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Released on DVD for the first time (and a long wait it has
been of that), "Fire Walk With Me" is a solo Lynch
returning to the anomalous folk he captured at the Mar-T Café,
Ed’s Roadhouse and Blackie’s several years before
– whilst turning the kook notch up to 11.
What most "Twin Peaks" fans want to know is whether
or not the rumoured deleted scenes (of which there is purportedly
a couple of hours worth) made it onto the DVD version? Regrettably,
no, they didn’t.
Regardless, its "Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me"
completed with stunning 5.1 Dolby Digital and DTS Surround
Sound and a look unparalleled by many a filmmaker today. How
can any Twin Peaks fan pass it up!?
Tracing the events before the series pilot, "Fire Walk
With Me" jets back to the last seven days of Laura Palmer
(Sheryl Lee), the murdered prom queen of the series.
Out of control, hornier than ever and just begging for affliction,
Palmer’s got herself mixed up in an interchanging reality
where men find her alluring, she finds sex overpowering, and
soul-sucking demon fiends possess those close to her, preparing
for her looming death. Yep, Laura Palmer’s on a one-way
trip to hell.
Following the inexplicable disappearance of colleague, Agent
Chet Desmond (Chris Isaak), pro snooper Dale Cooper (Kyle
MacLachlan) is called into action to head up an investigation
to pick up where his predecessor left off. Seems a body floating
in the water, belonging to a woman named Theresa Banks, leaves
a path of clues and insight into revealing the man responsible
for such gruesome acts. Thing is, he’s a demonic spirit.
Uh-oh.
Ultimately confusing and nauseatingly opaque, "Twin
Peaks: Fire Walk With Me" has earned it’s share
of criticism. What people forget though is that this is a
movie Lynch was forcibly made to edit several times over.
On the other hand, Lynch is well known for his weird journeys
into darkness and WeirdoVille – with "Twin Peaks"
being a perfect example. The script of FWWM read very differently
to the movie on screen; maybe that’s the reason it's
even more hard to comprehend than usual.
In spite of of how unusual this movie is, a Lynch fan won’t
argue with me when I say it belongs in their DVD collection.
DVD Extras
Mk.2 has done a pretty good job of putting together a nice
package for it too, despite those deleted and extended scenes
nowhere to be found. There's some vintage interviews - making
up a sort-of retrospective documentary - and a couple of other
goodies too.
All-in-all, about an hour's worth of extras. Not bad, considering
it's a back-catalogue title.
Conclusion: Movie 85% Extras: 65%
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