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The X Files - The Complete Collector's Edition


RRP: £199.99
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Nice to get back to the series
Review date: 2008-11-16 Rating: 8 out of 10

After watching the second X files film (which was a bit disappointing) I felt very nostalgic for the series which had spawned it. Only £65 or so on amazon, so that's about 30p per episode, plus you get the first feature film. Most people must know what the show is about, right? An x file is a case which has been deemed to be unsolvable by the FBI, usually because it has some sort of paranormal explanation which no normal agent will think about. Agent Fox Mulder set about investigating the X Files and became an expert in the paranormal, after coming to believe he witnessed his little sister being abducted by aliens. His partner is Dana Scully, who is assigned to work with him to use her scientific and medical background. Each episode usually starts off with a weird occurence, often a murder. The agents are called in, Mulder has some weird explanation (vampires, zombies, ghosts, aliens, mutants, freaks, time travel) and scully tries to come up with more plausible ideas. Usually mulder is right. About 10% of the episodes involve an ongoing storyline about a conspiracy in the government to hide evidence of aliens and their plot to colonise the planet, linked to Mulder's sister's abduction. Those episodes often show us the most personal sides of the agents and their lives.

Having forgotten most of the episodes, it was a bit of a shock to see just how ridiculous and awful some of them really were! Too many of them had a weird, vague ending with no clear resolution, this became more and more evident in season 9, esp whenever Monica Reyes was involved.

Watch from season 1, when the characters are still fresh, and you see Dana Scully as a bright young agent, yet to be dragged into giving up her normal life to an endless search for the truth, all the way to season 9, where Mulder has gone into hiding and been replaced by new agents Doggett and Reyes, with scully having finally had to give up her skepticism and take on the role of a believer. The evolution of the two key characters is great, as is that of their supervisor, Assistant director Skinner. I mentioned there were many awful espisodes, but you get to see all the great ones too - Beyond the sea, Tooms, Sleepless, One Breath, Clyde Bruckman's final repose, Small potatoes, Demons.... list goes on and on! The worst has got to be fearful symmetry - where aliens are abducting and impregnating zoo animals.... Plus you get to watch all the mythology episodes.

There are extras of course. Many episodes have deleted scenes (almost none of them were of any interest, except for in the pilot episode where Dana Scully was supposed to have a boyfriend). There are little documentaries discussing each season, most of which are dull. There are also a few shows trying to pull together the various threads of the mythology to make them easier to understand - alien abduction, the black oil, colonisation, supersoldiers.

Box set is a bargain, v glad to be back with these episodes. Seasons 6,7 and 9 were prob the worst of the series, but every series has at least one gem, so try going through them all!

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Convoluted, but appealing
Review date: 2008-11-10 Rating: 10 out of 10

Since there are more detailed reviews for this set in the site, I'll just give basics.

This is the complete X-Files set minus the more recent 2008 movie. You get every episode and the late 90s movie which is set halfway between season's 5 and 6.
The movie doesn't have many extras, the season boxset's however do. Ranging from deleted scenes to behind the scenes features. The sound and picture is excellent and even shows how things progressed from the first episode up to the final episode in terms of make up, camera and light use and acting.

The box sets are done in an odd way though and you have to be gentle to avoid any damage to the discs, it would have been nice if they had gone with the excellent slim line cases that are being used for box sets now. But other than that, this is a worthwhile box set to get, especially if you loved X-Files.
I have to admit that I'm not as fond of X-Files as I am of Star Trek, but I was satisified with this box set and was gripped by several episodes. Though I'm still more fond of Star Trek even after watching all of X-Files, this is still a good thing to be watching and saves having to switch on the TV to the mindless junk that passes for prime time TV these days.

Recommended? Yes and no. Yes because it's every episode and the 90s movie, no due to the box design that risks damaging the discs if you're not gentle.
If you love the X-Files, go for it. If you're looking for something to watch that isn't the same old rubbish reality tv shows, go for it. If you like a very convoluted story with a lot of plot twists, go for it. And if you like gruesome, weird and unusual story's, go for it.

Just remember to be gentle when opening the boxs. Oh, and I forgot to mention that you also get a small booklet that gives a brief description of each episode and the 90s movie.

TV at it's weirdest and best.

Amazing set of dvd's
Review date: 2008-10-16 Rating: 10 out of 10

This is an amazing series. id watched a few episodes of the x files on TV before and loved them and when the set was cheap and i had some birthday money floating around i thought id invest in this set. What a decision, this is probably the best Sci-fi program of the past two decades. The central 'mythology' episodes keep you glued on the edge of your seat and the 'monsters of the weeks' and the rest of the episodes are equally as good. especially good to see a series such as this exhibit comedic value as well. i purchased this set on the 11th of august and have only just finished watching them on the 16th of october and thats watching at least one a day. there are also in depth documentaries on discs and special features for each series. The first feature film is a great film to stand alone and a nice tie in between series 5 and 6. although, in my opinion, the last few episodes that were without david duchovney in series 9 suffered a bit from his absence but they are still in a league of their own. i cant wait to see the new film when its out on dvd as i missed it at the cinema and word is their is a possibility of a third film to do with the alien invasion of 2012. if your a fan of the series you will buy this anyway but if youve never seen it and take the chance you wont be dissapointed

FANTASTIC
Review date: 2008-09-15 Rating: 10 out of 10

i bought this box set after seeing the trailer for the x-files: i want to believe and felt that before i saw it i should see the series and i wasent dissapointed its amazing .seasons 1-7 focus on the mulder & scully relationship david duchovny and gillian anderson are amazing as the leads although season 1 starts off a bit slow it soon picks up pace delivering some amazing episode seasons 1-7 have running themes throughout the main one being the abduction of mulders sister the event that compeled him to become involved with the x-files in the first place other themes inclued alien/human hybrids, alien invasion,abductionn and the alien virus(the black oil) there are also many memorable returning characters my favorite being alex krycek. season 7 ends with mulder being abducted by aliens marking the end of him as a regular character. in season 8 scully is given a new partner john doggett i was prepared to hate him but he is a brillent character and you realy start to care about him. towards the end of the season mulder returns and its brillent to see david duchovny back but its sort lived as he dissappers at the begining of season 9 and dosent appear in the season at all antill the 90 miniute season end in season 9 doggett takes center stage as he is assined a new partner monica reyes (she also brillent) and scully becomes more of a background character as i said before this is a fantastic boxset at a fantastic price don't miss out

X Files - X Cellent!
Review date: 2008-08-21 Rating: 10 out of 10

I'll make it brief!

An excellent boxset - over 177 hours of viewing for around £70. Well presented - supurb quality. Series 1 to 4 are in 4:3 aspect full screen, 5 to 9 in 16:9.

Buy it - re-live the mystery, the suspense, the intrigue and the conspiracies! Watched first series so far - thoroughly entertaining! Recommended.

Product Details/Specifications


Artist(s):
David Duchovny
Gillian Anderson
Robert Patrick

Actor(s):
David Duchovny
Mitch Pileggi
Gillian Anderson
Robert Patrick
Annabeth Gish

Creators:
David Duchovny (Primary Contributor)
Gillian Anderson (Primary Contributor)
Robert Patrick (Primary Contributor)

Recording label: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
EAN: 5039036036276
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 61
Format: Subtitled, PAL,
Release date: 2007-11-19
Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
Audience rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
Region code: 2
Language: English (Original Language)

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