The X-Files - Fight the Future (Widescreen Edition)

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The definitive American television series of the '90s comes to the big screen with an anticlimactic whimper. And how could it be otherwise? Why should material so perfectly realized in one medium necessarily translate well into another? The series is crisply and thoughtfully executed in just about every detail, but the heart of its appeal lies in the elegant handling of complicated and evolving ongoing story lines, which is not something movies are especially good at. The big-screen drive for closure cramps the creative style, though it may also help nonfans get a grip on the proceedings. We do get some invigorating thrills and chills, however, and a more satisfying sense of the scale of an all-enveloping human-alien conspiracy than ever before, but there's no more plot development here than in an average two-part season-ending. FBI black sheep Mulder and Scully have been temporarily transferred from the X-Files project to an anti-terrorist unit to investigate an Oklahoma City-style bombing. They uncover a new wrinkle in the Syndicate/Cancer Man conspiracy--basically an attempt to help one bunch of (benign?) aliens fight off another bunch who want to colonize Earth. A spectacular, ice-bound finale thrillingly staged by series-veteran director Rob Bowman offers Mulder (but not a conveniently unconscious Scully) his first clear look at a You Know What, which in some quarters qualifies as an epochal event. Martin Landau offers the agents some crucial clues, and several familiar TV faces (including the Lone Gunmen and Mitch Pileggi's indispensable Assistant Director Skinner) turn up briefly to wink knowingly at faithful fans. --David Chute

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Thirty-seven thousand years ago, a deadly secret was buried in a cave in Texas. Now the secret has been unleashed. And it's discovery may mean the end of all humanity.

"The plague to end all plagues"

When a terrorist bomb destroys a building in Dallas, Texas, FBI Agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) are drawn into a dangerous conspiracy surpassing anything they've ever encountered. With the dubious assistance of a paranoid doctor (Academy Award -winner Martin Landau). Mulder and Scully risk their careers and their lives to hunt down a deadly virus which may be extraterrestrial in origin - and could destroy all life on earth. Their pursuit of truth pits them against the mysterious Syndicate, powerful men who will stop at nothing to keep their secrets safe, leading the agents from the cave in Texas, to the halls of the FBI, and finally to a secret installation in Antarctica which holds the greatest secret of all.

Customer Reviews:

Great movie for X-files fans! .......2007-07-28

Although people who have never heard of The X-files can watch this, I think it is best for the fans to see this. They will appreciate it more. If you are a fan of X-files, David Duchovny, or Gillian Anderson, then you need to buy this movie today!

X-Files for the New Generation........2007-07-19

based on the top-grossing television series "the x-files" Fight the future takes a new and fresh look at government conspiracies and alien encounters. the film stars the original cast of the X-Files. the story begins in the ice-age when two neadrothals persue a creature into a cave and are never seen again. thousands of years later a group of kids uncover a cave and one child is infected by an alien "plaque". investigating the story mulder and scully discover more than thay wanted to.

Excellent Addition to the X-Files History.......2007-06-30

The short and sweet version of this review: If you've watched X-Files and you've never seen this movie, you must! It has a great deal of extended information about various storylines from the television series. In and of itself, it is a great Sci-Fi movie and even if you aren't interested in the show itself, the movie is still a whole movie and can be enjoyed without any previous knowledge about Mulder and Scully!

love it .......2007-06-30

If you like the series then you will like the movie. Mulder is so cute! anyways there is a great Mulder/Scully scene and the movie was done after season 5 i believe and was the right time for the movie. i saw it a long time ago in theaters with my dad. i thought of it the other day and bought it through amazon....its still a classic series. if you are a fan of x-files you must own the movie. even if you didn't watch the series i think you would still like this movie. its a great sci-fi watch! mainly b/c its possible and makes you think..what if? you will never look at bees the same again.

Love the X Files!.......2007-06-12

I loved the weekly episodes of the X Files, so I wasn't disappointed with the movie. This 1998 film version of the Science Fiction series focuses on Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully as they try to determine why a bomb was used to cover up the true reasons the bodies of three firemen and a young boy were found in the wreckage, but they died earlier and in a different location! Dana and Fox soon find themselves tracing a deadly virus with extraterrestrial origins. When Scully is infected with the virus, Mulder races to find her after getting his hands on the antidote.

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MISREPRESENTED LISTING
Wait for the Complete Collector's Edition
Collector's Choice
Some old encoding problems, but worth the price for a fan
Not a rip-off, if...

The X-Files - Seasons 1 - 9

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Release Date: 2006-11-14

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This Amazon-exclusive bundle contains all 9 seasons in the original, collectible boxed set format. Special features including making-of featurettes, documentaries, interviews, deleted scenes, DVD-ROM games, commentaries and more are only available on this version of the television seasons.

Customer Reviews:

MISREPRESENTED LISTING.......2007-08-26

This Amazon-exclusive bundle contains all 9 seasons in the original, collectible boxed set format. This is untrue. This briefcase edition does not contain the thick first release box sets. What it does contain is a booklet with vinyl pages that hold all the discs. Amazon`s listing pictures the boxed sets which is very misleading. If you want the first released thick boxed sets don`t buy this item. Also this item is not exclusively available through Amazon. It has been released outside of the U.S. and contains foreign language not English on the packaging. I hope this posting prevents other buyers from such frustration of receiving something different than what is described.

Wait for the Complete Collector's Edition.......2007-08-20

Yes, this package is pricey but I read on tvshowsondvd com that on Nov. 6, 2007 the studio is releasing the Complete Collector's Edition. A whopping 61 disks (but no briefcase) - All 9 seasons and the movie and gobs of extras. The number of disks per season matches the original releases and NOT the slim sets. MSRP is $329.98 (that's $5.41 per disk), so Amazon's price will probably be under $300.00 should they decide to offer it.

So, if you want to pay an additional $220.00 for the "cool" briefcase, get this one. If not, wait 'til November.

Collector's Choice.......2007-08-11

If you are a true X-files fan then there is only one version you can buy,this one, the box-set is unique,no comparison to the slim sets,which they have only the episodes just like you would watch them on TV re-runs and all that wrapped in the most simple, dull DVD cases you can ever find.
But this collection here, might be expensive, but you get the feeling that you own a piece of art, the box-sets are great they have a lot lot of extras which you cannot find in the slim versions and of course if you own them it means that you are a collector,not someone that just buys DVD's.
As for the price, well i guess that if you buy them separate from different distributors you may get a better deal,but that means a lot o time searching and also lack of reliability.

Some old encoding problems, but worth the price for a fan.......2007-08-06

We were buying the series piecemeal as it was released, but we stopped when the thin packs started as we were overseas at the time. As one reviewer noted:

"I bought seasons 1 - 9 on DVD. Thus far season 1 and 2 have annoying flashes between scenes. Season 1 has it on even DVD disks and Season 2 has it on odd DVD disks. Edits of scenes appear to randomly splice 2 even or 2 odd fields into 1 frame. The result is overlapping fields in frames between scenes and loss of synchronization. Horizontal tearing is very evident. This causes flashes of light between scenes that is especially annoying when going from a light scene to a dark scene or vice versa. It does not appear to be a bad press of the DVD."

That happened with the original disks not when we first watched them, but when we re-watched them on our admittedly very old plasma. The encoding process sends a bad signal that makes the older HD tvs flip out during certain scene cuts. If you are one of the people who own a Philips plasma circa 2002-2003, you will most likely notice the problem regardless of the DVD player. Our newer, smaller, LCD tv does not exhibit the same problem, even with the same player.

I thought long and hard about spending 600 dollars on the whole set since we already owned seasons 1-4, but since I'd already spent at least 100 dollars a season at that point, it was worth it to me to spend 60 dollars a season plus another 100 in order to get the whole collection. My local Best Buy still wants 90 dollars for a season, and they don't carry the older DVDs.

If you've never seen the X files, or if you are a fan and want a complete collection, this is an expensive option. It's not unreasonable, however. If you give it time, the price may come down. I spent just $120.00 for all of Andromeda, and I'd never seen an episode. I got my money's worth from that, and I've gotten my money's worth for the entire X files collection.

Not a rip-off, if..........2007-08-02

...you care about having the bonus features that are on these sets, to respond to S William Shaw's comment. The slim sets do not come with bonus features (or at least do not have nearly as many bonus features as these sets do).

So, if you care enough about the X-Files to be interested in Behind-the-Scenes stuff and other features, this is the set you want to buy, even though they're more expensive. However, if you just want the episodes, of course you should by the slim sets. For me, I want the features as well, which is why I own these (of course, I did buy them before the slim sets came out).

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Great movie for X-files fans!
X-Files for the New Generation.
Excellent Addition to the X-Files History
love it
Love the X Files!

The X-Files (aka Fight the Future)
Starring: David Duchovny , Gillian Anderson , John Neville , William B. Davis , and Martin Landau
Director: Rob Bowman
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
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Release Date: 1999-05-04

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Customer Reviews:

Great movie for X-files fans! .......2007-07-28

X-Files for the New Generation........2007-07-19

Excellent Addition to the X-Files History.......2007-06-30

love it .......2007-06-30

Love the X Files!.......2007-06-12

Chain Reaction / The X-Files: Fight the Future / Independence Day

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Waste of money......

Chain Reaction / The X-Files: Fight the Future / Independence Day
Starring: Keanu Reeves , Morgan Freeman , Rachel Weisz , Fred Ward , and Kevin Dunn
Director: Andrew Davis , Roland Emmerich , and Rob Bowman
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Release Date: 2005-11-01

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Disc 1: "Independence Day" (Limited Edition) Disc 2: "Chain Reaction" Disc 3: "X-Files Fight the Future The Movie

Customer Reviews:

Waste of money.............2007-09-06

Chain reaction; No script and a waste of useually great actors.

X-Files; Not a movie just a tie in with a television show that was unhealthy cult entertainment.

Independence Day; Science Fiction movie that was anti-american.

No great choices here at all.

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