FTF or IWTB?

[ex_rustingwil400]

Which X-Files movie do you prefer...Fight The Future or I Want To Believe? How many times did you see them in the theater?

I like both of them, but if I had to pick one over the other, I would choose I Want To Believe. I was disappointed to read so many negative reviews and comments on message boards after the movie's release. I liked the look of the film, and the snow and shadows were beautiful. I liked the story, even though there were a few lines of dialogue that seemed pretty hokey. (All the stuff about looking into the darkness...) I got to see it four times before it got yanked.

I saw FTF twice, I think. By comparison, it seems really bright and colorful and exciting, but I can never keep the story straight.

Comments

[amalnahurriyeh]

OK, I'm going to say it: they're both kinda crap movies, in their own special ways. Neither plot got beyond semi-coherent. And, oy, some dialogue clunkers.

But they are both amazing comfort movies. I love Big Exciting Action Movies That Go Boom! and FTF is absolutely that, in a nutshell. And IWTB is like a meh MoTW but with TONS of shippy goodness, which makes my little mushy heart sing. And I find the IWTB-verse really interesting, as evidences that I keep writing in it.

IWTB I saw twice in the theater, and would have seen more but my family is lose. I've seen it twice on DVD since I bought it. FTF I must have seen in the theater, but probably only once; apart from that, I've seen it a few times on cable, but haven't actually ever popped the DVD in just to see it. I'm sure I will at some point...

[ex_rustingwil400]

Yes, that's it...they're comfort movies. I can never make it all the way through the FTF dvd in one sitting. I've watched IWTB a few times, but it's not as good on a tiny tv screen.