Twin Peaks - Fire Walk With Me Blu-ray

directed by David Lynch
France / USA 1992

"We Live Inside a Dream"

The television show began famously with the discovery of high-school coed Laura Palmer's (Sheryl Lee) plastic-wrapped body. Fire Walk with Me is the story of how she got that way. It is a necessarily grim story as the promiscuous and increasingly hysterical Laura juggles two teenage boyfriends, bad boy Bobby Briggs (Dana Ashbrook) and sensitive James Hurley (James Marshall); S&M playmates Jacques Renault (Walter Olkewicz) and Leo Johnson (Eric DaRe); and the many men she picks up while hooking. That list doesn't include "Bob" (Frank Silva), the man who she claims has been sneaking in through her bedroom window since she was 12 to rape her, and who she is beginning to suspect is actually her father, Leland (Ray Wise).

Like the series, Fire Walk with Me is filled with symbolism and dream imagery, much of it connected to the show's Man from Another Place (Michael J. Anderson) and the Red Room. In the film, the line between the everyday world and the Red Room is hazy with Laura meeting two of the room's denizens, Mrs. Tremont (Frances Bay) and her grandson; and FBI agents Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan), Gordon Cole (Lynch), and Albert Rosenfield (Miguel Ferrer) receiving a visitation from long-lost agent Phillip Jeffries (David Bowie) who claims to have visited there.

Excerpt from Pam grady's review on Reel.com found HERE

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Theatrical Release: June 3rd, 1992

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Comparison:

New Line - Alliance Atlantis (Canadian) - Region 1 - NTSC vs. mk2 (French) - Region 2 - PAL vs. mk2 - Region 'B' - Blu-ray vs. Criterion - Region 'A' - Blu-ray

Big thanks to Guillaume Mareri for all the DVD Screen Caps!

1) New Line - Alliance Atlantis (Canadian) - Region 1 - NTSC - LEFT

2) mk2 (French) - Region 2 - PAL - SECOND

3) mk2 (French) - Region 'B' - Blu-ray - THIRD

4) Criterion - Region 'A' - Blu-ray - RIGHT

Box Covers
	Same as the New Line Home Entertainment Edition
Distribution	New Line - Alliance Atlantis Region 1 - NTSC	mk2 Region 2 - PAL	mk2 Region 'B' - Blu-ray	Criterion - Spine #898 Region 'A' - Blu-ray
Runtime	2:14:42	2:09:08 (4% PAL speedup)	2:14:46.041	2:15:05.514
Video	1.85:1 Original Aspect Ratio 16X9 enhanced Average Bitrate: 6.60 mb/s NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s	1.85:1 Original Aspect Ratio 16X9 enhanced Average Bitrate: 6.72 mb/s PAL 720x576 25.00 f/s	1080P Dual-layered Blu-ray Disc Size: 33,306,080,632 bytes Feature: 31,066,798,080 bytes Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video Total Bitrate: 24.93 Mbps	1080P Dual-layered Blu-ray Disc Size: 50,006,519,283 bytes Feature: 36,575,361,024 bytes Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video Total Bitrate: 28.01 Mbps
	NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes.
Bitrate: New Line - Alliance Atlantis (Canadian)
Bitrate: mk2 (French)
Bitrate: mk2 Blu-ray
Bitrate: Criterion Blu-ray
Audio	English DTS, DD 5.1, DS 2.0 & French DS 2.0	English DTS, DD 5.1 & French DD 5.1	DTS-HD Master Audio English 1959 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1959 kbps / 16-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 16-bit) DTS-HD Master Audio French 1996 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1996 kbps / 16-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 16-bit)	DTS-HD Master Audio English 3919 kbps 7.1 / 48 kHz / 3919 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit) DTS-HD Master Audio English 2086 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 2086 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Subtitles	English, French, none	French, none	French, (SDH), French, none	English (SDH), none
Features	Release Information: Studio: New Line - Alliance Atlantis Aspect Ratio: Widescreen anamorphic - 1.85:1 Edition Details: • Theatrical Trailer • Documentary DVD Release Date: February 26th, 2002 Amaray Chapters 41	Release Information: Studio: mk2 Aspect Ratio: Widescreen anamorphic - 1.85:1 Edition Details: • Collector Booklet (40 pages) • Electronic Press Kit (interviews) 20' DVD Release Date: December 8th, 2004 Digi-pack Chapters 59	Release Information: Studio: mk2 1080P Dual-layered Blu-ray Disc Size: 33,306,080,632 bytes Feature: 31,066,798,080 bytes Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video Total Bitrate: 24.93 Mbps Edition Details: • Electronic Press Kit (interviews) - 19:45 in HD! Blu-ray Release Date: November 3rd, 2010 Standard Blu-ray case Chapters 16	Release Information: Studio: Criterion 1080P Dual-layered Blu-ray Disc Size: 50,006,519,283 bytes Feature: 36,575,361,024 bytes Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video Total Bitrate: 28.01 Mbps Edition Details: • The Missing Pieces (1:31:23) Interviews: • Sheryl Lee (22:17 from Los Angeles - 2017) • Angeloe Badalamenti (20:15 - 2017 New Jersey) • Between Two Worlds - Actor's Discussion (28:24 - 2014 - Los Angeles - David Lynch, Ray Wise, Grace Zabrinskie and Sheryl Lee) • Trailers (US Theatrical - 1:49, International - 1:43, Missing Pieces Trailer - 2:05) Blu-ray Release Date: November 3rd, 2010 Standard Blu-ray case Chapters 16

Comments

NOTE: The below Blu-ray captures were taken directly from the Blu-ray disc.

NOTE: The Entire Mystery Blu-ray Boxset is reviewed HERE

ADDITION: Criterion - Region 'A' Blu-ray - September 2017': Not much to say - the Criterion image is a vast improvement - flesh tones gain normalcy, details tighten and colors are richer. There is some shifting in the frame with the Criterion showing more.... the French 1080P has a green hue next to the Criterion. This looks like the same source used for The Entire Mystery Boxset.

The audio is, likewise - all Criterion who use a very robust DTS-HD Master 7.1 track at 3919 kbps or the option of a 2.0 channel stereo lossless - both 24-bit (where the mk2 was 16-bit) and both in the original English language. Notably the 7.1 is far more dynamic and exports aggressive chords from the score by, prolific, Angelo Badalamenti - who has done much work with David Lynch including composing for Blue Velvet, Lost Highway, Wild at Heart and The Straight Story among others. The Criterion Blu-ray has optional English (SDH) subtitles and is Region 'A'-locked.

Criterion also leap ahead with the supplements. The Missing Pieces is David Lynch's 2014 feature film which presents deleted scenes from Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me assembled together in an untold portion of the story's prequel. For fans this is fascinating and runs 1.5 hours. Great addition! There are also interviews with Sheryl Lee (22:17 from Los Angeles - 2017), Angelo Badalamenti (20:15 - 2017 New Jersey) and a 1/2 hour Between Two Worlds - Actor's Discussion (2014 - Los Angeles with David Lynch, Ray Wise, Grace Zabrinskie and Sheryl Lee) There are also two trailers as well as a Missing Pieces trailer and the package has excerpts from an interview with Lynch from Lynch on Lynch, a 1997 book edited by filmmaker and writer Chris Rodley. Twin Peaks fans who can never get enough will cherish the Criterion for its superior a/v and bountiful extras. Strongly recommended!

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ADDITION: MK2 - Region 'B' Blu-ray - December 2010': MK2 has taken their previous HD-master and put it to English-friendly 1080P Blu-ray disc. It has the same color hues as the 2004 DVD. It looks decent - there is some depth, detail rises and the 2 1/4 hour feature covers more than 30 Gig with a reasonable bitrate. Let's hope this source can be improved upon.

Audio also advances with a lossless track and there are optional French subtitles. The disc is region 'B'-locked.

Extras duplicate the last PAL DVD with the 20-minute Electronic Press Kit including a short featurette, interviews and a trailer. Unfortunately, we lose the 40-page collector's book (which was in French). No sign of this in Region 'A' and fans of Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me will wish to indulge for the a/v upgrade.

Gary Tooze

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VIDEO: The Region 1 is unquestionably sharper, but has some excess blue ( see the TV screen in 3rd capture) and it is slightly zoomed on with some picture being lost on all 4 edges. Saying that though skin tones and contrast levels are far superior on the NTSC edition and that is our recommendation.

AUDIO: Both have a DTS English track. But the sound on Jacques Renault' bar scene is still far to low, and not subtitled on the PAL edition (if French subs are not displayed). The NTSC does offer an additional 2.0 track for the original English.

EXTRAS: There are too few. I'm still waiting for a sizeable edition (announced by MK2 for 2005) with a David Lynch's commentary track, but the PAL release has a 40 page booklet and some interviews.

-Guillaume and Gary Tooze

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1) New Line - Alliance Atlantis (Canadian) - Region 1 - NTSC - TOP

2) mk2 (French) - Region 2 - PAL - SECOND

3) mk2 (French) - Region 'B' - Blu-ray - THIRD

4) Criterion - Region 'A' - Blu-ray - BOTTOM

1) New Line - Alliance Atlantis (Canadian) - Region 1 - NTSC - TOP

2) mk2 (French) - Region 2 - PAL - SECOND

3) mk2 (French) - Region 'B' - Blu-ray - THIRD

4) Criterion - Region 'A' - Blu-ray - BOTTOM

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2) Criterion - Region 'A' - Blu-ray - BOTTOM

1) mk2 (French) - Region 'B' - Blu-ray - TOP

2) Criterion - Region 'A' - Blu-ray - BOTTOM

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2) Criterion - Region 'A' - Blu-ray - BOTTOM

1) mk2 (French) - Region 'B' - Blu-ray - TOP

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Report Card:

Image:	Criterion Blu-ray
Sound:	Criterion Blu-ray
Extras:	Criterion Blu-ray

Box Covers

Same as the New Line Home Entertainment Edition

Distribution

New Line - Alliance Atlantis

Region 1 - NTSC

mk2
Region 2 - PAL

mk2
Region 'B' - Blu-ray

Criterion - Spine #898
Region 'A' - Blu-ray

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