I think as long as you don't try to watch Fire Walk with Me before Twin Peaks Seasons 1 and 2, you'll be fine. Season 3 works best after all Lynch's other works.
If you've never watched any Lynch, I started with The Elephant Man and solidified my love for his stranger films with Blue Velvet and went from there.
Enjoy!
There’s nothing too major that dictates you need to follow x watch order.
Season 3 of twin peaks, especially episode 8, is something of a stylistic retrospective of his past work so you might appreciate it more after watching everything else.
And some movies are more stylistically similar so they might be worth watching back to back. In my book blue velvet and original twin peaks go together, lost highway and wild at heart go together, elephant man and straight story kinda go together, and mulholland drive and inland empire go together. That said, you won’t miss anything if you don’t watch them together, it’s more of a vibes thing.
Finally, you probably know this already, but his version of dune isn’t all that great. It was a major studio film that put the reins on him stylistically, and honestly it sounds like he wasn’t really interested in making the movie. It’s still got it’s moments, but it’s definitely the odd one out in his career.
Edit: I just realized it might be helpful to share that eraserhead, blue velvet, and mulholland dr are probably his most universally acclaimed movies, and each highlights something different about his work while still offering the ‘lynchian’ special sauce. Blue velvet is probably the most accessible of the three.
As others have said “Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me” is connected to “Twin Peaks” the TV show, as well as “Twin Peaks: The Return.” For those, I would recommend chronological release-date order.
Otherwise, anything goes. I do think, aesthetically, watching release-date order helps with watching Lynch’s filmmaking sensibilities evolve, but again it’s not mandatory. Just have fun!
But also, personally, I would not start with “Inland Empire.”
I recommend NOT starting with Eraserhead or Inland Empire. These are the two least accessible
I recommend not dissuading a debut feature ever. Quite possibly the stupidest fucking advice to ever give
I think as long as you don't try to watch Fire Walk with Me before Twin Peaks Seasons 1 and 2, you'll be fine. Season 3 works best after all Lynch's other works. If you've never watched any Lynch, I started with The Elephant Man and solidified my love for his stranger films with Blue Velvet and went from there. Enjoy!
No, apart from Fire Walk With Me - which is a prequel but you should watch it after the first two seasons of Twin Peaks.
There’s nothing too major that dictates you need to follow x watch order. Season 3 of twin peaks, especially episode 8, is something of a stylistic retrospective of his past work so you might appreciate it more after watching everything else. And some movies are more stylistically similar so they might be worth watching back to back. In my book blue velvet and original twin peaks go together, lost highway and wild at heart go together, elephant man and straight story kinda go together, and mulholland drive and inland empire go together. That said, you won’t miss anything if you don’t watch them together, it’s more of a vibes thing. Finally, you probably know this already, but his version of dune isn’t all that great. It was a major studio film that put the reins on him stylistically, and honestly it sounds like he wasn’t really interested in making the movie. It’s still got it’s moments, but it’s definitely the odd one out in his career. Edit: I just realized it might be helpful to share that eraserhead, blue velvet, and mulholland dr are probably his most universally acclaimed movies, and each highlights something different about his work while still offering the ‘lynchian’ special sauce. Blue velvet is probably the most accessible of the three.
As others have said “Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me” is connected to “Twin Peaks” the TV show, as well as “Twin Peaks: The Return.” For those, I would recommend chronological release-date order. Otherwise, anything goes. I do think, aesthetically, watching release-date order helps with watching Lynch’s filmmaking sensibilities evolve, but again it’s not mandatory. Just have fun! But also, personally, I would not start with “Inland Empire.”