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Gunther Jenson

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Carrie L.A.

James N. Delaplane

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Fred Fein

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Alex L. Worman

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Todd J. Adelman

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R.J. Kizer

Mat Beck

Mark Kenna

Dins Danielsen

Tim Donelan

Kerry Mendenhall

Matthew A. Del Ruth

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Perry Petrzilka

Patti McNulty

Tricia Ronten

Harold Groshon

Mark Steinbeck

Marc Fisichella

Jennifer Jaafar

Kenneth Au

Fred Simon

Jason Bell

Damian 'Rocky' Polito

Don Poole

Mark Suveg

Pasquale Attanasio

David Was

Pamela Choules

Dennis McNeill

Stan Blackwell

Carl Boles

Stevie Lazo

Jonathan Sacks

Nancy Collini

Craig Heath

Howard Bachrach

Steve Duncan

Mike Amorelli

Matthew Ferro

Maxwell R. Johnson II

Paul Urmson

Geoffrey Patterson

Fanée Aaron

Lance Anderson

Peter Koczera

Alec Gillis

Paul Apted

**_The best of The X Files_**

After an explosion reminiscent of the Oklahoma City bombing, FBI agents Mulder and Scully stumble on an otherworldly virus and an intricate governmental cover-up. Their investigation leads them all over the map and, ultimately, to Antarctica, with numerous mysterious happenings and shadowy meetings.

Originally known simply as "The X Files" but later as "The X-Files: Fight the Future," this 1998 film is essentially an elongated episode of the TV series with a bigger budget. I've never been more than a casual viewer (seeing 10-12 of the top-rated episodes) and, to me, this film pretty much represents the best the series had to offer, except that I favor the MOTW episodes as opposed to the alien conspiracy ones. “Clyde Bruckman’s Final Repose” from season 3 is a good example. I just prefer the human interest and uniqueness of such episodes compared to the listless redundancy of the alien conspiracy segments.

Everyone knows that creator Chris Carter was inspired by The Night Stalker TV Series/movies when he formulated the show. Whereas that brief 70s’ series was overt and almost cartoony with its depictions of the paranormal, The X Files always took a more subdued, realistic approach. To some, this made it boring; to others, fascinating; to me, a mixture of both.

The way the plot in the movie unfolds is similar to "Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark," albeit grimmer and quasi-believable. Other than the paranormal, the appeal of The X Files has always been Gillian Anderson. What a uniquely beautiful redhead with her intelligent, cynical expressions.

There are some glaring geographical problems, unfortunately. For instance, Dallas is located in east Texas, which is technically on the eastern side of the USA and looks it; it’s very green. There are no desert-like landscapes anywhere close. Producers obviously did this to save on costs, but why not have those particular sequences take place outside of El Paso in west Texas? Or how about nearby Santa Fe or Albuquerque, New Mexico? Furthermore, a car trip from Dallas to DC takes 20 hours, not a single night’s drive as shown; not to mention traveling from Dallas to the Mexican border takes over 9 hours, not a couple of hours. 

It runs 2 hours, 2 minutes (with the Theatrical Release running a minute or two shorter) and was shot in California, British Columbia, Texas, New Jersey, London and Washington DC.

GRADE: B/B+

The X-Files: Fight the Future (1998) Trailer C

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The X-Files: Fight the Future (1998) Trailer A

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