I was thinking... What was your first reaction after watching TP FWWM?

Honestly, I was quiet disoriented. And I still have many problems watching FWWM.

Every scene drew me in and made me completely uncomfortable.

i was put off by it at first. mostly because i hadn't read the diary, and because i had it built up in my head that this was THE LAST NEW PEAKS EVER so i was expecting the moon.

now i think it still has some serious flaws, but it's really great.

~ Amanda

"Just fear me, love me, do as I say and I will be your slave..."

Right after seeing it in the theaters in '92:

- That was the most depressing movie I have ever seen.

- Very upset by the lack of closure to the series and Lynch opting for a prequel.  Frustration times 200.

"Harry, I'm going to let you in on a little secret. Every day, once a day, give yourself a present. Don't plan it, don't wait for it, just let it happen. Could be a new shirt at the men's store, a catnap in your office chair, or two cups of good, hot, black coffee. Like this."  -Dale Cooper

"Harry, I'm going to let you in on a little secret. Every day, once a day, give yourself a present. Don't plan it, don't wait for it, just let it happen. Could be a new shirt at the men's store, a catnap in your office chair, or two cups of good, hot, black coffee. Like this."  -Dale Cooper

sometimes, when cheryl lee is deep in the struggle with her wig to see who can be the least convincing in their role, i see a glimpse of the movie booth sees. special call outs:

"donna.....are you.....my best.....FRIEND" -- shatner himself could not have inserted weirder pauses

"he was.....FAMILILIAR!!!" hey david, you're allowed to shoot more than one take just fyi

Ben:  "We've laid in a gala reception for your fair-haired boys tonight.  All of Twin Peaks' best and brightest."

Jerry: "We're holding it in a phone booth?"

Well, for me, focusing on Laura's death is less engaging for two reasons: (1) we already know she died horribly and was abused by her father...showing us every excruciating detail might be "powerful," but it's unnecessary and (2) it's kind of lame to see the nuts and bolts of how she was molested and murdered--the way it was suggested in the series was far more interesting (just my two cents).

I suppose I chose the word "frustrating" because I think what most people were dying to know is what happened to Dale Cooper, not how Leland plowed Laura.

"I reeeally shouldn't be watching this with my mother. Yeah, just fast-forward through this cunnilingus scene, Mom."

We watched Mulholland Dr. separately.

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... to my 12 yr old brain. Now I just think it's tragic and moody, which is also the appeal of MD (which is cinematic Valium, right?)

really, i think FWWM is a mix of truly great scenes and some really shitty ones. everything up until the main theme kicks in is terrific. then laura kind of asses around a lot and things get spotty. i like the scenes where bobby kills the deputy, and the half-hour beginning with laura running into the log lady up through donna asking "why do you do it?" then there's truly awful and poorly written/directed scenes like the family dinner "wash under your fingernails" and the too on-the-nose stuff at mo's motors.

i still enjoy it, overall, i just think that between cheryl lee's spotty acting and the flow being interrupted by uneven pacing/quality, it's just not as good as it should've been. could have been. whatever.

One of my favorite Peaks moments to imitate (OK, besides doing the Laura-Doppelganger-in-the-Lodge scream while we set up the red room at the fest every year) is "He...he looked FAMILIAR, have I MET HIM?!" Jared will attest to this. I do it quite well actually. :D That entire Mo's Motors scene just makes me giggle, to be honest.

But no matter which parts of the film make me chuckle or grin or do really spot-on imitations, starting from the train car to the end of the movie will always sober me up and usually make me cry in some fashion. I don't really know why. I have partial explanations but it would take a while to go thru. Suffice it to say, Laura's murder in FWWM gives me the same kind of chills that Maddy's murder does in ep 14.

~ Amanda

"Just fear me, love me, do as I say and I will be your slave..."