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Summary: Underrated Work of Genius
Review: In my mind, this is one of the most under-rated films in the last 25 years. Lynch is a master of the subconscious and he leverages that to great effect in this film. Definitely not for everyone (and not for Children) but if you are a fan of Lynch this is a 'must see' even if you did not see Twin Peaks. This is on my top 10 list of films ever made. However, I have very specific tastes. As an example, when I saw this, I was up all night thinking, as this film affected me so deeply. It is disturbing, funny, and brilliant, occasionally overacted but overall a masterpiece. If you feel that just because you didn't like Twin Peaks, don't make the mistake that this is something you can skip if you are a Lynch fan (or want to be). Just be ready for a wild ride.
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Summary: I love Moira Kelly
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Summary: Intellectual depravity at its finest
Review: "We live inside a dream", And some of our dreams are more depraved than others.
A wonderful movie. Psychological, symbolic, archetypical. An especially effusive illustration of David Lynch's mastery of evoking both the disconcerting/ill at ease and the gratifying/titillating.
As for story, a high school saga in a northwestern US city. Pretty typical really. Visions, possibly supernatural evil, drug abuse, drug dealing, underage drinking, driving under the influence, date rape, prostitution, crooked cops, kidnapping,
promiscuity, statutory rape, child abuse, murder, spousal abuse, reckless driving, bondage, semi-public nudity, blackmail, adultery, assaults, incest and rape. Oh, and of course the excessive smoking. Surprised this movie got made. We all know the evils of smoking.
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Summary: Dont even read other reviews.
Review: I would like to start off by saying that i had never watched the TV series, so when i watched Fire Walk With Me, i watched it without any expectations or knowledge of the series. Some may say that only people that watched the series know enough to evaluate the movie, but i say, i looked at it AS A MOVIE, and a movie only.
Moving on, This movie kicked ass. The plot was great, the acting was great, the sountrack was great. There is a ton of symbolism and a great message in this movie. I watched it probably 5 more times and kept applying my own interpretations to it, and it is totally worth buying. Compared to the series, i dont really care how it is. Compared to other MOVIES, (which this is a movie), it is awesome. Get it.
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Summary: Being a teenager in America
Review: Twin Peaks FWWM, is a suberb look at the unseen, dysfunctional American family - the bright intelligent teenager rebelling against the hypocritical, maniacal, parent. Isn't that the intent of such parents - to drive the child to the very thing they pretend to want to protect them from. This is the worm that dieth not that exists in every family that destroys more young lives than anyone has the stomach to appreciate, projects from one generation to another, and is something that few parents can ever admit to doing. David Lynch has captured it perfectly.
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Summary: Best Moving Art
Review: The movie knows what it's doing. It's non impressionistic even when you know what's going on. Ridley Scott is a wonderful director/songwriter who gets the job done and takes his time. David Lynch is a trip. The movie is horrible to some but they'll never see the children in the movie walking around the outside of school. That is the funniest part in any movie ever and David Lynch knows...Just ask Dino.
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Summary: "That gum you like, is going to come back in style"
Review: Although it is exciting to have this prequel released on DVD, hard-core fans will be disappointed at the lack of special features on this DVD. Fire Walk with Me was originally scripted to be a 3 hour film. The final release of Fire Walk with Me was cut down to just under 2 hours. This editing causes the film to have lost that something special that the series had. It would have been nice if all those deleted scenes had come out on this DVD, so we could finally see the lost footage. To truly understand the film, its almost necessary to read the full script. Also, with all Lynch DVD's so far, there is no director commentary. However, there are some fun aspects to the DVD. Some excellent interviews, and a good quality transfer of the film.Moira Kelly has replaced Lara Flynn Boyle as Donna Hayward, which is a little disappointing, but Sheryl Lee is fantastic, as is Lynch, once again as Gordon Cole, Coopers boss at the FBI. There are also some great cameo's by David Bowie, and Kiefer Sutherland. Anyone interested in Laura Palmers or Dale Coopers life could also read "The secret diary of Laura Palmer" or "the autobiography of Dale Cooper". Both excellent books. Fire Walk with Me on DVD is a must have for any Twin Peaks fan - it has all the greats - the red room, lots of donuts, and those interesting characters that keep you glued to the TV when watching Lynch's genius work - the mysterious Twin Peaks.
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Summary: good intentions but not so good movie
Review: Sorry, my english is not too good, ...but I'll try to explain my point: Twin Peaks was a great TV serial I loved it, especially Pilot Episode was really magic, I mean ...it had the right mix of suspance, mistery, and likelyhood.
That's completely absent here. Total lack of likelyhood.
A lot of people who seems taken by a madhouse (F.B.I. agents too!...may I say particularly?) and some "being" who could well be find into a Hyeronimus Bosch painting!!!
Poor Laura Palmer painted as a girl that pass her time sniffing cocaine and f...ing every guy who meets her!!! Not to mention the changing of Donna Hayword actress, and the absence of Sheriff Truman, Josie Packard and Ben Horne (three important characters of T.P.)!
More: in T.P. Laura is supposed to be under psycho-therapy, but where is Dr.Jacobi? Laura's father is supposed to be a properly qualified lawyer, but in this movie even an idiot could see that he's completely fool!!!
The movie turns in a psychedelic adventure since the beginning and shows an oneiric world cutting off almost every contact with real world, ...Twin Peaks had it's oneiric face too, but it was much more controlled and well integrated in the history that neverthless remained pretty much real.
I'm not happy to give this opinion because I really loved T.P. and still loving it (by the way, I've buy the DVD 1st season: fantastic, with a lot of extras) ...but sincerely I'd expected something more from a director like David Lynch.
The movie, that I bought because as a "T.P. fan" I couldn't miss it, was quite a disappointment to me.
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Summary: a dark and disturbing nightmare
Review: After suffering with an awful pan and scan copy on VHS for many years, this DVD comes as a welcome relief and also as a bitter pill. While Lynch personally worked on the print of this film and the transfer is superb -- both visually and audibly -- the lack of extras is somewhat of a let down. Lynch's films are always a visual feast and FWWM is no different. Take a look at the scene in the Red Room, the Canadian bar with headache-inducing strobes, and you'll see what a great job Lynch and co. did on the transfer of this movie. The audio too, is wonderful. Angelo Badalamenti's soundtrack comes through loud and crystal clear and also is quietly atmospheric when it needs to be. As for the extras. The infamous battle with CIBY 2000 over the rights for the film's much balleyhooed deleted scenes has been covered exhaustively elsewhere so I won't get into it, suffice to say that their exclusion is sorely missed. Instead, we get an offbeat and amateurishly done documentary by the usually reliable Mark Rance (his doc on the Magnolia DVD is top notch!). It's unfocused and makes sense only to the most die hard Twin Peaks/Lynch fan. And that's it. No surprise that Lynch is not a big fan of DVD supplemental material, which is why the best DVDs of his movies are the ones he didn't have direct control over (i.e. the wonderful Blue Velvet Special Edition). Still, the movie is the important thing and on this level, the DVD does not disappoint. Hopefully, at some point, Lynch will work out the legal issues and new, Special Edition of this underrated masterpiece will be released.
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Summary: Pure Lynch
Review: This movie took a lot of guff when it was released, but after years it's still held true to the vision of David Lynch and is as unique as ever. Fire Walk With Me is the prequel to the Twin Peaks series, even though it was released after the show was finished. The story sets the tone for the entire series, and is about the death of the one and only Laura Palmer. Ray Wise and Kyle MacLachlan give great turns, and the always dependable Harry Dean Stanton gives a short but memorable performance. Though it doesn't explain much other than the circumstances involving Laura Palmer's death, the Lynch hallucinatory tone throughout the entire film really captivates and mystifies. The DVD is good for the film and has an interesting documentary concerning the film and the TV series with many of the cast members discussing the wonder of Twin Peaks. Highly suggested for fans of Lynch's work.
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