After viewing Twin Peaks the series I was in complete awe of this stunning Masterpiece of Serial Drama and was very adamant to see the movie as soon as possible. My luck came in and a friend lent me his DVD of the movie Fire Walk With Me and to begin with I was not to all impressed. It's an intriguing first 30 minutes but a very slow one at that. It starts with Two FBI Agents searching for clues to the murder of Teresa Banks. The two Agents played by singer/songwriter Chris Isaak and Kiefer Sutherland come across more than they bargained for when suddenly Federal Agent Chester Desmond after a little investigating goes missing. Amongst all this we are taken into some of Agent Cooper's most odd moments like we have never seen before.
Then comes the beginning of Twin Peaks and Laura Palmer and her last seven days of her life. Nearly all the characters reappear to give you a more insightful look at Laura and her last days but this time it's more concentrated on Laura and her relationship with her father Leland. We see a darker side to One Eyed Jacks, more of jock, the bitter relationship between Bobby and Laura and Donna and Laura doing some female bonding especially in One Eyed Jacks etc.
As much as this film is very good and very weird to say the least, I didn't really feel comfortable and convinced till the very last 45 minutes which just suck you straight in as you know the ending is nigh and the final outcome to Laura's last few hours are about to be revealed. It's not rocket science to know who her killer is but the time the movie reaches the one hour and thirty mark it leaves you in total suspense while it unfolds. Now correct me if I am wrong but Twin Peaks the series is more a detective searching for a killer type of programme but the movie takes you into a darker more narrative and feels more like a horror movie. Everything about the last part of the movie is exactly how I wanted it and not what I expected in some parts. It finishes in total madness and in great fashion with some not typical moments from Lynch that you would expect. David Lynch is well known for odd creativity and complete terror but there were some moments in Fire Walk With Me where I was hiding behind my pillow as the scene watching Laura take notice in the picture on her bedroom wall with the empty room and slightly opened door is more suspenseful than a Alfred Hitchcock movie.
Is more than perfect in her role of Laura, Ray Wise is quite the comical actor and even though Agent Cooper's scenes are brief they set the mood for the when he appears in and has a big impact.
There is nothing I would change about the movie apart from the running time.
I think an extra thirty minutes would have been quite good so we could have had at least another half an hour of Dale Cooper and co. Don't expect much from the first hour or so as it drags in parts but is quite inquisitive but hard to bear in the best of moments. Though as soon as the jigsaw is starting to be put into place you will look back and appreciate the first chapter to where the rest of the film takes you and you will not be disappointed as you will finally see what The Twin Peaks saga is really all about. I finally started to understand Twin Peaks whilst watching Fire Walk With Me and it will answer the questions that were unanswered or confused you in Season One.
This is to me a horror movie as there are far to many moments where you just can't predict what is to happen next but when I say horror I don't mean Wes Craven horror where Freddy is right behind you, I mean Texas Chainsaw Massacre horror where everything is full of madness and it's playing with your head. David Lynch has created one of the best Serial Drama Series of modern time and I just hope millions of TV lovers and movie fanatics will keep watching Twin Peaks for a very long time to remember how good it was and to see what paved the way for cult TV series like The X Files.
A Stunning Masterpiece
Then comes the beginning of Twin Peaks and Laura Palmer and her last seven days of her life. Nearly all the characters reappear to give you a more insightful look at Laura and her last days but this time it's more concentrated on Laura and her relationship with her father Leland. We see a darker side to One Eyed Jacks, more of jock, the bitter relationship between Bobby and Laura and Donna and Laura doing some female bonding especially in One Eyed Jacks etc.
As much as this film is very good and very weird to say the least, I didn't really feel comfortable and convinced till the very last 45 minutes which just suck you straight in as you know the ending is nigh and the final outcome to Laura's last few hours are about to be revealed. It's not rocket science to know who her killer is but the time the movie reaches the one hour and thirty mark it leaves you in total suspense while it unfolds. Now correct me if I am wrong but Twin Peaks the series is more a detective searching for a killer type of programme but the movie takes you into a darker more narrative and feels more like a horror movie. Everything about the last part of the movie is exactly how I wanted it and not what I expected in some parts. It finishes in total madness and in great fashion with some not typical moments from Lynch that you would expect. David Lynch is well known for odd creativity and complete terror but there were some moments in Fire Walk With Me where I was hiding behind my pillow as the scene watching Laura take notice in the picture on her bedroom wall with the empty room and slightly opened door is more suspenseful than a Alfred Hitchcock movie.
Is more than perfect in her role of Laura, Ray Wise is quite the comical actor and even though Agent Cooper's scenes are brief they set the mood for the when he appears in and has a big impact.
There is nothing I would change about the movie apart from the running time.
I think an extra thirty minutes would have been quite good so we could have had at least another half an hour of Dale Cooper and co. Don't expect much from the first hour or so as it drags in parts but is quite inquisitive but hard to bear in the best of moments. Though as soon as the jigsaw is starting to be put into place you will look back and appreciate the first chapter to where the rest of the film takes you and you will not be disappointed as you will finally see what The Twin Peaks saga is really all about. I finally started to understand Twin Peaks whilst watching Fire Walk With Me and it will answer the questions that were unanswered or confused you in Season One.
This is to me a horror movie as there are far to many moments where you just can't predict what is to happen next but when I say horror I don't mean Wes Craven horror where Freddy is right behind you, I mean Texas Chainsaw Massacre horror where everything is full of madness and it's playing with your head. David Lynch has created one of the best Serial Drama Series of modern time and I just hope millions of TV lovers and movie fanatics will keep watching Twin Peaks for a very long time to remember how good it was and to see what paved the way for cult TV series like The X Files.
A Stunning Masterpiece