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Summary: A Suspense Thriller that Never Lets Up!
Review: The X-Files television show is wonderful, as we all know, and now a movie has come out that is a feast for X-Files fans. No commercials and a two-hour non-stop ride!This supposedly picks up where the series left off; but those who don't weekly tune in will still easily be able to pick it up, understand it, and enjoy it. It has a complex plot about the aliens who have been on the Earth for thousands of years and a clan of older men whom have known about it and have created a vaccine for a virus given off by the "Black Oil." Okay, okay, I know that my synopsis' aren't good at all, but just know that it is a lot better than what it sounds to be! Overall, the X-Files is thrilling, exciting, fast-paced mind-ride that is absolutely perfect! Enjoy!
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Summary: a must see for x philes
Review: What can i say about a movie that i watched 5 times in a three day period! It was just so good. i recently became an x phile following all the episodes on fox and fx but when i saw this movie i was blown away. i began to fit all the pieces together from the past episodes and relate them to things in the movie. i must say i was a little disappointed about the little ALMOST kiss but i do agree that it would spoil the whole show if the Mulder and Scully were together. My favorite scene was the cornfield. it was just an adrenaline rush to watch parts of this movie and i even screamed a couple of times out of surprise. One of the best monsters in the history of x files is in this movie. The scene that tells about Mulder's sister is definetely a turning point in movie. it was not in the theatre version so if you only went to the theatre then you must see this scene. it tells you basically what happened to Samantha. Another great scene is at the end when the ship is flying away Mulder asks scully if she saw it and in a barely audible whisper she says yes even though she probably didn't since her face was in the snow. Superb acting to David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson. They do a great job with the roles. JUST AN ALL AROUND GREAT MOVIE!
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Summary: A Good Two-Hour Episode, But Didn't Need To be a Movie
Review: There really isn't much to this movie. Scully and Mulder ona case in Dallas, Texas looking for a bomb hidden in the federalbuilding there. The bomb, planted by agents of the evil FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency), to destroy evidence of a kid and a few fireman who were infect by an alien virus. Right, let's be subtle about this, shall we? Let's not steal the bodies and destroy them, oh no, let's plant explosives in a very large and obvious fashion and nuke a building in a large metropolitan center. Good thinking, guys! There is no doubt a lot here for an X-Files fan, of which I would count myself one. It is an intelligent show to some degree, but after seven years of Scully being skeptical and Mulder being obsessive is getting a little redundant. What does work in the movie and has always worked in the TV series is the fact that Mulder and Scully are important to each other - more than just colleagues, more than just friends, but still not going to fall in love with each other - having them do so would be the same killing blow that sunk Moonlighting back in the eighties. The chemistry between the two is probably what keeps me coming back to the show. The movie does reveal some secrets, most of which are kept away from Scully even though she was there for most of it. Drugged unconscious and infected with the alien virus, Scully is captured and placed aboard an alien ship hidden in Antarctica and must be rescued by Mulder, (is anyone getting tired of Scully always being the victim? I know I am). Yes, there are real aliens and yes there is a conspiracy to cover them up while some very powerful men consort with them in order to save their own skins. But apparently the aliens are the native inhabitants to Earth and now want it back. I don't think this should have been a movie, but rather a two-parter or a season ender/opener for the series. It didn't reveal as much as the advertisements said it would, and unfortunately the truth is still out there. And now that Duchovny's contract has expired, he has shown no interest in resigning to the show, and I don't really blame him. The media hype and the drooling fangirls would be enough to turn anyone off that kind of exposure. There have been rumors of second film called X-Files: Invasion, but not much has been revealed. If it does happen and it is made, let's just hope it has a lot more meat on it than the first film did.
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Summary: Thrilling!
Review: This movie was thrilling, awesome, & exciting as I expected it would be. Anyone who has been following the X-Files TV series obviously needs to see this movie as a part of the continuing, on-going plot. The intrigue is definitely still there. What a cool idea to put part of the show in the movie theaters...as in all my movie/book reviews, I don't want to give away any of the plot or exciting parts because I don't want to ruin it for you, so I'm going to remain non-specific. Let's just say, you won't be sorry for buying or watching this DVD, it's well worth your time & money, & a MUST for any true X-Files fan like myself!
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Summary: Fantastic as expected!
Review: This is an exceptional movie whether you are a die hard X-Phile or a new viewer. I myself am a die hard X-Phile. I think that this movie allowed Mulder and Scully to show more vulnerabilities than previously seen in the shows and it was fantastic. The intertwining of suspense, mystery, intrigue, and romance makes you want to believe. It brings you to that fine line of believability in what previously seemed unbelievable. Thank you to Chris Carter, David, Gillian, cast, and crew.
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Summary: Disappointing Movie, even for X-Files Fans
Review: My former roommate's girlfriend and I really like the TV show, "The X-Files," especially the first couple of seasons. She was a really good friend of mine before I roomed with her boyfriend, so one time, I even went with her to the X-Files convention to meet the "Cancer Man"(, formally known as Cigarette-Smoking Man, or CSM for short). Her boyfriend was not as big of a fan of the show; however, and after almost every episode, he would have the same frustrated complaint: "This show always leaves more questions than it does answer them." I would always have the same response: wait for the movie.
You see, the series creator Chris Carter promised that he would answer a lot of questions in the movie several years ago, when he knew that there was going to be a big screen production. So, my roommate, his girlfriend, myself and several other thousand X-Files fans have been waiting anxiously for the release of the new X-Files movie, "The X-Files: Fight the Future." Naturally, Chris Carter (CC, for short) had to make a movie that would satiate the cravings of his TV series fans; and he also wanted a movie that would appeal to non-fans to create a new fan base. He apparently has failed on both accounts.
Initially, after seeing the movie, I thought that the fans who have recently caught on to "The X-Files" trend and newbies would like it better than diehard fans. But then I found out that even the newer fans were disappointed. As it turns out, I now have the same complaint as my former roommate: the movie and the series leave too many questions unanswered, while dishing out some new ones. So, as a result, the newer fans are left in the dark as to what the heck is going on, and the older fans leave the theater grumbling, promising that they'll never watch another episode of the paranoid conspiracy-driven TV show.
David Duchovny's(DD) character, FBI Agent Fox Mulder, unsurprisingly translates well to the screen; however, Gillian Anderson's(GA) character, Agent Dana Scully is a weaker, whiny, immature version of the character on the TV show--which is sad, because GA's acting is far superior than DD's in the series. Give credit to DD, though. His self-mockery in the film is a welcome bright spot in a film that tries too hard and takes itself too seriously.
Or, perhaps not seriously enough. Can a movie be both predictable and unintelligible? Somehow, "The X-Files" film manages to do just that. It answers questions that we already knew the answer to. Yet, it ignores some extremely basic plot lines that die hard fans all expected to find out the answer to: you don't find out what happened to Mulder's sister; you don't find out what is going on with the clones; you don't find out what is going on with the rebellion; you don't find out what happened with the genius kid that was introduced in the Season Five finale; you don't find out what happened to Alex Krycek; you don't find out what has become of the bounty hunter/shape shifter; and you don't find out if CSM is Mulder's dad. And for the people who don't care about those questions because they don't watch the show, characters will be introduced to you without introduction. Newbies that I have met have felt like outsiders on an in-joke. For example, CSM would stand amidst pandemonium, puffing away on his Marlboros, saying nothing, nothing said about him. One viewer felt as if they were watching some strange, superficial, art-house flick.
The reason why "The X-Files" works as a TV show is because CC is able to suspend your disbelief for an hour or two; the scariest things are unseen; and the chemistry between DD's loony cop and GA's scientific cop works. In the movie, everything dies. The truth may be out there; but, it's not in this movie. On the upswing, there is some beautiful camerawork, and some cool special effects. But it's not enough to make me believe. One and half stars.
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Summary: This refers to the DVD version wich is much better .
Review: The truth is out there a veriable relization for fans everywhere that that quote inly belongs to one series X- Files.In 1993 the X-Files was a huge success on the small screen you obviously knew it was going to hit the big screen it wasn't until the summer of 1998 it hit the big screen. Starring David Duchovney an Jillian Anderson reprising there roles that made them famous as Mulder and Scully expert agents in there feild and this tie they will come upon there heardest and most important case ever, in 35,000 bc we discover that cavemen find a startling discovery alien lifeform we also discover that this lifeform is hostle and biologically infected with a pleauge. We then discover that the very same thig happend to a kid playing with his friends and happens to fall in a ditch.No one seems to know what is happning to these people , Agents Mulder and Scully on assigment are looking for a bomb in an FBI building.But the bomb is found in a pop machine the fbi comes in but seemigly want the explosion to go off when it does they ask themselves why did this happen and the fbi has some qustions for them to as they split the team up. Mulder encounters a mysterious man that tells him vital information about the deaths in the bulding.When he looks into it he will uncover something that will treaten the worlds very exsistance something so terrifying that it will change the world for as we know it. Good options on dvd this movie looks better then it did in the theatre , including deleted scenes its a fun movie to watch but for fans it a must see.
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Summary: Cop out!
Review: Hmm . . . let's see. CancerMan does his evil deeds, Mulder and Scully are in danger, there is sexual tension but it's not followed through. I could watch any old episode of the show and get the same thing. It was okay, I would watch DD in anything, but it didn't really go anywhere.
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Summary: Watch and enjoy
Review: This is a film that can be enjoyed on three levels. First, if you're a fan of the show (such as I) you'll enjoy the tension this film creates and the way in which it adds to the mythology that's been driving the show for over seven years now. Second, the film survives on the action, suspense genre level. This film creates a level of intensity unsurpassed by many films. Lastly, any conspirator will love it. A secret society, out of the bounds of the government but able to power it, are hiding the exsistence of entraterrestrial life. A must see film on any level.
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Summary: This movie is rockin
Review: I love this movie. When it first came out into the theaters, I refused to see it because I hate sci-fi. I also am not a big fan of television in general, but I did eventually get around to seeing this. It changed my whole perspective on television (some of it is good) and science fiction - this movie is very interesting. I was not bored for a second. The acting is good, the writing is good, it is a beautiful work of science fiction and just a wicked good story. I wish I had seen it on the big screen.
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