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This movie really seems like just another example of the decline in the quality of films and writing over the last several years. No originality, no subtlety, a weak plot/story, and the characters are largely bland and boring including Ralph. It also seems that the target audience has completely changed, possibly just because of the terrible writing these days. Those of us who grew up in the hay day of the arcades really enjoyed the first movie, and I'm sure young kids did too for different reasons. This movie seems more targeted towards millennials, which is fine, except it's not funny or entertaining no matter your age.

I question the validity of the 7.0 IMDB rating that it currently enjoys. The entire first page of reviews that I see are all 5s or lower, except for one 6. I can see someone maybe giving it a 6, but a 5 average seems much more likely and appropriate. But then having witnessed what IMDB recently did with the Rings Of Power reviews, hiding ANYTHING that was below a 6, it's hard to have any trust in IMDB's ratings anymore.

I like off beat movies, movies that make you think and have you guessing. However I do not like movies that are completely impossible to figure out and who all of the bad guys and good guys are until they spell it out for you at the very end. This is one of those movies, but it's really so confusing that you won't even care about the questions left unanswered, you'll just be happy that it's over. The dialogue is very weird and awkward, for no particular reason. It does however keep your attention if you're patient, so perhaps worth watching once, and only once. If you've seen "Duplicity" (for better or worse), I would put it in the same category, but with a much lower budget.

Pains me to write this review, because for the most part I liked the original Twin Peaks, especially early on. It had a great cast, quirky characters, mystery and intrigue. I liked the weird dream/vision sequences, especially the first one. Then it inexplicably went all X-Files, and by the final episode it was completely off the rails. It seemed as if Lynch was just taking shrooms daily, and someone was transcribing his experiences into a completely disjointed script and visuals. Then the movie came along and it was all of that, on steroids. To say that it left you with more new questions than answers would be a huge understatement.

And that brings us to the 2017 revival. They managed to do the seemingly impossible, and bring back in some form or another almost the entire original cast after a 25 year hiatus, plus some great new additions. Fans of the show were undoubtedly over the moon at the prospect. Unfortunately, Lynch's self indulgence got in the way and completely ruined something that had true potential. The revival show is about 45% Eraserhead, 45% 2001 A Space Odyssey (the really weird parts), and 10% the original Twin Peaks, and by original I mean the second half of the second season when things had gotten completely bizarre. 5 minutes of watching the original psychiatrist spray paint 4 shovels gold. 10 minutes of staring at a large translucent box in a NY high rise apartment. Hours of watching Agent Cooper acting like Rain Man but far worse. Etc. Etc. If Lynch was on shrooms the entire first two seasons, he must've been on shrooms, peyote, acid, and heavy anti-psychotics for the revival. The only redeeming quality is being reunited with original cast after so many years, but their characters are mostly squandered and irrelevant.

My advice for anyone who hasn't watched it yet, but enjoyed the original series: Probably no review or opinion is going to stop you from watching this, but rest assured that if you don't like the first 2 or 3 episodes, the show DOESN'T get any better or tie the myriad of pointless scenes together later in the season, much less answer any old questions or the countless new ones from this season. Maybe you'll only waste a few hours of your life instead of 18.