From: wiljo@kiel.uucp (Wiljo Heinen)
Subject: Re: Just saw FWWM (possible *SPOILERS*)
Organization: OPeN - The Digital Advantage
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1992 23:01:22 GMT

schultz@unixg.ubc.ca (Stewart Schultz) writes:

>>Also the hyped-about Laura-killing scene
>>seemed to me less violent (or on about the same level) as Maddy's killing.

>This was a big disappointment to me....this was the climax of the
>movie, the whole reason for the series, etc., and it's such a cop-out
>I can't even recall the details of the scene.

Neither can I, because there were little or none. The whole
murder-sequence is awfully and very badly cut. Like you see Waldo's
cage, and know, that he will be let free... next thing (about) you see
is Jaques leaving...
...then in the train car, you see _almost_ the same sequences, that were
allready shown in the series. And thats that then. 
Not only was _most_ of the murder sequence cut, but also it was cut
very badly.

>>Storyline: The death of Teresa Banks: gives a few new insights and 
>>question marks. Has potential for further development along the
>>"owls" line. Is a bit lost in the movie though. I very much like
>>Kiefer Sutherlands part in it though.  Lynch could have elaborated
>>on that first part of the movie and made it into another 2hr movie.

>Easily!  Although Chris Isaak's acting is a bit flat and unconvincing.  Keifer 
>Sutherland's role I think was the most pleasant surprise of the movie, and I 
>would have loved to see this part extended another half hour.  The interplay 
>between Sutherland and Isaak was hilarious.  And of course, the BIG 
>QUESTION:  What happened to Isaak??  Maybe another sequel is in order...I 
>think it would have great potential.

It's not only another sequel... a whole new series along the Teresa Banks
line ;-) I'd love that !


>>(As other ppl. allready sad: Bowie just turns up, so that they can
>>put him on the list of actors. Talks a bit about the "convenience store"
>>and that he visited "them" there). But this TB part has some very
>>Lynchian pictures to it. 

>The video monitor scene was great!  As well as something that you would 
>have completely missed in Germany:  Bowie had a southern accent!!!  
>Absolutely flawless....you couldn't have guessed he's a Brit.  Just one
>of those hilarious Lynchian surprises.

Agreed. The monitor scene was good stuff. As for the southern accent:
no one ever has any accent in german dubbed movies (can u imagine Jaques 
Renault talking flawlessly german ?? I hate these things !). Well - I'll just
have to wait, until FWWM sees its release on Laserdisk and then try to get
hold of it, I suppose ....


>>The last sven days of LP: Great ! I love it. Now we get to see the _real_

>Pretty one-dimensional and predictable, however.  Snorting coke, drinking, 
>recreational sex was extremely well done in terms of cinematography and 
>mood, but it didn't really say anything about Laura we didn't already 
>know....it would have been nice to see some real conflict.  Her reactions to 
>Leland/Bob seemed overdone and not convincing to me....Leland was just not 
>disturbing in the least (but maybe that's because I had just met Ray Wise 
>the afternoon I saw the movie, at the TP festival in Snoqualmie :-) 
>But I will say I was impressed with her acting overall.

I guess you're right that it didn't say anything about LP, we didn't _know_.
But it made me _feel_ it more.

Another thing, I forgot in my org. posting: I found the way the Palmer family
was portrait in FWWM quite irritating, in that it was in my opinion
in a very different ..hm.. mood (?) than in TP. OK, in TP you get the feeling 
that Sarah and Leland are a bit queer and Sarah is hysterical and so on,
but I felt that the open agressivness between Leland and Sarah as 
shown in FWWM didn't fit in the picture painted by the series.

(I could be wrong here, though, 'cause it could be an artifact of the german
dubbing. Whilst I saw TP in the org. version, I'll still have to wait
a while for FWWM).

>>In FWWM you get to see more of the TP town (roads, neighbourhoods
>>and such). Now _that_ was weird to me.

>I'll tell you what's really weird -- that's seeing the movie while the cast is 
>sitting directly in front of you a couple rows, then walking out the theater 
>into the moonlit streets of the -real- TP, the cast following you.  
>Then next day tooling around Snoqualmie and seeing the real trailer park, 
>high school, diner etc.  The feel of Snoqualmie/North Bend is exactly as 
>in the movie...it's eerie to say the least.

I envy you !!

>I am a bit disappointed with the movie, however.  Overall it seemed rushed 
>and cursory.  There's so much that could have been explored, in nightmarish 
>detail.  But I still think it's better than most of this summer's film crop.

Well. Disappointed ?? Yes and No. Yes, there is much left to be explored.
But, hey, it's only a movie, and only so little time. Not like, say, 24h
worth of stuff, like TP. I feel, Lynch should have concentrated more
on less storylines. Yes, I'm disappointed, because I feel, FWWM is
not a movie in his own right. It's more like trying to fit
the stories of 5 to 7 TP episodes in a 2h movie. Too many facets, 
too little time.

But then again: No, I'm not disappointed. I expected it to be worse, I feared
it to be even more on the money-making side.

I think, FWWM will grow on me. I'll be watching it tonight again.

cu all
	Wiljo

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