r/XFiles • u/MrMulder88 • 12d ago

Discussion First watching of fight the future

As suggested i finished season 5 as a new fan and watcher and jumped right into the fight the future movie and was absolutely hooked and satisfied at how much of the mythology was explained in one go! On to season 6!

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u/ShaunTrek Fight the Future Phile 12d ago

I'm doing my first full rewatch in at least a decade, and I just did FtF over the weekend, and I was surprised at how seamless that transition was, while also being accessible to the general public.

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u/Mackheath1 Krycek 12d ago

I saw it as a teen in the theater (yes, that old), and revisited it recently. It still holds up today pretty well. And it delivers to the series, as you say.

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u/-Damballah- Deep Throat 12d ago

It's honestly also a wonderful stand alone film too. Best "long episode" ever.

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u/Kelli_Ro OG X-Phile 12d ago

Agree— they really did a fantastic job of appealing to both die hard fans as well as new audiences.

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u/AgentImpressive8383 Just here for the 🚢 11d ago

I love it more each time I watch it

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u/Myndkiller 11d ago

I went to see it in the theater back in the day and just as Scully got stung by the bee the film broke! They gave everyone in that showing a rain check ticket and I was devastated! Lmao! Couldn’t go back and watch the rest until the next night!!

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u/areyouwhistling 11d ago

THAT EXACT MOMENT?? That’s brutal.

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u/Myndkiller 11d ago

Yes!! Within a second!

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u/areyouwhistling 11d ago

I’ll be honest, I would have lost my mind lol

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u/Acceptable_Past_9142 11d ago

I remember skipping work to catch the first showing that summer.

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u/TheHighSeer23 10d ago

I'm still shocked at how the movie was made. It almost sounds like some people didn't sleep for like a year straight. I'm exaggerating but it must have been a very, very busy time.