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2.5/4
For Twin Peaks Fans Only
Unknown - wrote on 06/13/2014
A prequel to the events of the once popular television show 'Twin Peaks'. Having seen the show prior (and being a fan), I'd recommend watching this after. Besides easing you into the material better, it would also be beneficiary due to the fact the film gives away all of the secrets of the show's driving murder mystery. This film feels at one with the universe of the show, but the surreal aspects become even more strange. This is a darker endeavor that almost becomes horror at times. More emphasis on the sex, drugs, and violence make use of the new R-rated format. There's harsh depiction of self deprivation with the Laura Palmer character. The downward spiral of a tortured soul. The whole film is essentially an ode to the fallen one. In that aspect it does succeed. However, the …
Rating of
2/4
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me review
Daniel Corleone - wrote on 10/09/2012
"First thing your going to learn is to have a good attitude, that's the key." Unfortunately, this critic never followed the TV series. Agent Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan) tries to investigate how Agent Chester Desmond (Chris Isaak) disappeared, who was trying to solve the murder of Teresa Banks. Laura Palmer (Sheryl Lee) and Donna Hayward (Moira Kelly) are good friends. Some characters were too weird while the acting oftentimes overly exaggerated. Pace was too slow for this reviewers taste. Score and screenplay were fantastic. One of the nice lines: Leland - "What's the world coming to?" Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me's intent was good, execution however was questionable to those who are not fans of the show. Disappointing comparing to the Director's other films.
Rating of
3/4
"Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me" by Yojimbo
Yojimbo - wrote on 01/16/2012
A pretty high school girl who dabbles with drugs and prostitution is haunted by bizarre dreams and stalked by a mysterious figure known only as "Bob". David Lynch's prequel to his hugely influential TV series Twin Peaks bears all his usual hallmarks. It's the story of the unseen horrors of middle America featuring unsettling and deliberately obtuse imagery which is scored brilliantly with inventive sound design and populated by offbeat characters. The opening in particular as the FBI investigate a similar case a year earlier is classic Lynch and to be honest I wish he'd stayed with them a bit longer. Chris Isaak, Kiefer Sutherland and Harry Dean Stanton all give very memorable performances and Sheryl Lee ably tackles a very complex character. The story set in Twin Peaks features the …
Rating of
3.5/4
It is not the show, but it is still very good...
Drive-In Massacre - wrote on 11/04/2009
This is being written directly after first viewing. I've seen the entire series before-hand, and yes, it's true it doesn't have the essence or feeling of the show and it is extremely dark and disturbing (easily of the most disturbing movies done by Lynch...and that's saying something) but it kind of has to have that feeling because it's showing the audience a world we have never been apart of...the secret world of Laura Palmer and her last days of being alive. It really shouldn't have the quirkiness or shy away from the more unsettling elements. All the characters that we are so familiar with seem distant and almost out of place, (with the exception of Laura, but we've never really met her before in the first place) but I think it's because we're only seeing them through one characters …
