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intereact!Retail Price (not our price): $99.98
Release Date: 2001-11-13
Theatrical Release Date: 1993-09-10
Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Run Time: 999 minutes
Format: Array
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Discs: 1
Editorial Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
1) Product Description
Entire fourth season of the television program the X-files.Genre: TelevisionRating: NRRelease Date: 11-MAY-2004Media Type: DVD2) Amazon.com
In season four, The X-Files continued to expand the breadth and complexity of the mythology established in the previous two seasons while developing a deeper, romantically ambiguous relationship between its photogenic leads, FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson). New players such as United Nations official Marita Covarrubias and virus-carrying bees joined familiar faces like Cigarette Smoking Man, Alex Krycek, the blockheaded Alien Bounty Hunters, and the Consortium in the growing cast of a global struggle involving multiple factions of alien forces. It was a season in which Mulder and Scully seemed to lose ground to the global forces surrounding them, in which Mulder was infected with the black oil and Scully discovered she had cancer. With even the loyalties of Assistant Director Skinner and Mulder's mother in doubt, Mulder and Scully learned to trust only each other in their pursuit of the truth. The show also continued to take breaks from the dizzying, heavy mythology to serve up standalone episodes with the show's unusual blend of sophisticated humor and creepy paranormal explorations. In "Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man," the show parodied the scope of the public's conspiracy paranoia, implying that Cigarette Smoking Man was involved in everything from JFK's assassination to the Buffalo Bills' four straight losses in the Super Bowl. The three previous seasons had not exhausted the list of popular paranormal phenomena to tackle, and season four covered a wide range of topics from invisibility ("Unrequited"), past lives ("The Field Where I Died"), and inbreeding ("Home") to shape-shifting ("Small Potatoes") and golems ("Kaddish"). The X-Files proved, again, to be that rare science-fiction show that could both frighten and touch its audience, telling intelligent stories that resonated with the skeptic in each of us, all the while sprinkling in a few laughs. --Eugene Wei
Customer Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
Average Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5
1) Still Going Strong [Rating: 5 out of 5]
The Fourth Season of the X-Files continues to develop the "mythology" plot points of earlier season, while also churning out quality "stand-alone" episodes (despite a few more clunkers than usual). Let's examine the three types of episode formats that the X-Files showcases:1. Mythology: During this season, a Mars rock turns out to be something more than just terrestrial, the Russians begin experimenting with an alien virus, Max Fenig (last seen in Season 1) makes a return appearance, and Mulder again must choose what to believe surrounding the events of his sister's disappearance. Though the "Tempus Fugit"/"Max" two-part episode falls a bit flat, the other mythology episodes this season are as strong as ever. Perhaps the most important mythological developement of this season, however, is Agent Scully's contraction of a deadly disease which may have been given to her by outside forces.2. Stand-Alone: Despite a few clunker episodes that were not present in earlier seasons, this season continued to produce compelling hour-long stories. "Unruhe" focuses on a genuinely terrifying pyschopath, "Home" is so scary that it almost wasn't shown at all, and "Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man" sheds some light on the shadowy figure's younger years.3. Comedic: While "Never Again" is very hit-or-miss depending on who you ask, "Small Potatoes" is a hilarious romp that also serves to provide the first hints (however small) of a possible Mulder-Scully romantic relationship.Overall, the Fourth Season of the X-Files continued to give fans what they wanted...more mythology to endlessly debate online, spooky paranormal creates, and a few hearty laughs. Also, though I am no expert in this department, the show seemed to have been shot on better film starting this season, as the picture is more crisp and the special effects more incredible.2) 4th season X Files [Rating: 5 out of 5]
As an X-Phile there couldn't be anything wrong with the 4th season. I do prefer this 4th season pack to the slim pack. Bonus features are wonderful. Just when you think you've got nothing left to watch, you can always watch bonus features!3) the x-files season 4 [Rating: 5 out of 5]
Season 4 will always be known as the season when Scully got cancer. I forgot how depressing it was, or maybe it was just watching them back to back that made it worse. But the affection between Mulder and Scully is at an all time high, and "Momento Mori" shows that well. Of course, it's a classic and a favortie among fans for good reason. I've always wondered. . . . was Mulder's quest to help Scully over guilt or his love for her? I've always thought he may have felt guilt because the "truth" was supposed to be his personal quest. Some of the stand alones were great. "Home" is pretty horrific, and "Leonard Betts" is also a scary one. Of course, there are the requisite bad ones like "Teliko." *yawn* A lot of people say "The Field Where I Died" is one of the worst, and I agree that the storyline is weak. But the acting by David Duchovny was the real story. I've never seen him better. "Small Potatoes" is one the best humor epidoes of the series. "Never Again" wasn't a great story, but I think it functioned more for Scully to question her reasons for staying with Mulder. For whatever reason, I've also always like "Unruhe."As for the special features, it's ridiculous that they are three times as much as the regular disk set. It's only one more disk. I enjoyed the commentary tracks the most, but I'd say you need to be a pretty hardcore fan to pay this much money for the extras.4) If You Want To Believe [Rating: 5 out of 5]
I never got the chance to see the X Files when it aired originally. I tuned into it when it first aired in syndication on TNT around the 4th season and didn't think too much of it at first due to the silly stand alone episodes. I began watching it again a few months later and got caught up in it. Subsequently I ended up buying every season and paying top dollar for each. I was rather dismayed when the entire collection dropped dramatically in price a little more than 6 months later. That said, I don't regret having the complete X-Files collection as part of my DVD library. Everything about this series, from concept to elaborate sets and special effects was extraordinary. The conspiracy story line was done well enough to cause even a skeptic to question some things. A number of the paranormal episodes were astounding while some other episodes were absolutely hysterical. Some say it ran 2 seasons too long but the acting and scripts were even better after David Duchovny's departure. Robert Patrick and Annabeth Gish's characters were a welcomed relief from the chronic tears of Gillian Anderson and mobid demeanor of David Duchovny for many fans of the show. The 2-part finale was a bit disappointing and it's difficult to tell if that was the fault of the writing team or David Duchovny's lack of interest in the project. Either way it's a piece of perfectly executed, mega budget, TV history and it shows in every episode.5) The second best season of sci-fi TV ever, after season three... [Rating: 5 out of 5]
Season four of the X-Files is truly spectacular, and is only slightly below the absolute best season of sci-fi TV in history, season three. Season four includes the amazing "Mementos..." ep., in which we learn the CSM's past; it includes the once-banned ep. "Home," which is one of my all-time favs.; here we have the excellent two-parters in which Mulder goes to Siberia and is exposed to the black oil, and the excellent "Max" two-parter, which is probably the best two-parter ever in the series. A couple episodes are lackluster ("Zero Sum," "Demons," e.g.), but overall the season is a miracle of television and is vastly better than any sci-fi film I've seen in the last decade; this show should have been a series of films, it's just too good for television. Bottom Line: Season four is absolutely essential X-Files!