To me, this movie is perfection.

n my opinion it was a great movie with some interesting elements, even though having some plot holes and the ending probably was just too messy and crammed together, but still fun to watch and not your casual movie that is similar to all other ones.

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

The long-awaited X-FILES movie finally burst onto the cinema screens in 1998, and not before time, with five years of the television series behind it. I was somewhat sceptical about the quality of the film, mainly due to the diminishing appeal from the series, which is by now long past its sell-by date and lacks the imaginative magic which made it one of the best television series around when it first began. However, THE X-FILES: FIGHT THE FUTURE, while not brilliant, is still something of a return to the old magic of the series. It certainly doesn't feel like a film, but instead like a 'long' episode. The story about aliens underground and government conspiracies attempt to tie together all the long running conspiracy threads which have been running through the series ever since the pilot episode. It was a difficult task but it generally succeeds well, apart from the fact that as everything is thrown into the plot, nothing is ever looked at in depth. No real secrets are explained at all, which is also disappointing. The conspiracy side of things is pushed aside to make way for kidnapping and other, more audience-friendly aspects.Duchovny and Anderson have by now clinched every aspect of their characters, and so are totally comfortable with them. Martin Landau is good value as a Deep Throat-style informant and other regulars such as Mitch Pileggi and William B. Davis turn up, but are given little to do. The extended budget means that there are a lot more special effects, which is the main benefit of this film, and there's an eye-popping explosion at the start. However, the aliens in this film seem to be heavily influenced by things like ALIEN and SPECIES, with big rows of spiky teeth. These alien types were never in the series and I suppose they have been included as generic monsters. It's a little disappointing. There are some genuinely good moments, like the bit in the white dome with the bees, or the heartfelt moment where Mulder and Scully nearly kiss (I thought they would make an embarrassing mess of this, but they thankfully didn't), or the awe-inspiring moment at the end where the UFO rises out of the ice. With good acting from seasoned performers, excellent special effects and a typically dark and intriguing storyline, THE X-FILES: FIGHT THE FUTURE is a good transgression from television to film. I, for one, hope to see other offerings such as this in the future.

The X-Files: Fight the Future (1998): Dir: Rob Bowman / Cast: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Martin Landau, Armin Mueller-Stahl, John Neville: Enchanting sense of wonder and imagination. It plays on symbolism with honest government and other mysteries. David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson plays two agents bent on solving a case involving alien activity. Martin Landau plays a paranoid doctor who knows of a cover up. Annoying villain, played by John Neville, who constantly chain smokes and looks like an all around jackass that affects the film's credibility as entertainment. They call him Cigarette Smoking Man. He comes off as Ass Clown Man. Intriguing plot with many story twists with director Rob Bowman exploring the operation in question. Duchovny and Anderson have wonderful chemistry as they fight against the system and try to survive attempts made on their lives. Landau steals scenes as the paranoid doctor although more footage of him would have been great. Armin Mueller-Stahl also appears in what could have been a broader role. Nonetheless he steals his scenes particularly his final scene. Capitalizing on the popular show but it is the provocative nature that the program presents that allows the film to succeed. It is an entertaining screen adaptation that reveals everything except the answers, but who expected that? Score: 8 ½ / 10

The X-Files movie (or, as it is now called "X-Files: Fight the Future") was a disappointment to me when I saw it in the theatres back in the day, and I had the same reaction watching it on Blu-Ray just today.It's an OK movie, but it suffers in comparison with the best of the TV episodes. The story isn't as interesting, crazy or scary as many in the series, the pace of the story is much slower (whole film should have been at least 15 minutes shorter), and the banter between the main characters is not as sharp.And since ALL of this is also true of the later "I Want to Believe" feature film--except even more so-- then the only conclusion I can come to is that Chris Carter should stick to TV. At least as far as X-Files goes. A genius at TV, he just doesn't seem to get what works in movies.I hope they revive the series with Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny in the leads. It would actually make more sense for experienced FBI agents to be in their mid 40s to early 50s, in my opinion. (of course, it helps that Duchovny is still quire handsome and Anderson has gotten even hotter in her mid years). If they do it as a limited series,like House of Cards or American Horror Story, I think it could be a big hit.

I love the X - Files show, it as some of my favorite actors who were also in shows like Supernatural and Cold Case. The movie is just as good, an exciting addition to the TV show but still understandable for people who haven't yet seen the TV show.Basically, F.B.I. agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully end up caught in a plot of alien colonization, although the X - Files cases have been closed seemingly for good. This alien plan goes all the way to the mysterious Cigarette Smoking Man who has, let's just say, not very nice intentions.It was great to see this movie, the characters were just as good in this as they were in the television show. Canadian actor William B. Davis was excellent as the Cigarette Smoking Man (that character was like my idol as a kid) and the plot is suspenseful. When Mulder gets shot it seems like all hope is lost. The soundtrack was great, this was one of the better 1990's movie tie-ins.