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The X-Files: I Want To Believe Review

Niall Browne — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:58:25 +0000

Short version: The best that can be said about this X-Files film is that it’s good to see Mulder and Scully on screen once again.

Screen Rant reviews X-Files: I Want to Believe

As Screen Rant’s resident X-Files fan It came down to me to deliver a review for The X-Files: I Want To Believe. As I’m UK-based it took me a week to catch up with the film as it’s only just opened here.

Firstly the film has got some pretty bad reviews, and the opening weekend’s box office was only $10 million – a third of what X-Files: Fight The Future took 10 years ago.

So is the film any good?

Yes and no.

It also depends on how big a fan you are of the franchise.

One of the major criticisms leveled at ...

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Movie News Grab Bag July 25, 2008

Heath McKnight — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:14:02 +0000

In today’s Movie News Grab Bag, I’ve got a confirmation on the director and writer of the RoboCop sequel, X-Files: I Want To Believe is getting poor reviews, and my theory on why Ant-Man isn’t on the release slate yet.

RoboCop 4 (unless they ignore parts 2 and 3 and do a reboot): Darren Aronofsky, director of Pi and the one movie I liked but I’ll never watch again, Requiem For a Dream, has officially signed on to direct the RoboCop sequel, set further in the future after the program was shut down. Will it be a new RoboCop, or will Murphy live again? David Self (Road to Perdition) is writing the script. Sounds like it’ll be fun, especially since it isn’t a remake!

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Weekend Movie News Wrap Up: July 20, 2008

Niall Browne — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 15:50:23 +0000

So The Dark Knight has finally been released and it’s kicking all sort of Box Office butt. It’s great news, the bad news (for me at least) is that I don’t get to see it until Friday!!

However, don’t worry – we’ll always have the Weekend Movie News Wrap Up!

This week:

We have more news on the new RoboCop movie, we take our Tom Cruise news with a pinch of Salt, Christian Bale does some Terminating, we look at another X-Files poster, and Rob Cohen remakes The Monster Squad.

1. Last week I brought you news that Darren Aronofsky was helming the RoboCop remake. Well it looks like the film isn’t a remake after all. The film appears to be more of a sequel to the original films. Bloody Disgusting report that the logline of the film (a logline is the plot – in a line or so) says:

Present day Los Angeles, ...

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Weekend Movie News Wrap Up: July 13, 2008

Niall Browne — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 15:55:02 +0000

It’s almost time for The Dark Knight. We’ve almost made it. Not long now. However, in the meantime here’s a new Weekend Movie News Wrap Up to keep you preoccupied.

This week:

We try and figure out Where the Wild Things Are, David Duchovny blogs, Robert Downey Jr goes Holmes, John Cusack sues and Darren Aronofsky may be giving us some Prime Directives.

1. Warner Brothers’ Where the Wild Things Are isn’t out of the woods yet. The $80 million Spike Jones film has been pulled from the WB release schedule. The film was originally supposed to open this October, but after a test screening went haywire (kids crying and terrified at children’s film is never a good thing) the release was then shifted to October 2009, but now it’s appears to be going under some major retooling.

Warner Brothers Big Cheese Alan Horn (that is his official title) said this about the current state ...

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Finally! The X-Files 2 Trailer Is Here

Vic Holtreman — Mon, 12 May 2008 14:02:43 +0000

Without further yakking, check out at long last the trailer for X-Files 2 aka X-Files: I Want to Believe…

It DOES look very “X-Filesy” to me and I think fans will get all X-cited when they hear the theme music in the trailer. It looks like it’ll be good for those folks and I thought it wasn’t too bad (except for that cliched music towards the very end.)

X-Files: I Want to Believe opens on July 25th.

Source: IGN.com

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Even More ‘X-Files: I Want To Believe’ Pictures

Niall Browne — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:23:22 +0000

I’m running out of new ways to introduce new X-Files: I Want To Believe pictures.

I can’t think of any more jokes, stories about disinformation for even interesting anecdotes about David Duchonvy’s Calinfornication, except that The Red Hot Chilli Peppers are suing the makers of the show over the use of the title (as in their song… erm – Californication).

So without further rambling – if you continue reading you will see new images from the news X-Files film, that reveal nothing at all…well that we don’t already know…which is nothing.

You know what I mean.

Keep reading.

I’m starting to feel like stills from this movie are like my holiday pictures – I can’t wait to show them off, but people are getting bored looking at the same old snaps!

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Another New Image From X-Files: I Want To Believe

Vic Holtreman — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:23:15 +0000

And another non-spoiler image from X-Files: I Want To Believe trickles out. Yet more intense shared looks from Mulder and Scully, this time in what appears to be a church.

To see the whole thing, see below.

Mulder and Scully in a scene from X-Files: I Want To Believe

This may turn out to be a great movie, but at least for now I still can’t wrap my head around that title. Seems like it belongs to some weepy romance chick flick. This is turning out to be a weird year for movie titles IMHO.

The X-Files: I Want to Believe opens on July 25th

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Can We Just Keep Calling It ‘X-Files 2?’

Vic Holtreman — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:57:13 +0000

Blazing across the internets today is news that the official title has finally been announced for the upcoming X-Files movie, which most folks have been referring to as simply X-Files 2.

So are you ready?

The X-Files: I Want to Believe

Really? That’s the title?

Anyone who reads this site knows I’m not a huge fan of the franchise, but the trailer actually looked pretty good to me. Gotta say though, my first thought when I read that was the title?

Lame.

It’s almost as lame as Quantum of Solace. (Thanks, Jon!)

Regarding the top secret title that was just revealed, Chris Carter stated:

“It really does suggest Mulder’s struggle with his faith.”

Presumably that would be his faith in little green men and not God.

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New Spoiler-Free X-Files 2 Pictures

Niall Browne — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 17:03:51 +0000

The truth is getting out there.

As the July 25th release date approaches (or August 1st here in the UK – damn!) we are slowly but surely being treated to more and more glimpses of the new X-Files sequel.

MitchPileggi.net has scored some pictures from the Sci-Fi sequel spin-off. What is strange con,sidering that they appear on mitchpileggi.net – is that there are no images of Mitch Pileggi (Skinner, if you don’t know).

I mean, there’s nothing overly exciting about these new pictures, but there is just something comforting about seeing David Duchovny standing next to that “I want to believe poster”.

For more Mulder and Scully action… you got it… keep reading.

I feel that this movie is going to be the sleeper hit of the year and I hope that it spawns a franchise. While these new pictures ...

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Are There More X-Files Spoilers Out There?

Niall Browne — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 18:35:53 +0000

It seems to me that every other week we discover a new X-Files 2 plot “spoiler.” Every time, I duly inform you of said spoiler and then I tell you that I don’t believe that it’s true, and that it is just Chris Carter’s way of trying to stop people like me from letting too much of the story out into the public domain.

Fair enough, I’m quite enjoying this little game, and I can’t wait to see this film when it hits the big screen this summer.

We have seen everything ranging from “leaked” call sheets, a supposed werewolf picture with Chris Carter and even a beautifully photo-shopped picture of David Duchovny mid-werewolf transformation.

Now for yet another news update.

According to XFilesNews.com, Scully works as a doctor in a hospital and the film ...

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Yet More X-Files 2 Werewolf Disinformation

Niall Browne — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:54:48 +0000

Hot on the heels of The X-Files WonderCon presentation, which has sent many fans into a frenzy – comes yet another fake image to help throw X-Filies off the scent of the forthcoming film’s plot.

As I’ve stated before, Chris Carter already got me with the fake werewolf image. I was silly, I was excited, but once bitten, twice shy. Now I am very suspicious of anything X-Files related.

So what does this new image entail? More werewolves. Well, in particular an image that purports to show a test of David Duchovny in mid-transformation into a lycanthrope and a call sheet to help convince us that this is the case.

Don’t worry, it is a fake – but it seems that Chris Carter is the person behind this barrage of disinformation.

I have to ...

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X-Files 2 WonderCon Panel

Vic Holtreman — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 01:59:13 +0000

Right off the bat let me tell you that if you’re looking for the bootleg X-Files 2 teaser trailer here you won’t find it. I’m not going to support bootleggers who film at Cons when specifically and explicitly asked not to. I feel like this may be one of the only movie sites who won’t jump on that, but so be it.

Here’s a desciption of the teaser:

It showed Billy Connelly leading a line of FBI agents across a frozen lake in the middle of winter. The agents had long poles and were poking them downward into the ice as if looking for something that might not be far from the surface.

From there we cut to scenes of Mulder, Scully and various other people in quick-cut action shots. Running, dragging bodies, etc. In the end we ...

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Yet Another X-Files Movie Call Sheet: BIG Spoiler Here If True!

Niall Browne — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:45:00 +0000

It’s another week so that means it’s time for yet another leaked X-Files call sheet.

I’ve written before about how skeptical I am that these things are being leaked on such a regular basis. Are they being leaked on purpose? Or are they an attempt to throw us off the scent? Knowing Chris Carter, it could easily be either.

However if they are the real deal, then we are getting some interesting information. Although I’d love to get a look at the script, I feel that I’ve already had a glance through it because of the amount of scene descriptions that I’ve read.

The lovely folks at X-Files News have some new pictures of the aforementioned call sheets and as always, if these are accurate they contain some spoilers. One of them is very big, as it involves something very significant that ...

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X-Files 2 Movie Mysteries And Consipiricies

Niall Browne — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 14:20:58 +0000

There are quite a few pieces of X-Files news floating around, so it’s time for a movie update.

First up, the so-called X-Files 2 spoiler picture that I showed you previously is now supposed to be a fake. Movieweb is reporting that it was nothing more than a smokescreen to prevent folks like me from divulging too much plot information.

I’m man enough to admit that I got carried away. It was the werewolf aspect that really got my juices flowing. However, with the recent spate of Wolfman stories that I’ve covered, I can now honestly say that my werewolf itch has been scratched.

However, maybe it’s a double bluff and the film really does involve werewolves. Or maybe I’ve been watching too many Oliver Stone films. We will have to wait and see.

There’s ...

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Even More X-Files Movie Details

Niall Browne — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 20:44:40 +0000

It has been a busy week when it comes to news on the new X-Files movie. Today we received an email from Holly at XFilesNews.com with some interesting information.

The site has some pictures of houses in Pemberton that will be used in the film. I know, I know, how is that newsworthy? Well it’s not really, however what is interesting are the details that you can get from the call sheets that have been photographed from the set.

The sheets let us know that all of the main cast members will be present and correct. First up on the call sheet is Bobby Wingood, who is assumed to be David Duchovny and Marylin Ramsey, who is probably Gillian Anderson.

Also we learn that Billy Connolly is on set – possibly playing the character ...

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Huge X-Files 2 Spoiler

Niall Browne — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:58:11 +0000

As you all know, I’m excited about the new X-Files film. I’ve been keeping you posted on developments, however most of the pictures that we have seen have been pictures of the cast standing around looking bored.

All that changed today, and we now have the best behind the scenes pictures yet! However, I do have to warn you: This is an EXTREME SPOILER!

If you want to know as little as possible leading up to the release of the film look away NOW!

If you really want to know, click below.

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This picture just makes me giddy with excitement.

We’ve been promised a “non mythology” film and by heck they seem to be giving it to us. The last werewolf related X-Files was way ...

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First Official X-Files Pictures and Chris Carter Speaks

Niall Browne — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 21:11:03 +0000

Regular readers will know that Screen Rant can’t wait for the new X-Files movie. Well, Heath and myself can’t wait, Vic isn’t as excited. However all that will change come the first trailer. I hope:-)

The first official pictures of the film have been released, and it’s very exciting news, there are loads of action shots of… er, Mulder and Scully walking and looking at a computer.

Okay, nothing exciting there, but X-Files creator and the film’s director Chris Carter told USA Today that the film will not involve the conspiracy plot line that bogged the show down in the last few seasons.

Carter is quoted as saying :

“We want a stand-alone movie, not a mythology conspiracy one.”

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First X-Files Pictures

Niall Browne — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:52:24 +0000

There are a bunch of new set pictures from X-Files 2 online. There isn’t a lot to see besides David Duchovny, Amanda Peet and Xzibit standing around.

One thing that stands out is that Mulder (Duchovny) is wearing casual clothing, while Peet and Xzibit are wearing suits. This supports the information that came out last week stating that they are F.B.I agents.

And where is Scully?

Gillian Anderson probably had a later casting call – but don’t worry X-Files fans… she is in the film. Here are one of the pictures from the set of the movie:

You can see more images at Xfilesnews.com.

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X-Files 2: How Is This Not Going Direct-To-DVD?

Vic Holtreman — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 18:19:39 +0000

I know Heath here at Screen Rant is looking forward to the X-Files movie sequel, but me, I just don’t get it. After years of what seems to me to be David Duchovny struggling to get X-Files 2 made, it’s finally happening. Filming starts on December 10th and the studio has targeted July 25th as the release date.

That’s just eight months from start of production to projection on the big screen. Seems pretty quick to me, but as I recall X-Men 3 met a seemingly impossible production schedule as well.

Then again, we all know how well that movie turned out.

What I don’t understand is how much of an audience the studio expects there to be for this movie. The TV ...

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X-Files 2 Starting Production This December?

Heath McKnight — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:36:25 +0000

It’s being reported by Comingsoon.net (now picked up by Ain’t It Cool News) that on December 10, 2007, the sequel to the successful X-Files movie (and television show) will begin production, presumably for a 2008 release.

Consider this a rumor for now, but if it’s true, I’d say part of the reason for starting production after nearly a decade, is because of the Writers Guild strike that will likely happen this Thursday, November 1, 2007, along with potential Actors Guild and Directors Guild strikes next July. Studios need as many movies as possible, to avoid a complete drought of new flicks. I plan on updating the Writers Guild strike very soon, so stay tuned!

(For the record, I’m excited about the return of X-Files.)

Source: Comingsoon.net

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