THE X FILES 1998
A film review by Timothy Voon
Copyright 1998 Timothy Voon
2 :-) :-) for the bizarre world of Mulder and Scully
Cast: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Martin Landau, Blythe Danner, William B. Davis, Armin Mueller-Stahl, John Neville, Terry O'Quinn Director: Rob Bowman Producers: Chris Carter, Daniel Sackheim Screenplay: Chris Carter
There is no corporate conspiracy between the Uranians and certain government groups, to re-populate the planet Earth. Nor is there a mutated alien virus hidden beneath the ice caps of Antartica, ready to emerge to infect humanity and transform the host into gestation pods for the creation of a new species. There isn't, nor will there ever be a FBI agent as paranoid as Fox Mulder or as sexy as Dana Scully. It is also unlikely that these two uncanny heroes will get close enough to kiss again, until perhaps, their next feature movie.
After stating all the unlikely-hoods, the likely-hoods are that if you are not an X-Files fan, which I am not, you may actually enjoy the movie. So what has made the X-Files such a hugely popular syndicate series. That is a difficult question and there is no answer, except for some strange reason, the public enjoys watching aliens possess humans, kidnap humans, mutilate humans, infect humans, digest humans … which just about covers every episode of the X-Files. This is purely observational, from someone who has never watched a full episode, but the adverts say it all.
So what made me like a movie about subject material, I don't even like watching on TV? Well I guess that eerie opening tune was catchy and sent tingles down my spine, and the awkward chemistry between Mulder and Scully was quite electrifying. Pity a stupid bee had to sting her as the sexual tension mounted, leaving more than a love bite. The question now is will I watch the series, because I liked the movie. Probably not, but I will certainly look out for the next movie.
Timothy Voon
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