X Files 2: I Want a Refund
A trailer from the blockbuster "X Files: Fight the Future". The movie is so bad that I don't even want the trailer hosted on my blog, but I do want you to see the greatness that is Fight the Future.
TEN YEARS AFTER the epic masterpiece that drew upon years of history from arguably one of the most complex, well written television science fiction series on a major television network, an anticipated sequel was delivered to a small midnight opening audience and may not perform as expected as fire spreads throughout the blogosphere and in weekend movie guides in your local paper.
The film in no way draws upon any of the countless possible connections and extensions from the original film, in which a vast conspiracy is tightly wound and packaged with brilliant directing, writing, and acting.
Instead, X Files 2: I Want to Believe shows Scully in her prime as a doctor, who is once again pulled against her will but with her conscience led on wild goose chases by a pedophile psychic; a former priest who is poorly portrayed in the film and complicates the plot, which leaves fans of the supernatual grasping at straws in the dark.
There is a noticeable chase scene in the movie, but poor lighting and editing take their toll on the viewer; An xphile will be left uncomfortably squirming as the film drags on to a less-than climactic end. The infamous conspirators in Fight the Future are nowhere to be found in the film, further distancing itself from any continuation of the original story line of both the television series and Fight the Future.
Poor special effects (the few there are) and fundamental flaws in photography--awkward pans and editing, complete with quick zooms during slow, paced dialogue--further distract the movie goer from at least a credible stand alone film.
It gets an F Minus in my book.