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Who killed Laura Palmer?
Standalone version of the series pilot with an alternate, closed ending, produced for the European VHS market.
Twin Peaks
1989 Directed by David Lynch
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Kyle MacLachlan Michael Ontkean Mädchen Amick Dana Ashbrook Richard Beymer Lara Flynn Boyle Sherilyn Fenn Warren Frost Peggy Lipton James Marshall Everett McGill Jack Nance Ray Wise Joan Chen Piper Laurie Sheryl Lee Wendy Robie Russ Tamblyn Eric DaRe Mary Jo Deschanel Harry Goaz Gary Hershberger Michael Horse Grace Zabriskie Troy Evans John Boylan Rodney Harvey Robert Davenport Jan D'Arcy Show All…
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me, running as fast as i can: "i appreciate your style, i just don't get it! please, leave me alone!"
david lynch, galloping after me and playing a trumpet: "negativity is the enemy of creativity" -
Rewatching first two seasons on Blu and then Fire Walk with Me.... to prep to watch Twin Peaks: The Return in the new year.
The Blu-ray restoration looks fantastic. I forgot so much. Glad I'm re-visiting.
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Rewatched the pilot in honor of the official date being announced for the new season. This sets up setting, characters, themes, plot, and distinctive narrative style with unnerving atmosphere and compelling mystery (and spikes of magnificent humor) like a perfect television pilot should, but somehow also manages to be so dense and full of meaning that isn't apparent without rewatching. This is my umpteenth time seeing it, and so much more is evident this time, as has been the case each previous time. My mind has been a lot on abuse these days, and the hindsight of knowing Laura Palmer's full story places a deeper pall over what happens in this episode now. It makes the atmosphere feel…
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I don't dream often, but whenever I do, it's always a warped version of a past memory mixed in with the unnerving sense of not knowing what's real and what's a fantasy.
Lynch's work reminds me a lot of those experiences. The line between reality and fantasy always crossover each other, leaving a sense of unease as to what's going on.
Even when he's working with a much more grounded topic and setting, it still maintains that sense of unease throughout, especially shown through the lighting and music.
Lynch starts a domino chain with the knock of one named Laura Palmer and the rest is everyone coming to terms with her loss and ultimate discover of a grander mystery at…
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Why I waited so long to watch this, I'll never know. The way Lynch crafts atmosphere here is nothing short of brilliant. The close-up on a stop-light change, the slow, deliberate fades between shots, the way the camera lingers on the surroundings, and creeps along objects like phone lines, it all feels so unsettling, yet enrapturing. So many characters are set up here, and from just 90 minutes (I heard there was an extended cut, do I need to watch that?) I feel connected and curious about all of them.
Also, it's a minor thing, but the grief of the town towards Laura's death adds so much emotion for a character that we don't know anything about. When the principle made that announcement, I felt myself welling up alongside him, that's a damn impressive achievement. Can't wait to dive into this series.
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S1-1 Pilot 4.5/5
S1-2 Traces to Nowhere 4/5
S1-3 Zen, or the Skill to Catch a Killer 5/5 -
i lied to one of my professors about liking twin peaks and then he said we should talk about it sometime so now i'm actually starting this show out of fear that i'll have to have a conversation with him about it
i'm on episode 3 and really liking it so far
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(((season 1 and 2)))
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Sweet sweet Douglas firs, it's nice to be in your presence once again.
"Diane, I'm holding in my hands a small box of chocolate bunnies."
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Pilot episode.
Watched it, and then immediately watched it again. When I die make sure they play Laura Palmer's Theme on loop at my funeral.
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