The X-Files

Reviewed by: Philistine

June 28, 1998

Return

Well, I saw the X-Files movie. My most lasting impressions are

a - If you gotta blow up someplace, it may as well be Dallas.
b - Nice avalanche.
c - It was definitely better than the TV show. No commercials!
d - I imagine that going into this cold (not that such a thing is really possible in the US) would be utterly baffling. The beginning of the movie is great for picking up where the show leaves off, makes no sense as the beginning of a story, while the conclusion isn't really a conclusion.

My recommendation to the producers; get the show off the air, and make The X-Files a weekly short subject serial playing in front of big attractions. That way you get to keep the commercials out, keep the budget up, make a bunch of money from ticket sales, and increase the and boost Fox Films' attendance to their 'full length' films (I would imagine Fox wouldn't want to pair an attraction like this with films from competing studios.) Best of all, maybe it could revive the classic matinee line-up!