The X Files - Fight The Future (DTS) – The Movie (DTS)

Cast View all

	David Duchovny	Agent Fox Mulder
	Gillian Anderson	Agent Dana Scully
	John Neville	The Well-Manicured Man
	William B. Davis	The Cigarette-Smoking Man
	Martin Landau	Kurtzweil
	Mitch Pileggi	Assistant Director Walter Skinner
	Jeffrey DeMunn	Bronschweig
	Blythe Danner	Cassidy
	Terry O'Quinn	Michaud
	Armin Mueller-Stahl	Strughold
	Lucas Black	Stevie
	Christopher Fennell	2nd Boy
	Cody Newton	3rd Boy
	Blake Stokes	4th Boy
	Dean Haglund	Langly
	Bruce Harwood	Byers
	Tom Braidwood	Frohike
	Don S. Williams	Group Elder
	George Murdock	2nd Elder
	Michael Shamus Wiles	Black-Haired Man
	Darrell Davis	Primitive #1
	Carrick O'Quinn	Primitive #2
	Tom Woodruff Jr.	Creature #1
	Greg Ballora	Creature #2
	Ted King	FBI Agent on Roof

Crew View all

Director	Rob Bowman
Writer	Chris Carter, Frank Spotnitz
Producer	Mary Astadourian, Chris Carter, Bruce Devan, Lata Ryan, Daniel Sackheim
Musician	Mark Snow
Photography	Ward Russell

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Story Synopsis:
A real treat for fans of the award-winning television series, The X Files movie finds Special Agents Mulder (Duchovny) and Scully (Anderson) closer than they have ever been to unlocking the secrets behind government conspiracies. Continuing series’ plot elements and characters were incorporated into the film. (Suzanne Hodges)

DVD Picture:
With a film that is often dark, this new anamorphically enhanced 2.35:1 DVD exhibits superb shadow delineation. Color balance is natural, with accurate fleshtones, rich hues and deep, true blacks. Imagery is sharp, with fine detail and definition, exhibiting improved clarity over the previously released DVD. There is no distracting pixelization for a picture that is quite crisp throughout. Minor source element artifacts are apparent. Though the score is the same as the previous DVD, this is the preferred version. (Suzanne Hodges)

Soundtrack:
The Dolby® Digital discrete 5.1 soundtrack, as previously reviewed, is outstanding. This version is somewhat higher in overall level than the previous DVD, and seems to be an improvement in terms of bass dynamics, natural tonality and spatial resolution. The DTS® Digital Surround™ audio is about 4dB louder than the current Dolby Digital soundtrack, even after taking into the 4dB dialnorm offset. When levels are matched, the DTS version was found to yield subtly greater depth in the low-end, as well as a slightly more refined and textured spatial soundfield. Surround presence is often very aggressive with effective split surround effects. The Mark Snow music score is well recorded with an expanded soundstage. Dialogue is often ADR-produced and muffled, but otherwise spatially suggestive. Bass extension is sometimes deep and powerful with effective .1 LFE, for an engaging soundtrack overall.

DVD/Previously Reviewed DVD Comparative Review:

With a film that is often dark, this new anamorphically enhanced 2.35:1 DVD exhibits superb shadow delineation. Color balance is natural, with accurate fleshtones, rich hues and deep, true blacks. Imagery is sharp, with fine detail and definition, exhibiting improved clarity over the previously released DVD reviewed in Issue 33. There is no distracting pixelization for a picture that is quite crisp throughout. Minor source element artifacts are apparent. Though the score is the same as the previous DVD, this is the preferred version.

The Dolby® Digital discrete 5.1 soundtrack, as previously reviewed, is outstanding. This version is somewhat higher in overall level than the previous DVD, and seems to be an improvement in terms of bass dynamics, natural tonality and spatial resolution. The DTS® Digital Surround™ audio is about 4dB louder than the current Dolby Digital soundtrack, even after taking into the 4dB dialnorm offset. When levels are matched, the DTS version was found to yield subtly greater depth in the low-end, as well as a slightly more refined and textured spatial soundfield. Surround presence is often very aggressive with effective split surround effects. The Mark Snow music score is well recorded with an expanded soundstage. Dialogue is often ADR-produced and muffled, but otherwise spatially suggestive. Bass extension is sometimes deep and powerful with effective .1 LFE, for an engaging soundtrack overall.

This Disc Contains The Following WSR-Rated Superb Qualities:
Reference Quality

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