Ouch.

Ouch, bigtime. I'm gonna see for myself anyway.

Hmmmmm. You guys were hatin' on just the press conference so I'll need to check it out for myself... I was a fan of Season 8 and 9 when a lot of people were jumping ship so I have faith in this movie! We will see today!

i'm a HUGE X-files fan but i'm going to pass. i knew something wasn't right because in the trailers AND tv spots, i couln't tell (and i'm not alone in this) at ALL what any of plot was. i knew a man's eyes bleed, Mulder says "Scully", Scully says "Mulder" and someone is under the snow. THAT'S IT!! i understand keeping plot points under wraps but come on.... i'll catch in on DVD. i can't afford to throw away $10.00 on a stinker.

MrDisgusting, don't take this the wrong way, but I don't want folks to get the wrong impression about this film. Having watched this site a long time, only now have I felt compelled to register because I feel it's just that pressing I set the record straight about this film. Your opinions are valid, and your own, but I loved the film, and having caught the first showing at my AMC last night at 12:01AM with little more than a dozen other hardcore X-philers, it hurts my heart to think how poorly this film is likely to do. I can't speak for production troubles they may have had, as I don't know about them, but I thought the screenplay was fine. Certainly there were parts that may have wanted tweaking, but for what it was, they did fine: Mulder's sardonic wit and general badassery has not diminished since his retirement and the story was pretty creepy when it wanted to be. And as for Mulder and Scully's relationship, the film can only be so stand-alone when it's got 9 years of the show behind it, and since we've seen Mulder and Scully make out before, and know they must have porked to have made a kid, I don't think there was much else to say in the film about this thematically. Personally, I'm glad they glazed over it because I never really cared for that facet of the show. They were doubtlessly finally acquiescing to the "shippers," folks who wanted to see Mulder and Scully hook up, but every other pair of lead characters in every other show ever has done this and I just don't think it's something to linger on. Father Conelly's solving of the case I don't see as a plot hole because it introduces no narrative inconsistencies and it's not unprecedented that a medium/psychic/ghost, what have you, has solved an x-file. I don't think the greater emphasis should be given to his part of the narrative all the same and as many different strands of the story as there are, I can overlook something like this without being asked to. Further, the characters have been developed over the course of 9 years, and we've had 6 since the last time we checked in on them, so they can only allot so much time to bringing us up to speed. As for Scully's skepticism, she's been a believer since season 7. I can understand why you, and probably a lot of other people would not care for the film, though. The film isn't a sci-fi, a horror, an action flick, or drama and none of these elements are terribly prevalent. This film is about the characters. All the hype about it being a "monster-of-the-week" film, I think, gave a lot of people the wrong set of expectations to enter the theatre with. Frankly, I'm not disappointed that they didn't follow the old format (first victim, Mulder's slide show, Scully does an autopsy, yadda yadda yadda), because I don't know how well it would have translated, particularly after this much time and this many changes to the premise. I thought the cinematography was great and the setting and atmosphere were phenomenal and really set the ambience. The direction was excellent, and, though not immediately apparent, was in usual tasteful X-Files form (for instance, and abduction scene that is mainly shown in a long shot with both characters obscured from view by a truck). The reason the X-Files was seldom hokey in spite of its outlandish premises was this careful omission. Mutants and dismemberments taking up much screen time would strain suspension of disbelief, and these things never look as good as they should anyway (although I think these things are what a lot of people are looking for and will be disappointed by the absence of). Of course, David Duchovny is not the paradigm of male hawtness he used to be, and some of the extraneous storylines could have been omitted. Also, I wouldn't have objected to further explication as to how the cliffhangers from the show had been resolved, but there was more than enough to love about the film to compensate and the treats for devoted x-philes were deftly enough woven in. I was worried more than most that this film would suck, but I think Chris Carter did a fine job given his means. That said, please, people, go see this movie, so they'll make another one!

Anything else you wanna cry about buddy...X-Files still SUCKS! The show sucked then the movie sucked now another crappy movie. Thanks for the review, I was maybe going to see but now NO WAY...I Hate Blue Balls! Even my best friend who works at FOX and is a super fan said the movie sucks!

God damn, this needed to rock!

Mr. Disgusting is RIGHT! I am a HUGE X-files fan and I went to see the X-files instead of the Dark Knight and guess what? I totally agree with this review. Sorry people, but I cannot be blind or an apologist to something that simply is not good. After six years I expected a good stand alone episode of the series, not a bad one. Was THAT the story (or non story) that Carter and Spotnitz could come up after all this time? Oh, dear dear deeearrr...

rocky you should of seen dark knight. i twas awesome! heath ledgers last performance was terrifying gave me chills. like between a sad/disturbin way. by far the best batman out of all of the movies.......was tempted to go and see the xfiles movie after readin it on here (only seen a few episodes and never seen the first) but after reading smilocides review of the film now i think i mgiht pass

wow there's some passionate people defending this movie, i still think it doesnt like that great, and money making had alot to do with this film, in my opinion anyway, they could make a very good, serious x files movie on the whole ufo phenomenon with realistic conclusions and scientic facts, the truth is stranger than fiction, look around in the world of ufology, it's near a point where disclosure will be out, france, russia and other countries' nasa's & goverments are finally speaking truth to their people, however USA remains the bullshittin liars they are, did anybody catch the LIVE radio confession of Edgar Mitchell speaking about the reality of ufos existence, it's quite groundbreaking, and yet the media doesnt cover it, tells me the goverment has not only brainwashing powers back in the day, but they are still doing it today to anybody that disagrees in the existence of u.f.o.s is either plain stupid, or dont look into the scientifically proven facts, in that case most dont Want to learn facts, they just shrug their shoulders and allow themselves to be brainwashed...it's pathetic

i'll see for myself. the flicks this site hypes and raves about for the most psrt suck scales.

YOWZA! I'll see it for myself and decide then if I like it and want to buy it on DVD when it comes out or not.

I am going to see the movie regardless of what anyone else says. If you are a fan of the show, you will. As far as the review goes, alot of what you, Mr. Disgusting, were complaining about what was in the movie, was in the series. That is what this series/show is about. Mulder and Scully already HAVE a relationship. Did you even watch the series? Season 9? They have had a relationship for years.....even before the show ended. I am going Tuesday to see it when I am off from work. I hope it does very well at the box office because I want more X-Files!

I don't think that the review was fair. I'm a huge fan of the series, and all I expected was to see Mulder and Scully reunited in a what really is just a long episode. People's expectations are too high for stuff like this. After seeing it this morning, I'm very happy, and every expectation was met. My wife loved it as well. Just my 2 cents.

now, i've been a HUGE X-files fan from the get-go, but after everything i've been hearing and reading about this movie, i just accepted the fact that it's going to be an awful movie. boring. poor writing. etc. etc. having seen the movie last night, how surprised was i that i REALLY LIKED IT!!? VERY! (only because of the negative reviews and posts on the board) and NOT SO surprised! (it is X-files afterall!). i should've had more faith in Gillian, David and crew for giving a good movie! i respect the fact that many people didn't like it. i really do, but i'm SO happy that it turns out i really liked it. it was an enjoyable serial killer type themed movie. i LOVE horror movies and there were parts in this that had me on edge. it had this foreboding feeling to it (in a good way IMO). the ONLY thing i didn't really like was the ending. it was/seemed SO rushed. it was like bad guys stopped then EXTREME cut to Scully & Moulder back at home. huh?

I saw this movie twice... the first time I was not impressed... The second time I was able to enjoy it a lot more... And I stayed for the extra scene after the end credits - Which provides a suitable ending just incase there is no X-Files 3. The changes in Scully took some getting used to. She was in the middle of some sort of emotional/mental breakdown and on the verge of losing it for most of the movie... She used to be so calm and collected... I guess the years of battling the "dark" and her losses have caught up to her? It was sad to see such a strong character crumble away, but it sorta makes sense. :( The movie was decent enough, but was below my expectations. It was good as an episode of the show, but it lacked movie-power. I liked it... But it should have been a lot more. You can do better, Mr. Carter!!!

Oh... I'm totally gonna buy it on DVD still.