And I haaaate being one of those people who's bitching and raining on people's parades. But I don't think I am! There are things I definitely liked about it, but there are also things about it that really really disappointed me and I can't help that! OKAY YES. And I feel so guilty for not loving it but then I also feel weird for... feeling guilty because I am allowed to dislike things but. But.
I don't know. I'd like to think I'm not raining on anyone's parade because I'm trying not to say bad things to people who loved it and most of my most negative feelings are being expressed in comments but I also feel like just feeling this way makes me a big cloud of movie negativity? ...this paragraph makes no sense?
Like, in my head, I think this movie could have been made a lot better just by re-structuring things and paying more attention to people like Amanda Peet and Xzibit's characters, because then it's about more than just mulder and scully existing and being together and really attractive old people. YOU'RE VERY VERY RIGHT. I mean, I don't know, part of me thinks the story was inherently flawed but I do think your postulation of re-structuring makes a lot of sense. And yeah: the bottom line for me is that if this had been the same film in another franchise, sans Mulder and Scully? My reaction would have been "what is this shit?"
To an extent I can sympathize with all the people on my flist who loved it because it was about Mulder and Scully (it helps that I'm wishy-washy and empathizing with basically everything everyone says) but... I guess the thing is, if the show had just been a bunch of semi-crappy horror mysteries like this framed by a really really incredible love story I wouldn't have fallen in love with it like I did. We, as a franchise, can do SO MUCH BETTER. And it upsets me that this is the venture that got thrown up on a huge screen for the whole world to see :(
(Although at times their age really showed? I HATE TO SAY IT BUT IT'S TRUE. AND UNAVOIDABLE?) AHHHH I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE.
but I don't think this was even Arcadia! Because with Arcadia, regardless of how lame/silly it was, I was still interested and intrigued. It still felt like the XF and the Mulder/Scully-ness that saved it worked because it was the perfect accents to the story. You're right, watching those good episodes last night has confirmed this for me :( :( :( Arcadia was based on a crappy story but it all MESHED. The movie was more like... one of those late season 8 episodes where Mulder and Scully are adorable but the episode is crap. Except I didn't have to deal with 30 minutes of Doggett looking confused, so UPGRADE.
Re: day two ramblings, part 1: seeing it again, the msr, etc. etc.
OKAY YES. And I feel so guilty for not loving it but then I also feel weird for... feeling guilty because I am allowed to dislike things but. But.
I don't know. I'd like to think I'm not raining on anyone's parade because I'm trying not to say bad things to people who loved it and most of my most negative feelings are being expressed in comments but I also feel like just feeling this way makes me a big cloud of movie negativity? ...this paragraph makes no sense?
Like, in my head, I think this movie could have been made a lot better just by re-structuring things and paying more attention to people like Amanda Peet and Xzibit's characters, because then it's about more than just mulder and scully existing and being together and really attractive old people.
YOU'RE VERY VERY RIGHT. I mean, I don't know, part of me thinks the story was inherently flawed but I do think your postulation of re-structuring makes a lot of sense. And yeah: the bottom line for me is that if this had been the same film in another franchise, sans Mulder and Scully? My reaction would have been "what is this shit?"
To an extent I can sympathize with all the people on my flist who loved it because it was about Mulder and Scully (it helps that I'm wishy-washy and empathizing with basically everything everyone says) but... I guess the thing is, if the show had just been a bunch of semi-crappy horror mysteries like this framed by a really really incredible love story I wouldn't have fallen in love with it like I did. We, as a franchise, can do SO MUCH BETTER. And it upsets me that this is the venture that got thrown up on a huge screen for the whole world to see :(
(Although at times their age really showed? I HATE TO SAY IT BUT IT'S TRUE. AND UNAVOIDABLE?)
AHHHH I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE.
but I don't think this was even Arcadia! Because with Arcadia, regardless of how lame/silly it was, I was still interested and intrigued. It still felt like the XF and the Mulder/Scully-ness that saved it worked because it was the perfect accents to the story.
You're right, watching those good episodes last night has confirmed this for me :( :( :( Arcadia was based on a crappy story but it all MESHED. The movie was more like... one of those late season 8 episodes where Mulder and Scully are adorable but the episode is crap. Except I didn't have to deal with 30 minutes of Doggett looking confused, so UPGRADE.