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Summary: Ignorance is bliss
Review: ...Anyone who has done the least bit of research will know that David Lynch has final cut of everything he does. He chose to cut the movie down from its original inception. Please know that this is a fantastic movie, and the DVD IS Lynch-approved. As for the commentary and deleted scenes, Lynch has stated many times that he will NEVER do commentary, and does not agree whole-heartedly with including deleted scenes. He also refuses to use chapter stops (this is good). If you need someone to hold your hand while you watch this movie, and explain how to think for yourself, then I propose you find a different film to watch.
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Summary: Deserves to be revisited
Review: I saw this film the night it premiered with a couple of die-hard "Twin Peaks" fans. Judging from the conversations taking place in the theater before and after the showing, we weren't the only ones obsessed with Lynch's classic television show. The critics were harsh, as were most fans, and the film quickly faded from theaters. Now it seems that only the aforementioned die-hards recall this film fondly. Well, with the release of "Mulholland Drive," and the subsequent critical praise (quite a shock, actually; hell, even Ebert gives it four stars, and that guy has never been a Lynch proponent), I believe that everyone who adores Lynch's latest should seek out "Fire Walk With Me" and view it with fresh eyes. I won't delve too deeply into the plot; suffice it to say that those who claim this movie does not resolve the loose ends of the series are not correct (Cooper meets Cooper in the red room. Enough said.). Of all the Lynch films, this one has the best Badalamenti soundtrack and the most gorgeous, satisfying ending. Like all of his films, its themes explore love, mortality, depravity, and the long, dark passageways of the soul. It does lack most of the quirkiness and humor of the series. It does lack many of the characters (although Leo and The Log Lady show up in very amusing cameo). It does make the mistake of not showcasing more of Agent Cooper. It contains many, many disturbing scenes that someone not familiar with Lynch might be tempted to label misogynist. But it is ultimately Lynch's most passionate film, as the patient viewer is rewarded with a vision of redemption so powerful it lingers long after the credits have rolled.
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Summary: Everything I wanted the series to be...
Review: I came into watching the series of Twin Peaks as a fan of Lynch's intuitively absurd filmmaking style. I found the series to be rock solid for the first 20 episodes (sorry, but most of the latter episodes (the finale excluded) were too drawn out and could have been easily compressed into two or three episodes). However, I found the merely occasional spattering of Lynch's trademarked imagery, cinemetography and irony too infrequent to satisfy what I had grown to love about his work.
Fire Walk With Me made up for all of this quite nicely.
Everything a hardcore Lynch fan waited several episodes at a time to see in the show is rampant throughout this movie. From the get-go, Lynch's frantic pace of contextualless imagery, oddly presented characters and dark humor blend together into a mix that satisfies both those interested in the Twin Peaks mythology and those who want to see an engaging film.
Personally, I found this film to be one of Lynch's finest, right alongside Eraserhead.Don't sell this film short. There's much more too it than a mere prequel would suggest.
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Summary: Intriguing
Review: Very few of David Lynch's films are perfect. He seems to have trouble editing and structuring his films. Having said that, I will also stress that very few of his movies are bad. Lynch can paint very impressive scenes. In this film there are several: the first thirty minutes, the Laura Palmer dream sequence, the bar-room scene, and the finale. This movie is simply not good if one is not a fan of the TV series Twin Peaks. But if you have seen the series it answers all the many questions posed by the series. The first thirty minutes of the film are maybe the best 30 minutes of any film I have ever seen. Two special agents travel to a bizarre little town to investigate a brutal murder. They subtly move towards a truth that is much larger than they could suspect. Foreboding is blended well with humor in these scenes, and the jazz soundtrack augments the excellent direction. The rest of the film specializes in the oft repeated Lynchian theme: a person facing personal corruption. Laura Palmer is a girl who has lost her innocence and is falling, as she says, without an angel to stop her. Lynch treated this theme in Twin Peaks, and most brilliantly in Blue Velvet where the hero (played by the same actor) is thrust into a world of deviance mirrored only by the world of innocence that he comes from in order to save another fallen woman.
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Summary: These are the last days of Laura Palmer
Review: I recently had a Twin Peaks revival. I remembered the show being on TV when I was about 11 or 12, and even though I didn't quite get it back then, I was intrigued. As I grew up, I saw an occasional episode on Bravo, but just recently delved into the series entirely when I bought the pilot and first season on DVD - I'm completely hooked once again, and understanding the series on a different level than I did as a kid. I gotta say that I enjoy the whimsy of the original series more than this darkly fantastic movie, but this film is a necessary piece of the puzzle, and in that regard, I love it. If your a fan of Twin Peaks and have not yet seen Fire Walk With Me, it's a must-see... just get ready for the weirdness of the Twin Peaks series, amplified by 10 and minus most of the townspeople. This is Laura's movie. Yeah, it was kind of hard for me to get past how different the movie was in comparison to the network televison show. But Lynch had no tv restrictions when he undertook this project, and was able to show us the things we could only imagine during the series...this movie is messed up, but just realize that it's necessary in illustrating how messed up Laura's world was, it's like a work of art that's hard to look at, but must be closely examined nonetheless...it explains so much of Laura's last days, and at the same time stands alone as it's own haunting story...
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Summary: Pain and suffering = GARMONBOZIA
Review: Upon first viewing, I fell asleep during Twin Peaks- Fire Walk With Me. I hated it. I felt that David Lynch had decided to take a non-sensical approach to the wonderful characters he'd created in the ground-breaking TV show and tore them to pieces. However, it was my own fault; I hadn't actually finished watching the entire series. DO NOT make the crucial mistake I made; do not watch this without watching everything first. Not only will you spoil who murders Laura, you won't get half of the brilliant references. To be sure, Fire Walk With Me will never make complete sense, and much of it is wonderfully open to interpretation. It is chock-full of symbolism, sex, drugs, violence and brainy surrealism that may only serve to confound and annoy fans of the series. Fire Walk With Me is everything that was under the surface of the TV series but was too taboo or lurid to touch. No matter. I find it to be Lynch's most underrated, most haunting film. It explains everything and nothing that you wondered about in the first place. If you're a Twin Peaks fan and the last scene with Laura, her angel and Cooper doesn't leave you breathless, you don't get Lynch at all. Remember that fear and love open the doors to the Lodge.
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Summary: Deserves to be revisited
Review: I saw this film the night it premiered with a couple of die-hard "Twin Peaks" fans. Judging from the conversations taking place in the theater before and after the showing, we weren't the only ones obsessed with Lynch's classic television show. The critics were harsh, as were most fans, and the film quickly faded from theaters. Now it seems that only the aforementioned die-hards recall this film fondly. Well, with the release of "Mulholland Drive," and the subsequent critical praise (quite a shock, actually; hell, even Ebert gives it four stars, and that guy has never been a Lynch proponent), I believe that everyone who adores Lynch's latest should seek out "Fire Walk With Me" and view it with fresh eyes. I won't delve too deeply into the plot; suffice it to say that those who claim this movie does not resolve the loose ends of the series are not correct (Cooper meets Cooper in the red room. Enough said.). Of all the Lynch films, this one has the best Badalamenti soundtrack and the most gorgeous, satisfying ending. Like all of his films, its themes explore love, mortality, depravity, and the long, dark passageways of the soul. It does lack most of the quirkiness and humor of the series. It does lack many of the characters (although Leo and The Log Lady show up in very amusing cameo). It does make the mistake of not showcasing more of Agent Cooper. It contains many, many disturbing scenes that someone not familiar with Lynch might be tempted to label misogynist. But it is ultimately Lynch's most passionate film, as the patient viewer is rewarded with a vision of redemption so powerful it lingers long after the credits have rolled.
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Summary: A WANT MY DELETED SCENES
Review: I love this movie! I am happy with My Import Disc however I did buy this DVD because I wanted this movie on DVD. If you want to show off a GREAT sound system put on this disc. In the first scene an axe goes through a TV and makes an ear shattering noise! NOW everyone the DVD PICTURE AND SOUND IS GREAT HOWEVER I want a DVD that has the deleted footage. Rumors are out there that the first cut of this ran over 3 hours! The footage cut was made of the cast of the TV show cut out! I would like to see this stuff, Now in the future I want the following on ALL DVDS. Listen Every Movie has a first cut(before the re-shoots)Most of the time that cut runs longer! Now directors and studio heads release that version on the DVD AS WELL IN THE BONUS SECTION! THIS IS IN FACT WOULD BE A TRUE ASSET TO ANY DVD MOVIE LOVER COLLECTOR!
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Summary: questions in a world of blue
Review: as an advocate fan of lynch, i was appalled at how quickly sundance & so many critics(piranhas) nearly tore peaks to pieces in the early nineties. this film is all one could have ver hoped for & more!!! in fact, sheryl lee deserved an oscar nomination for her haunting performance as laura palmer & she would've won had their been any justice in this world. as with any great lynch film, twin peaks is not an easy story to swallow & many will slam the film simply becasue they either didn't understand it or because the film wasn't mainstream enough. for the rest of us, we should know by now what to expect & there should no fuss. fire walk with me is the prequel to the tv pilot as many of you already know or have guessed & gives us a vivid look into the life of the beautiful, yet tragic laura palmer. why would anyone have wanted to kill her? i'm not telling. lynch has crafted not only a suspenseful mystery but a dark sonnet with equal parts melodrama & ironic humor. lynch has provided us an eerie if not sad explanation of how the young prom queen was killed which will stick with us long after the final scene rolls across the screen. whether or not you approve of ms. palmer's lifestyle, you simply can't help but feel something for her character & i nearly shed tears each time i watch this film. perhaps her death sets an example of how far teenagers will go to escape madness, abuse, & to find love in a hopeless world. the scene where laura sees the angel at the very end is not only beautiful but it should be very comforting. not unlike blue velvet, lynch gives a distorted look at how quickly innocence is shed in a world where those around us are less than innocent & everyone seems to have something to hide. the performances here are nearly brilliant & nothing is ever quite what you expect it to be in a town like twin peaks. fire is indeed a wild ride not to be missed nor easily forgotten. long live the master of modern cinema david lynch!!
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Summary: it left a lasting impression
Review: I really enjoyed this movie at the cinema back in the early 90s. It has left a lasting impression because it was eeery and well crafted. The famous Lynch style is there. The film focusses on the days leading up to Laura Palmer's murder. When a film leaves a lasting impression, that says something about the film. I recommend fans of "twin peaks" definitely seeing this gem.
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