X-Files – Exordium

December 3, 2008 @ 6:46 pm

*This rating was given before reviews were required*

February 20, 2009 @ 5:07 am

First off – I really liked this. It was a fun adventure collecting a few important stories throughout season 1. In all it felt SLIGHTLY connected, but it was pretty obvious when one story ended and a new one began. I’m not sure if this could be avoided, but as a “movie” this isn’t seamless and kinda breaks apart when under scrutiny (Like who are all of these other characters? They are never introduced). As a “tv mini-series” this works well, and how I chose to think about it while watching it. :)

I think it will be important to introduce characters in your next mythology episode.

Regarding technical quality, I did notice a few hard audio cuts and the picture quality was a bit lacking (probably from cropping) but not too distracting. There was an odd transition from M&S on the hill being chased by the helicopter and then …?

The pacing really gives this away as a TV show cut into a movie… very rollercoaster like. It didn’t BOTHER me, but just was very telling.

I think that several scenes could have done better with a different cropping selection (a lot of heads are chopped) and really nothing exciting is happening at the bottom of the screen except for a few text placements on occasion, but that is being picky.

What I DID like was really streamlining the stories. Cutting out a lot of unimportant characters helps this move along (like the kids at the airbase, etc.).

There is room for improvement technically, so i’m giving this a 4/5. I really look forward to more mythology xfiles edits in the future!

February 22, 2009 @ 3:02 am

*This rating was given before reviews were required*

September 28, 2008 @ 11:10 pm

Molasar’s FanEdit Review

Title/FanEditor: The X Files: Exordium by Throwgncpr

Prologue: In Western classical rhetoric, the exordium was the introductory portion of an oration. The term is Latin and the Greek equivalent was called the Proem or Prooimion. (from Wikipedia.org). This is a great title to a special fanedit. Fans of The X Files will appreciate this introductory “film” culled from several episodes of the show that deal with the alien mythology, namely the pilot, “Deep Throat,” ”Fallen Angel,” ”Tooms and “The Erlenmeyer Flask.”

The Edit: This is a monumental task. Editing five episodes of a show together into one long tale. Does it work? In a word, yes. There are some commercial fade outs and fade ins — but most have been trimmed away. Many of my favorite scenes are present and I found myself wishing that there were more X Files fanedits to watch. One can only hope that Throwgncpr has a few more in him. Overall, there was a sense of point A to point B, culminating in a climax, just like a real film. (It did not flow like several episodes sewn together.) In a few instances, some noticeable changes occur, namely in Scully’s hair style, face and body (due to her pregnancy). I mentioned before how “Exordium” is a great title. This fanedit is the introduction that leads to several more tales of alien mythology investigated by our favorite paranormal investigators Mulder and Scully. ****/*****

Image Quality: The image has been reframed from 4:3 to 16×9 and it looks about the same as the show when it aired on TV. Some backgrounds were a bit muddy and macroblocking was evident on my display – it did not deter from my enjoyment of the film. Colors were muted just as I remember them from the weekly episodes. Basically, it is a reflection of the source material used. ***/*****

Audio Quality: Dialog and sound effects were loud and centered in the front channels. Ambient noise and effects panned into the rears when appropriate on my Dolby ProLogic II set-up. ****/*****

The DVD: Besides the film, there are some coming attractions for other edits as well as chapter stops. The menus are a combination of animated and static and are very easy to navigate (I love when I can go up or down on my remote). ****/*****

Overall Rating: An Xphile’s delight. Well worth a viewing for even casual fans. ****/*****

Epilogue: I hope there are more X Files fanedits to come, featuring additional pivotal (and fan favorite) characters such as Skinner, Krycek, X, the Lone Gunmen, and more of the Cigarette Smoking Man. This exordium has me ready to enjoy more of the story.

Reviewed using Sony 51” 16×9 RPTV with Oppo DVD player upconverting to 1080i via DVI and Onkyo 650 Watt 5.1 surround sound.

November 27, 2009 @ 8:21 pm

so nice to see some X-Files again and I love them in widescreen. This was obviously a lot of work and I had a lot of fun watching this movie, even though it did not truly play like a movie for me. Thank you, Throwngcpr.