Plot: What’s it about?
Admittadely, I have never seen a full episode of “The X-Files” on TV. So, I was kind of interested to see what all the fuss was about. The story starts off in North Texas some 65,000 years ago (that’s one I haven’t heard before) and shows two cavemen or something encounter what can only be described as some sort of alien. Cut to the present, same location. Some kids find a hole and are playing, one investigates and is “taken over” by some alien being.
Evidently, Mulder and Scully’s unit, The “X-Files” had been shut down and now they’re just “regular” agents. A bomb is set to go off in downtown Dallas and after some dumb luck, they find it. It goes boom! But why, is more of the question… Mulder believes that it was a cover up to get rid of evidence from an alien encounter (remember the kid).
Anyhow, Mulder and Scully (who is quitting and going back to being a doctor) go from to DC to North Texas a few times to find out the “truth”, all while being investigated by the FBI. Needless to say, in the end, they have stumbled upon more than they bargained for!
In my opinion, I believe that this was a great movie, for people like me, who have never seen the series, it did a good job of making it interesting and they might have even gained a new viewer!
Video: How does it look?
Say what you will about Fox, while they have yet to put out a 16:9 title (this was written before Alien came out), they do put out some of the best non-anamorphic titles around. The disc is dual layered for a higher bit rate and it does pretty well in most of the dark scenes. I noticed some shimmering as well, but all in all a very sharp picture.
Audio: How does it sound?
To compliment the video, the audio is great. The directional effects are everywhere and the main soundtrack keeps the tension building in the movie. Excellent sound!
Supplements: What are the extras?
Fox delayed this for a few months from the LD version, and for good reason. True fans will love the commentary and behind the scenes featurette (about 40 min.), also included is a trailer.
