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Stephen King's 'The Langoliers'

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Ten passengers on a red-eye flight from L.A. to Boston discover that they are not the only people on the plane, but after making an emergency landing in Bangor, Maine, they discover that they are the only people on the planet. This film was based off the Stephen King short story Four Past Midnight.
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While not without its fair share of thrills, The Langoliers suffers from a meandering pace and dubious characterizations.

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John Voorhees Seattle Times As the scriptwriter for "The Langoliers," [Tom] Holland has strung together some of the clunkiest dialogue you're ever likely to hear. As the director he has encouraged his mediocre cast to overact shamelessly. Jan 15, 2020 Full Review William Thomas Empire Magazine Is it the post-apocalypse? Is it another dimension? Or is it a half-decent episode of The Twilight Zone stretched into a miniseries? Whatever the case, expect cries of "For God's sake get on with it!" to reverberate around your living room. Rated: 3/5 Jan 15, 2020 Full Review John Carman San Francisco Chronicle You spend hours in the company of cardboard characters, under the doughy direction of Tom Holland, waiting for something scary to happen, and at long last your payoff is a couple of minutes of cheesy special effects. Anyone's idea of a good time? Jan 15, 2020 Full Review Tom Jicha South Florida Sun-Sentinel The two-parter takes a while to gather momentum, but the second installment is a tense, eerie barn-burner. Jan 15, 2020 Full Review David Zurawik Baltimore Sun It would take a great dramatic performance by [Bronson] Pinchot for the film to have any chance of working. He doesn't deliver. Jan 15, 2020 Full Review Scott D. Pierce Deseret News (Salt Lake City) The cast, on the whole, creates believable characters in an unbelievable situation. Jan 15, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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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 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 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 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 out of 5 stars 09/12/23 Full Review Ottman O Love the book and love how close the miniseries is to the book Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/12/23 Full Review Steve D It often slides into unintended comedy when it isn't it is slow and unpleasant. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Ten passengers on a red-eye flight from L.A. to Boston discover that they are not the only people on the plane, but after making an emergency landing in Bangor, Maine, they discover that they are the only people on the planet. This film was based off the Stephen King short story Four Past Midnight.
Director
Tom Holland
Genre
Horror, Sci-Fi
Release Date (DVD)
Aug 21, 2001
Runtime
3h 0m