oh Frank, i'm sorry man, but the Dark Knight is only part of the reason the X-files movie bombed at the box office. the main reason was because the movie sucked. bad. and i'm not your typical pessimistic anonymous message board asshole either, this is coming from a dude who has most of the x-files trading cards from back in the day, a couple of the books, all the damn vhs tapes, and a t-shirt. thats not to say that i won't go see the next one (if one happens) because i have faith. i love the x-files. but i most certainly will not buy the dvd for this shitty movie.

Blame the Dark Knight!

Mmmm alien colonization. should be epic.

as much as i love the X-Files and Gillian, Frank CAN NOT blame The Dark Knight (although it didn't help competing w/ it). it was clearly a rush job on the movie and FOX was stupid to have it come out a week after TDK. as far as a sequel w/ the alien colonization, BORING!! the whole 'mythology' storyline was boring, convoluted and tedious. THE best eps were the stand alone eps (HOME, ICE, FIREWALK etc). they need to do one like those fantastic and genuinely creepy eps. trying to do the mythology after so many years away is simply suicide of the franchise (IMO).

never saw i want to believe, but never read a single good review. i dont think the dark knight had anything to do with that.

I loved the new movie and I already have the 2 movies on blu-ray (the blu-ray and dvd got out here in germany on the 25th). I feel very positive about a third movie happening... and I can't wait. Maybe there's hope.

i liked the movie. its funny that they ve already begun to sell the dvds here in austria. finally we are the first!!! yeah! i really think you have to see the movie in the context of the development of the characters through the years. and i d love to see an invasion x file movie!!!!!! sounds cool! and scully will always be in my heart!! :-) and duchovnis character from twin peaks ;)

as big an XPHILE i am, the images of Scully and Mulder kissing and being a "couple" is VERY unsettling and comes across as forced and untruthful (IMO).

Fox is to blame for the 'failure' of IWTB at the box office, for completely and utterly mis-marketing the film. It shouldn't have been portrayed as an action movie and it shouldn't have been released in the summer. I loved the film and know many other who did too, Frank is so spot on about there being an audience for an XF3.

The movie wasnt that bad. Id love to see the Colonization movie. the whole bloody thing has been leading up to it!

I enjoyed this film and would love to see another film made

IF YOU WOULD MAKE AND PROMOTE A DAMN X FILES MOVIE ABOUT ALIENS IN A VERY REALISTIC FASHION IT WOULD BE SUCCESFUL. use REAL facts and information maybe even include the phoenix lights and the stephenville texas ufo stuff in the storyline. nobody wants to see virus' and other storylines in a show that was a hit because of it's alien and ufo related subject matter, other stuff was cool too and they have done other stuff in the first two movies. make one last big investment in this franchise, go all out and make a great x files film about aliens/ufos. damn it

As a 100% X-Files virgin, I must say that I enjoyed this movie. It wasn't perfect (They need to learn to stretch a budget) but it was a refreshing break from the overblown bullshit that Hollywood has been blowing at us latley. I'm in the small percentage who thought that the Dark Knight was overrated, and X-Files was a decent mature alternative to The Hulk and all that kiddy shit. It didn't shoot low, and god, I appreciated it. But another movie? I just don't think anyone cares at this point. Maybe someday, maybe not.

LokiRising, i'm w/ you. i watched the last week on DVD The Dark Knight and i didn't care for it at all ( i love Bale though) and i have NO desire to see The Hulk OR Iron Man. i didn't think I Want to Believe was bad either. it struck me as one of the quieter tv episodes of the show.

Make a Tooms movie!! Would grap x files fans and othe sci fi horror fans

I will be buying this dvd in hopes that the sales of it will entice Fox to order another sequel.

This X-Files installment was a breath of fresh air and original like a good week during the series. It was nice to take a break from the alien aspect, but of course, that wasn't going to be popular. Like Halloween III - good movie, but a lot of bitches because "waa no Michael Myers". I just watched Dark Knight and I want to know - what the HELLLL was the big fucking deal about THAT??? My god are there a lot of geeks out there.

Thank you, thank you, and thank you. djblack, you nailed it. It's "quiet." It was thought provoking. I like being able to go see a horror movie once in a while that isn't either A.)Over the top violence (THere is always a time and place for that) or B.)Kiddy bullshit. It just reminded me of an old fashioned horror movie that relied on an intelligent script and atmosphere to deliver the goods. And that's a problem?

Exactly

LokiRising thank you i see more people said The Dark Night is overrated in so many ways and the x-files give them money to do it the movie looks like is written adjusted to the budget. sorry for my crap english

I agree with those who say the movie was poorly marketed and released at the wrong time of the year. But there was nothing here to justify a feature film. It was at best a lesser-tier two-part TV episode. Next time they make a film, IF they make another film, make it something worthy of the big screen. Then the film will do some business.

I'm a huge X-Files fan and I waited to see it. I heard everyone bitching that it sucked so I went into it with my reservations. But damn if I didn't love it and thought it was better then Fight The Future. I can't wait to buy the DVD and hope they make one more.

The real problem is people found out it didn't really have werewolves. Werewolves would've insured mega box office. Oh, and the fact that after all this time the movie was little more than a below-average episode of the TV series was a bit of a letdown.

I enjoyed it, but thought this should have been the middle film of a three movie project if they were doing it. The character development was the big part of the film and even though not everybody liked how it turned out. It still is a reason to support it even if you didn't like it. Topcow has the right Idea. I am going to support it for the sake of getting fox to make another film and hopefully they learn from their mistake and not put it up against something that is going to break records at the box office. I want a end all to end all alien colonization big bad ass film like Fight the Future as well as see some faces that we haven't seen in a long time from the show. Who are still around anyway.

LokiRising, AMEN! i agree %1000000. :)

the new xfiles film was boring.. slow.. and not very interesting at all... if that film took them 6 years to work on thats pathetic... Just stop the xfiles before you drive the series into oblivion.

oh yeah one more thing. Wait for this dvd to hit the bargain bin at your local wallmart. I promise it won't take long because no one wants to see this crap.

I enjoyed the film but it wasnt what I expected. Loved the character development and see Mulder and Scully one more time in big screen was fantastic. I hope they do another film but now centered in the colonization.

movie was pretty lame. i blame it on that.

They won't make another one unless it's a TV movie or something. After the failure that was the second movie I can't see Fox ever thinking a third would be a good idea. And who would even return for a third when most hated the second? It wouldn't be worth it to make a third.

i'm just one more voice saying, Frank, it wasn't the Dark Knight or any other 'unlucky' event that has kept me - an ex-X-phile - from seeing the new film (I still haven't seen it). It's that it sounds and looks like it sucks! It doesn't look 'dark' and doesn't look like it carries the same weight and writing strength that made The X-Files such a success. It appears to be more of the same post season five nonsense that killed the show for me. You want 'dark'? Incorporate the "Home" theme into the next movie...here's looking to a brighter future for the franchise. I still want to believe.

It's a shame the new movie didn't do better at the box office (although it did make its production money back). I really enjoyed it. It was deliciously dark and creepy with a good mystery, as well as a smart take on the subjects of faith and morality. But releasing so close to The Dark Knight, the absence of aliens, and the very low key structure of the movie, with very little action in it all worked against it. I really hope people give it a second chance on DVD. And I most definitely would love a third film to conclude the alien conspiracy story.