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'The X Files: I Want to Believe'

harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
edited November 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
There are probably threads about this already, I know.. so save it ;)

I'm a rabid X Files fan and the film wasn't showing in my cinema, so I had to wait for the DVD.

I bought it yesterday, watched it right away, and I was pleasantly surprised. The last film was 'meh', muddled itself with the already convoluted mythology arc, and the script felt nothing like what I knew of the TV show.

This film was what it should've been; beautifully shot, an eerie/wintery setting, a scary villain/theme, a script which was witty and intelligent enough, and Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny looked as if they were once again enjoying their roles.. It was nostalgic and felt like I was watching the X Files of old. There were some funny and scary moments. I really liked it.

Opinions?
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    eMMIeMMI Posts: 6,262
    I never really watched the series but I'm sort of intrigued by this film..
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    harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    eMMI wrote:
    I never really watched the series but I'm sort of intrigued by this film..

    Give it a go :)

    And then try the series.. Seasons 1-6 are brilliant, groundbreaking TV. Seasons 7-9 are good to 'OK'.. it's all good TV though.
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    westsidepiewestsidepie Posts: 627
    I missed the DVD release. Must go buy it now! I am also a big X-files fan. I have every season and the first movie, which I liked a lot. I liked this movies as well. Can't wait to see it at home.
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    eMMIeMMI Posts: 6,262
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    Give it a go :)

    And then try the series.. Seasons 1-6 are brilliant, groundbreaking TV. Seasons 7-9 are good to 'OK'.. it's all good TV though.

    I just might. :)

    what put me off from watching the series was one glimpse I got years ago where some guy's mouth sealed up or something.. (at least I think it was The X Files) :confused: it was too weird for me! lol.

    but we've got seasons 1-5 here (at work) so I might start watching them sooner or later.
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    RygarRygar Posts: 8,685
    I liked it, but it took a few days to realize that because it was drastically different from what I was expecting.
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    harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    westsidepie wrote:
    I missed the DVD release. Must go buy it now! I am also a big X-files fan. I have every season and the first movie, which I liked a lot. I liked this movies as well. Can't wait to see it at home.

    I don't think the first film was awful.. It was fine. I just thought the script was too 'Hollywood' and overblown. This one is subtler, imo.. I didn't cringe once during the watching, anyway. I cringed at a few moments in the last one :D
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
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    harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    eMMI wrote:
    I just might. :)

    what put me off from watching the series was one glimpse I got years ago where some guy's mouth sealed up or something.. (at least I think it was The X Files) :confused: it was too weird for me! lol.

    but we've got seasons 1-5 here (at work) so I might start watching them sooner or later.

    Yeah that was X Files ;)

    If you found that weird/scary, it gets weirder/scarier.. just to warn you.. It very rarely reaches proper horror status though.
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

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    RygarRygar Posts: 8,685
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    Yeah that was X Files ;)

    If you found that weird/scary, it gets weirder/scarier.. just to warn you.. It very rarely reaches proper horror status though.
    Thanks Harmless, my gf and I were sloooowly going through the seasons (we're halfway through 3 atm) and we haven't watched any episodes in a long time. I think we'll get the train moving again tonight.
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    harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    Rygar wrote:
    Thanks Harmless, my gf and I were sloooowly going through the seasons (we're halfway through 3 atm) and we haven't watched any episodes in a long time. I think we'll get the train moving again tonight.

    Do it! Nothing like an X Files marathon with the loved one :)
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

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    RygarRygar Posts: 8,685
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    Do it! Nothing like an X Files marathon with the loved one :)
    We were watching 1 or 2 episodes a night for a while there, and haven't watched any in a good bit.
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    harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    Rygar wrote:
    We were watching 1 or 2 episodes a night for a while there, and haven't watched any in a good bit.

    There are some corkers in season 3... and it's the season where they started doing some fantastic comedy as well :D
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

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    eMMIeMMI Posts: 6,262
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    Yeah that was X Files ;)

    If you found that weird/scary, it gets weirder/scarier.. just to warn you.. It very rarely reaches proper horror status though.

    like I said, that was a long long time ago. I can handle some weird and scary things nowadays. I even watched The Orphanage for heavens sakes! ;):D

    thanks for the warning though. :)
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    Heineken HelenHeineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    I didn't really like it. I used to like the series and it did feel very nostalgic in a good way at times... however it was just like a fairly average episode :o nothing great.
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    RygarRygar Posts: 8,685
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    There are some corkers in season 3... and it's the season where they started doing some fantastic comedy as well :D
    I think they were in the jealousy phase last we saw.
    Some pretty bad episodes in that season too :p
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    harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    Rygar wrote:
    I think they were in the jealousy phase last we saw.
    Some pretty bad episodes in that season too :p

    Bad episodes in season 3? Wash your mouth out young man!

    The jealousy phase? Is that the episode with Owen Wilson's brother in it? (Brett Wilson?) It's a comedy.

    I thought some of the episodes were a bit rubbish (Mulder and Scully acting out of character, hilarious, stupid lines, Mulder even squeels like a girl in seeing an alien in one episode) until realising they were parodies and are supposed to be hilarious. The writers are just playing around. I don't think there's one bad episode in season 3! ;)
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

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    RygarRygar Posts: 8,685
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    Bad episodes in season 3? Wash your mouth out young man!

    The jealousy phase? Is that the episode with Owen Wilson's brother in it? (Brett Wilson?) It's a comedy.

    I thought some of the episodes were a bit rubbish (Mulder and Scully acting out of character, hilarious, stupid lines, Mulder even squeels like a girl in seeing an alien in one episode) until realising they were parodies and are supposed to be hilarious. The writers are just playing around. I don't think there's one bad episode in season 3! ;)
    No? Maybe we're in season 4 then.
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    harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    Heineken Helen wrote:
    I didn't really like it. I used to like the series and it did feel very nostalgic in a good way at times... however it was just like a fairly average episode :o nothing great.

    Did you like the last film?

    In a way, what I've heard as a criticism of this film is what I liked about it. I wanted something that reflected what I liked of the episodes. I wanted to feel like I was watching an extra long episode - nothing more - and I got that. I didn't want a groundbreakingly original storyline. That would've created something more like the overblown last movie..

    In the last film I was getting Independence Day, Indiana Jones, James Bond, some generic political film about bombs and terrorism... well, to me it was just kissing the arse of Hollywood, in many ways... and in my opinion. :p
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

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    harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    Rygar wrote:
    No? Maybe we're in season 4 then.
    One sec, wiki to the rescue!

    I'd say the same about season 4 (I told you I was a rabid fan) except I think that the one about the demon-possessed dummy is in season 4. That one was written by Steven King, and is rubbish. ;)
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    harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    walrus wrote:
    i loved the series..but this movie was horrible..not good enough to have been part of the original show..
    and i disagree with your assessment of the first movie..which i loved

    Different strokes for different folks :)
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    RygarRygar Posts: 8,685
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syzygy_(The_X-Files)
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grotesque_(The_X-Files)
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    RygarRygar Posts: 8,685
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    Did you like the last film?

    In a way, what I've heard as a criticism of this film is what I liked about it. I wanted something that reflected what I liked of the episodes. I wanted to feel like I was watching an extra long episode - nothing more - and I got that. I didn't want a groundbreakingly original storyline. That would've created something more like the overblown last movie..

    In the last film I was getting Independence Day, Indiana Jones, James Bond, some generic political film about bombs and terrorism... well, to me it was just kissing the arse of Hollywood, in many ways... and in my opinion. :p
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    harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    Rygar wrote:
    Did you just slag Indy and Bond?
    Fuck me Freddy, it's on now!!!!

    LOL no, those films have their place. I just don't want 'Hollywood blockbuster' or 'popcorn flick' anywhere near my X Files thanks very much ;)
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    harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    Rygar wrote:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syzygy_(The_X-Files)
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grotesque_(The_X-Files)

    Ah yes :) Grotesque is a pretty good episode, not one of the best but I wouldn't call it 'bad' at all.

    And Syzygy is most definitely a comedy. Everyone acts out of character, there's a jealousy game between Mulder and Scully and Mulder says to a blonde bombshell cop, 'Can you help me solve the mystery of the horny beast?'

    What's not to like? :D It's also a piss-take of the teen film, with high-schoolers, basketball and two demonic dumb blondes twins. It's not to be taken seriously.
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    RygarRygar Posts: 8,685
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    Ah yes :) Grotesque is a pretty good episode, not one of the best but I wouldn't call it 'bad' at all.

    And Syzygy is most definitely a comedy. Everyone acts out of character, there's a jealousy game between Mulder and Scully and Mulder says to a blonde bombshell cop, 'Can you help me solve the mystery of the horny beast?'

    What's not to like? :D It's also a piss-take of the teen film, with high-schoolers, basketball and two demonic dumb blondes twins. It's not to be taken seriously.
    They weren't 'bad' episodes, but they had 'bad' qualities that tarnished them.
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    JaneNYJaneNY Posts: 4,438
    The very first episode of X Files I ever saw was called I think, 'Home'. Quite an introduction to the series eh? Seen every episode since. Thanks for the reminder I need to watch the new movie. I'll check if its for rent on itunes.
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    Urban HikerUrban Hiker Posts: 1,312
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    Do it! Nothing like an X Files marathon with the loved one :)

    Seriously, one of the best Thanksgiving (ie, huge family gathering) dinners I had was when there was an X-Files marathon on. My uncle Larry, my husband and I were all in our own little world. :p
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    Urban HikerUrban Hiker Posts: 1,312
    walrus wrote:
    i loved the series..but this movie was horrible..not good enough to have been part of the original show..
    and i disagree with your assessment of the first movie..which i loved

    I loved the first film as well and would rewatch it before I would rewatch this last one. I liked the story line, which I felt could have fit right in with the series, but Gillian Anderson was not feeling the Scully character, IMO. And, it kept throwin' the movie off.
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    vedderfan10vedderfan10 Posts: 2,497
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    There are probably threads about this already, I know.. so save it ;)

    I'm a rabid X Files fan and the film wasn't showing in my cinema, so I had to wait for the DVD.

    Hey rabid x-files fan...I've got a lot of odd X-Files crap in a trunk in my basement. I can trade it for some PJ stuff if you want. I even have a production script from a friend of mine who used to work on the show. They often flimed it in my old neighbourhood in Vancouver. We'd be all, "great. It's the x-files again - taking all the parking spots"....

    Anyway, all my stuff is from the early to mid-90's...trading cards, magazines, comics...

    Yeah, so...glad you liked the most recent film. The older one was not so great....
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    TerryibleTerryible Posts: 462
    I am a huge X-File fan, but the new movie didn't do much for me, but will buy it though and watch it again.
    I thought the story was a bit weak. That can't be best monster of the week idea Chris Carter and Co could come up. It could be worst, it could be the drivel story line the new indy movie came up with.

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    PorchsitterPorchsitter Loganville, GA Posts: 1,069
    I wasn't all that impressed with this film. I was a big fan of the show, but the movie did absolutely nothing for me.
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