Subject: Re: Second Guessing...
From: mmaxwell@ucsd.edu
Date: 1992-09-14, 16:28
Newsgroups: alt.tv.twin-peaks

In article <15441@umd5.umd.edu> jblum@hamlet.umd.edu (Hi ho -- Kermit the Frog
here...) writes:
(big 'ol snip)
> >The end result -- a slimmer, more focused film that could almost stand on
> >its own.  Anyone else want to come forward with their "improvements" to
> >FWWM?
> >

Speaking as a marketing slimeball... ;)
The thing that bugged me somewhat is that FWWM would not make _any_
sense to anyone who is not realtively well-versed in the Peaks world
by way of the series.  Well, it really didn't bug me, but it did greatly
cut down on the potential audience.  If i had sat down in FWWM not
knowing the series at all, i would have just held my head trying
vainly to follow what the fuck was going on.  As it stands, FWWM is an
excellent _companion_ piece, but not a complete movie on its own.  (and
again, this may be due to the fact that it was hacked.)

Kermit's suggestion about concentrating on the death of Laura Palmer makes
a lot of sense to me.  Take out everything with Stanley and Desmond, 
because it just isn't essential.  Take out Jeffries, and even take out 
garmonbozia.  Yes, this means no Cooper as well.  This would make it a 
completely different movie.  (Maybe not a better one).

The thing is, that with all of the bits with Jeffries and Cooper and
the room above the convenience store are great.  They add a new dimension
to the movie and the story (and get all of us to go back and watch the
tapes over again to try and fit them in place.)  

If Lynch was making a commercial movie with FWWM, he failed miserably.
Thank BoB that he wasn't.  As it stands (and the 3:40 version would
only be more so, from what i hear) FWWM is an awesome, emotional
film experience.  I saw it twice.  I can't remember the last time that
i paid to see a movie twice in the theatre (well...i can, it was T2).
Lynch is a by god director, one who knows how to manipulate images
better than anyone i've seen in a long while.

Okay, i'm off the subject here.  Sorry.  My only real complaint with
FWWM is that there wasn't enough of it, that it did seem choppy.  It
is a prequel that demands you have seen the material following it.  I
find that refreshing.

Enough babble for now. 
-------------------
Matt Maxwell
mmaxwell@ucsd.edu

"He took personality tests
 and stapled them to his lower lip" -- Stan Ridgway

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