Some of you may be too young to recall the days of the X-Files television show when it was quite popular. It was filmed in Vancouver for an episode and I recall the hub-bub surrounding what was my neighbourhood at the time. I also recall a lot of press being given to David Duchovny and his incessant whining about how horrible Vancouver was.
Well he hasn't changed.
Duchovny is blaming the lack of success of the X-Files movie on Batman.
The X-Files: I Want To Believe opened with an unimpressive $10 million in ticket sales last weekend, which Duchovny put down to having to compete with the Batman sequel.
He
said: "I'd prefer if it was a huge hit, but there are mitigating
circumstances. We happened to open on the worst day in the history of
cinema - the second week of Batman. The only thing worse would be to open with Batman and nobody would've done that."
Duchovny suggested that the movie still has a chance of turning a profit because of its relatively small budget.
"We're
competing for the same audience with what they're saying will be the
highest grossing film of all time," he said. "What saves us is that we
only cost $29 million to make. We're a small movie masquerading as a
blockbuster."
No David, I hate to break it to you but you and that robot Amanda Peet, along with a crappy plot, managed to run the movie into the ground with your montone acting. Back when the show was popular, the only thing that kept us watching was the plot line -- not you.
I saw the X-Files last weekend and it was only marginally better than the first X-Files movie, which, as I recall, also left me disappointed.
Do us a favor and quit acting sweetheart. You are bringing Gillian Anderson down.
