Subject: Re: Second Guessing... From: rhaller@oregon.uoregon.edu (Rich Haller) Date: 1992-09-17, 09:10 Newsgroups: alt.tv.twin-peaks In article <1992Sep15.042511.27712@cco.caltech.edu>, UnoJ wrote: > > > > Now now.. I heartily disagree here. The first half (? I thought it was > > a little longer than that) was brilliant. The Teresa Banks thread may > > (put a thick underline on that "may") have shed little light on the > > plot as whole, but it had nice little tidbits of humor and great > > Lynchian filmmaking. And besides, I think it did advance the plot. > > The ring for instance: Teresa had it; it disappears for a while > > and then misteriously reappears under the Chalfont's trailer. > > The convenience room scene. Brr.... the whole thing was a cornucopia > > of wonders for TP theorists and lovers alike. I agree (except on length; the first part is about 35 mins and the whole film is 2hrs 9 mins). The first part is: 1. funny all by itself 2. introduces and sets up the ring, an important (and new element) 3. gives us some more clues about TP metaphysics 4. has some brilliant scenes. >> > > > > I disagree again. This is a part of the movie I would have shortened. > > Lynch obviously knew that we were out there ready to scream foul > > at every mistake he would have made (and who cares it they are little > > and inconsequential anyway), therefore there were token inclusions > > from Harold Smith to Peggy Lipton's mini appearance. I would have > > shortened some of Laura's scenes too. Especially the one in the > > "pink room." Not because I'm a staunch puritan, mind you, but because > > I got the point in five seconds. Yet it did last (including the scene > > at the Roadhouse) in excess of ten minutes. > > >> > > >> > >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? >> > > > > You seem to have preferred the "let's really tie all those little > > threads together" approach. The way it was was just fine for me > > thank you. Sure, I would have made minor changes here and there, > > but I was satisfied. It opened up another set of totally unexpected > > questions and discussion possibilities. Just what the show at > > its best was all about. > > > > Concluding remarks: I have noticed that most people who griped > > most vociferously about the movie had a whole set of expectations > > before they entered the theater. I'm not trying to say that it's > > a bad thing, I just trying to say that rarely have I liked a > > movie where I expected it to be exactly the way I envisioned it. > > When I walked in I just had this in mind: "Mr. Lynch, wash the > > TP world and mystery over me again...make me gasp in disbelief" > > And for me, that happened many a time throughout both my viewings. > > > > > > UnoJ