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  • Actors: Sheryl Lee, Moira Kelly, Harry Dean Stanton, David Bowie, Ray Wise
  • Directors: David Lynch
  • Format: Anamorphic, PAL, Widescreen
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: Second Sight Films Ltd.
  • DVD Release Date: 17 Sep 2001
  • Run Time: 129 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00005NOMP
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 51,697 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Fire Walk With Me is a rare spin-off that refuses to repeat what worked on TV. Despite mannerisms and "draggy" spots, Twin Peaks emerged as one of the wonders of American TV: scary and funny, erotic and serious, offensive and freakish. It meandered in an always interesting but sometimes frustrating way through two seasons, then signed off with a cliff-hanger upon cancellation. When Lynch announced he would continue the saga with a theatrical movie, fans assumed he would: (a) pull out the stops to show what evils really lurked behind the pretty façade of that small town, and (b) wrap up a storyline which tailed off with Agent Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan) possessed by the evil spirit "Bob". As it happens, Lynch delivered on (a) but refrained from fulfilling clause (b), opting to do a prequel--adapted in part from The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer, a tie-in novel by Jennifer (Boxing Helena) Lynch--which sets up the series by following the last week in the life of the "prom queen from Hell".

Fire Walk With Me assumes you will be familiar with the series (some bits are incomprehensible unless you paid attention while other bits are just incomprehensible), making it most accessible to Twin Peaks initiates though sometimes deliberately offensive to them. It then omits several of the show's stars (Michael Ontkean, Richard Beymer, Joan Chen, Sherilyn Fenn) and a great many of the "lovable" aspects (wry jokes, damn fine coffee), relegating MacLachlan to a walk-on since the story happens before Cooper was assigned to Twin Peaks. Some instances of joyless sex and violence exceed anything Lynch could do on television, but for the most part he creates an atmosphere of dread through edgy performances, unsettling lighting and sound effects and sheer grimness. Without the catchphrases and the quirky charm, the film never feels cuddly in the way the TV show did, but it is one of Lynch's finest works and, though deeply uncomfortable, a TV spin-off which ranks with the best in both media.

On the DVD: The DVD is Region 0 with a widescreen print, augmented for 16x9 televisions. It holds a better-looking transfer than previous video or laserdisc releases and offers an eerie red room/blue rose menu. However the disc offers absolutely no notes, trailers, crib sheets, bios, or other extra features. --Kim Newman



Special Features

16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital Stereo English
Dolby Digital Stereo
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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Lynch Mob at its best, 17 Aug 2001
By alena@cenedra.com (London, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Twin Peaks - Fire Walk With Me [VHS] [1991] (VHS Tape)
This is one of David Lynch's finest films. Considering the popularity of the TV series, this would seem a hard act to follow. As usual, Lynch doesn't fail to intrigue and push the envelope even further. The film does pander to those who wanted to see the last seven days of Laura Palmer's life, but it also sets many subplots in motion which were hinted at during the series. Fire Walk With Me is much, much darker than the series in terms of style, direction, plot, acting, humour and cinematography, and in many ways stands independantly of the series. The beauty is that one does not need the other. They are both memorable in their own ways, similar in some but extremely different in others. This is a classic film, not to be missed out. NOTE: As a suggestion to anyone interested in getting into Twin Peaks and hasn't viewed anything yet, do NOT watch this film beforehand. Make sure you watch the series in their entirety (don't forget to watch the Twin Peaks pilot at first!), and then watch the film. Many people who have only seen the film misunderstand many of the contexts and meanings, and don't get the chance to appreiciate it to its full potential.
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5.0 out of 5 stars lynch's best, 14 Dec 2003
This has got to be one of the most underrated films of all time. I'm a lynch nut and I've got all his films, but this for me is his best. I never liked it when Twin Peaks the series got too charming and too quirky, as it deviated too much from the underlying darkness and evil that lurkes in the town. It's no coincidence that the episodes that Lynch directed himself in the series (the first one, a couple in the middle and the last two) were the best ones. This film takes everything that the series was aching to become and goes wild with it; the pandoras box that was bursting to open in the series explodes in this film. Its a real Lynchian nightmare from beginning to end and is extremely unsettling, not only due to the more explicitly violent and sexual scenes, but mostly because of the unbearable tension that remains throughout. Alot of Twin Peaks fans hated it but I cannot understand this unless they never really appreciated it for what it was in the first place: a dark and surreal glimpse into Hell on Earth. This is what I would call a masterpiece; not just a film, but an experience.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great DVD, but No Extras, 14 Aug 2001
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This is an awesome movie. The video transfer is awesome. The audio is average. The only problem is that it doesn't come with the hour of Deleted Footage that director David Lynch has chosen to be added. New Line's Region 1 DVD version coming next year will have this. Second Sight should have waited and opted to license the Deleted Scenes from New Line. Buy this if you want a good transfer and a Region 2 disc, but if you are an extras person like me, you're out of luck this time.
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