From: ww10aac@sdcc3.ucsd.edu (Eddie the 'ead)
Newsgroups: alt.tv.twin-peaks
Subject: FWWM gripes
Date: 4 Sep 92 23:13:07 GMT

This is from Ed Hughes (saseph@unx.sas.com), who no longer has access to
alt.tv.twin-peaks:


From saseph@unx.sas.com Thu Sep  3 08:35:40 1992
From: Ed Hughes <saseph@unx.sas.com>


For what it's worth (2 cents ?), here's my list of what made
me dissatisfied with FWWM on the first viewing.  As I mentioned
before, Sheryl Lee *was* brilliant.  Chris Isaac was great, and
I wish we'd seen more of him and Keifer Sutherland.

FLAME ON

And now, a little file I like to call "Fire, Piss Me Off"

Things that I disliked about this movie:

1. Changed exteriors of Palmer house, Hayward house, Jacques' cabin.

2. Changed interiors of Palmer house (1st floor) and Hayward house (?).
   (I mean, my God, they *own* the sets from the TV series, don't they?
    So why not USE 'EM?!)

3. Numerous instances of re-writing ^TP^ history:
   a. Bobby shoots the Deer Meadow deputy.
   b. Leland, not Leo, knocks out Jacques.
   c. Laura is tied on a mattress, not a chair, in the cabin.
   d. Laura gets a call from James instead of Leland on the last night.
   e. Laura never gets her arms tied so that her arms bend back!

4. Omissions of oft-mentioned, anticipated, or crucial scenes:
   a. No scene of the infamous asparagus at dinner on the last night.
   b. No scene with Coop talking to Diane.
   c. No fight scene between Desmond and Sheriff Cable.
   d. Only one scene of Sam Stanley pricing everything.
   e. Almost no scenes where BOB talks to Laura and Silva
      actually has some lines!
   f. Just about all traces of Albert were obliterated.
      Did his great lines REALLY take up that much time?

5. Uncalled-for murkiness at key points:
   a. Phillip Jeffries' visit, and the recounted meeting above the
      convenience store (aggravating use of montage).
   b. TERRIBLE sound in the scene where the OAM drives up next to
      LeBOB and Laura.  I had read the script, and I *still* had
      a lot of trouble hearing what he was saying.

6. WAY too little use of Frank Silva.  He said he'd have some lines 
   in this movie.  He had ONE ("I want to taste through you").
   At least they let him crawl into Laura's bedroom through the
   window (and on top of Sheryl Lee!), as in the diary.

7. Kyle MacLachlan mailed in his performance.  Completely flat.

8. Token use of series regulars.  Why bother?  Took time away from
   other scenes that mattered, but were cut or removed.
   a.  The useless Leo and Shelley scene.
   b.  The Log Lady's 10-second appearance.

FLAME OFF

--ed


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And this was my response:



> 2. Changed interiors of Palmer house (1st floor) and Hayward house (?).
>    (I mean, my God, they *own* the sets from the TV series, don't they?
>     So why not USE 'EM?!)

Is the Hayward exterior changed?  Looks kind of the same....

>    a. Bobby shoots the Deer Meadow deputy.

This was never mentioned in the series was it?  Other than James mentioning
that Laura said Bobby killed someone.  I ignore anything in the diary.

>    b. Leland, not Leo, knocks out Jacques.

Jacques doesn't know any better, he was hit from behind.  As far as he's
concerned, it's just Leo.  Maybe Leo had an old shirt lying around at J's so
he uses that to stop the bleeding and for then next time they meet J throws
the shirt back at L.

>    c. Laura is tied on a mattress, not a chair, in the cabin.

Wait, was this different from what?
(Ed Hughes thinks possibly Jacques mentions this)

>    b. No scene with Coop talking to Diane.

Maybe it'll be in the 3:40 version.

>    c. No fight scene between Desmond and Sheriff Cable.

Maybe it'll be in the 3:40 version.

>    d. Only one scene of Sam Stanley pricing everything.

This will be in the 3:40 version.

>    e. Almost no scenes where BOB talks to Laura and Silva
>       actually has some lines!

Maybe it'll be in the 3:40 version.

>    f. Just about all traces of Albert were obliterated.
>       Did his great lines REALLY take up that much time?

Maybe it'll be in the 3:40 version.

>    a. Phillip Jeffries' visit, and the recounted meeting above the
>       convenience store (aggravating use of montage).

(Ed Hughes means that it was shortened way too much, I agree)

>    b. TERRIBLE sound in the scene where the OAM drives up next to
>       LeBOB and Laura.  I had read the script, and I *still* had
>       a lot of trouble hearing what he was saying.

It is the same as the script except for the line
"There was a closeness"
was changed to
"There was a stillness"

> 6. WAY too little use of Frank Silva.  He said he'd have some lines 
>    in this movie.  He had ONE ("I want to taste through you").
>    At least they let him crawl into Laura's bedroom through the
>    window (and on top of Sheryl Lee!), as in the diary.

Again, maybe it'll be in the 3:40 version.

> 7. Kyle MacLachlan mailed in his performance.  Completely flat.

Others think so too.  Why?  Yeah, his role was short, but flat?  He looked
pretty concerned in Philadelphia.  He just wasn't smiling and happy as in TV
cuz he certainly had no reason for that...

> 8. Token use of series regulars.  Why bother?  Took time away from
>    other scenes that mattered, but were cut or removed.
>    a.  The useless Leo and Shelley scene.

That was only 10 seconds and it built up for the telephone.  TV watchers who
watch this movie and say why the hell is Norma, Shelly, etc. in there, but
hell what are they gonna do?  Recast the roles just cuz they're small?
I think it adds just that little bit more of flavor and continuity.

>    b.  The Log Lady's 10-second appearance.

What was wrong with this?  Something to make you go, what the hell was that?

(Ed Hughes thinks the movie was poorly edited.  Isn't Lynch married to
Mary Sweeny, FWWM editor?  Is that why Duwayne Dunham didn't edit this?)

ed

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