From: sjohnson@faulen.asd.sgi.com (Scott Johnson)
Subject: Re: FWWM - spoilers...
Organization:  Silicon Graphics, Inc.  Mountain View, CA
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 04:01:05 GMT




[SPOILERS ABOUND!]





Jeremy Matthew Toeman <jt3h+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:

|1] Was I the only one disturbed by the painting with the door on it? That
|was one of the more horrifying things I have ever seen.  In Laura's dream,
|when she walked through it, where was she?  Is this a possible entrance to
|either of the Lodges?

i assumed it was an entrance to the pink room, or whatever you call
the room where MFAP et al resided.

|2] What happens to Chris Isaak? I was expecting to see him later in the
|Black Lodge (assuming that is where they ended up later.. I have trouble
|distinguishing between the 2..) but he never showed up again.

same thing that happened to bowie?

|3] Did they forget to put in a scene of a letter being shoved under the
|girls' fingernails?? I *KNOW* they both had them. (Either that, or my
|memory is way-screwed)

actually, only laura had a letter in the TV show, at least at first. 
remember cooper's disappointment with the lack of letter under ronette's
finger, but "satisfaction" at finding one under laura's.  here is where
truman got his first realization that this was more than just a death of a
local girl, as he watched cooper remove it from the finger.  i personally
thought sutherland's method was more creepy.

ronette gets her letter B when leland taints her IV in the hospital in the
second season.

|4] David Bowie - simply a great scene that was probably cut down to <8
|minutes of answering SOME questions from the TV show, but had no real place
|in the movie. I want more.

i thought this was the most thought provoking part of the movie.  but
for the life of me, i can't even remember what bowie was talking about
in his part.  i need this on tape so i replay it over and over to
analyze these "blue flower" parts.  evidently, he is stuck in time,
but what does that mean about cooper and desmond?  cooper is stuck in
the lodge, desmond is missing, and bowie is walking all over the
place, wherever he feels like.  and i right in remembering he at one
point visited this "pink room?"

|6] Was the one-armed man the guy driving the truck? Didn't he make the same
|sound as the short dancing man (dont know his name) as he approached the
|Palmers in their Jag?

that was philip gerard driving it, yes.  again, like with bowie's
character, i can't remember what he talked about.  as a matter of
fact, i had a hard time understanding him during the movie, the
sound was bad, plus the fact that leland was revving the engine.
speaking of which, i do remember laura repeatedly saying "what
is that smell?"  i assumed she was referring to the smell of burnt
engine oil.  i can't remember if this was made obvious or i was
just assuming that.

|7] How did both Chris Isaak and then Coop know which trailer to approach?
|And what was the significance of the place being rented by the same guy
|twice? (and what was that person's name?)

i got lost in the maze of trailers here, so i'm no help.

|Great flick.

|Jeremy Toeman
|412-268-4199     (anytime)

a couple of other notes.  first, the ring:  the inscription on the
ring was identical to the one at owl cave; the one on the wall, and
the one on the lever which when turned by earle caused the map to
appear.

still a little confused about the relationship between mike and the
MFAP, and between MFAP and bob.  bob always said he was afraid only
of mike.  in the end, when the MFAP asks for his pain and suffering,
he and mike hold shoulders as if they are talking as one, which made
me think they have the same relationship as bob/leland, where mike
is the MFAP's host.  but then there is the business of the arm.  mike
cut his off, and MFAP says he is the arm, so have they split the
soul, and gone their separate ways?  or are they still one soul,
working together, different from leland/bob in that bob took lelands
soul?  maybe i'm making too much of this issue, maybe i'm reaching,
maybe i'll stop trying to figure it out, or maybe it's simple, and
i'm missing the point.  any ideas?

the scene "welcome to canada!" was oddly creepy/fascinating/sick
yet definitely effective.  the music was pounding and intense,
the lighting shadowy then annoying yet perfect, while the dialogue
(complete with subtitles) was odd and at times stupid, but
effectively potrayed the image of dementia edged with the urges
of sex and drugs.  a unique scene, i must say.

the transition from the theresa storyline to the laura storyline
was abrupt and definitely felt by the audience.  the tp theme made
an excellent segue here.

i thought the scene with the red haired woman was kinda silly.
was cole just testing the two FBI guys?  why not just tell it
like it is?  why should "trouble with local authorities" need to
be made secret.

what about the heist with desmond and the school bus.  i thought that
was great!

i give it 4 out of 5 stars, all in all.  not as gripping and thought-
provoking as the series in parts.  not as much subtlety, and, since
the ending was already known, not as much anticipation.  a nice hefty
dose of dread, however.  excellent acting, all in all.  i even thought
james did a great job.  leland, MFAP, laura and bob get my top
honors.  i thought the weakest was pulled in by the fbi corps.
i though lynch did a pretty soso job, and cooper and albert came
off kinda wooden.  isaak did a better job than i thought he'd do,
and the sheriff of deer mountain (or whatever it was called) was a
good character.

two thumbs and two big toes up,

sj		"Your prejudice won't keep you warm tonight" - m