The X-Files: I Want to Believe (Single-Disc Edition)

starring: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson See Larger Image List Price: $29.99 You Pay Only: $17.99 You Save: $12.00 (40%) Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1 Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: DVD EAN: 0024543543510 Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC Label: 20th Century Fox Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: 20th Century Fox Region Code: 1 Release Date: December 02, 2008 Running Time: 104 minutes Sales Rank: 151 Studio: 20th Century Fox Theatrical Release Date: 2008 Related Items: The Dark Knight (Full-Screen Single-Disc Edition) The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (Single Disc) Wanted (Single-Disc Widescreen Edition) Hellboy II: The Golden Army (3 Disc Special Edition) see more Editorial Review: Amazon.com: The feature film The X-Files: I Want to Believe is a satisfying if unspectacular installment in the X-Files series, taking place an unspecified time after the show's nine-year television run. Former agent Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) is now a doctor, while Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) is being hunted by his former agency and living in seclusion. He and Scully are summoned back by a case involving a missing agent and a former priest (Billy Connolly) who claims to be able to see clues to the agent's whereabouts psychically, though his initial search turns up only a severed limb. Don't expect the usual cast of characters; the FBI has completely turned over (except for the George W. Bush portrait), and the only reason Scully and Mulder are back is because agent Dakota Whitney (Amanda Peet) remembers his success on similar cases involving the unexplainable. Don't expect the same rogues' gallery either; unlike the previous X-Files feature film, which was inextricably linked to the series' convoluted mythology arc (and served as a bridge between the fifth and sixth seasons), I Want to Believe is a stand-alone piece that makes use of the series' roots in horror/sci-fi and moody Vancouver, B.C., locales. Also unlike the previous film, which was almost self-consciously shot for the big screen, this film is on a smaller scale, like a double-length episode of the series. But it's still a good reminder of the creepy vibe that hooked fans for years. And the relationship between Mulder and Scully? It seems to have resumed pretty much where it left off, at least when you take into account the long period of separation. But stick around for the end-credit sequence to take in all the possibilities for the future. --David Horiuchi Beyond The X-Files: I Want to Believe on DVD Stargate SG-1 on DVD Buffy the Vampire Slayer on DVD Stargate Atlantis on DVD Stills from The X-Files: I Want to Believe (Click for larger image) Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - Nice to Have You Back Kids It's been 10 years since the first X-Files movie, The X-Files - Fight the Future came out and with the iconic show long since vanished from the airwaves, it came as quite a shock to hear last year that a follow-up had finally been green lighted. I was a big fan of the series and of Fight the Future, which I felt got short shrift from movie audiences at the time and should been more widely recognized for the quality production it was. But like most of us I was disappointed to hear that the new film, subtitled I Want to Believe, wouldn't focus on aliens or the global conspiracy to cover-up the presence of same but would instead be what the fans used to call a "Monster of the Week" episode. That is, a standalone piece that wouldn't advance the show's over-arching mythology. Fox evidently was willing to take a shot at reviving the franchise as long as it could be made on a low budget. As a result, there are no city sized alien spacecraft, huge sets or dazzling special effects. This movie simply updates us on what's happened to Scully and Mulder in the six years since the show went off the air. As a character study, the movie works well. Both main characters have long since abandoned the FBI and Mulder is in hiding, although it seems the FBI isn't trying very hard to find him. They're brought back into the FBI fold when a case with supernatural overtones has the investigating agents baffled. Scully at first encourages Mulder to jump back into the fight, seeing that he's wasting ... Read More Rating: - Awful!!! That was a truly awful film. As a true fan of the show, I was so excited to see this. Please do not make the same mistake I did. Save your money and your time. The plot is laughable and it has nothing to do with the show or the paranormal. One of the worst plots in years. Now I know why this is on almost every critics list for worst films of 2008. Rating: - Do not recommend, Wait till they show it on TV Picture quality Outstanding, Sound quality needs work. Story line and plot sucked. Chris C. must have needed the money. Rating: - Not what I expected Looking at the trailer and then at the movie I would have to say that I am disappointed in this film. I wish I had rented it and not purchased it. Rating: - A psychic pedophile priest? That's the best that Chris Carter and company could come up with for a story idea? I have been a fan of the X Files for years and own all of the seasons. This film is awful. Empty. I'm glad that I didn't drive 33 miles to the theater to watch it. I still cannot believe that this was the X Files movie. Anyone who claims to have enjoyed this floater, obviously has not seen the series and has no idea how good the X Files can be. I thoroughly enjoy the series and the Fight The Future movie and I am so thankful to own them. Great stories with interesting characters that make you think and appreciate good writing and directing. This movie is just disappointing and worse, embarrassing. 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