OldBoy

How bout we change the subject...

Movie:
"The X-Files: I Want To Believe" (Starring: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Amanda Peet, Xzibit, Billy Connolly)

Release Date:
7/25/2008

Rating:
PG-13

Rotten Tomatoes Reviews:
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/x_files_2/
Fresh:48 Rotten:101 (32% as of 8/02/08)

Info:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443701/

Trailer:
http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/th...large_oet.html

Poster Art:

Rogue588

No Ledger = No sale.

Of course, i'm there. I'm just surprised/disappointed that there's no midnight showings for this.

Tracer Bullet

They're having midnight showings here. I'm not going to one, though.

superdeluxe

That sucks, we got midnight showings here.

Seantn

Isn't it your theaters decision as to whether or not they give midnight showings? The movie opens July 25th, so at midnight they can start showing it whenever they want, at least I'd think so.

Superboy

8 years ago, I would have been in the front of the line of a midnight showing. The fervor around this show has died down, and the previous film was really confusing and disappointing. I don't know why they're even making it. How they're going to fit this into the continuity of the ending of the show is also really troubling.

OldBoy

wow! in a matter of hours RT @ 43% with 7 reviews

i really liked the first, really liked it, and was quite surprised given i never saw a full episode of the show. still haven't, though i just got "Revelations" to prep.

superdeluxe

Their not. Its a 'monster of the week' style movie.

NoirFan

The marketing for this film has been virtually non existent. As a big fan of the TV show, I plan on seeing it in the theater, but I don't think it will be a big money maker at all. Other than the die-hard fans, I can't image too many casual moviegoers even know this films exists.

OldBoy

well, they have all been doing the late-shows (David, Gillian, Amanda, and saw Chris Carter on G4) so i am sure the casual goer does know at least by now.

islandclaws

Which IMO is the way they'd have to do it now. Too much time has passed since the end of the show, plus the "conspiracy" arc has been driven into the ground; there's nowhere else it could go. The only reason people may have been confused by the first movie is because it was basically a bridge between S5 and S6, so if you weren't familiar with the show then much of the film wouldn't make sense either.

I've heard this film is either the worst attempt at an X-Files film they could have made, or it's a full-on love letter to fans of the series. Either way, I'm there opening night.

NoirFan

That may be true, but I don't recall seeing too many tv spots or print ads for the movie the last few weeks.

yoshimi

No midnight showings here either. I hope this movie is good. If it is half as good as some of the best monster of the week episodes then it should be entertaining. The X-Files is probably the only show I watched every night that it was on. I recently just bought all nine seasons and have worked my way up to season 3 and have had a great time revisiting them.

OldBoy

really? i can't tell you how many times i saw Billy Connolly's eyes bleed the past few weeks.

NoirFan

This is quite true. I've been doing an X-Files marathon the last few months in anticipation of the upcoming film, and I watched the first film recently, right after season five. While viewing it, I remember thinking that as a stand alone film it was almost entirely worthless - if I hadn't watched every single (conspiracy) episode leading up to the film, I would have been completely lost. To someone who didn't have at least a passing familiarity with the characters and their various back stories, the plot and character motivations would be an utter mystery. Then again, when the show was at it's height of popularity, most viewers of the film probably were at least familiar with the basics of the characters, though the central plot still would have been a head scratcher.

CKMorpheus

My girlfriend and I will be checking this out this weekend, regardless of the reviews.

Sorraffy

well Hancock has made close to 200 mil. and it has a RT rating of 38%

So I've got no problems with the current low rating for X-Files, I'll be seeing it regardless.

gmanca

Although I knew of the mythos of "the Conspiracy," I think my negative feelings towards the film was that they basically took their formula for one hour shows and lengthened it into a two hour movie. Too much emphasis on action-sequences at the bookends and a lot of talk in the middle.

mike45

I am a big fan of the X-Files from the begining. But, "The Conspiracy Mythos" has started to bore me. When I watch my X-Files DVD's I will generally hop around to the stand alone episodes. I'll probably wait for the DVD release. "The X-Files Fight The Future" movie does look like a lenghtened TV episode. The trailer for the new film seems like more of the same. Ten years is an awfully long time to finally come out with a sequel.

Zodiac_Speaking

I'm semi x-cited for it lol, but it could go either way. I'm attending the midnight showing, so I'll be eback with some ideas about the film.

DJariya

I'm ready to see this on Friday. I have my $8.50 off Movie Ticket from the X-Files DVD, which I am grateful to have (Unlike someone in this forum)

I guess an appearance from Walter Skinner is probably not in the cards for this movie.

I am hoping at least for a cameo from Krychek.

Michael Corvin

Wow, really?

The O

Shannon Nutt

I've worried about this movie from the start, largely due to the minimal budget (and now) miminal promotional support FOX has given this movie. And it was always in a bad summer slot, coming the week after THE DARK KNIGHT.

But all of the above doesn't mean the actual movie won't be good. I just hope they haven't "dumbed" the characters down for non-fans. That's always my biggest concern for these types of TV-to-movie franchises.

dolphinboy

Isn't there a chance that the TDK could help the X-Files? I'm guessing a lot of TDK showings are still going to be sold out or else you're packed in like sardines. If you had to go with a back-up, I would think are Dark Knight fan would probably be interested in checking out an X-Files movie. Just a possibility, because, clearly, the X-Philes will show up no matter what. For a good opening we could use the luck of some spillover from those not able to get into TDK and maybe a few more of the regular movies goers being interested because it's not part of mythology.

We've got midnight showings in Tucson! Nothing cool like that happens here.
Anyone have an opinion on whether the midnight showings will be more or less crowded than, say, the 11 or 2 matinee showings on Friday?