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Summary: Fire Does Not Walk With New Line
Review: If you are a Twin Peaks Fan, by now you know of the struggle over this DVD. New Line has made many statements to the entertainment press about its "fight" to include the deleted scenes from Fire Walk on this DVD. As legend has it, the original cut of FWWM ran over 4 hours. David Lynch, the film's gifted director gave permission for many of these scenes to be included on the DVD. New Line made news over the fact that the missing scenes were held by contract to another film company. They swore that they would not release the FWWM DVD without this deleted footage.
Well, insider word tells me that New Line never cared much about this DVD or the deleted scenes. The deleted footage issue was standard publicity cooked up by the marketing department. As it turns out, the company who holds the rights was asking no more for the footage than is considered normal. Criterion and other companies creating DVDs have paid far higher fees to secure footage to satisfy the hopes and demands of the fans.
New Line, having no faith in the power of Twin Peaks, was simply unwilling to shell out the customary dollars. So here we are, the fans of this amazing universe, tempted with one last original journey into the world of Twin Peaks. This final journey would have given the fans new Peaks - something we have dreamed about for over a decade. Unfortunately, New Line was more interested in a quick buck, "Fight" facade aside, New Line never had any intention of fighting for the deleted scenes to be included in this DVD. While I am thrilled that we can see the widescreen version of the film, and hear it in a quality audio transfer - I cannot forgive the fact that New Line never really intended to secure this footage for us.
The hype is for not. The new cast interviews are left over from Artisans AMAZING first season Twin Peaks Boxed Set. I wish all Peaks fans would boycott this release. But we will not. We are still hungry for Peaks a decade later.
The most we can hope is that Criterion or some reputable company secures the rights to this film soon, so it's true fans can finally experience it.
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Summary: Mr lynch took me into his strange world....
Review: This is a great film.
when it first came out it really flopped because not many people understood it and the audience at cannes actually booed it.
I give it a 4 because it is only really 4 people who really like the show twin peaks. so it is not really user friendly for someone who doesnt like twin peaks.
i like twin peaks but some people dont.Fire walk with me came out when twin peaks was cancelled however its a prequel to the show.
fire walk with me shows us the last few days of laura palmers life and the night of her death. Most of the original stars return and there are some notable guest appearances from Harry Dean Stanton, David Bowie, Chris Isaak, and Kiefer Sutherland. This dvd does not have as many special features as it could but it does have some trailers and an original documentary from the cast. I dont really know how the sound will be but heres hoping that it will be good. This and Twin Peaks - The First Season (Special Edition) will be keeping me very happy.
I CANT WAIT UNTIL FEBRUARY THE 26th!
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Summary: Twin Peaks turned on its head.
Review: When this film was released in 1992, legions of fans booed Lynch for what he had done to their beloved little town. What he'd done was actually give you the town he couldn't give you on TV. I myself loved the show, and I loved the characters and the town and the ridiculous plots. It was captivating and intense viewing. But objecting to the film is to ignore what the series was really about. We knew Laura was a cocaine addict. We knew she was a prostitute. We knew her father had sex with her. We knew everyone had sex with her. We knew she was beaten to death. We knew all this. So why, when we see these events happening in this prequel do so many people suddenly stand up and disown it. Is this violence not palatable enough for them? Is rape only okay when it's softened for TV? How pitiful we must be if these are the motivations for our disappointment; that murder and rape and incest, battery and prostitution and drug-addiction are unacceptable, except if they are gift-wrapped. The first half-hour of FWWM is exemplary of this 'real' Twin Peaks. It is a microcosm of the whole series but in reverse. The FBI investigate the murder of a young woman in a small Northwest town. Except here, the local police are not friendly but fiercely threatening, the local diner is not the cosy RR where you can get Norma's damn fine cherry pie with two scoops of ice cream, and the comforts of the Great Northern are eschewed for the trash underclass of the trailer park. It is this we must face as the true Twin Peaks. The film also completes the story, much as other might disagree. The final shot of Cooper and Laura in the Black Lodge is where it begins and ends. As Kyle MacLachlan revealed in a recent UK TV interview, 'it ends badly', with Cooper trapped here for 25 years, maybe more. As for the DVD, fans can only hope and pray that New Line do include some of the many deleted scenes. These scenes feature no less than 12 (!) characters from the series whose cameos were cut from the final film. These scenes are the last we will see of anything new from Twin Peaks; let's just hope New Line get it right. The new documentary is sure to feature new interviews with casts members, but it is the cut scenes most fans will want to see. New Line have been trying to sort out the licenses for this DVD for over two years, and so far it appears they were not successful in negotiating the use of the scenes. That would be a great shame.
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Summary: More Good News For Twin Peaks Fans!
Review: Twin Peaks fans have had many reasons lately to rejoice. First, the Twin Peaks DVD Season 1 set, and now word that Fire Walk With Me will be released in February. However, the downside of both of these releases is that they've been criticized as being "incomplete". The Season 1 set (due to ownership rights) doesn't include the two-hour pilot episode. Likewise, at this point, it doesn't appear that the FWWM DVD will include the "deleted scenes" which were shot, but never included in the theatrical release. Since many of these scenes included regulars from the Twin Peaks series (such as Harry Truman and Josie Packard having a romantic picnic, not to mention the wonderful Sherilyn Fenn), Twin Peaks fans have been dreaming about this holy grail of Fire Walk With Me lore. However, despite these deficiences, it is a joyous occassion to hear that FWWM, which essentially bombed in the theaters when it came out in 1992, is being released. One would assume that there isn't too great of a demand for this fairly unpopular movie. It has been derided as too obfuscating for non-peaks fans to follow. But as a TP fan, I find this one of the greatest aspects of the film. Rather than "watering down" the surreal aspects of the t.v. series, in the hopes of reaping profits from a mainstream audience, David Lynch didn't "pull any punches" on this thing. The weirdness and obscure references continue, even confusing die-hard Peaks fans at times (which I feel is one of the most special things about this film). Oftentimes, when a movie adaptation of a cult phenomenon such as this is released, it usually attempts (overly so, at times) to "wrap up all the lose ends". Fire Walk With Me certainly depicts the answer to the question, "Who killed Laura Palmer?" However, its most remarkable characteristic is that it poses other more perplexing questions. This movie is highly recommeded. Go ahead and preorder it, or buy it when it comes out in February. Hopefully, by putting our "money where our mouths are", Twin Peaks frans will be able to send a message to New Line and Artisan Entertainment showing that there is still (ten years later) a significant demand for Twin Peaks merchandise. Perhaps this may some day allow the "uncut" version of FWWM to be released, as well as the two-hour pilot episode, and the other episodes of the series (other than the first season). One can always hope....
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Summary: This makes me wonder.....
Review: Well finally after Twin Peaks is available (the first season that is) now the prequel movie is coming too....but will this have the famous deleted scenes? This dvd just wouldn't be the same without it. It seems Peakers just can't seem to catch a break....but to those who critically pan this movie - all I can say is, watch this for what it is. It's the story of the lving Laura Palmer - the last week of her life. It shows the destruction surrounding her and shows you exactly WHY she HAD to die. She was too abused and far beyond help. Listen to her speech with Donna Hayward - it explains it all. And since Twin Peaks was revolved (in the beginning) around her death - the movie of course should revolve around her. And of course there will be the mysteries that never get resolved. Life doesn't get a resolution. Nothing does. But whatever the case is, don't try and over-anaylze this film. Just sit back and enjoy it for what it truly is...a gift to the fans - the living Laura Palmer. Watching this film will make you appreciate the series much more in my opinion and realize why so many people were affected by her death. As for the lack of the residents in this picture - in order to have them all featured, one would have to make another series altogether. But it would be nice if this wound up includng the deleted scenes, and hey - eventually the pilot will be on DVD with the original ending, so don't fret. For now just buy the tape and sit back and enjoy. Meanwhile, this fire can walk with me always.
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Summary: Haunting, but not satisfying.
Review: This is a powerful film, with great performances (Especially by Sheryl Lee, who is an emotional volcano here) and some of David Lynch's most claerly defined statements about the soul, but it lacks a lot in other areas. Although the first third of the film is weird and witty, the rest is frightening and almost abusive to the viewer. Longtime Twin Peaks fans cited a disapointment that many of the characters from the series were left out, and focusing on the elements at hand seemed to shift the focus far away from the anti-Mayberry of the Pacific Northwest. If that is the case, then there is no way the movie could have succeeded, as it would have been too long to sit through and would have been able to focus on nothing. Still, the film seems to waste time through many sections (the opening scenes, for instance) and hustle through meatier matters (such as the old woman and her grandson.) In the end, I think expectations were too high, and Lynch's attention seems to have moved on. Still, really haunting and powerful, just not enough. (Maybe the rumored deleted scenes will answer most of the critics.)
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Summary: Good...but no extras...............
Review: I think that FWWM is a great movie and I really enjoyed it, however being on DVD you would expect some extras such as edited scenes (rumour has it that the original unedited film has at least one scene for every member of the Twin Peaks cast) I am sure that many TP fans would love to see this, if not in the film as an extra feature of the DVD. Still it will always be a fab movie!!!
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Summary: Truly Disturbing
Review: When "Twin Peaks" was on TV I remember being mesmerized, but when I saw the movie (which I recently saw again on video) I remember being absolutely terrified. There are no real surprises here. Everyone knows that Laura Palmer was a teen-age, drug addicted prostitute who was molested and killed by her father. What this movie does is give some insight into who Laura was and what she was like. Sheryl Lee is truly amazing as Laura Palmer. Not since Mia Farrow in "Rosemary's Baby" has an actress shown so much emotion and terror in her face. My favorite scene is when Laura walks into her house and up the stairs. The way that Lynch focuses simply on the whomph whomph of ceiling fan as Laura mounts the stairs to her room to find BOB is truly frightening. If you haven't seen this movie do so.
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Summary: Try to understand this movie!
Review: This was the first movie I ever saw by David Lynch and still by far the best. I had seen this movie even before I watched the searies. I do think that even if you were not able to veiw the searies you can understand this movie. What I like best about Fire Walk With Me is that you have to think and watch the movie several times to grasp the whole concept of it. Well what do you know a movie that makes you think?! I would recommend this movie to anyone who enjoys things that are unique and diffrent.
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Summary: Fight for Deleted Scenes
Review: New LIne Cinema is negotiating the release of deleted scenes from "Fire Walk With Me" for their DVD release. David Lynch supposedly hand-picked the scenes for inclusion on the DVD. However, New Line doesn't own these scenes, and the New Line may not feel like paying for these scenes. Join the crusade to convince New Line to include them... "Fire Walk With Me," in my opinion, is far more interesting and engaging than the series... this coming from a guy who's watched the series countless times! In the cinematic form, David Lynch was better able to explore the darkness below the town's surface. If you were intrigued by Blue Velvet, you'll love "FIre Walk With Me."
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