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Twin Peaks: Fire
Walk with Me (1992)
Directed
by David Lynch
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me.
What can I say? It's like Twin
Peaks only not as good, but it does answer a few questions
about the series, including what happened to Laura Palmer.
I loved the original Twin
Peaks series. It was great and I liked the surreal feel of
it. Fire Walk with Me
also has more than its fair share of surreal moments but I found some
of them a bit over the top. I thought the same about some of the humour
too.
The first part of the film concerns the murder of a young drifter
called Teresa Banks. The FBI agents sent to investigate the
case are Chester Desmond (Chris Isaak) and Sam Stanley
(Kiefer Sutherland). When the two agents arrive at the local police
station everyone is so uncooperative that it is positively
annoying to watch. Painful even. Ouch! It is easy to see that the
scenes are trying to go for humour, but, instead, they are just trying
and it seems forced.
The vast majority of the Fire
Walk with Me is set a year later and concerns the last
week in the life of Laura Palmer. And what a crazy fucked up life she
seemed to have: daddy's little girl might still be daddy's little girl
in some ways, but she isn't so little anymore and is practically
anybody and everybody's girl now. She's a bad lass, but perhaps a part
of her is crying out for help, even when that other part of her is
crying out help yourselves fellas. She is also a girl that seems to use
her beauty to manipulate people. In one scene her boyfriend Bobby gets
mad at her and demands to know where she's been. He's quite angry. She
flashes a smile and says, "Come on Bobby." Another smile and the beast
is tamed. He also suddenly starts to walk backwards—it's more of a
dance really—what do they put in that cherry pie?
The one thing that you do know when you watch Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
is that Laura is going to die, so there are no surprises there. But
there are plenty of other surprises and it is certainly a watchable
film. My favourite parts were some of the surreal scenes (the ones that
are not over the top), like the ones with the dwarf in the red suit,
sitting behind all of those red curtains. For me though, there is no
comparison with the original TV series. If you are a fan of Twin Peaks though, Fire Walk with Me
is essential viewing because it answers many questions about the
original series.
Runtime: 129 mins
Certificate: 18 (UK),
R (USA)
DVD
EXTRAS
A Who's who of Twin Peaks (just click the name to get a quick flash of
their face)
Electronic Press Kit (contains a featurette, actor clips, interviews
and a trailer)
A booklet that contains a map of Twin Peaks and other information.
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