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List Price: $329.98 | | Label: 20th Century Fox
Salesrank: 2539
Released: November 6, 2007 |
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MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD |
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Genre: Television
Rating: NR
Release Date: 6-NOV-2007
Media Type: DVD
Description of The X-Files: The Complete Collector's Edition:
The definitive American television series of the '90s comes to the big screen with an anticlimactic whimper. And how could it be otherwise? Why should material so perfectly realized in one medium necessarily translate well into another? The series is crisply and thoughtfully executed in just about every detail, but the heart of its appeal lies in the elegant handling of complicated and evolving ongoing story lines, which is not something movies are especially good at. The big-screen drive for closure cramps the creative style, though it may also help nonfans get a grip on the proceedings. We do get some invigorating thrills and chills, however, and a more satisfying sense of the scale of an all-enveloping human-alien conspiracy than ever before, but there's no more plot development here than in an average two-part season-ending. FBI black sheep Mulder and Scully have been temporarily transferred from the X-Files project to an anti-terrorist unit to investigate an Oklahoma City-style bombing. They uncover a new wrinkle in the Syndicate/Cancer Man conspiracy--basically an attempt to help one bunch of (benign?) aliens fight off another bunch who want to colonize Earth. A spectacular, ice-bound finale thrillingly staged by series-veteran director Rob Bowman offers Mulder (but not a conveniently unconscious Scully) his first clear look at a You Know What, which in some quarters qualifies as an epochal event. Martin Landau offers the agents some crucial clues, and several familiar TV faces (including the Lone Gunmen and Mitch Pileggi's indispensable Assistant Director Skinner) turn up briefly to wink knowingly at faithful fans. --David Chute
The X-Files: The Complete Collector's Edition Reviews:
The X-Files: Complete Collector's Edition 
2009-12-19 - Super fast shipping and super nice! They came exactly described by the seller. I haven't watched them yet but looking forward to it after Christmas! Love the X-Files and can't wait!!! Super fast shipping and the seller packaged it nicely with foam protection all around in the box!!! I would buy from this seller again in a heartbeat!!!
Over 60 Discs of the X-Files. What's Not To Like?
2009-12-15 - If you're a big fan of the series then this massive 60+ disc DVD set is just what the doctor ordered. Take a trip back in time to the 90s where television was at its golden age and where Fox reinvented the Sci-Fi genre with this definitive and ground breaking series. The boxed set includes all 9 complete seasons of the X-Files, the full-feature film Fight The Future, and numerous special features and bonus material including some very Lovecraftian art cards based off of the first season that are a personal favourite of mine. Just rewatching the first season just brings back so many great memories of the show and as you progress through the boxed set from season to season you see the acting and special effects improve and for the most part the story. Just watching some of the cheesier episodes early on as well as the cheesy effects is just classic in retrospect. This series was so far ahead of its time that it's unbelievable. Although some hardcore X-Files fans would conclude that the series really ends at the onset of season 8 with Mulder no longer being a regular on the show, the last two seasons still do have something to offer in terms to rounding out the story despite not being on par with the first seven. The extras are great too, especially the mythos/monster of the week ones and the gag reels are just hilarious. If you're new to the show then I suggest renting the first season and seeing if it's your cup of tea. If you enjoy government conspiracies, aliens, monsters of the week, and the paranormal then you'll definitely enjoy the X-Files.
Worst disc ever 
2009-12-14 - My review does not apply to the film itself. The movie I like but the Blu-ray release is the worst Blu-ray/dvd I have ever purchased or tried to watch. The disc is rife with errors and the loading time is aggrivating. The one saving grace to this Blu-ray disc was the shound, which until toward the end of the film, was outstanding. At the end of the film the sound became distorted.
The retail price on Fight the Future is only $16.99. I'm beginning to wonder if there is a reason for such a low price. I think this Blu-ray was produced on the cheap. A shame since the film itself is pretty cool.
the greatest television series
2009-12-07 - This gargantuan DVD box set features every episode (plus the 1998 film) from all nine seasons (1993-2002) of THE X FILES; its release provides an opportunity to assess what is in all probability the single greatest television show ever aired.
Although a casual awareness of the X FILES may bring to mind government conspiracy, aliens, "spooky" supernatural phenomenon, the core issues in the show are that of truth, faith, love, good and evil; in other words, those issues that have captivated mankind's imagination for as long as it has had the capacity to record its artistic, philosophical and revelatory reactions. Over the course of the series, Chris Carter and the "1013" productions team were put to the test in coming up with interesting and (somewhat) cohesive storylines that would weave the aforementioned themes in and around the practical (business related) realities they faced behind the scenes. Though not without missteps, the dramatic intensity of the myth arc was maintained in a slow but inexorable journey that (bit by bit) revealed much of Carter's culturally subversive "underground project" (culminating in the beautifully moving final scene of the series finale).
In so many areas, whether it be writing, acting or the sheer beauty of the production, THE X FILES was truly a miracle occurring in a medium which doesn't often rise above mediocrity. The credit for this phenomenon was shared amongst many dedicated individuals, most working behind the scenes. The "1013" production team delighted in playful, embedded concepts that recurred time and again in the background of the show. Without going into ridiculous detail, there was a certain archetypal X FILES iconography which developed more and more with each successive season: fondness for neon lights or flashing sirens of ambulances and police cars; a humorously morbid fascination with the bathroom as a crime scene (etc). One of the true beauties of the X FILES was that it was so layered that one could appreciate it on any one of a number of levels; this is why it's possible to watch these episodes over and over again and not be bored.
Composer Mark Snow's custom tailored music was simply gold: consistently excellent, moving work (with the occasional sly quote from classical composers woven in).
The directors (especially Rob Bowman and the stalwart Kim Manners) framed their shots in very interesting ways. The lighting, sets and camera work were redolent of high quality film making (television standards were left in the dust).
The writers (truly the core of the show) created complex scripts that challenged the considerable talents of Anderson and Duchovny (not to mention the numerous excellent guest actors chosen by superb casting agents). And if irony constitutes one of the primary elements in the work of great authors, the core writing staff (Frank Spotnitz, Vince Gilligan, Darin and Glen Morgan) could at least be described as having strived for greatness. The self-reflexive humor constantly on display in FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully fleshed out the nuances appropriate to the background of these unique personalities.
Obviously, a very strong part of THE X FILES' appeal is the complex relationship between the main characters. However, one needn't be married to the notion that the show revolved completely around (what eventually evolved into) a romantic relationship; it's sufficient to acknowledge the respect, camaraderie and genuine love (both in its platonic & romantic phases) the two share. Mulder and Scully, two deeply serious (however witty) people helped, through trust and self-sacrifice, "ground" each other in their respective quests.
Finally, regardless of what some embittered fans may opine, Chris Carter, as the creator of the show, deserves credit for having continually guided his creation (a labor of love) over nine grueling years. For many seasons he maintained the integrity of an artistic vision that the Fox executives were smart enough to take a gamble on (given the "franchise" nature of the X FILES, their gamble certainly paid off). And, if parts of the final seasons were rough, Carter and company's overall achievement can with certainty be termed magnificent.
To conclude: in terms of a "bare bones" grading approach, the individual seasons ( + 1998 film ) contained in this DVD box set can be summed up as follows:
SEASON 1 ( 1993-94 ): A-
SEASON 2 ( 1994-95 ): A
SEASON 3 ( 1995-96 ): A+
SEASON 4 ( 1996-97 ): A
SEASON 5 ( 1997-98 ): A
X FILES MOVIE (1998): A-
SEASON 6 ( 1998-99 ): B
SEASON 7 ( 1999-00 ): C
SEASON 8 ( 2000-01 ): B-
SEASON 9 ( 2001-02 ): B-
Addendum: the 2nd movie from 2008 is a disastrous abomination, not at all representative of the series ( really an imposter, an X FILE in name only ) and thankfully not included in the box set being reviewed.
GREAT ITEM
2009-09-29 - GREAT ITEM AND AND IN A VERY GOOD CONDITION,ON TOP OF TATH IT WAS DELIVER IN A VERY SHORT TIME
