'The X Files: I Want to Believe'

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  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    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
    Did you just slag Indy and Bond?
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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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  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    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.
  • JaneNY
    JaneNY 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 Hiker
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    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 Hiker
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    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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  • vedderfan10
    vedderfan10 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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  • Terryible
    Terryible 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.

    Hopefully they come back in 2012 with a great ending movie.
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  • Porchsitter
    Porchsitter Loganville, GA Posts: 1,092
    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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  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    Urban Hiker wrote:
    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.

    scully was having problems with her faith. as shes always had. that was nothing out of the ordinary. what i found inetresting was she was having this crisis of faith and she was working in a church run hospital.
    and if you want to get into it both billy connolly's character and mulder were having crises of faith so to speak. so it all fit.
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  • Rygar
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    Terryible wrote:
    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.

    Hopefully they come back in 2012 with a great ending movie.
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  • Terryible
    Terryible Posts: 462
    Rygar wrote:
    Chris Carter said that if the movie did well enough he'd come back and continue the alien invasion storyline.

    Yeah i heard that, but the film didn't do very well in the US or Worldwide, hopefully strong dvd sales will help it.

    I did read somewhere that Frank Spotnitz said 20th Century Fox was interested in making a third one
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  • Rygar
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    Terryible wrote:
    Yeah i heard that, but the film didn't do very well in the US or Worldwide, hopefully strong dvd sales will help it.

    I did read somewhere that Frank Spotnitz said 20th Century Fox was interested in making a third one
    Well if the money is there I'm sure they'll go for it.
  • Terryible
    Terryible Posts: 462
    Rygar wrote:
    Well if the money is there I'm sure they'll go for it.

    hope so, i'll definitely pay more money to see Mulder and Scully again
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  • Rygar
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    Terryible wrote:
    hope so, i'll definitely pay more money to see Mulder and Scully again
    Likewise.

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