Twin Peaks is undoubtedly one of the best, if not the most - for want of a stronger 4 letter word - messed up television series of all time. Brought to you by director of the bizarre David Lynch and television veteran Mark Frost, Twin Peaks was THE show to be watching when it first hit the box in 1990.
Laura Palmer is murdered off screen before the show begins and slowly but surely FBI Agent Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan) begins to piece together the clues to find the killer.
But that is far from all. Throw in strange dreams - or rather nightmares - and visions about a dancing dwarf who speaks backwards and dances to jazz music never mind a collection of characters from the Twin Peaks town itself.
The only downside is that this box set only contains the pilot episode and the first season of 7 episodes. Although it could be worse as the US release left out the pilot episode completely!
The characters are what drive this show. Halfway between sci-fi and soap, you won't know at times whether you love or hate Twin Peaks. But in all likelihood you'll love it.
It is in a sense the Lost of its era. Mystery, suspense, originality and great characters of both good and evil intentions.
The pilot episode might put you off a little as you get the impression everyone is having a soap opera affair but this soon wears off with the first episode proper beginning the real Twin Peaks series.
I can't recommend Twin Peaks enough if you are willing to be dared to think about your television. Unfortunately the viewers back in the day weren't. What started out as a hugely popular mainstream hit didn't maintain its starting viewership and soon slid into cult classic - and was cancelled by the network.
Thank God for DVD though.
PS You'll love the theme tune!
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Production Year: 2000 - Drama - Director: Giuseppe Tornatore - Original Language: Italian - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Monica Bellucci, Giuseppe Sulfaro, Luciano Federico, Matilde Piana
Production Year: 2004 - Drama - Director: Nick Cassavetes - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over, 12 years and over - Starring: Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling, Gena Rowlands
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SurveyMasterNico 26.11.2005 10:54
Just bought this for Christmas, never seen it though. Are there any extras? Let me know if you edit your review and I'll be happy to rerate. Nice little review though :)
Soho_Black 24.11.2005 22:15
I see you've posted this as a DVD review, but not mentioned any extras. Are there any? If there are, what are they and are they worth watching? If you add to this, or change it to be a "Film Only" review, let me know and I'll re-rate.
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One of the most influential TV shows of the 1990s, the first series ofTwin Peakshas lost ... more
none of its quirky and queasy power to get under your skin and haunt your dreams. Without its groundbreaking mix of convoluted plotting, complex character interact...
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Advantages: Weird, funny, interesting, addictive, watching back-to-back is better to follow story! Disadvantages: the second series isn't out (yet!), so you are left in suspense - which cannot be relieved!
Advantages: Having the episodes to watch back to back makes the story alot more understandable Disadvantages: Not a good idea to start watching unless you have the next box set.
Advantages: The best television show, in my opinion ever made. Disadvantages: Its unfortunate that this box set does not contain both series one and two.
Advantages: The best television show, in my opinion ever made. Disadvantages: Its unfortunate that this box set does not contain both series one and two.
Advantages: Having the episodes to watch back to back makes the story alot more understandable Disadvantages: Not a good idea to start watching unless you have the next box set.
Advantages: Weird, funny, interesting, addictive, watching back-to-back is better to follow story! Disadvantages: the second series isn't out (yet!), so you are left in suspense - which cannot be relieved!
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Nov 22nd, 2005
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