The X-Files 2, or How I'm Failing Mulder & Scully
I am an x-failure. For years I have billed myself as a die-hard fan. To many, that I have yet to see The X-Files: I Want to Believe is, well...hard to believe.
I am out of excuses, but I would like to state that despite overwhelmingly negative reviews from friends and general word-of-mouth, it tops my list of must-see summer films. I. Have. To. See. It.
This delay is painful, believe me. It is akin to missing a new episode of Lost.
So of course I will provide a full report after I drag myself to the theater.
p.s. I added this Polish poster because it's far cooler than the U.S. version.
First of all, that poster...*YOINK*...thanks! lol
Second, I saw the movie, and must say, if you are a TRUE fan, you are still going to enjoy it! It is fun to see M&S back together...it is fun to catch the little inside jokes, easter eggs, and throwbacks to older episodes. and...it's just, well...fun!
The downside: i think they waited too long for one thing. Little lack of energy overall. it's not this huge, stylistic FILM experience like the first X-Files movie was. It's more like a 2-hour episode. that's all. A fun little episode of the X-Files, just like old times...
My grade would be B-.
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That IS better than the US poster! Tx for posting it.
I agree. As a total X-Phile myself, I went with big hopes, and left with a kind of, "is that all there is" feeling. I'm glad I saw it, I wouldn't have missed it. But I don't understand how minimalist and understated it was. That's just not been the X-Files style. Even the Mark Snow score was rather underwhelming, to me. Not at all as vibrant as the first movie's score, which I can listen to over and over.
Well, I still recommend seeing it. But it still makes me wonder what happened.
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