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  • Actors: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Amanda Peet, Billy Connolly
  • Directors: Chris Carter
  • Format: PAL
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 24 Nov 2008
  • Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (77 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B001G7PHD6
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 26,847 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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The feature film The X-Files: I Want to Believe is a satisfying if unspectacular installment in the X-Files series, taking place an unspecified time after the show's nine-year television run. Former agent Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) is now a doctor, while Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) is being hunted by his former agency and living in seclusion. He and Scully are summoned back by a case involving a missing agent and a former priest (Billy Connolly) who claims to be able to see clues to the agent's whereabouts psychically, though his initial search turns up only a severed limb.

Don't expect the usual cast of characters; the FBI has completely turned over (except for the George W. Bush portrait), and the only reason Scully and Mulder are back is because agent Dakota Whitney (Amanda Peet) remembers his success on similar cases involving the inexplicable. Don't expect the same rogues' gallery either; unlike the previous X-Files feature film, which was inextricably linked to the series' convoluted mythology arc (and served as a bridge between the fifth and sixth seasons), I Want to Believe is a stand-alone piece that makes use of the series' roots in horror/sci-fi and moody Vancouver, B.C., locales. Also unlike the previous film, which was almost self-consciously shot for the big screen, this film is on a smaller scale, like a double-length episode of the series. But it's still a good reminder of the creepy vibe that hooked fans for years. And the relationship between Mulder and Scully? It seems to have resumed pretty much where it left off, at least when you take into account the long period of separation. But stick around for the end-credit sequence to take in all the possibilities for the future. --David Horiuchi, Amazon.com

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good as a thriller, but not as an X Files film, 16 April 2009
By KM (England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The X Files: I Want To Believe (including Bonus Digital Copy) [Blu-ray] [2008] (Blu-ray)
After years away from our screens, Fox Mulder and Dana Scully (David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson) return in `The X Files: I Want to Believe'. An FBI agent has gone missing in Virginia and the only hope that they have of finding her is by using a priest who is a psychic. The FBI also call in ex-agents Mulder and Scully to use their expertise in the paranormal to help find out what is going on.

I've been a big fan of The X Files since it first started and have watched the episodes again and again and I've been looking forward to seeing this for ages. I finally got to watch it the other night and I had a lot of mixed feelings when I got to the end. As an X Files film I was disappointed. There was no real supernatural/paranormal/extraterrestrial goings-on, no monsters or aliens lurking in the shadows, Scully wasn't really part of it all until the end, no conspiracies to be seen at all, so it didn't really feel like an X Files episode or film at all. As a serial killer thriller though, this was fantastic. It was creepy and atmospheric, had some really good characters and a decent storyline, it was suspenseful and exciting and kept me guessing until the end. To be honest, it felt a bit like Kiss the Girls but with Mulder and Scully instead of Alex Cross. I really did enjoy this film but like I said before - it isn't X Files.

The Blu Ray picture was very good and was extremely crisp throughout with no graininess in the darker scenes. The sound however was a little quiet - I had the speakers turned right up and it still wasn't all that loud.

Overall I personally think it was a bad move by the writers to stray away from the sci-fi horror format that the show is liked so much for and so I think if you're watching this expecting it to be like the show you will be disappointed. If you watch it not expecting it to be like the show and are a fan of crime thrillers then you will more than likely enjoy this.
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38 of 46 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Science Vs Faith, 5 Nov 2008
By R. Fisher "entertainment lover" (west midlands uk) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The X Files: I Want To Believe (2 disc Special Edition including Bonus Digital Copy) [DVD] [2008] (DVD)
Six years since the exploits of Mulder and Scully came to an end after nine seasons. The second movie propels x-files into darker territory leaving alien conspiracy's on the back burner for a standalone adventure.

We catch up with Mulder and Scully now living together in a secluded house as Mulder browses newspaper articles looking for unexplained phenomenon and Scully has become a doctor at a catholic run hospital caring for a terminally ill boy when she is approached by the FBI, looking for Mulder to consult on a case, a female FBI agent has disappeared and a convicted paedophile priest father Joe claims to be having visions leading the FBI closer to their missing agent, Mulder reluctantly joins the search which leads to a grisly conclusion.

The X-files: I want to believe has received rather mixed reviews as a fan of the show I found it rather enjoyable but this doesn't seem to be the case with everyone. The x-files isn't a big flashy summer blockbuster its a grim mystery thriller. It goes back to its routes when the darker episodes lay rather than the more comedic centred episodes some of the later seasons took

It takes a very different tone from the first film, in an attempt to market it to a wider audience but it remains a largely fans only affair retaining classic X files flavour, on the whole the movie is about faith as both lead characters have their beliefs tested in search for the truth and it comes across the screen in a compelling form.

Duchovony and Anderson slip back into their roles with ease, the relationship between them starting as complete but as the movie progresses it threatens to tear itself apart as the pairs beliefs clash.
The chemistry between the two stars is still ever present as they play off each other well be it their romantic relationship or their conflicting theories. Their relationship is a key part of the movie which x files fans will get more out of than casual viewers, when together they remind us what made the pair so watch able all those years ago.

Billy Connelly gives a good performance as the priest,he portrays a man who is loathsome of himself praying to god for forgiveness while also blaming the almighty for his despicable urges convinced his visions are sent by god to help absolve him of his sins, a complex character handled well by Connelly

Xzibit and Amanda Peet join the cast as FBI agents leading the the manhunt these characters only are there to advance the plot and they are developed little. For example agent Drummy (Xzibit) dislikes Mulder and his beliefs but its never explained why. The two characters are very constricted always remaining as background players.

The only other familiar face to reappear is Walter Skinner towards the end of the movie while only present for a few scenes its great to see him back again helping Scully tracking an AWOL Mulder, it livens up the pace as the movie reaches its climax.

While a stand-alone movie there's still titbits for the fans to pick up on references to William, the poster in Mulder's room,call backs to the series various villains such as 'pusher', generally little bits but is pleasing for fans but will most likely be lost on others.

On the whole the x files: IWTB is a satisfying addition to the franchise the pace can occasionally lag (Scully's terminal patient sub plot) its light on action and can feel a bit underwhelming in a summer of blockbusters but the magic's still there between the stars the story is a spine tingling absorbing mystery and its great to see the pair back in action. It's enough to Believe again- 7/10

Note- just to clear up any confusion this is actually a 3 disc set
disc 1- The movie
disc 2- Bonus features
disc 3- Digital copy
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars I Want To Be Sick..., 19 Feb 2009
By Martin A Hogan "Marty From SF" (San Francisco, CA. (Hercules)) - See all my reviews
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I completely enjoyed the 1998 "X-Files" with the alien theme and the cinematography was inspiring. Mulder and Scully carried their relationship well throughout that film (even though Scully was unconscious towards the end). This film plays more like an extended TV plot, albeit with some excessively grotesque and disgusting themes and visuals. An agent goes missing so a former priest `who has a sixth sense' is brought in to help solve the matter. Why the priest had to come from a colony of sex offenders is beyond me and why one of the first clues is a severed arm was unusual, but that `type' of dark theme continues. Without giving too much away, there is far less spookiness and much more creepiness than before. Some of the numerous scenes with severed limbs for "specific" purposes are downright nauseating. I'll stop there with that, but by the last portion of the film, one realizes that this might not be alien-like or psychic at all, which is what the "X-Files" has always been about for me. Scully and Mulder do have the same good chemistry that teeters back and forth and the acting (Amanda Peet is intense and Billy Connolly as the priest is convincing) is top rate, but the cinematography is elsewhere. Instead of the grand view of `awesomeness' we are used to, the scenes seem shot for the small screen. The ending is a bit too pat and satisfying to be believable, but you DO want to believe. That's why you can be assured that there is another "X-Files" movie in the future.
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