From: salmieri@whitebase.ukp.com (Gregory Salmieri)
Newsgroups: alt.tv.twin-peaks
Subject: Re: A few thoughts on FWWM (semi-spoilers)
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 92 10:08:02 EDT
Organization: UKP Systems, Middletown, NJ

mcohen@vax.clarku.edu writes:

> 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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Agreed I think it's mood was much closer to that of Blue Velvit then that of 
Twin Peaks (the TV show).

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