Twin Peaks - The Definitive Gold Box Edition (The Complete Series) | 
 enlarge | Director: David Lynch
Actor: Kyle Maclachlan
Studio: Paramount Home Video
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  142 reviews
Sales Rank: 1295
Format: Box Set, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 10
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.6 x 1.5
MPN: PARD130904D
UPC: 097361309040
EAN: 0097361309040
ASIN: B000UX6THK
Theatrical Release Date: April 8, 1990
Release Date: October 30, 2007
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Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 10/30/2007 Rating: Nr
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bSeason 1/bbr iTwin Peaks/i devotees, who have kept the mystery alive on myriad Web sites, will jump at the chance to return to the spooky town that might just be the anti-Mayberry. Rarely syndicated, the iTwin Peaks/i television series has lost none of its quirky and queasy power to get under your skin and haunt your dreams. So brew up a pot of some "damn fine coffee," dig into some cherry pie, and lose yourself in David Lynch and Mark Frost's murder mystery and soap opera, which unfolds, in one character's words, "like a beautiful dream and terrible nightmare all at once." iTwin Peaks/i was a pop culture phenomenon for one season at least, until the increasingly bizarre twists and maddening teases so confounded audiences that they lost interest in just who killed Laura Palmer (Sheryl Lee). This series was a career peak for most of its eclectic ensemble cast, including Kyle MacLachlan as straight-arrow FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper, Michael Ontkean as local Sheriff Harry S. Truman, Sherilyn Fenn as bad girl Audrey Horne, Peggy Lipton as waitress Norma Jennings, and Catherine Coulson as the Log Lady. Alumni enjoying current success include Lara Flynn Boyle ("The Practice"), as good girl Donna Hayward, and Miguel Ferrer ("Crossing Jordan"), hilarious as forensics expert Albert Rosenfield (who has absolutely no "social niceties").--iDonald Liebenson/i p bSeason 2/bbr "Don't search for all the answers at once," says a giant appearing to FBI Agent Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan) in a vision. "A path is formed by laying one stone at a time." In iTwin Peaks/i, that's easier said than done. Over the course of two seasons, that path went nowhere and everywhere. "Bureau guidelines, deductive technique, Tibetan method, and luck" don't cut it here. It also takes a little magic, which is what makes David Lynch and Mark Frost's bracingly original serial drama one of TV's ultimate trips, and still the stuff that fever dreams are made of. With the DVD release of season 2, die-hard iPeakers/i can rekindle their obsession with this macabre, maddening, sinister, and surreal series set in the rural Pacific Northwest community whose bucolic surroundings hide "things dark and heinous." (If you're new to Twin Peaks, best to get the lay of the land by watching the brilliant feature-length pilot and the instant-cult-classic first season, which capture iTwin/i at its peak.) Three main mysteries drive season 2. First, there's the still (!) unresolved murder of Laura Palmer (Sheryl Lee). Then, there's the question of who shot Cooper in the season 1 cliffhanger. And finally, ultimately: What about Bob? With its dream logic, bizarre behavior, and nightmare imagery, much of what transpires goes right by you. Some subplots (Sherilyn Fenn's sexpot Audrey held captive at the bordello, One-Eyed Jacks) are easier to latch on to than others (amnesiac Nadine believes she's an 18-year-old high schooler) And, yes, that's a pre-iX-Files/i David Duchovny as Dennis/Denice, a transsexual DEA agent. p In iTwin Peaks/i' second season, the truth is out there, but we are entering iA Few Good Men/i territory. When Laura's killer is at last revealed in episode 16, no doubt many will not be able to handle the truth. The teases, red herrings, and out-and-out gonzo looniness will try the patience of viewers with a more conventional bent. But, as Cooper observes at one point, "All in all, [it's] a very interesting experience," with enough doppelgangers, allusions, pop-culture references, and in-jokes to keep bloggers buzzing. If, for example, you get any pleasure from recognizing Hank Worden, who played Mose in iThe Searchers/i, as "the world's most decrepit room service waiter," then iTwin Peaks/i may just make you feel right at home. --iDonald Liebenson/i p p bOn the DVDs/bbr iTwin Peaks/i lived in its own bizarre, dark, amazing, fantasy world, fresh from the mind of creator David Lynch. The extra features on this Gold Box edition (which includes both seasons and the long-awaited pilot) intend to draw you into the milieu surrounding the world of the story, and offer you a glimpse into the gestation and making of the show, while gently poking fun at itself. To quote Lynch at the beginning of iA Slice of David Lynch/i, "This is the strangest damn thing." He's referring to the act of sitting on a set in Los Angeles, drinking coffee and eating cherry pie with cast members Madchen Amick, Kyle MacLachlan, and personal assistant John Wentworth years after the show ended. But he may as well have also been referring to the show itself, and to the enormous popular phenomenon it accidentally became. As can be inferred from the title, iA Slice of Lynch/i is a glimpse inside the creative mind of Lynch through his interactions with his old stars and assistant, and watching this, you can't help but understand that Lynch operates on a different plain from normal humanity, and his artistic process, while often befuddling, yields incredibly original results to a degree that almost boggles the mind; happy accidents seem to stem from almost every artistic decision he makes. The strength of this feature is that it makes it clear that the world of iTwin Peaks/i really existed, it just happened to live in the minds of David Lynch and co-writer Mark Frost. iTwin Peaks Festival/i is almost an afterthought, it doesn't fit with the rest of the features in depth or insight, but curious fans will get a kick out of seeing what happens when the most rabid, hardcore iTwin Peaks/i gather in the Northwest--on the sights of many of the show's scenes--for a fan festival that beats the heck out of any iStar Trek/i convention. iSecrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks/i offers a meaty, four-part look into how the show came about, the filming of both seasons, and the creation of the music by composer Angelo Badalamenti and singer Julee Cruise. iBlack Lodge Archive/i features six different items ranging from the "Falling" music video to bumpers and galleries that don't do much to offer insight into the show, but they offer an unexpected, added bonus: watching Agent Cooper hawk Georgia Coffee in ads that aired only in Japan. They are quite possibly more hilarious and bizarre than anything in the show itself. The features do a great job of reminding an old audience, and explaining to a new one, why the show had such a devoted following. To quote one actress from the show: "It was unique, it came at a time when television was boring... there was nothing else like it on television." i--Daniel Vancini/i p span class="h1"strongDeeper into the Woods of iTwin Peaks/i/strong/span table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="4" tr align="center" valign="top" class="tiny" td width="33%" img src="http://g-images.amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/aplus/twinpeaksS2/lynch.jpg" border="0"br Essential DVDs by Director David Lynch /td td width="33%" img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000002LMM.01.TZZZZZZZ.jpg" border="0"br The Soundtrack /td td width="33%" img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000056BP1.01.TZZZZZZZ.jpg" border="0"br Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me /td /tr /table /p pbr span class="h1"strongTaste That Famous Cherry Pie/strong/spanp table align=left cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0" trtd align="center" img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/aplus/twinpeaksDGE/cherrypie.jpg" border=0 align=top /td/tr /table bThe Recipe/b p b8 inch Crust:/b 1-1/2 c. flour, 1/2 c. Crisco, 1/4 c. ice waterbr Mix flour and Crisco with fork. Add ice water. Mix with your hands. When blended, roll into ball and refrigerate overnight. To roll out: flour both rolling pin and flat surface, split ball in two, roll out 1/2 to fit pan and 1/2 for lattice.p bFilling:/b 3 c. cherries (pitted, sour frozen); 1 c. water; 1c. Baker's sugar; 4 T. cornstarch; 1/8 t. saltbr Thaw cherries at room temp and strain (yields 2 c. juice). Taste for sweetness, more/less sugar may be needed. Add 1 c. water to make 3 c. juice (reserve 1 c. juice for cornstarch mix). Dissolve cornstarch in 1 c. juice, stir with whip. Combine 2 c. juice, 2/3 c. sugar, salt, and bring to a boil. Add cornstarch mix, cook until clear, about 5 min. (if cooked to long, syrup gets gummy). Remove from heat, stir in 1/3 c. sugar (blend thoroughly). Pour mixture over cherries, fold with wooden spoon, cool (stir mix while cooling to prevent scum from forming on top). Pour mix in pie shell. Top completed pie with lattice crust. p Bake @ 425 degrees for 35-40 min. br br br br span class="h1"strongStills from ITwin Peaks/I (coming soon)/strong/span
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 The Best Movie! January 6, 2009
I have watch a few of these shows on Television a few yrs back, it was a good show to watch. I actually bought this one for my daughter also. She br /had mentioned that she had seen it on T.V. and started to like it and I br /thought it was another perfect Christmas gift. Arrived on time and the br /packaging was great. Thanks.
Definitive Gold Box Edition/Twin Peaks January 3, 2009
I found this dvd set great but I love David Lynch's works.It's fun to watch,keeps you thinking.Interesting,cool sound track thru out the series.An impossible who done it,algud fun.Anyone out there who is thinking of getting this dvd set get it,you won't be sorry for getting it.ENJOY!!!
 So scratched, you'd swear it was used. December 28, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
What can I say? Being a fan of odd movies and bizarre TV shows like Northern Exposure and X-Files, people begged me for years to check into this show. I finally did, and 3 of the 10 discs are so scratched they skip. Some online research showed me that a LOT of people had scratched discs. More people even said they couldn't navigate the menus on some discs. I'm sure the show is good, but this is to review these DVD's, and they suck.
FINALLY! December 23, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I waited years for this to be released in an ultimate DVD set. I pre-ordered it and was so thrilled when it arrived. The packaging is great, and includes several limited edition postcards of stills from the show. Also, the original and extended endings are offered for the pilot! I had held off on ordering the first season when it was originally out because the version of the pilot was not the original version (I instead ordered a copy of the original pilot from SOUTH KOREA!). It's so lovely to have everything in one gorgeous little box!! If you are a Twin Peaks fan, or a fan of David Lynch in general, as I am, definitely get this set! What are you waiting for?!
What can I say? November 6, 2008
This series is mind blowing. The characters and the character development, the criss-crossing story lines and ALL surrounding the mysterious death of a high school student...br /br /This box is worth owning just for the "perks". The original introductions to each episode by "Log Lady" (which are optional), and the International Version of the "pilot" episode which is a whole 30 minutes longer and has an alternate ending to the series...br /Great Set...the only complaint I had was that It does not include the movie...br /oh well...then it would have been perfect...lolbr /
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