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intereact!Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Retail Price (not our price): $99.98
Release Date: 2001-05-08
Theatrical Release Date: 1993-09-10
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Run Time: 999 minutes
Format: Array
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Collector's Edition, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Discs: 7
Editorial Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
1) Amazon.com
By its third season, The X-Files had grown from a cult hit to a global phenomenon, becoming the most popular show in many countries outside the U.S. Armed with the knowledge that the show was here to stay, series creator Chris Carter expanded its mythology, and the 24 episodes in this boxed set represent arguably the strongest of all the X-Files seasons. As usual, stand-alone episodes explored the paranormal and sometimes terrifying possibilities in mythology, pop culture, and religion. Darin Morgan helps the show to mature by expanding its use of humor, directing classic episodes such as "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose" (featuring a fabulous performance from Peter Boyle) and "Jose Chung's 'From Outer Space.'" Meanwhile, two-part episodes continue to delve into the X-Files own mythology, introducing the alien black oil, the implant in Scully's neck, the mysterious Agent X, and the shape-shifting Jeremiah Smith. But following the complex mythology is not crucial to enjoying the show. The strength of the X-Files lies not in resolution but in feeding the paranoia of its rabid audience by revealing conspiracies that linger in the mind as unanswered questions. Series creator Carter realized wisely that fans did not look to the X-Files to explain the unexplained, but to question that which they thought they understood. The third season was effective because it hinted that while the truth was out there, it was more complex, sinister, and amazing than even Mulder had imagined. Commentaries and deleted scenes are available for some of the 24 episodes, and the last disc in the set contains numerous TV spots and interviews with the creators about the filming of the third season. --Eugene Wei2) Description
7 dual layered discs with all 24 episodes from the 3rd season: Disc 1 - The Blessing Way, Paper Clip, D.P.O., Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose, deleted scenes, international clipsDisc 2 - The List, 2Shy, The Walk, Oubliette, deleted scenes, international clipsDisc 3 - Nisei, 731, Revelations, War of the Coprophages, deleted scenes, special effects clips, international clipsDisc 4 - Syzygy, Grotesque, Piper Maru, Apocrypha, special effects clips, commentary, international clipsDisc 5 - Pusher, Teso Dos Bichos, Hell Money, Jose Chung's "From Outer Space", special effects clips, international clipsDisc 6 - Avatar, Quagmire, Wetwired, Talitha Cumi, deleted scenes, international clipsDisc 7 - All New Documentary - "The Truth About Season Three," 12 interviews with Chris Carter, special effects clips, behind the scenes, deleted scenes, behind the truth spots on 17 episodes, promo spots on all 24 episodes, all new DVD-ROM game - "Unholy Alliances"
Customer Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5
1) X-FILES EXCELLENT FROM SELLER TO BUYER [Rating: 5 out of 5]
AMAZON Continues to amaze me from the used seller just like new. I will not use other sites due to the excellence of AMAZON. -I always worked 2 jobs and always missed out watching the series it did not disappoint.2) X-Files [Rating: 5 out of 5]
The first X-Files series is the best of the lot. You may also check for X-Files season 3 which is another good one.3) One of the best shows ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [Rating: 5 out of 5]
the first season of the x files intruduces how everything works out between mulder and scullly. how she was sent to spy on him but then became his friend. all of the episodes are great and are at a great prize. Im looking foward for the second movie. currently untitled. it will be released on july 25th, 2008.Dont forger to watch it.4) A flower to later blossom [Rating: 4 out of 5]
I had never watched the X-Files as a kid but decided to check it out... with an unbiased point of veiw, not clouded by childhood memories. The series shows such promise yet it was as if Chris Carter had'nt found his niche on what to do with the show. I found that some of the episodes dragged a little, but were thrilling enough to keep my interest. It picked up toward the end of the season... when the viewer sees a moderate amount of characterization (Mulder and Scully)... but although the first season was choppy at best, which most first seasons are, I very much enjoyed it, with the exception of a few not so good episodes like "The Jersey Devil", "Space", and "E.B.E". They were outweighed by the great episodes such as, "Squeeze" and "Tooms" (which featured a very eerie X-Files villain), "Ice" (my personal favorite), "Shadows" and "Born Again" which take on a more ghostly storyline. All in all The X-Files shows promise... which I'm sure will blossom in later seasons.5) Excellent television [Rating: 5 out of 5]
Another great season from the days when this show was still fresh and TV viewers everywhere were on the edges of their seats waiting for the next bit of alien mythology. Whatever one may think of later seasons, there were quite a few highlights here. Two ambitious two-parters advanced the overall arc in intriguing directions. Other stand-out episodes include "DPO" (this excellent episode about a disaffected teen with the power to control electricity benefits from pre-stardom appearances by Giovanni Ribisi and Jack Black), "Pusher" (an assassin with the power to control minds wants to defeat Mulder in a game of cat-and-mouse), "Grotesque" (a demon possesses men and turns them into murderers), and "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose" (Peter Boyle is clairvoyant in a funny and touching episode). David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson continue to deliver strong performances, while secondary cast members like Mitch Pillegi (Assistant Director Skinner) and William B. Davis (the Cigarette-Smoking Man) get a little more screen time.