'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?
'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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  • eMMI
    eMMI Posts: 6,262
    I never really watched the series but I'm sort of intrigued by this film..
    "Don't be faint-hearted, I have a solution! We shall go and commandeer some small craft, then drift at leisure until we happen upon another ideal place for our waterside supper with riparian entertainments."
  • 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.
    '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
  • westsidepie
    westsidepie 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.
    To pie I will reply
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  • eMMI
    eMMI 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.
    "Don't be faint-hearted, I have a solution! We shall go and commandeer some small craft, then drift at leisure until we happen upon another ideal place for our waterside supper with riparian entertainments."
  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    I liked it, but it took a few days to realize that because it was drastically different from what I was expecting.
  • 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
  • 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.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    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.
  • 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.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    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.
  • 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.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • eMMI
    eMMI 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. :)
    "Don't be faint-hearted, I have a solution! We shall go and commandeer some small craft, then drift at leisure until we happen upon another ideal place for our waterside supper with riparian entertainments."
  • Heineken Helen
    Heineken 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.
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    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
  • 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.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    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.
    One sec, wiki to the rescue!
  • 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.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • 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. ;)
    '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
  • 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 :)
    '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
  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syzygy_(The_X-Files)
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grotesque_(The_X-Files)

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