Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me

 

 

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I love the Twin Peaks quirky characters with a hint of a "dark underbelly" - what you see ain't what you get! I bought Fire Walk With Me because I really like Sheryl Lee and thought it would be a great a addition to the dvd set as "Laura Palmer's last days" would be a complement to round it out. I am not surprised it didn't do well as the movie was very disjointed and the sequencing was poorly executed. The plot line was great, albeit disturbing, and would have been greatly enhanced if someone like Frank Durabont had done the directing or David E Kelly the writing. This movie was a real disappointment considering Twin Peaks was so enjoyable. Not sure what David Lynch was thinking with this one but he didn't do any of the actors any favors that's for sure.

I have a lot of friends who despise this movie. To them, it is not true to the spirit of the TV show. While I see where they're coming from, I disagree. While the TV show keeps the darkness under the surface, Fire Walk With Me is Lynch's view into the darkest aspects of human misery and evil. I see nothing wrong with a look at what's under the surface of the quirky Twin Peaks, unhampered by the restrictions of writing for network TV.

The scenes in the black lodge are unforgettably dark and disturbing. Sheryl Lee's acting is unbelievable. The symbolism is stark and memorable. As with most Lynch films, there is so much subtext that repeated viewings are just as revealing. Highly recommended for Lynch fans and anyone looking for a deeper understanding of evil.

The cult show "Twin Peaks" was reknowned for being weird and oddballish, but until fans have seen "Twin Peaks - Fire Walk With Me," they ain't seen weird yet. Without the restraints of weekly TV, David Lynch allows his unnerving imagination to run wild as it explores what happened before Laura died.

It begins with another FBI investigation -- waitress Teresa Banks has been murdered, but not much of the investigation is going forward. Then the investigation is dropped, and the movie skips ahead a year, showing us the last week of Laura Palmer's (Sheryll Lee) life.

In the course of those days, Laura is slowly slipping over to the Dark Side -- drugs, prostitutional sex, and nightmarish visions that are increasingly consuming her life. But as the drugs and sex take over Laura's life, she doesn't realize that a worse fate awaits her -- death, "wrapped in plastic."

David Lynch is known for making movies that are absolutely addling. They can make your brain hurt, and sometimes you never understand them at all. "Fire Walk With Me" goes under this heading. At the same time, it makes you think. And think. Like an Expressionist painting, it captivates as it bends your mind.

Lynch doesn't follow a real plot; instead, he lets the storyline slowly sink into Laura's downfall. Lynch paints the whole experience with nightmarish, surreal images and visions, and allows it to drip into your subconscious. And along the way, he fills it with slightly offbeat direction, heavy atmosphere, and the ability to make anything -- ANYTHING -- look menacing.

It's not exactly friendly to Lynch virgins -- if you don't know what to expect, this will simply tie your head in knots. And though this is a prequel, watch the TV show before venturing in here -- otherwise the appearances by Twin Peaks residents will simply go over your head. (Although it's fun to play "Spot David Bowie").

Lee does an excellent job as Laura, careening through the movie with a sense of doom. Laura's not likable here, but Lee keeps her from being a two-dimensional "fallen woman." And Moira Kelly is amazing as her good-girl pal Donna, while Kiefer Sutherland and Harry Dean Stanton have brief but solid roles as the FBI agents.

Though reviled when it was released, "Fire Walk With Me" This prequel was the last hurrah of the "Twin Peaks" series, but at least it was a worthwhile one.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Firewalking with me
The cult show "Twin Peaks" was reknowned for being weird and oddballish, but until fans have seen "Twin Peaks - Fire Walk With Me," they ain't seen weird yet. Read more

Published on April 28 2007 by E. A Solinas

5.0 out of 5 stars The most frightening and exhilarating movie I have ever seen
I was a Twin Peaks fan, too, but this movie I love.

It may have been an accident: I sometimes wonder how attached to the thing Lynch was, the concept not being his... Read more

Published on Dec 20 2004 by Jonathan Allen

1.0 out of 5 stars garmonbozia, all right.
See, this movie is yet another intentional turkey in the David Lynch stinkography. When will you people believe me when I tell you the man simply likes to make bad movies?!? Read more

Published on July 17 2004 by mark twain

4.0 out of 5 stars Prequel sets the stage for series pilot
Shot after the series was cancelled because there was a demand overseas for more "Twin Peaks" material, "Fire Walk with Me" gives us a glimpse of what occurred... Read more

Published on July 7 2004 by WTDK

5.0 out of 5 stars SEX, DRUGS, INCEST, MURDER & ROCK 'N ROLL
"Fire Walk With Me" may not be David Lynch's best work but it rocks you
straight to hell! Never before have I seen Lynch being so angry and cruel! Read more

Published on July 7 2004 by Tyler Durden

5.0 out of 5 stars The Product of Drugs, Without the Drugs
It occurs to me that David Lynch is the only director that can truly scare me, and he does so without cheap, jumpy camera shots. Or drugs. Read more

Published on Jun 13 2004 by Gregory B. Gilliland

2.0 out of 5 stars A WANT MY DELETED SCENES
I love this movie! I am happy with My Import Disc however I did buy this DVD because I wanted this movie on DVD. Read more

Published on May 31 2004 by S. HECK

5.0 out of 5 stars Pain and suffering = GARMONBOZIA
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... Read more

Published on April 8 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars Everything I wanted the series to be...
I came into watching the series of Twin Peaks as a fan of Lynch's intuitively absurd filmmaking style. Read more

Published on Mar 23 2004 by Jesse A. Farmer

5.0 out of 5 stars questions in a world of blue
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. Read more

Published on Feb 18 2004 by Brian R Yandle

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