Twin Peaks - Fire Walk with Me

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Amazon.com
Alternately fascinating and frustrating--and no doubt deliberately so on both counts--this controversial Twin Peaks installment (it was roundly booed by mystified audiences at the Cannes Film Festival) appeared in theaters after the series was canceled, serving as both prequel and coda to the whole remarkable Twin Peaks phenomenon. Designed especially for dedicated followers of the series (it would just bewilder anyone else), Fire Walk with Me further investigates the murder of Laura Palmer by exploring events that took place before the series's brilliant debut feature (Twin Peaks: The Premiere), up to and including the long, dark, terrible night of Laura's death. Familiar Twin Peaks denizens Sheryl Lee, Grace Zabriskie, and Ray Wise (as the three members of the Palmer family), Kyle MacLachlan, Peggy Lipton, James Marshall, Dana Ashbrook, Miguel Ferrer, Maedchen Amick, and director David Lynch himself reprise their series roles (with Moira Kelly subbing for Lara Flynn Boyle as Donna Hayward), joined by an equally motley group of guest stars, including Harry Dean Stanton, David Bowie, Chris Isaak, and Kiefer Sutherland. --Jim Emerson

Product Description
Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 07/20/2004 Run time: 134 minutes Rating: R

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5 out of 5 stars

The finest film I've ever seen April 12, 2000
107 out of 120 found this review helpful

The Amazon review suggests that anyone who didn't see the Twin Peaks TV series can't understand this film. I didn't see that series, know nothing of its characters, but was much impressed with the Lynch I'd seen to date (Blue Velvet and Wild at Heart). I took in the first part of the film without a problem, smiling through much, and admiring Lynch's guts. Then the real movie starts. I didn't smile at anything else in the film. In fact, I was emotionally numb for about two hours after it ended. I'd never been so shaken by a film. You need to love the main character, to feel this much pain, and Sheryl Lee makes it easy. What does she say to her "true" boyfriend--"The Laura you used to know doesn't exist anymore. There's only me." We get to see if not where the original Laura went then why. Smile through the first part. You'll know when it's over. He's just setting you up for the kill.

4 out of 5 stars

Goodbye Cherry Pie March 1, 2002
39 out of 46 found this review helpful

Remember Laura Palmer? She's the one who was into sex, drugs and..., ended up killed by..., wrapped in plastic, and then it all began. Well here is the oft-times lurid, unsettling and sometimes plain scary film about Laura. This is not the eccentric drama/comedy we know as "Twin Peaks:TV series, and it's not for the fair weather Peaks fans. David Lynch lets us know that this is the flip side right at the opening credits when the violent destruction of a television is followed by a bloodcurdling scream. No wonder they hated it! I love it, and thanks to NewLine who in conjunction with none other than the maestro himself have produced a gorgeous digital transfer of this essential work. Forget the deleted scenes fiasco..with this quality sound and picture, and a good price, this is a no brainer for true Twin Peaks fans. I docked a star because the only substantial extra, the "documentary" is quite a disappointment. If you have absorbed the series and permit the Lynchian universe to enfold you, "Fire Walk with Me" will reveal itself as a coherent,disturbing and beautiful adventure. Great performances by Sheryl Lee and Ray Wise, but the real star is the director who gave us something that we never expected, and it gets better at each viewing.Wow Bob Wow!!

1 out of 5 stars

Fire Does Not Walk With New Line December 23, 2001
37 out of 43 found this review helpful

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.

5 out of 5 stars

Laura Palmer goes to hell and takes us with her March 6, 2006
36 out of 37 found this review helpful

Much maligned film detailing the last days in the life of Laura Palmer has been dismissed by many as being an out of control freak show.Without the restraints of television David Lynch lets his imagination cut loose (a televsion is literally smashed to pieces at the end of the opening credits)and you may not understand everything but it's more straightforward than later Lynch mindtrips.The first half hour(which if you've seen this on T.V. is sometimes entirely lopped off)which features the investigation of Chris Isaak and Kiefer Sutherland is slow and strange.It concludes with a freakish David Bowie cameo before journeying to Twin Peaks and Laura Palmer herself where the film really takes off.Trying to escape the mysterious being Bob who molests her she descends into a vortex of drugs and sex.In the performance of her life Sheryl Lee gives an intense emotionally unstrung performance as Laura making her descent all the more harrowing.There are some scenes that have such a dreamlike quality they are unmatched in modern cinema:Laura's best friend follows her to a club where Julee Cruise sings the heartbreaking "Questions In A World of Blue" before abruptly swiching to a nightmarish strobelit club complete with clanging music.Laura's journey into a picture on her wall into the otherworldly lodge.Laura losing her grip on reality stumbling through a pitch black wood.The climax is gutwrenching and hard to watch(and reportedly slightly toned down after the audience at the Cannes film festival were too sickened to enjoy their dinner afterwards)and will leave you shaken.As always Lynch gives us no deleted scenes or commentary leaving us to deal with the film as it is.Oviously not for all tastes and there's no quirky humor for fans of the series.If however you watch the film from start to finish it could be one of the most disturbing experiences of your life.A surreal masterpiece.

1 out of 5 stars

New Line Home Entertainment disappoints! December 29, 2001
33 out of 41 found this review helpful

First, TP:FWWM is an excellent film (by far, one of my all-time favorites). I have the Laserdisc of the film, and seeing it widescreen will set your socks on fire.

I rated this DVD release 1 star due to the folks at New Line Home Entertainment (NLHE). I've written several letters to several people at NLHE regarding the missing deleted scenes. Unfortunately, no response (but I'm not surprised). You know, the most disappointing part is the fact they have "Infinifilm" technology which could allow a viewer to insert the deleted scenes back into the film (see their "Rush Hour 2" DVD release - which I will never buy). By releasing TP:FWWM WITHOUT deleted scenes, it confirms they are just another short-sighted, inconsiderate movie studio. Please wake up and smell the coffee. Lots of Twin Peaks & Lynch fans are disappointed with you!

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