X-Files , Fight The Future and/or I Want To Believe ? - Blu-ray Forum

Member-38928 · 01-28-2010, 04:32 PM

X-Files movies:
Would you buy 'Fight The Future' and 'I Want To Believe' or just one of them?

Snake Plissken · 01-28-2010, 04:36 PM

Fight the Future.
While I like Billy Connolly, I disliked the addition of the pedo priest into I Want To Believe.

Kynch · 01-28-2010, 04:40 PM

Being a fan, I can't get enough of David Duchovny. Although from a purely objective point of view, only Fight the Future is worth owning. I haven't even sat down to watch I Want to Believe again, just can't myself to.

bboisvert · 01-28-2010, 04:44 PM

Fight the Future is deep within the existing show's mythology and takes place between season 5+6.

I Want to Believe is pretty much a stand-alone thing that takes place after the series run.

While they involve the same characters, they're really VERY different movies. If you're not a fan of the show, I'm not sure you'd enjoy either one. If you are, I'm not sure why you wouldn't want both.

Squall835 · 01-28-2010, 05:19 PM

I'd only buy the first as I thought I Want To Believe was pretty bad. I couldn't even justify spending $7.50 on it when I saw it on a clearance rack at Target last week.

JTStarkiller · 01-28-2010, 05:20 PM

Both. Would. Did.

Nepse · 01-28-2010, 05:22 PM

Well as a fan I did buy both of them, but like others said, sadly only Fight the Future is worth owning..

Member-38928 · 01-28-2010, 05:27 PM

Do we have a vote for Id only buy 'I Want to Believe' , anybody, anyone?

Member-38928 · 01-28-2010, 05:30 PM

Thanks all , I am just gonna buy 'Fight the Future' I was a big fan of the show when it was on TV but I have not seen a single show since it went off the air. I have pretty much forgotten everything about the show but I remember that I enjoyed it when it was on.

( here is hoping they release every season on BD someday!)

^^^ not sure if this is even possible though, ^^^

substance · 01-28-2010, 05:33 PM

I own both from the era $20 per bluray a good deal. I want the seasons on bluray.

Pondosinatra · 01-28-2010, 05:48 PM

My review...

X-files: I Want to Believe

Rating: 3 out of 5

Six years after the X Files series ended Mulder (Duchovny) and Scully (Anderson) are back in their second big screen outing. Having previously been kicked out of the FBI, Mulder spends all of his time alone shut off from the world. His office is adorned with newspaper snippets of paranormal events along with the iconic 'I Want to Believe' flying saucer poster. Scully, now a doctor at a Christian hospital is contacted by the FBI to convince him to return and help them find a missing agent. Ok, yes, this film tanked at the box office and had pretty negative reviews. And I understand where the negativity comes from. This film has nothing at all to do with the first one. Anyone who watched the TV series knows there were two kind of episodes, the 'Mythos' episodes which dealt with the massive government conspiracy and an alien invasion, and the 'Monster of the Week' episodes which were individual stories of paranormal events. The first movie was in the Mythos camp, so it is somewhat fitting that the second one falls in the later category. However that decision clearly upset a lot of people who were expecting some sort of continuation or sequel to the first one. That said, you should consider I Want to Believe to be a better than average TV episode. With that mindset even the most casual fan while not being blown away will still enjoy watching it.

surfdude12 · 01-28-2010, 05:50 PM

Fight the Future (4 stars) > I want to Believe (3 stars)

tilapiah6 · 01-28-2010, 06:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JTStarkiller

Both. Would. Did.

Same.

Chaotic · 01-28-2010, 06:01 PM

Both.

I love both of them

tilapiah6 · 01-28-2010, 06:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bentvalve

Thanks all , I am just gonna buy 'Fight the Future' I was a big fan of the show when it was on TV but I have not seen a single show since it went off the air. I have pretty much forgotten everything about the show but I remember that I enjoyed it when it was on.

( here is hoping they release every season on BD someday!)

^^^ not sure if this is even possible though, ^^^

They were all shot on film, right? If so, it should definitely be possible.

starryeyes · 01-28-2010, 06:06 PM

Fan of the show and I bought both and enjoy both but Fight the Future is far superior.

Mendoza · 01-28-2010, 06:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snake Plissken

I disliked the addition of the pedo priest into I Want To Believe.

Yea, that added about as much as a couple of slimy carnivorous aliens would've added to Doubt.

mredman · 01-28-2010, 10:39 PM

already got both

Filmmaker · 01-28-2010, 10:49 PM

If you're a fairweather friend of the series, just get FIGHT THE FUTURE. If you're a devoted fan, get both.

Exist2Inspire · 01-29-2010, 03:14 AM

I was a huge fan of the Series, and I actually thoroughly enjoyed Fight the Future, but as mentioned it's already deep into the Mythology, but should be easy for new viewers to come into the show.

That all being said, I still haven't seen I Want To Believe, even though I've had it since it got released. I lie, saw the first few minutes but wasn't in the mood.

Until I see I Want to Believe, I will only recommend Fight the Future

View Poll Results: Would you buy X-Files 'I Want to Believe' and/or 'Fight the Future' ?
Id only buy 'I Want to Believe'	2	2.30%
Id only buy 'Fight the Future'	25	28.74%
Id buy both.	60	68.97%
Voters: 87. You may not vote on this poll

01-28-2010, 04:32 PM	#1
Member-38928 Banned Member since:Sep 2008 Trading Score:190	X-Files , Fight The Future and/or I Want To Believe ? X-Files movies: Would you buy 'Fight The Future' and 'I Want To Believe' or just one of them? Last edited by bentvalve; 01-28-2010 at 04:36 PM.

01-28-2010, 05:30 PM	#9
Member-38928 Banned Member since:Sep 2008 Trading Score:190	Thanks all , I am just gonna buy 'Fight the Future' I was a big fan of the show when it was on TV but I have not seen a single show since it went off the air. I have pretty much forgotten everything about the show but I remember that I enjoyed it when it was on. ( here is hoping they release every season on BD someday!) ^^^ not sure if this is even possible though, ^^^ Last edited by bentvalve; 01-28-2010 at 05:32 PM.

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01-28-2010, 04:36 PM	#2
Snake Plissken Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2010 Location:Arizona Blu-ray collection:598 Trading Score:12	Fight the Future. While I like Billy Connolly, I disliked the addition of the pedo priest into I Want To Believe.

01-28-2010, 04:40 PM	#3
Kynch Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Oct 2008 Location:UK Home Theater Gallery:1 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:60	Being a fan, I can't get enough of David Duchovny. Although from a purely objective point of view, only Fight the Future is worth owning. I haven't even sat down to watch I Want to Believe again, just can't myself to.

01-28-2010, 04:44 PM	#4
bboisvert Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Dec 2009 Blu-ray collection:1368 DVD collection:10 Trading Score:5	Fight the Future is deep within the existing show's mythology and takes place between season 5+6. I Want to Believe is pretty much a stand-alone thing that takes place after the series run. While they involve the same characters, they're really VERY different movies. If you're not a fan of the show, I'm not sure you'd enjoy either one. If you are, I'm not sure why you wouldn't want both.

01-28-2010, 05:19 PM	#5
Squall835 Senior Member Member since:Apr 2009 Location:Madison, WI 4K collection:2 Blu-ray collection:128 Digital collection:165 Trading Score:77	I'd only buy the first as I thought I Want To Believe was pretty bad. I couldn't even justify spending $7.50 on it when I saw it on a clearance rack at Target last week.

01-28-2010, 05:20 PM	#6
JTStarkiller Power Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Austin, TX DVD collection:69 Trading Score:17	Both. Would. Did.

01-28-2010, 05:22 PM	#7
Nepse Active Member Top contributor Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Norway Blu-ray collection:326 DVD collection:67	Well as a fan I did buy both of them, but like others said, sadly only Fight the Future is worth owning..

01-28-2010, 05:27 PM	#8
Member-38928 Banned Member since:Sep 2008 Trading Score:190	Do we have a vote for Id only buy 'I Want to Believe' , anybody, anyone?

01-28-2010, 05:33 PM	#10
substance Senior Member Top contributor Member since:Apr 2009 Location:Laguna Niguel, CA Home Theater Gallery:7 4K collection:338 Blu-ray collection:2232 DVD collection:19 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:1	I own both from the era $20 per bluray a good deal. I want the seasons on bluray.

01-28-2010, 05:48 PM	#11
Pondosinatra Blu-ray Champion Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Calgary, Alberta Home Theater Gallery:45 Trading Score:2	My review... X-files: I Want to Believe Rating: 3 out of 5 Six years after the X Files series ended Mulder (Duchovny) and Scully (Anderson) are back in their second big screen outing. Having previously been kicked out of the FBI, Mulder spends all of his time alone shut off from the world. His office is adorned with newspaper snippets of paranormal events along with the iconic 'I Want to Believe' flying saucer poster. Scully, now a doctor at a Christian hospital is contacted by the FBI to convince him to return and help them find a missing agent. Ok, yes, this film tanked at the box office and had pretty negative reviews. And I understand where the negativity comes from. This film has nothing at all to do with the first one. Anyone who watched the TV series knows there were two kind of episodes, the 'Mythos' episodes which dealt with the massive government conspiracy and an alien invasion, and the 'Monster of the Week' episodes which were individual stories of paranormal events. The first movie was in the Mythos camp, so it is somewhat fitting that the second one falls in the later category. However that decision clearly upset a lot of people who were expecting some sort of continuation or sequel to the first one. That said, you should consider I Want to Believe to be a better than average TV episode. With that mindset even the most casual fan while not being blown away will still enjoy watching it.

01-28-2010, 05:50 PM	#12
surfdude12 Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Club Loop Blu-ray collection:343 Blu-ray reviews:112 Trading Score:1	Fight the Future (4 stars) > I want to Believe (3 stars)

01-28-2010, 06:01 PM	#14
Chaotic Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Mar 2009 Location:Denver, CO	Both. I love both of them

01-28-2010, 06:06 PM	#16
starryeyes Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Sarnia, On 4K collection:13 Blu-ray collection:1188 DVD collection:259 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:6	Fan of the show and I bought both and enjoy both but Fight the Future is far superior.

01-28-2010, 10:39 PM	#18
mredman Banned Member since:Jun 2008 Blu-ray collection:13 Blu-ray reviews:7	already got both

01-28-2010, 10:49 PM	#19
Filmmaker Blu-ray Count Top contributor Member since:Aug 2009 Location:Tulsa, OK (but don't hold it against me!) Home Theater Gallery:90 4K collection:1162 Blu-ray collection:3145 DVD collection:593 Trading Score:24	If you're a fairweather friend of the series, just get FIGHT THE FUTURE. If you're a devoted fan, get both.

01-29-2010, 03:14 AM	#20
Exist2Inspire Special Member Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Home Theater Gallery:18 4K collection:257 Blu-ray collection:1509 DVD collection:441 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:6	I was a huge fan of the Series, and I actually thoroughly enjoyed Fight the Future, but as mentioned it's already deep into the Mythology, but should be easy for new viewers to come into the show. That all being said, I still haven't seen I Want To Believe, even though I've had it since it got released. I lie, saw the first few minutes but wasn't in the mood. Until I see I Want to Believe, I will only recommend Fight the Future

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