The X Files: I Want to Believe (2008)

Truly the worst movie I've ever seen in a theater

Thanks for the memories!

Instant Favorite.

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

Many years after the events from the first movie, a retired and isolated Moulder is convinced by his ex-colleague, now turned doctor, Scully, to join a case which involved a weird person who claimed he had visions of various events regarding crimes. It's a movie which, as opposed to the first one which focused on extraordinary and paranormal events, like aliens, decides to base its story on a series of apparently random murders, which can be "seen" in one way or another by a mysterious character who doesn't seem to be taken very seriously by the authorities. Moulder's involvement will prove to be decisive, as he's somehow determined to find the truth about the so called psychic.As you might have guessed by now, the story isn't much, to say the least. The action isn't either, being based on something which isn't interesting or fascinating to begin with, and ends up a bit more complicated but still as least impressive. The two main actors seem to be focused on different plans almost all the time, Scully simply not knowing what to do, concentrate on her work, on their relationship, or on his case. It all seems to be a bit chaotic, although it quite isn't, but still manages to bring boredom along the way. You simply don't get the suspense or the thrill which is are a must in this types of movies.It isn't what it supposed to be, it isn't as impressive or as mind- boggling as the episodes from the series or even the first movie, fact which leaves you with an apparently normal mystery which is bound to be solved in the end, thus making the finale even less satisfying than it actually is. Overall, it's not a bad movie, but it falls deep into the average trap, not managing to get out of it with absolutely anything, even being below it at times. It failed to deliver what a true X- Files movie/episode should have brought, thus leaving the viewer with mixed or even bad feelings.

This was in the theatres? It definitely watches more like a two part episode of the TV series than an actual film. The story itself is okay, entertaining although less woo-woo, out there sci-fi than I was expecting and more of a police procedural, find the serial killer which we see on just about every second show on cable TV nowadays.Anyways it wasn't terrible, David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson act there asses off, fully embracing Mulder and Scully (when did they get all in love and have a baby?) Billy Connolly is suitably creepy as the pedophile priest who claims to be having visions, Amanda Peet is an FBI agent who knows of their history with woo-woo cases and brings them back into the game to aid in the investigation into a group of missing women, one of whom is an undercover agent. I always struggle with Peet in the dramatic roles because she is so hilarious as a comedic actress.The mood throughout this is dark and cold, no cornfields here but lots of bleak snowy landscapes, snow covered highways, cars in snow banks, empty white fields so that I was continually reminded of the FX series Fargo. -Filmed in Pemberton, MT Currie (Lil-Wat nation) and Vancouver as Wisconsin.Not sure what to make of the weird post-credit sequence with Mulder and Scully all vacationey, in a rowboat in the middle of some tropical ocean, waving at the camera? 4/4/16

I think that the main reason X-Files 2 failed at the box office but has gone on to have a relatively successful life on home video is that it was just not a "big" enough story for a big, pop-culture based theatrical film. I remember going to the theater and thinking, that's all there is to it? But now that I've watched it again, after watching a bunch of the series episodes on Netflix (including the finale) I can see that it is an excellent coda to the series and that it should have played on television in the first place. The main drama in this movie is not in the visual sci-fi/horror element--which is what theatrical films excel at.The main drama in XF3 arises from the relationship between Muldar and Scully, which is the kind of intimate, small stuff that television can excel in (especially when it has 9 years to develop the relationship in the first place). It is interesting to see how the two characters have changed. (and, it is worth noting that while Anderson is till three times the actor Duchovny is, he holds his own in this one, instead of being outacted to a distracting degree as in the first theatrical effort).Secondary are the themes of faith and belief that were the bread and butter of the series (they weren't deep, but they were there).If the movie had been from a foreign director or an indie, and had not been tied to an iconic pop culture phenomenon, it is ironic that it probably would have been more successful at the box office (partly because much less money would have been spent making it, partly because of lowered expectation).So, I challenge anyone who is a fan of the old series, and who may not have enjoyed XF2 when it first came out, refresh yourself on the series on Netflix or DVD and then watch this movie again, but just think of it as an extended episode. I think you'll find you really enjoy it. It won't blow your mind, but you will enjoy it.

Watched this movie several years ago in the movie theatre and I thought this movie was good. It fits in like one of the older murder mystieries episodes of x files.For people who watched the x files they would remember one episode is ufo's and then the next one is a murder mystery. This one fittingly is the 2nd one and that was equally as strong in the show.I think some people who went and saw it would think this should be a TV episode but it worked well on the big screen.Casting was good and the ending was good. I hope we see more X files movies in the future. This franchisie deserves 3-4 more movies.