sutherland.  There's no point in
analyzing the content of FWWM, b/c Lynch seems to have given up on his own
creation.  Face it: once we found out who killed LP, the series lost its
edge. A prequel about her life is by and large, useless.  Moira Kelly was
excellent as Donna, however, and Sheryl Lee did a commendable job.  Ray
Wise as Leland was suitably monstrous, but all of that is moot.  I don't
claim to be one of those people who scream "Sell Out" whenever an
independent becomes popular, but I think that Lynch is on a steady
downhill track . I hope not.

Bring back Eraserhead!



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