This is the September selection for the monthly "Best Of Cinema" It's a film I own on DVD, but I haven't watched it for a long time. It was made in 1992, and it's a prequel to the television series "Twin Peaks". I first watched "Twin Peaks" in 2004 (according to my Amazon purchase history), and I watched "Fire Walk With Me" immediately afterwards. I re-watched "Twin Peaks" in 2014, but I didn't watch "Fire Walk With Me" again. I'm not sure why.
Let me start by saying that I don't think "Fire Walk With Me" is a well made
film. It makes no concessions for the viewer. The characters appear randomly
in the film, some named, some not, and anyone who hasn't seen the series
probably has no idea what's happening.
But it's a David Lynch film, so is it necessary to understand it? The
psychedelic imagery is compelling and drew me in, and I'm sure it would have
had the same effect if I'd never watched the series.
The film is made up of two parts. In the first part we see an investigation of
the murder of Teresa Banks. The murder isn't solved, and one of the detectives
mysteriously disappears. The second part, which takes place a year later,
shows the last seven days of Laura Palmer. In the series special agent Cooper
spent weeks painfully researching clues to figure out what happened. Many of
the clues pointed in the wrong direction. In the film we see exactly what
happened.
After watching the film I checked the availability of "Fire Walk With Me" on
4K, and I found that the release date is November this year, alongside a 4K
release of "Lost Highway". Wow! While reading up on it I found rumours on
social media that "Twin Peaks" will be released on 4K. I've only watched my
Blu-ray box set once, but that wouldn't stop me buying it yet again.
"Fire Walk With Me" is a film that overwhelms me. I've only deducted half a
star because there's too much smoking.
Success Rate: - 2.4
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