What did YOU think about the 'Twin Peaks' feature fil

A few weeks ago, I finished a little side project that took several months, that is, courtesy of NetFlix, I watched every episode of the 1990s television series, “Twin Peaks,” from start to finish. That was a lot of fun, but I didn’t feel like I could really say that my “Twin Peaks” experience was complete until I watched the “Twin Peaks” feature film, “Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me.”

Directed by David Lynch, “Fire Walk With Me” was released in May 1992, which was after the cancellation of the TV series. The movie is actually a prequel to the TV series in that most of the events in the movie take place before the events in the TV series. One of the purposes of the movie was to clear up a lot of the questions fans had about the TV show.

Rated R, “Fire Walk With Me” was two hours and 15 minutes long and starred Sheryl Lee, Ray Wise, David Bowie, Heather Graham, Chris Isaak, Kiefer Sutherland and Kyle MacLachlan. One notable absence from the movie’s cast was Lara Flynn Boyle, who played Donna Hayward on the TV series. According to the Internet Movie Database, rumors did circulate that Boyle didn’t want to appear in the film’s nude scenes, but she was actually unable to appear in the film due to scheduling conflicts.

From what I gather, when this movie was initially released, it generated extreme feelings. People either loved it or hated it. At the Cannes Film Festival in 1992, it was met with boos and harsh criticism. The movie went on to flop in U.S. theatres. Shot on a budget of around $10 million, the move generated revenues in the U.S. of around $4.7 million. On the other side of the coin, the movie was a huge success in Japan, especially among women. In Japan, the movie was released under the title “Twin Peaks: The Last Seven Days of Laura Palmer.” Most people figure that the movie did poorly in the U.S. because it was released a year after the end of the TV series.

Surprisingly, even 10 years after the release of “Fire Walk With Me,” there is still some talk of two more sequels to “Fire Walk With Me.” Personally, I’d love to see two more “Twin Peaks” movies, but director Lynch has been reported as saying that it’s not going to happen. I guess that they’re afraid of producing another flop.

I enjoyed “Fire Walk With Me” for a number of reasons. It cleared up a lot of the questions I had about the TV series and it was nice to “visit” the world of “Twin Peaks” again after getting so attached to the characters. I’d highly recommend this movie to any “Twin Peaks” fans in the reading audience who haven’t seen it.

In the end, how many of you have watched “Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me”? What did you think about it? Did you like it or not? Let us know in the comments section below.