The X Files Movie: Special Edition (DVD)

Tuning on the TV on Friday night sometime after midnight I came across The X Files movie from 1998 and having watched most of it on Tele I decided to watch it again on DVD. Now having been a big fan of the show since it started, I had seen the film at the cinema but it has been a while since I last watched it. So rather than go to sleep at a half reasonable hour I decided to stay up and watch the whole film. Now as the series seem to fade away towards the end, the film I find is as good on it's own even if it hadn't been linked into the series. For anyone whose not aware The X Files are apart of the FBI that no-one really wants to investigate apart from ...  Read the complete review

When I saw the X-Files movie at the cinema I have to say i wasn't impressed. I found it a tad boring but then again I'm not a die-hard fan but have the TV seasons on dvd. I expected the movie to deliver on all the alien glory when all you got is a few brief shots but in retrospect that's not what the series is about and the movie on a second viewing is good. I bought the first R1 edition that was non-anamorphic but had a few decent extras and a good soundtrack. in fact it was the first ever movie I watched at home in full Dolby Digital 5.1. Since then in the USA, the studio has improved their dvd output and have decided to re-release the ...  Read the complete review

I bought the original X-Files DVD, only to discover a Special Edition DVD came out. How stupid I felt looking at the internet to find such a thing! However, looking at the special features involved in the DVD were less likely of me to buy it. The only additional extras that you get is the movie can now be displayed in DTS, which is supposed to be better sound, though I have noticed some DVD Players don't allow DTS and instead of good quality sound give you no sound at all. Secondly, the delete scenes. Wow, deleted scenes. And that's it, roughly. So if you wanna see delete scenes, then go for this, otherwise I suggest the original ...  Read the complete review

The X-files are back in the second season, and this is a very good compilation indeed. Coming on Seven packed disks, this is a box set every X-files fan must own, with quite a bit of exclusive footage for each episode, seen only on this box set! While the box sets don?t come cheap, you do get a lot for your money, and there are 24 top quality episodes from one of the best seasons yet, in what promises to be another must own X-files extravaganza. Some of the very best X-files episodes and some intriguing extras make this box set even better then the highly impressive season 1 box set, and this is one DVD release you should not miss out on! ? 24 page booklet ...  Read the complete review