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After the last movie being so bad and the fact that they haven't been on screen in what, 10 years or something like that makes this not a surprise in the least.

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My husband and I went to see it, being such big X-Files fans, but were very underwhelmed. All the reviews were correct - this was a story that really needed to be told? Good to see Mulder and Scully again though. Should have waited for cable!

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It's such a shame they couldn't find a good story. This was probably a make-or-break movie and they've probably broken in.

Here's hoping they try again in a few years and get it right. Hire some decent screen-writers.

Seriously, Billy Connolly and lots of snow in mid-July? Really wasn't thought through.

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It will still make money; the budget was only $30 million.

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We are shocked by this? The show went off the air 6 years ago, and the last few seasons were horrible, the series finale was horrible. So there are very few fans left that care anymore.

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Let's face it: this was a low budget film and it will make its production cost twofold at least. "X-Files" are just like the ViewAskewniverse. There are enough fans to make a profit if you keep the production costs to a certain maximum. Or minimum, whatever you like.

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They should NOT have done a theatrical movie, period. They shouldn't have even done the first one; it wasn't very good and it sent the series into a tailspin. Chris Carter and Fox would have been better off with a tv movie or even better, a four-to-six hour miniseries.

I'm almost wondering at this point if Fox just wants to kill The X-Files franchise once and for all-because time is telling us that Chris Carter was a mediocre talent who achieved fame with the aid of far more gifted writers and directors.

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I have to laugh every time I hear this one was "made for the fans". Really? So why than was their no real connection to the mythology of the series, didn't tie up any loose ends and barely reminded us of why we liked the show in the first place, besides 5-6 good one liners (I counted).

It was an alright mid-season episode at best and should not have been made into a feature film. The fact that it was so long since the last one is not really a factor. Make a good movie and we will come.

Some of us even paid for a mediocre one!

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I think people were expecting a big crazy x file and instead it's almost a relationship drama between mulder and scully. this movie should have been released in the WINTER and it would have found an audience and then we would have gotten an XF3 about aliens to really end the series right.
also no one is mentioning it went up again the BIGGEST MOVIE OF ALL TIME. sad.

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Loved it. Great movie. It was like seeing two old friends again. Will definitely turn a profit. Look forward to seeing the third installment.

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I could not disagree more. I loved both I Want to Believe and Fight the Future. They were both very entertaining and complimented the series nicely. People were saying the first one failed because they finally showed aliens, leaving people disappointed when the myth became a reality. But NOW, in the second film, everyone is critizing it because it is just a "monster of the week" story without any supernatural premises. Someone needs to make up their mind?

I loved seeing Mulder and Scully back on the screen together. They are both great actors and the film kept my interest throughout the entirety of the movie. I hope there is a third movie and when that time comes, I hope people have realistic expectations.

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If they can make this for $30million then someone somewhere should be able to afford an Arrested Development movie.

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Disclosure: I'm a huge fan of the "X-Files" series--a multiple Emmy, Golden Globe, SAG, etc. winner. So yes, I'm predisposed to like and even defend the new movie, "The X-Files: I Want to Believe". Roger Ebert liked it very much, though it has been shellacked by a lot of others as being "ho hum" and unworthy of the wait. But almost nobody seems to have hated it.

Well, that's the problem... I liked the new X Files movie. Not loved it, but liked it. It was a reunion of sorts: back to the moody Canadian backdrop, Chris Carter's direction and dialogue, and most of all David Duchovny's "Fox Mulder" and Gillian Anderson's "Dana Scully." There's also an extended cameo of sorts from "Walter 'Skinman' Skinner," (Mitch Pilleggi) their former boss. It has a real "Silence of the Lambs" vibe. Frankly, that sounds cooler than it is in execution.

All that atmosphere is really a backdrop for the tension between Mulder's desire to believe the unbelievable and Scully's crisis with her faith. That's box office poison when you're trying to distract moviegoers from a guy in a black cape beating the crud out of diabolical clown. (If you're a big fan like me you just want to shake show creator and former surfer Chris Carter and say "You had six years and all you came up with is this? Duuuuuuude!") I have to give him props for a pretty funny Bush joke, though. Worth the price of admission.

I really enjoyed seeing the characters and getting involved in the mystery of "I Want to Believe," but I couldn't stop myself from thinking "Why don't Mulder and Scully mention the looming alien invasion set for 2012?" I know, I know. Because this isn't about aliens. This is Chris Carter and Fox trying to get non-X-Filers to see the movie--to perhaps "reboot" the franchise for a broader audience. I respect that. I just wish the story were a little creepier, the rating 'R' instead of 'PG-13' and the budget bigger than $30 million.

I hope the movie does well enough worldwide (with DVD sales and rentals, etc. it should do way better than its $30 million budget) for that third and final invasion-themed movie. I want this former cultural phenomenon to go out in a blaze of glory. But if it doesn't, watch the end credits of "I Want to Believe" for what could be a final farewell from Mulder and Scully.

I could go on...but I think you should check it out for yourself. Go to a matinee if you don't want to pay full price. But have a look. Especially if you want a good, moody, creepy mystery. Besides, who knows? Despite yourself, you may want to believe after all. --excepted from my review @ www.SoonerThought.blogspot.com

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I really enjoyed this movie, much more than I expected to -- I was even surprised that the person I was with who never watched x files -- came out of the theater saying it was really really good (and she rarely says that). It's very well written and I think people need to give it a chance. I feel as if it was just badly marketed and when people found out there were no aliens in this one, they just didn't turn out. It seriously is one of the best movies of the summer.

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Truthfully, it was a bad time to open the movie -- who knew Batman would be that huge and also all the males were preoccupied with Step Brothers as well. No promotional push.

Check out boxofficemojo scores from those who've seen it -- a lot of A's...

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i am a huge X-files fan and was there on opening night to see the movie. I injoyed the movie, but must admit that I was a little disapointed with the action and it was not scary. I mean we never even saw a "monster". We only saw the doctors creating one. There was never a fight scene with Mulder and Scully and the "monster". I agree this story needed to be as a TV movie. It did not have the caliber of a movie release. This was just an OK tv episode storyline.
However, X-files is not dead! There are still a lot of fans out there that love the X-files, including me.

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