🎬 The X-Files (1998) — Review
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Let’s start by showing y’all the trailers, shall we?

📽️ Trailer

Do u know what this movie is missing? The Opening theme, so I’ll added it here.

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🕵️‍♂️ Non-Spoiler Plot Overview
Mulder and Scully are back, this time not just chasing weirdos in motel rooms or staring moodily at bees — now it’s full-blown government cover-ups, alien viruses, exploding buildings, cornfields in Texas, and ancient spaceships buried under snow.
The show has always toyed with the idea of alien colonization — and this film grabs that plot arc and pushes it center stage like it’s trying to win an Oscar.
No previous episode knowledge? You’ll survive. But fans? You’re in for some payoff.


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👤 Character Rundown

Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) – Still all about the truth. Still not over his sister. Still smirking through trauma. The man radiates 90s paranoia and trench coat angst like no one else.

Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) – Still skeptical, still rolling her eyes, still saving Mulder’s ass at least once per act. And also… dying? Maybe? Just a little?

The Cigarette Smoking Man – Back and puffing like it’s his last pack. The man has secrets like a filing cabinet from Hell.

New shadowy men in suits – Just what this franchise needed — more cryptic old guys who know too much and say too little.



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⏱️ Pacing / Episode Flow
If you’re used to the show’s quiet tension and slow-burn creep factor, this will feel big. There are explosions, chase scenes, helicopters, even an alien goo cavern.
But it mostly holds the vibe of the series — just cranked up to a cinematic 11.
It stumbles a little in the middle with some exposition-overload, but the last act goes full X-Files fever dream and honestly? It works.

I have 1 con, they don’t even use the opening theme. Why? Because they wanted to make this feel like a movie, don’t ask me why they had that thought process.


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🧠 Final Thoughts
This movie is a gift to fans. It’s not perfect — it’s confusing, weird, occasionally pretentious, and absolutely drenched in 90s. But that’s what makes it so charming.
The soundtrack SLAPS. The atmosphere is pure peak X-Files. The government is shady, the aliens are cold, and Mulder and Scully are still doing their will-they-won’t-they dance through doom.

Honestly? I kinda loved it. 8/10.


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⚠️ Spoiler Warning
We’re about to get deep into black oil territory. Don’t proceed unless you’re vaccinated against mystery alien viruses and emotional damage.


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🧪 Spoilers
Let’s talk about those two “what just happened?” moments:

1. Why did the aliens leave after Mulder injected Scully?
So, here’s the thing: the alien inside Scully wasn’t fully developed — she was still in stasis. When Mulder injects her with the vaccine (the one developed to fight the black oil), it interferes with the alien gestation process. The other aliens — maybe sensing danger or a disruption to the hive — decide to nope out of there. Think of it like poking one egg and the whole nest starts panicking.
Or… maybe the writers didn’t know either and just wanted a dramatic spaceship escape. It’s X-Files. Roll with it.

2. What was that note from Cancer Man saying “The X-Files have reopened. Stop. I’m begging you. Stop”?
That note is peak Cigarette Smoking Man drama. Basically, it’s his way of saying “You won this round, Mulder — now quit while you’re ahead.”
He’s not just worried about exposure — he’s genuinely afraid of what Mulder and Scully might uncover next.
So, of course, they don’t stop.
(Also, that telegram format? Real extra. That’s how you know the old boys’ club is in a panic.)