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

[my_daroga]

I understand that. We all watch for different things, and it doesn't take intelligence or a lack thereof to be bothered by different things. I have no problem with other people enjoying the film--it just means that X-Files is a lot of things to a lot of people, and this film just didn't happen to capture the stuff I wanted it to. Sometimes, though, I feel insulted by the shortcuts taken in films, though I'm less likely to object if I like other aspects of the film.

It didn't bother me that they were together. What bothered me was that it just didn't "play" right for me. *shrug* That may have just been my attitude going in, you know? It just wasn't XF for me. Which is fine, because we still have the DVDs, right?

[my_daroga]

I'm sorry. DW is still screwing up my email replies--this was obviously meant to be attached to the thread above.