Frost-13 Reviews

Twin Peaks (1990–1991)

Thought it would change TV...

[14 June 1999]

I thought Twin Peaks would change television forever with its eeriness and slow-beat, dreamy heaviness of freakish stuff. Totally mesmerized me and put me under a spell for one hour each week. On the surface, it looks like a normal mystery-based TV series/soap opera but just one listen to the music or 30 seconds of dialogue and you realize that its not what it seems to be but is actually a trip into a world that looks the same but exists somewhere in the imagination of some sick guy (David Lynch). Doesn't sound very appealling but its a total trip.

Sadly, though post-Twin Peaks television programming is more of the same droll, hackneyed sitcoms filled with crap crap crap as pre-Twin Peaks TV. Too bad for us.

Playing by Heart (1998)

2/5 of a real movie

[10 February 1999]

This movie is a telling of 5 individual stories about 5 different couples that seem to have no link at first but come together at the end. I found that 2 of the 5 stories were actually watchable. The other 3 went out on vacation and never came back.

Tried to be too real but couldn't shake its fairy-tale feel. Anjelina Jolie was the most memorable as the annoying girl that grows on you and Gillian Anderson was interesting as Dana Scully with a different name, dark hair and a new love interest.

If you MUST watch this because of the marquee names, save your 8 bucks and rent it. Better yet, wait for cable.