Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me | | Cast : | Sheryl Lee, Ray Wise | | Director : | David Lynch | | Studio : | New Line Home Entertainment | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound | | Released Date : | August 28, 1992 | | DVD Released Date : | February 26, 2002 | | Language : | English (Dubbed) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
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| Rating |  | | Date | August 06, 2005 | | Summary | An incredible work of art | Content
 | I can't put into words how incredible this film is. Maybe this will help: Beginning with the first time I ever saw this movie, I watched it an average of about once a week for the first month or month and a half. A WARNING: I highly recommend you find a way to watch the entire Twin Peaks series (in order) before viewing this movie. It'll make the experience that much richer. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 18, 2005 | | Summary | "Diane, this is not for eveyone." | Content
| I don't feel David Lynch made this movie for the mainstream audience. If you weren't an avid fan and watcher of TWIN PEAKS on TV, then there is much in the movie that would not make any sense. I think Lynch knew that and decided to tell his story anyway. Bravo, David.
However, to those of us who loved TP, all I can say is, "Wow!" In a way, this was Lynch's own STAR WARS first trilogy, in which he finally got to tell his backstory of Laura Palmer and the events that lead to her death, without the restraints of TV censorship.
This is a very dark and haunting film, at times, scarier than any good horror movie. It never fails to hit the mark with Lynch's bizarre style of directing. The score is nothing short of menacing, and it has to be to tell this story properly.
There is a psychological edge here when watching it, because you already know our heroine is going to die at the end. The build-up of each passing day and the horrors that surround Laura Palmer suck you in, and at times, turns your stomach. And just like DUNE, the more you appreciate David Lynch, the better this film looks.
All that having been said, I ask one final question...
WHEN IS TWIN PEAKS, SEASON TWO COMING OUT ON DVD, DAMMIT????? |
| Rating | | | Date | July 16, 2005 | | Summary | Garmonbozia | Content
| "Let's Rock"
This was my introduction to the Twin Peaks phenom. The first time I saw this movie (late at night) my mind was blown. First of all, I discovered one of America's most inventive and brave artists, David Lynch (he's from Montana and Sandpoint, Idaho I think). This film, his cerebral and dreamlike prequel to the TV series, is one of his most intense works. Being set free of TV allowed him to finally say goodbye to his greatest work in the most freeform and hard hitting fashion. If David Lynch had had total control over the TV series, it would've been a LOT more like this movie. Just pay attention to the episodes of the TV series which begin with "Director : David Lynch" and you will see exactly what I mean (they are always very similar to this movie in particular the very last episode in which Cooper has his direct encounter with the Black Lodge).
"We got a phone here, it's got a little ring"
The film takes place in two sequences. First, we follow the FBI back to Bob's original kill, a certain Teresa Banks. We learn her story, the fact that the Black Lodge has been investigated by the FBI for a long time now (the Blue Rose symbol means the case is strange, having to do with the Lodge) and we encounter the local Cops and get to hear their feelings on the FBI ("So What"). The first part of the film is like a hazy dream sequence - a heady calm before the storm that follows. There is also a foreshadowing of Cooper's encounter with the "Doppelganger" in the final episode...
"There's dirt... way under this fingernail"
The second part of the film is not for the faint of heart. When we cut to Twin Peaks itself, you can almost feel the presence of the evil spirits hungering for Laura's soul. This second part of the film is something you really, really wouldn't want a small child to watch. It's intense and shows the dark, wicked descent into what Laura's final days were like. She directly makes contact with the evil spirits before her death and it seems like she has known of their presence in Twin Peaks for a while. Indeed, it seems like the Black Lodge seeks to destroy her because of how good she is at times. Laura seems kind of like the "keystone" for the whole town - in taking down Laura, the evil could take the whole town. Their efforts are frustrated by the arrival of knight in shining armor FBI agent Dale Cooper though.
Eventually we see how it all concludes (in perfect sync with the TV series too... everything falls into place) in the train car late that night and Bob emerges to claim his victory. However, we see that Bob can't always get exactly what he wants.. and we see the arrival of the angel known as "Judy." This is possibly Laura's guardian angel or simply a rogue angel who watches over the Twin Peaks area... regardless, the final moment of the film involves this angel, Cooper (comforting Laura) and her possible ascent into heaven through Judy (disproving the earlier theory). |
| Rating | | | Date | July 12, 2005 | | Summary | A must see | Content
| After enjoying the Season One of Twin Peaks I wanted answers to my many and varied questions! Fire Walk With Me goes some of the way to enlighten me.
The other dimension aspect of Bob and the creepy little man "Arm" is a little crazy and although it might go some of the way to explain why Laura's life is so messed up and how she ended up dead - it raised many questions as well.
Very enjoyable - better to watch the Twin Peaks episodes first
I think. |
| Rating | | | Date | May 25, 2005 | | Summary | Questions in a world of blue | Content
| At the time of its initial release, Twin Peaks - Fire Walk with Me (a feature length prequel to the much lauded Twin Peaks TV show) was panned by critics and mainstream audiences alike. No doubt, some of the negative reaction was due to the fact that many were not intimately familiar with Lynch's work beyond the Twin Peaks phenomenon. Twin Peaks was certainly continuous, stylistically and thematically, with his previous body of work but even if the show did manage to push the boundaries of what was acceptable in mainstream media, it was still a subdued experience. Initially intrigued by the possibility of creating an 'open-ended' TV show, with an evolving story line, Lynch became increasingly frustrated with the limitations of the medium (in fact, within the very first frame of Fire Walk with Me, he takes the opportunity to show a TV set being smashed).
Fire Walk with Me is a full-out Lynchian experience: this means that Lynch does not have to worry so much about plot. He can infuse the screen with all his darkly mysterious and oneiric imagery (imagery in Lynch's world is as much visual as it is aural) and concentrate on building a 'mood'. Fire Walk with Me is devoid of the comic relief that served to defuse some of the tension in the TV show. The movie traces homecoming queen, Laura Palmer's agonizing last days (before she is found wrapped in plastic, in a beautifully haunting scene that served as the launching point for the first two seasons of the TV show), building a moving portrait of her downward spiral. Most of the focus is on Laura (played by Sheryl Lee) and the other town characters take only a background role. Sheryl Lee's performance in the movie was recognized even by film's detractors: her portrayal of a disturbed young woman, whose inner and outer worlds are literally coming apart at the seams, is convincing and poignant.
While someone unfamiliar with the TV show could watch and even enjoy the movie, it is highly recommended that one be familiar with Twin Peaks before watching Fire Walk with Me. Some of the TV show's regulars however are missing in the movie - most notably Moira Kelly replaces Lara Flynn Boyle in the role of Donna Hayward. The movie also introduces a few new characters. The DVD extras are quite disappointing: all that is included is a theatrical trailer and a skewered documentary composed it seems from unused interview footage. |
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