Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (WTF? related)
white_tea
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Does this movie eventually come around full circle? I have never made it through the entire thing, always turning it off or falling asleep right around the part when Laura Palmer and her sexy brunette friend are at that night club. I am a fan of most of David Lynch's movies (I was almost going to dress up this year as Sailer from "Wild at Heart"; "this snakeskin jacket is a symbol of my individuality"). But this one is especially obscure and jumps around all over the place. Is there a payoff at the end? Does anyone who is a fan of David Lynch like this movie?Also, is that midget dude the same characater from "Mullholland Drive"?
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Not the whole thing. Just the first DVD of seaon one.
but subsequent viewing show it to not be holding up 100% still has some nice moments though.
Pretty much sums up dude's entire career: He had his moments. I try to watch most of his stuff as series of vignettes rather than fully-formed stories.
i watched this movie after watching all of the episodes of the show. i remember liking it because it did answer one or two questions from the series, but i think from the end of the series. i don't think i would have gotten much out of it had i not watched all of the episodes.
I think Lynch originally made a much more concise film. Supposedly, a lot of the film's impact was lost on the cutting room floor. I've seen messageboards and Lynch sites that have tried to petition to have the director's cut released, but at this point to no avail. I tend to believe this theory. So many films were messed up by bad editing. The case of Sergio Leone's "Once Upon a Time in America" is maybe the best example of a great film reduced and diluted by poor editing choices.
I was very excited to see FWWM when it came out, but as disjointed as Lynch's films tend to be, this one was on a whole other level of abstraction. My least favorite of his flicks. Great soundtrack, great acting by Harry Dean Stanton, Keifer Sutherland, Chris Isaak, Kyle McLachlan as Dale Cooper is the shit, Davis Bowie's cameo is dope and Sheryl Lee kills it as Laura Palmer.
In the end, I don't think it answers much or offers closure. Just a bunch of surreal eye candy moments that will try to take you somewhere but in the end, leave you suspended and confused.
Lynch has said that the released version is his directors cut. Some stuff was cut but he felt it needed to be cut. I thought the film was fantastic as is but I???m often more attracted to film which have a unique visual style.
I saw the film before the TV series. Only watched the show once.
I always thought your performance was terrible. It was fitting for the role but she's an awful actress.
The beauty of Lynch's films are that they offer no answer. Only questions.
Not all of his films are like this and this approach does get quite annoying after a while. Films like Blue Velvet, Wild At Heart and Straight Story are better films than Lost Highway and FWWM. They get by on his style and dream-like imagery. I mean, dude will never make another Eraserhead which IMO is the closest and most honest he will ever come to realizing his aesthetic. Keep in mind though that it was his first film and it ook him six years to make.
How could you fall asleep/turn it off at this point?
It's the best part of the movie!
Maybe I'm a little too into Moira Kelly, but I always want to buy this DVD just so I can watch her...then again, I was obsessed with Sherilyn Fenn when the series was on, too...
ive heard that too.. but isnt the directors cut of fire like over 4 hours or some shit??? suppossedly the first cuts to all his movies are in the 3+hrs range
I got season 1 at home and Fire come walk with me but I ain't going to pop it in the DVD player until I am further confused
just watch that ish
Mulholland on repeat, I love those freaky Winkie's scenes
A version of season 2 from Spain is all over eBay
No, I fell asleep AFTER that part. Maybe I was spent?!? I was actually watching the movie when I typed this post, and finally made it through the whole thing. Still, same conclusion, though: I need to watch the series to (maybe) understand what happened.
But eraserhead was fucking cool.
need to check out twin peaks.
I am a huge fan of Lynch, but I do not like these movies.
Srs doe, all his work has some strong, unique moments and those moments > > 2hrs of mainstream explosion-ways.
A buddy of mine recreated the Black Lodge at a bar I frequent. It's totally :next_level: , and is a great homage to Twin Peaks.
We set up a screen and watched the first episode last night, and plan on watching the series this month.
Log Lady - I was on a show called 'Twin Peaks' I was a character called the Log Lady.
Me - Oh... I heard of that. Well... ok... uh... so this is my monologe.
(end scene)