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tunguska1013

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The first big screen adaptation of The X-Files series is a brilliant film that deepens furthermore the mythology of the series.
With The X-Files shut down, Mulder and Scully are now part of an FBI anti-terrorism unit. After a bomb explodes...
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The first big screen adaptation of The X-Files series is a brilliant film that deepens furthermore the mythology of the series.
With The X-Files shut down, Mulder and Scully are now part of an FBI anti-terrorism unit. After a bomb explodes in a federal building in Dallas, Mulder and Scully suspect that is a distraction for a bigger threat which leads them first to an agriculture complex in Texas and finally to a secret installation in Antarctica which holds the truth about the colonization of the planet by an alien race.
Fight the Future is a tremendous film both for hard-core fans of the series and casual viewers. It successfully combines the action and the special effects of a summer movie with all the elements that made the series so popular. The writing, acting and directing are amazing and it has a beautiful score by Mark Snow. It's been ten years since I first saw FTF and it's still one of my favourite films.

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Posted sep 2, 2008 11:19 pm pt

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With the following of the show This movie took a big step and brought almost all the answers we needed from the show but of course in true X-Files manner they also gave us a bunch of other questions . The Bombing in Dallas scene was wow and Mulder...
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With the following of the show This movie took a big step and brought almost all the answers we needed from the show but of course in true X-Files manner they also gave us a bunch of other questions . The Bombing in Dallas scene was wow and Mulder having to travel to Antartica to save Scully was what I think one of the bravest things I have ever seen.

The Tension between the two main characters was wonderful and you could tell that they were really falling in love and when Scully got infected with that virus by that horrible bee that ruin that wonderful hallway scene Mulder stopped at nothing to save her.

The Gunmen and Skinner were great choices of characters to bring in as his help and CSM still creepy as ever with his ciggerate.

Wonderful Movie :)

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Posted aug 5, 2008 7:41 pm pt

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Almost as good as the first few seasons of the show and way better than Seasons 8 and 9. The feature film filled in many questions which were needed and had a great storyline. Alot of the episodes that dealt with aliens I didnt like much, but the...
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Almost as good as the first few seasons of the show and way better than Seasons 8 and 9. The feature film filled in many questions which were needed and had a great storyline. Alot of the episodes that dealt with aliens I didnt like much, but the movie changed my mind. While it seemed like a normal super long episode, it is still very enjoyable.

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Posted aug 24, 2007 11:44 am pt

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I am the quintessential X Files Fan I own the entire show on DVD. I also own the film, the thing about the film is that it ties a lot of things together and sheds light on some of the mysteries and underlying stories that surface and bob in the...
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I am the quintessential X Files Fan I own the entire show on DVD. I also own the film, the thing about the film is that it ties a lot of things together and sheds light on some of the mysteries and underlying stories that surface and bob in the series. Unless you are a fan of Fox Muldaur and Dana Scully and are familiar with the show, you may not enjoy or get this film

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Posted jun 14, 2007 8:46 am pt

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I love the TV show i love the movie but mostly it just seemed like a long episode but still it was relly good if you like the TV show you will like the movie at least that is what i think

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Posted feb 19, 2007 1:19 pm pt

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Not so bad actually. I've seen a couple of episodes in the X-Files and they were not that bad, though I think that the series kind of lacks of something after some time. Still, the movie was quite original and very, very entertaining. I think that...
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Not so bad actually. I've seen a couple of episodes in the X-Files and they were not that bad, though I think that the series kind of lacks of something after some time. Still, the movie was quite original and very, very entertaining. I think that this movie was something worth of mentioning and a good continuation to the series.

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Posted feb 8, 2007 10:43 am pt

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what is better then the x files? a feature length film of it! the story was great as usual and Mulder and Scully were true to their form, it showed all the signs of the classic episodes and managed to keep me on the edge of my seat.

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Posted feb 7, 2007 8:37 pm pt

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Top film, loved hte X Files, and i loved the movie. I hope they will make an X Files Movie 2, because this one was so go. i encourage all fans of the show to watch the movie if you havn't already. This was a great movie, that was complex and...
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Top film, loved hte X Files, and i loved the movie. I hope they will make an X Files Movie 2, because this one was so go. i encourage all fans of the show to watch the movie if you havn't already. This was a great movie, that was complex and gripping this is addictive viewing at it's best.

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Posted jan 30, 2007 3:35 am pt

• [+] Washington Post
  
  80
  Like the TV show, The X-Files movie is stylish, scary, sardonically funny and at times just plain gross.

  by Michael O'Sullivan | Read Full Review »
• [+] Chicago Sun-Times
  
  75
  As pure movie, The X-Files more or less works. As a story, it needs a sequel, a prequel, and Cliff Notes.

  by Roger Ebert | Read Full Review »
• [+] ReelViews
  
  75
  Offers two hours of solid entertainment.

  by James Berardinelli | Read Full Review »
• [+] San Francisco Chronicle
  
  75
  Neither true believers nor newcomers to the phenomenon will be disappointed.

  by Bob Graham | Read Full Review »
• [+] San Francisco Examiner
  
  75
  In the movie, the truth will (and does) out itself. Mulder and Scully have seen the future and it's a giant leap for each of them to comprehend.

  by Tim Goodman | Read Full Review »
• [+] Christian Science Monitor
  
  75
  This is more than enough material for two hours of summer-movie fun, and The X-Files delivers said fun reasonably well. The action scenes are bigger and bolder than their small-screen counterparts.

  by David Sterritt | Read Full Review »
• [+] LA Weekly
  
  70
  It's the brilliance of The X-Files to have turned Mulder's paranoid style into a function of cool. Mulder and Scully aren't just beautiful, smart, well-armed and seemingly impervious to the banalities of everyday life, such as cheap haircuts and ruinous love affairs--they're cool.

  by Manohla Dargis | Read Full Review »
• [+] The New York Times
  
  70
  Though both stars are sometimes eclipsed when the film strains for big action episodes, Mr. Duchovny sustains enough cool, deadpan intellect and suppressed passion to give the story a center. Ms. Armstrong has the harsher, more restrictive role, but she plays it with familiar hardboiled glamour.

  by Elvis Mitchell | Read Full Review »
• [+] The Onion (A.V. Club)
  
  70
  It's a smart, exciting, involving film that's true to its source, which is all it really needs to be.

  by Keith Phipps | Read Full Review »
• [+] Entertainment Weekly
  
  67
  Dark, funny, paranoid, arbitrary, humming with tamped-down eroticism and in love with all things weird: That's the good news.

  by Owen Gleiberman | Read Full Review »
• [+] Austin Chronicle
  
  67
  Solid, workmanlike stuff, and enough to keep the legions of X-philes sated until next September. And since I realize some of you are dying to know, no, Mulder's butt remains, as always, fully clothed.

  by Marc Savlov | Read Full Review »
• [+] Washington Post
  
  60
  The X-Files movie is really just a two-hour teaser for the series's sixth season. And little else. You will feel exactly like Mulder when he says, "How many times have we been right here before, Scully? So close to the truth?"

  by Rita Kempley | Read Full Review »
• [+] Los Angeles Times
  
  60
  With its shrewd mixture of paranoia and the paranormal, the way its elaborate mythology combines enigmatic phenomena with potent cabals intent on running the world, The X-Files experience resembles "Twin Peaks" crossed with "The Twilight Zone."

  by Kenneth Turan | Read Full Review »
• [+] Slate
  
  60
  The X-Files isn't so much a bad movie as it is a crackerjack piece of television. It's crisply made--not sodden like many of the "Star Trek" pictures. But it's as annoyingly open-ended as the rest of the series' episodes.

  by David Edelstein | Read Full Review »
• [+] Empire
  
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  The X-Files can stand proud as a genuine movie with a beginning, a middle and an end, two charismatic leads and a franchise ahead of it.

  by Neil Jeffries | Read Full Review »