X-Files: I Want to Believe

I actually really enjoyed it. For some reason I didn't think much of it when I saw it just after it came out. I spent the last few years working my way through the entire TV series; towards the beginning of this year I made it up to the last couple of episodes of the series and decided to save them to enjoy for later, since I was feeling a bit X-Filed out at the time. I finally got around to finishing them recently, which made me feel like I should try to get my hands on a copy of I Want to Believe and watch it again for completions sake.

Last time I saw it I hadn't seen past season six of the TV series, so it was nice knowing more about the context of Mulder and Scully's situation this time through. I remember this movie taking a lot of flak back in 08, but it isn't really that bad. It was a pretty low stakes story, not all that action packed, and didn't have things exploding, so no wonder it got poor reviews. It is basically a feature length monster of the week episode of the show, which is what I liked most about it. I think it works a lot better on the TV screen than in the theater.

7 of 10 balls.

I now really wish that previously potential third X-Files movie about the alien invasion in 2012 was being made. Every now and then someone interviews Duchovny or Gillian or Carter and they mention how interested in making it they are, so I guess it is still a possibility, but I have a feeling after the year 2012 passes much of the mass appeal of a film about an alien invasion that is suppose to take place in December of 2012 will be lost. If it were ever going to get made, I would have expect it to be in production right now. :(