A review in defense of the new X-Files movie, "I Want to Believe"
*note: As a huge fan of the series I am extremely biased*
I've heard many complain that "The X-Files: I Want to Believe" isn't "intelligent" enough and that "hard-core fans will be disappointed." Bullshit. I think the reviewers were expecting a film like "Fight the Future"...instead they got a movie that was like an uncensored version of the early episodes. I thoroughly enjoyed it. The film is full of the same witty, snarky and delightfully sarcastic remarks that endeared Mulder and Scully to so many viewers. It makes references to the series that only fans would recognize and appreciate...and most importantly you get to see two characters that have been greatly missed. Was the plot a little thin? Admittedly, yes. Was some of the acting less than stellar? Again, yes (When, oh when, will misguided casting directors stop giving roles to rappers that have absolutely no acting skills?) Do those things really matter? Not to me. Frankly, it could have been 2 hours of them playing checkers and I would have been thrilled. Make sure you stay through the credits though as you are rewarded with a nice little ending...one which definitively answers (at least in my mind) the question of whether or not there will ever be another X-Files film.
So there you have it...my review that manages to give away absolutely nothing
(except the fact that I'm a massive geek). Good on me for not including any spoilers.
If you would like the opinion of someone less biased, I suggest reading Brian Lowry's review in Variety.
Since it's Sunday I thought I would take the easy way out today (not only is it my favorite day...have you ever noticed how quiet Sundays are?...but this particular Sunday I have a ton of projects to finish...) and post a list...let's make it a list of essential films, shall we? Movies, both old and new, that everyone should see at least once in their life (or, if you're like me, 80 or 90 times...yeah...i know...)
So here it goes:
*Harvey
*Buffalo 66
*You Can't Take It With You
*Jezebel
*Gaslight
*Road to Morocco
*Arsenic and Old Lace
*Heathers
*The Outsiders
*Roadracers
*Rebel Without A Cause
*Suburbia (the 1980's version...not the one that came out in the 90's)
*Penelope
*True Grit
*Gormenghast
*Bleak House
*La Jetee (this is the short film that 12 Monkeys was based on)
*Willard
*Romper Stomper
*Bartleby (the version with Crispin Glover)
*Titus
*Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
*Sid & Nancy
*Stand By Me
*Cold Mountain
*Man Bites Dog
*Amelie
*Delicatessen
*16 Candles (THE BEST of the John Hughes brat pack films...let's face it...The Breakfast club SUCKED...it's an entire film based on high school stereotypes...it would have made a better after school special than a feature film...)
*Beatlejuice
*Trainspotting
*Welcome to the Dollhouse
*Pi
*Secretary
*Donnie Darko
*Boondock Saints
*Mystery Train
*Slackers
*Some Like It Hot
*Benny & Joon
*Death Becomes Her
*The Evil Dead Trilogy
*Star Wars (as thought that needs to be said)
*Cemetery Man
*George Washington Slept Here
*A Patch of Blue
*Dead Alive
*Any and All of George Romero's zombie films
*Giant
*Bubba Ho Tep
*Romeo Is Bleeding
*Fire Walk With Me
*Battle Angel
*The Iron Giant
*To Kill A Mockingbird
*Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
*Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!
I'd better stop or this could go on for days and days and days...
but rest assured there will be more to come in a future post...
i love movies.
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