Comments on: The X-Files: Just like old times http://www.butteredwaffles.com/butter/the-x-files-just-like-old-times Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:26:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: David http://www.butteredwaffles.com/butter/the-x-files-just-like-old-times/comment-page-1#comment-110 David Mon, 28 Jul 2008 04:27:30 +0000 http://www.butteredwaffles.com/?p=129#comment-110 K. Sounds good, I'll see it this week. Really; I should have you preview my movie inclinations more often--if it pasts your muster then I'm almost sure to like it. To the theater! K. Sounds good, I’ll see it this week. Really; I should have you preview my movie inclinations more often–if it pasts your muster then I’m almost sure to like it.

To the theater!

]]> By: Butter http://www.butteredwaffles.com/butter/the-x-files-just-like-old-times/comment-page-1#comment-107 Butter Sun, 27 Jul 2008 08:59:04 +0000 http://www.butteredwaffles.com/?p=129#comment-107 Yes, absolutely you should! I probably should have been clearer: Those early stand-alone episodes, where we don't have CGI aliens or things exploding, and which the film successfully evokes, are the ones I really like. That ambiguity about whether anything supernatural actually happens is something I consider a plus for an X-Files episode; the script and the visuals have to be disciplined to pull it off, and here they succeed. There are a few moments where they almost walk off the path—the Proverbs 25:2 moment, for instance (you'll see)—but overall the events could be explained either way. Also, the Creepy Bad Thing that the Bad Guys are doing (I think you'll like my links about it when you're at liberty to read those paragraphs you skipped) is remarkably plausible—certainly much more so than some of the Monster/Cult of the Week stories they've done. (I'm thinking Satanic high school faculty, for example. Though that episode was otherwise fun, and had <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Butler" rel="nofollow">Dan Butler</a>.) And we have a slight furthering of the Mulder-Scully romance, with a significant look at why Scully feels how she does about it. Yes, absolutely you should! I probably should have been clearer: Those early stand-alone episodes, where we don’t have CGI aliens or things exploding, and which the film successfully evokes, are the ones I really like. That ambiguity about whether anything supernatural actually happens is something I consider a plus for an X-Files episode; the script and the visuals have to be disciplined to pull it off, and here they succeed. There are a few moments where they almost walk off the path—the Proverbs 25:2 moment, for instance (you’ll see)—but overall the events could be explained either way. Also, the Creepy Bad Thing that the Bad Guys are doing (I think you’ll like my links about it when you’re at liberty to read those paragraphs you skipped) is remarkably plausible—certainly much more so than some of the Monster/Cult of the Week stories they’ve done. (I’m thinking Satanic high school faculty, for example. Though that episode was otherwise fun, and had Dan Butler.)

And we have a slight furthering of the Mulder-Scully romance, with a significant look at why Scully feels how she does about it.

]]> By: David http://www.butteredwaffles.com/butter/the-x-files-just-like-old-times/comment-page-1#comment-106 David Sun, 27 Jul 2008 07:48:05 +0000 http://www.butteredwaffles.com/?p=129#comment-106 I flickered my eyes over the last two paragraphs, in order to avoid the spoilers, but I didn't see a general yes/no of the movie, so I'll ask: should I go and pay $8 and see it? I don't like being disappointed; and while I give the X-Files a helluvah lot of leeway, I've heard mixed things, and it doesn't have the trump card of Heath Ledger. I watched the first six episodes of Californication, which is David Duchovny's latest show that he stars in, and it mostly sucks. If there's even a few nerd references from this movie that will reward my love of the show then I'll be satisfied. Since you've seen it then let me know by email or something. I flickered my eyes over the last two paragraphs, in order to avoid the spoilers, but I didn’t see a general yes/no of the movie, so I’ll ask: should I go and pay $8 and see it? I don’t like being disappointed; and while I give the X-Files a helluvah lot of leeway, I’ve heard mixed things, and it doesn’t have the trump card of Heath Ledger.

I watched the first six episodes of Californication, which is David Duchovny’s latest show that he stars in, and it mostly sucks.

If there’s even a few nerd references from this movie that will reward my love of the show then I’ll be satisfied. Since you’ve seen it then let me know by email or something.

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