Stephen King's 'The Langoliers'

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Nic D I loved this movie. Perhaps it's because of the personal context - watching it in bed with my lady friend who I adore - but I don't think that's all it is, as I have no problem turning off anything that is junk while in the same situation. (For example, I found "Tommyknockers" to be absurd and couldn't get thru half of it). This movie however, was great. I have even watched it over again a few times. The characters are all very likeable (except for the one yor supposed to hate (even he you feel sympathy for - which is a sign of the more-empathetic times, I believe); the actors, aside from the pilot who is somewhat of a movie star, are all what you would call B-rated, but they did such a good job and are such an excellent piece of that period in time and of the genre that is now sadly extinct - the TV mini-series. It is a film that earnestly attempts to replicate a short book that takes on a fun/eerie topic (very Twilight Zone-y topic indeed), and in my opinion it absolutely succeeds in doing its job. Yes the FX are not good, and yes the monsters are utterly absurd - but they are based on a child's imagination - they are just as absurd and viscerally real AS a child's imaginary monster SHOULD be. I actually really really liked that the monsters which the movie built up for so long wound up being real, not just hypothetical/metaphorical. .... At any rate, I absolutely loved this movie and as far as I'm concerned it is "90's gold" (not as pure and valuable as "80's gold," of course. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/07/25 Full Review Daniel J Lots of promise in this one. It just doesn't really get developed properly. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 12/27/24 Full Review SICKS6SIX S stephen king wrote some real garbage and this is right at the bottom of the barrel, plus the acting is terrible, the whole film is just awful, watching adverts is better, at least they are not to long, Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 10/02/24 Full Review Forged S Quite a few of these classic ABC Stephen King made-for-TV specials have horrible dialogue and overly dramatic music, yet this one has held up surprisingly well. I remember how scared I was when I first watched this movie. It stuck with me years. Now, as I watch it, I'm fascinated more than anything. Most people remember the IT special, with Tim Curry, or maybe even The Stand, but few can say the same. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/10/24 Full Review Howard H If reliving 90s TV mini/series is your thing...you may enjoy some of the characters Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/20/23 Full Review Montgomery M What an odd movie. And I oddly really enjoyed it. The effects are bad but its so funny to watch. The overall storyline is pretty good, although its a bit drawn out. Overall I would rewatch it. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews

Stephen King's 'The Langoliers'

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