The X Files: I Want To Believe (2 disc Special Edition including Bonus Digital Copy) [2008] | ![The X Files: I Want To Believe (2 disc Special Edition including Bonus Digital Copy) [2008]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51AkG-LtUmL._SL500_.jpg)
| Director: Chris Carter
Actors: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Amanda Peet, Billy Connolly
Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Rating:  20 reviews
Sales Rank: 4164
Format: Pal
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: To Be Announced
Region: 2
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 104 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.7
EAN: 5039036039796
ASIN: B001G7PHDQ
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: November 24, 2008
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Amazon.co.uk Review
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 inexplicable. 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, Amazon.com
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 Directors Cut? Where??? December 26, 2008
Mr. M. J. Smith
Maybe I'm mising something but this doesn't appear to be a 'director's cut' as advertised. I saw the film in the cinema and the DVD is just the same. Also the packaging states '....full length feature film, plus the directors cut version not seen in cinemas....' leading me to believe there are two versions but on the disc one menu it only gives you the choice of playing the film, not the director's cut.
If there is no director's cut then this is bad marketing on Fox's behalf.
 New x files movie- worth renting December 21, 2008
K. Holland (uk)
The new x files movie is certainly worth renting whilst there is a paranormal connection in Billy connolly's psychic 'powers' the rest of the movie is routed in 21Sst century scientific issues this means it doesn't descend into the usual Hollywood hokum.
Mulder and Scully's relationship has moved on but it's a shame that the script doesn't see them interact a little more as for a lot of the movie they inhabit different spheres and they don't share much screen time together. The movie is good and whilst I was afraid the performances might be wooden I was proved wrong. Entertaining.
It wasn't that bad... December 11, 2008
A. Garraway (Northamptonshire)
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
I was a fan of the X-Files back in the day...when it was at its pinnacle. I didn't care for the Robert Patrick/Annabeth Gish nonsense which followed later. The best episode for me was Redux, which at that point attempted to bring all the UFO mythology together, the core work of the X-Files. Even the film (Fight the Future), which I watched recently was a good bit of entertainment. However, from the reviews I had seen, I knew that this film wasn't what most fans wanted to see. Firstly, the film centres around a series of killings, a bit like the niche episodes that the X-Files used to do, it didn't centre around alien abduction and Government Conspiracy. Quite frankly, I can see why Chris Carter didn't do this. When Mulder and Scully entered the FBI building for the first time in years in I Want to Believe, they were greeted with a picture of a smiling George W Bush. Hinting at Government conspiracy and deceit won't do in this day and age...Governments take us into illegal wars and literally leave you standing in the wind when Hurricane Katrina hits. Wars and Hurricanes - how bad is a bit of whispering about alien abduction be compared to this? If aliens turns up on Bush's watch, somehow they will be blasted out of the sky by the time Act 2 takes effect in the film. What I am saying is, the episodes about alien abduction were appropriate back in the mid 90s, now we know that there are worse things that can happen... Chris Carter had a challenge of writing an X Files film for a 2008 audience and he didn't do too much of a bad job. This film is good. I found it a well paced thriller (serial killer - the race against time to save the latest victim). Billy Connolly gives a surprisingly good turn as the priest with paranormal abilities to detect the victims. David Duchovny & Gillian Anderson also show that their characters have moved on. They seem royally cheesed off when they hear from the FBI at the beginning of the film needing their help. However, Mulder once again becomes enticed working on an X-File, while Scully couldn't care less for the FBI's hunt for the killer (she only goes along with it at the beginning of the film to get Mulder out of the house), Scully's passion now lies in caring for her patients, especially a terminally ill boy. It also shows how Mulder and Scully's relationship has moved on. The ending is pure nonsense, but so was Eugene Victor Toombs getting killed by an escalator back in the day. On paper, this film may not necessary appeal to the hardcore X File Fan, but I think that this is a solid effort nonetheless. Gillian Anderson was right: If the Dark Knight had not encompassed the critics and the box office, the X Files may have stood a fighting chance and may be had a little success. I personally think that this is a good film and worth a look...you just need an open mind!
 Dont waste your money December 11, 2008
Guye
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Rent this X Files film, then see if you still want to buy it. I was extremely disappointed. As a crime movie I found it very ordinary, and nothing really to do with X Files at all - in fact I felt a bit ripped off being an X Files fan.
The Truth is out There......somewhere!!! December 8, 2008
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1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I'm not one of these crazy kind of X-Files fans where I am desperate for Mulder and Scully to get it on.... but I do love the show! I just don't get what the big thing is about them getting it together and the KISS situation...they have had plenty of good tounge wrestling over the 9 seasons....whats the big thing about the kiss at the end of this movie!! Anyway... I Want to Beleive wasn't great at the cinema but I have to agree with an earlier review and say that it does come across much better on DVD. Gillian and David are great as always, as they are when playing any character. The disapointing thing was that it was seriously lacking some of the old characters. In the next movie I reckon it needs a few of the old characters injecting back in to it. . . . Skinner, The Lone Gummen, Cancer Man......to name but a few. So come on Chirs take my advice and pull you finger out mate!!! ;-)
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