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Summary: We didn't think they could do it...
Review: But we were wrong. Chris Carter and company successfully made an X-Files film with an non-exlusive plot, engaging supporting actors and thought-provoking storyling--AND you don't have to be an X-Phile to enjoy it.The movie is fantastic, but primarily the DVD edition. I love the top menu graphics, as well as the extra featers such as Carter/Bowman voiceover option while the movie plays. Such a great film, and deliciously presented.
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Summary: X-Files on the big screen!
Review: I had been waiting for this movie for a long time. I am a fan of the series and I can say that everything about the movie is great. Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny gave their best performances and the movie's international success was expected. A lot of fans have said that the movie can not be compared to the series and that's completely right because there is no way you can compare them. The series are more important but the movie was made for a lot of reasons like to make more money and make the series more popular. And I think the producers achieved what they wanted.
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Summary: Fans don't miss out! Newbies, we'll tell you what you need!
Review: I don't think that there is anyway that the creators of the X Files movie could have made this, so far first X Files film better. Long time fans of course will want to see Mulder and Scully in a big screen adventure and have some long running questions and secrets of the show revealed to them. Newbies or newcomers to the show can jump right in to the mix of things and have a realitively clear idea of what is going on without a serious "where am I?" feel, because just about all the important aspects are layed out neatly. FBI agents Mulder and Scully are currantly undergoing less interesting work while the X Files department has been closed down. Underneath their noses in Texas, a strange, toxic substance has been discovered which causes great harm to whoever comes in contact with it. The knowlege of this toxin is leaked to Mulder through a crackpot scifi author named Kurtzweil (Martin Landau) who tells Mulder that he needs expose the toxin as an alien virus which would be the proof Mulder needs to prove that aliens do exist, before a mysterious government shadow organization called the Syndicate removes any trace of the substance. Interesting from beginging to end, and with a dull quotient being almost 0, The X FILES is almost required to watch for the fans because if you miss the movie, your're going to miss part of the show.
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Summary: Another Must have for all X-fans, both new and old
Review: This movie contains a good story that is easy to follow even for those who are new fans of the X-Files. If you are not a fan, this may truly make you one. The story telling is first rate, and seems to blend well with the television series. Movies of this type, often don't tie in well with the television shows from which they are derived, i.e. Mission Impossible, Star Trek, and The Fugitive. Don't get me wrong they are all excellent in their own right, they just do not stay totally true to the mythos from which they were spawned. X-Files: Fight the Future, however, does stay true to the series from which it is derived, and extends and fleshs out some of the mythos that accompanies the series. This movie adds some information and understanding to the elaborate mythos created by Mr. Carter, and serves to enhance the future episodes of the series that followed the release of the movie. A true appreciation of the movie is gained by one who has seen the episodes of the series prior to the release of this movie, but this is not necessary as the characters are introduced, and while most of the information contained in the introduction of the characters has appeared in the series, it is still interesting to the X-phile as well. All in all, this is an excellent addition to the movie collection of anyone.
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Summary: a must for any x-files fan
Review: ok this movie is simply spectacular, and everyone who has ever enjoyed a files episode should own it. it has fabulous acting (and i should know for being an acting major), and the storyline is supurb. there's this one scene between scully and mulder and they almost... well i won't ruin it for you. it's awesome though. it will definitely make you look over your shoulder every once in a while to see if someone's looking...
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Summary: Smart And Original.
Review: I have been watching "The X-Files" since its first season and admit that once in a while I pause on watching the show for other things, but I've always been there and the movie is a very good combination of the entire show in film form. Those who have never seen the show won't have trouble watching the movie because it's self-contained. That is the genius of Chris Carter. He has created a movie where it works perfectly as a contiuation of the previous season finale titled "The End" for fans, but still works perfectly for non-fans and will entertain both groups even more with the season premiere that followed titled "The Beginning." The movie isn't total spectacle, but it's smart and creepy and richly-photographed. Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny are also great actors and Rob Bowman has a lot of style in his directing. "The X-Files Movie" is a nice mystery thriller. But what sets it apart from other flicks is the fact that Chris Carter's screenplay gives some reality and plausibility to his alien colonization conspiracy. Here we get detailed scientific facts, realistic political scenarios and an attention to detail that is meticulous. I'm sure that "The X-Files" show and movie have brought reality and plausibility and even romanticism to wild alien conspiracy ideas like no other show or film. It's a cool movie, it deserves a look. Mark Snow's musical score is also quite beautiful, creepy and memorable.
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Summary: Fan of the show or not, you'll enjoy this film.
Review: The X-Files film leaves off where season 5 of the show ended, with the x-files closed, and now FBI agents Mulder and Scully investigating in other fields. The movie itself is actually quite good, I originally thought that it would not be as creative or interesting as the series has been so far, but I was wrong. The movie doesn't ever slow down, with some fairly big answeres to some of the most asked about questions in the series. If you're a fan of the television series, you'll notice all the characters are there in the film. Everyone from the Smoking man, Well manicured man, Skinner, and even The Lone Gunmen make an appearance. In the end, if you are a fan of the show you can't miss the movie, but even if you've never seen a single episode on tv, you should check this one out. You might just be pleasantly surprise afterward.
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Summary: How Often Have We Been Right Here?
Review: __________________ As a fan of the X-Files, going back to its beginning, I really liked the way the movie fit into the existing mythos. The series has lost its way in seasons six through eight, and while I'll continue to watch it until it stops airing new episodes, this movie is beginning to look more and more like the good old days of the X-Files. It was meant to be as standalone as possible, but has enough subtle references to the mythos to please those in the know. I have my doubts that the movie brought in new fans to the tv series, but the partial absence of David Duchovny in season eight should have been total, freeing the writers and producers from the burden of his massive self-involvement, and allowing Gillian Anderson to shine. She plans to be out of there after season nine, and frankly I'd rather see a new dynamic duo take over in entire, both in the series and in any future movies. The series is long in the tooth. Perhaps the approach used for the Dick Van Dyke Show years ago -- pulling the plug at the end of the fifth season -- should be a law or something. Buy and watch this movie for a taste of conspiracy paranoia in a dramatic form, with some excellent performances by the entire cast and the brilliant Martin Landau, then check out the series episode sets, also available on Amazon.
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Summary: Fight The Powers That Be
Review: I wouldn't pretend to be one who regularly watches the television series on which this film is based. However, I've often watched and have always marveled at how life is played out in the head of creator Chris Carter. To base a motion picture on a television series, you have to give a regular viewer more than you would normally and yet still make the movie comprehensible to the viewer of happenstance. I think Mr. Carter succeeded. The movie opens in the past. Quite a ways past, in fact. 30,000 B.C. in a place we now know as North Texas. At this point in time, North Texas is a cold and barren place but something happens which sets the stage for what is about to come. After this incident, we move to "present-day" Dallas, Texas where the FBI is investigating a terrorist bomb threat in the Federal Building. We shortly meet our two heroes, agent Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and agent Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson). In short order, we're told that the X-Files have been closed but that Mulder and Scully are still partnered. Scully is somewhat exasperated because her partner is again being unorthodox and searching another building across the street from the one the rest of the Bureau is searching. Finding nothing, Scully and Mulder prepare to leave the building when Mulder decides to buy a soda from a nearby vending machine. Instead, what he finds is the vending machine unplugged and a bomb -- a very big bomb -- inside it. And Mulder is locked in the room with it. This being the 90s, Mulder calls Scully on his cellular phone and she arranges to have the building cleared and the FBI team brought to the building to get Mulder out and defuse the bomb. One part of the plan works. This is brilliant screenwriting because once you accept that agent Mulder is a tad unorthodox and has an uncanny knack for stumbling into the truth, it's completely believable to believe a scenario that would have a terrorist call in a threat to one building and blow up a different one. The resulting explosion evokes memories of the Oklahoma City bombing quite chillingly. However, instead of Scully and Mulder being hailed as heroes, they're hauled in front of an inquiry to explain why five people died instead of the countless number that would have died had the bomb not been discovered. As Mr. Carter points out in a short "Making Of..." presentation before the movie begins, the truth is not always the truth and things are not always as they seem. The Dallas bombing sets off a chain of events which takes us not only through the Southwest, but to England, Antarctica, and Tunisia. This really is an excellent piece of filmmaking and there's lots of credit to go around. First, there's a solid, finely nuanced story by creator/screenwriter Carter and collaborator Frank Spotnitz. This is a piece of work that stands completely on its own. You don't have to be a fan of the television series to enjoy the film; however, the movie is almost completely consistent with the series and fits like a puzzle piece with it. The acting is really quite superb. David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson are fresh and lively in their portrayals of Mulder and Scully. There is a guest appearance by Martin Landau as a conspiracy theorist doctor who, in shadowy fashion, guides Mulder toward the truth. Blythe Danner appears as the chief investigator of an inquiry where the outcome seems already determined. Series regulars are much in evidence as well. Mitch Pileggi as Assistant Director Walter Skinner and, especially, William B. Davis as the Cigarette-Smoking Man keep the action moving throughout the film. Regardless of whether you're a fan of the series or not, this film will make a fine evening's entertainment. [Originally written 18 October 1998]
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Summary: This Film was as Silly as it Gets.
Review: The Truth is Out There. There are mysteries waiting to be uncovered, the destiney of humans and aliens is older then you think. But on the whole, who cares? That's the feeling I got when I saw this movie. I didn't care if Mulder and Scully got out of it alive, heck, if they died, and the series ended, then the actors could finally star in something more entertaining then this dreck. To be placed beside the Blair Witch Project and Matrix as over-rated junk movies.
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