Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

Yes, it holds a different tone from the series... which is why it is great. Exposing the depressing life of Laura Palmer before her.murder, FWWM paints a detailed picture showing exactly why Laura Palmer was as troubled as she was. While it still provides more questions than answers, it is a cherished lost piece of the Twin Peaks mystery.

the more i think about this movie the more i love it

Rewatched this one after my second viewing of the Twin Peaks series. The movie pales in comparison to both the series and most of Lynch's movies. Lynch's brilliance consists in his ability to suggest that underneath the clean surface of American suburbia, we may find something unspeakably horrifying. In Fire Walk with Me, however, this idea is presented without subtlety.

The biggest amount of WAT concentrated in a film, ever. Watch the tv series before watching this one. Some scenes are in my top-10 "I need new underpants", and the sound effects also add to it.

Absolutely astounding; Lynch's greatest film, and one of the most purely, viscerally emotional films ever made.

Probably no one can better understand, love and show cinematically than Lynch the beauty and poison of female sexuality, the radical glory and danger of going all the way into the depth of desire, and (just as in Blue Velvet) the juxtaposition of the world of light and the world of darkness, the (necessary) existential tragedy of juggling on the borderline of two worlds with full awareness of their attraction and poison, and the difficulty for the tragedy to not end in self-destructive falling.

It's not THAT weird... (cue "oh, yes it is!"). I thought it was going to be completely off the wall and impenetrable, but I actually felt like it acted as an interesting and somewhat enlightening [fake] coda (or maybe "Da Capo" would be more precise?). But yes... while the film stands on its own, more or less, if you were to dive straight into it without the series as a run-up, I can imagine it being a bit much.

"She's in high school. She is sexually active. She is using drugs. She's crying out for help."

A decent and creepy first half hour gives way to a story you already know. Doesn't really add anything to the story and some character favorites come off as unlikable in the film. Not Lynch's best film.

Full of suspense.

This is one of those films you can't really appreciate on the first watch, though that's mostly held true for most of Lynch's work (for me). I have a feeling I'll fall madly in love the next time I see this. In the meantime I'll wish upon a dying star we'll get at least a DVD release of the full cut that pissed Cannes off.

Fucking BOB. I first watched this shit as a child, for God's sake.

Prequel movie to Twin Peaks TV show. Explains a few things, but is just above OK.

Absolutely beautifully shot and directed by David Lynch. Must see if you are a Twin Peaks fan. Sheryl Lee's performance is moving and heartbreaking.

Sheryl Lee can't act, but Lynch drags it out from being a bad film. Misses the comedic touches of the TV show and suffers from not enough Coop.

Fans of the series will likely be restless waiting through all of the events of Laura's life that were already explained on the show to see the new content the film has to offer. Exceptional performances by Sheryl Lee and Ray Wise make that wait more bearable, and the film is worth seeing for the great dinner scene and Leland's encounter with the One Armed Man.

Not as magical as Season 1 but still strong.

For better or worse, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me is every bit as strange and twisted as you'd expect from David Lynch.

good? no...but, damn, too rad

Please don't watch this film if you haven't seen every episode of Twin Peaks. This film is not made for outsiders.

I give Lynch points for creativity and actually putting his crazy visions out there. However, I can't say I get anything he does and this, as a standalone movie, was not very good. It was a nice addition to the TP series, as it explained some things about Laura, but judging it as its own separate entity...it wasn't very compelling, the acting was bad, some scenes were painfully long, and it still didn't QUITE show us what was going on inside Laura's head...which then made it somewhat pointless.

Filme bom, mas difícil de ser entendido.