The X Files (1998)

To me, this movie is perfection.

When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

The long-awaited X-FILES movie finally burst onto the cinema screens in 1998, and not before time, with five years of the television series behind it. I was somewhat sceptical about the quality of the film, mainly due to the diminishing appeal from the series, which is by now long past its sell-by date and lacks the imaginative magic which made it one of the best television series around when it first began. However, THE X-FILES: FIGHT THE FUTURE, while not brilliant, is still something of a return to the old magic of the series. It certainly doesn't feel like a film, but instead like a 'long' episode. The story about aliens underground and government conspiracies attempt to tie together all the long running conspiracy threads which have been running through the series ever since the pilot episode. It was a difficult task but it generally succeeds well, apart from the fact that as everything is thrown into the plot, nothing is ever looked at in depth. No real secrets are explained at all, which is also disappointing. The conspiracy side of things is pushed aside to make way for kidnapping and other, more audience-friendly aspects.Duchovny and Anderson have by now clinched every aspect of their characters, and so are totally comfortable with them. Martin Landau is good value as a Deep Throat-style informant and other regulars such as Mitch Pileggi and William B. Davis turn up, but are given little to do. The extended budget means that there are a lot more special effects, which is the main benefit of this film, and there's an eye-popping explosion at the start. However, the aliens in this film seem to be heavily influenced by things like ALIEN and SPECIES, with big rows of spiky teeth. These alien types were never in the series and I suppose they have been included as generic monsters. It's a little disappointing. There are some genuinely good moments, like the bit in the white dome with the bees, or the heartfelt moment where Mulder and Scully nearly kiss (I thought they would make an embarrassing mess of this, but they thankfully didn't), or the awe-inspiring moment at the end where the UFO rises out of the ice. With good acting from seasoned performers, excellent special effects and a typically dark and intriguing storyline, THE X-FILES: FIGHT THE FUTURE is a good transgression from television to film. I, for one, hope to see other offerings such as this in the future.

The X-Files:Fight The Future(1998) Starring: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Martin Landu, Mitch PILEGGI, Armin Mueller Stah, Blythe Danner, Dean Haglund, Bruce Hardwood, Tom Braidwood, and William B. Davis Directed By: Rob Bowman Review "He is just one man, and one man alone can not fight the future" This is one exciting mystery that was worth five seasons of the show on Netflix. I have been watching the X-files series on Netflix just too get too both movies. As of right now you know where I am. The only thing that would make this film better would be well I don't know it's pretty amazing. When a terrorist bomb destroys a building in Dallas, FBI agents Fox Mulder(David Duchovny) and Dana Scully(Gillian Anderson) put their lives on the line to try and stop the spread of a deadly virus that may be extraterrestrial in origin. Throughout my viewing of the show I've become a fan of the series in general and have grown to love some of the characters. I'm not however fond of Mulder's three nerd friends for some reason I just don't like them. My favorite character besides Mulder and Scully is Mulder's arch-enemy The Smoking Man played just as awesome as ever by William B. Davis. He is usually trying to hide the truth of alien life and other dealings with the paranormal from Mulder. He is the first to be on this site of the where virus is. The film makes you get into each character without needing to watch the show but I like to anyway because it gives me more pleasure and more mysteries to solve with these characters. The film does have an interesting plot, that makes any audience member who hasn't watched the show feel what it was like, and for fans adds to the excitement with it's grand scale. With disease mysteries, a conspiracy and a central key to what makes the show tick and that's the search for alien life forms. Which has always been a high point in the show because Mulder strongly believes in the existence of extraterrestrials. Rob Bowman directs the first X-file feature and after this will be known for directing one of the worst comic book movies of all time called Elektra, a bad film I actually like and gave one a half stars too, but in this he does a great job. The shot of Dallas and Washington D.c are quite good. All the elements of a good film seem to be here, I had a great time watching this. The acting is just as great as it was in the show, it allows and idea of the show in a decent run time for newcomers, and builds to be a great mystery with good direction. I give The X- Files: Fight The Future a five out of five.

The X-Files movie (or, as it is now called "X-Files: Fight the Future") was a disappointment to me when I saw it in the theatres back in the day, and I had the same reaction watching it on Blu-Ray just today.It's an OK movie, but it suffers in comparison with the best of the TV episodes. The story isn't as interesting, crazy or scary as many in the series, the pace of the story is much slower (whole film should have been at least 15 minutes shorter), and the banter between the main characters is not as sharp.And since ALL of this is also true of the later "I Want to Believe" feature film--except even more so-- then the only conclusion I can come to is that Chris Carter should stick to TV. At least as far as X-Files goes. A genius at TV, he just doesn't seem to get what works in movies.I hope they revive the series with Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny in the leads. It would actually make more sense for experienced FBI agents to be in their mid 40s to early 50s, in my opinion. (of course, it helps that Duchovny is still quire handsome and Anderson has gotten even hotter in her mid years). If they do it as a limited series,like House of Cards or American Horror Story, I think it could be a big hit.

The X-Files is a great movie with a well developed storyline with a talented cast.I have never seen a single episode of the television series and decided to watch this movie when I saw that it was on TV,I was afraid that I wouldn't set a lot of it since I haven't watched the series,but it was clearly written so people who don't watch the series could still understand what was going on.The two main actors,Derek Duchovney and Gillian Anderson,are the best part of this movie,they both suit their characters extremely well and you can tell with the on screen chemistry that they were use to working with each other from the series.I think fans of the series will probably still enjoy it very much,but people who haven't seen the X-Files can still definitely watch the movie,and I would recommend as a good sci-fi and mystery.Mulder and Scully get caught up in a worldwide conspiracy that could change the future of mankind.