Nice effects though.

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

I have seen about half a dozen episodes of "The X-Files" and therefore not enough to really call me a fan. What I saw was certainly good. I was quite eager to see a movie based on such a popular show. I believe that it was actually the relationship between Mulder and Scully that was said to have created the term "shipping". As someone who's really into that, it was a lot of fun to see their chemistry. I knew something would interrupt their kiss. Well, Mulder does mouth to mouth on Scully later, so we got that at least.The plot features a building being destroyed which is revealed to have covered up the deaths of people who died from an alien virus. I just felt like I was watching nothing more than just a long episode of the actual show. That's not what I want to see in a movie. It got really interesting toward the end where they were talking about getting rid of the virus but then the movie ends right there! I really was disappointed by that, but it's still not horrible. I especially like seeing the main villain, Cigarette Smoking Man, but I wish he had more screen time. **1/2

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.

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.

The X-Files is a great movie with a well developed storyline with a talented cast.I have never seen a single episode of the television series and decided to watch this movie when I saw that it was on TV,I was afraid that I wouldn't set a lot of it since I haven't watched the series,but it was clearly written so people who don't watch the series could still understand what was going on.The two main actors,Derek Duchovney and Gillian Anderson,are the best part of this movie,they both suit their characters extremely well and you can tell with the on screen chemistry that they were use to working with each other from the series.I think fans of the series will probably still enjoy it very much,but people who haven't seen the X-Files can still definitely watch the movie,and I would recommend as a good sci-fi and mystery.Mulder and Scully get caught up in a worldwide conspiracy that could change the future of mankind.