The X Files Movie: Fight the Future [Blu-ray] [1998] [Region Free]

The X-Files first big screen outing was met with joy and some disappointment, some finding it confusing where as other just were happy to see Mulder and Scully on the silver screen. Set between series 5 and 6, Mulder and Scully have been removed from the X-Files (since the cigarette smoking man (CSM) burning down the office at the end of series 5) and have been assigned to investigate a terrorist incident that ends up with the destruction of a government building. The investigations naturally evolves to aliens and the governments conspiracy to aid (or fight) colonisation of the planet. Most of the key players from the series make an appearance such as Skinner, CSM, The Lone Gunmen and the syndicate.On the whole the film is very good and extends the groundwork laid in the series for a new direction of conspiracy and colonisation, as you can only fight so many mutants of nature, yet it doesn't fully alienate (had to) those new to the show framework. The Blu-Ray video and audio quality is as you would expect for a recent release on excellent form. You also have the theatre and directors cuts of the film and some behind the scenes features regarding the music, effects and transition to the big screen from TV.

X-Files on the big screen, and it works. The storyline allows the characters of Scully and Mulder to develop better than in the TV show itself. They are more relaxed, adult and free speaking. The main quest is to go in search of answers to the ET threat, this time in Antarctica. At the end of the day, just treat this as a max length episode of your favourite paranormal show. Well worth the rental cost for an evening of alien entertainment.

Really enjoyed this film. It did make me wonder, though, how the killing of a key character (I won't tell you which one so as not to spoil it for others!) will be reflected back in the series proper. I guess I will find out when I start watching series 6 soon!

This movie can be viewed as a stand alone film, but it's actually a link between the last episode of season 5 and the first episode of season 6. Having said that it's still a great movie.

Carefully! This movie has been designed to connect two consecutive seasons of the X-Files series and in fact it is just another episode. In order to enjoy it the viewer should have at least some basic knowledge of the series; unfortunately, the film makers didn't care much about explaining what is going on. Fans should find the plot interesting and this is the only reason why the movie deserves 3 stars. It reveals significant information about the government conspiracy (you'll need that information in the following seasons of the series).Surprisingly, the movie lacks the depth and engrossing atmosphere of the series. The cigarette man's character is totally wasted - in the series he's so interesting and important, while in the movie he is no more than a shadow. And something is definitely wrong with the pace of the movie. Sometimes everything just happens too fast. The dialogs are not particularly interesting. Picture and sound quality are not particularly good. Some films made before the II World War look better on DVD than this one.

Cash in time! Mulder and Scully go through the numbers here. Plot line is very thin and nothing new - a bit of a rip off of Close Encounters and Alien/Predator. Maybe it just does not work on the big screen. This is certainly for completists only.

Annoyed it had no subtitles, or no warnings if it had them or not before purchasing. Quite annoying id expect every film Amazon has to have hard of hearing subtitles. Good film though but i had difficulty hearing it and had to keep rewinding it.

I remember not being impressed when this first came out, but I've been bingeing The X files series recently and needed to watch this again as it bridges a gap between seasons 5 and 6.I found myself really enjoying it this time round.