ChampDavSlim The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.

Micah Lloyd Excellent characters with emotional depth. My wife, daughter and granddaughter all enjoyed it...and me, too! Very good movie! You won't be disappointed.

Taha Avalos The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

Marva It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

Leofwine_draca Adaptations of Stephen King's work rarely translate well to the screen. They're usually fun to watch but hardly any of them can be called classics, although CARRIE and SALEM'S LOT are exceptions to the rule. But along with the highs are the lows, remember CHRISTINE or GRAVEYARD SHIFT anybody? I didn't think so. And television adaptations of his novels work even less well, remember THE TOMMYKNOCKERS? I enjoyed it but it was very average. However THE LANGOLIERS is one of the most enjoyable King adaptations we've had in a long time. There are a couple of major flaws with it but the central story of time travel is very clever indeed and it will keep your brain working, trying to figure out what's happened, for long afterwards. Genuine moments of suspense and even - shock! - fear (of the unknown) are created during the course of THE LANGOLIERS, and for a '90s horror production that's no mean feat.The story is based on a novella (of the same name) from King's Four Past Midnight, an anthology book of tales. And it's a great science fiction tale, dealing with time travel and the like, which always makes for intriguing (if sometimes befuddling) viewing. The director is Tom Holland, of FRIGHT NIGHT fame, and he doesn't disappoint here either. The ensemble cast is also fun to watch, although the acting ranges from good to atrocious, with some of the worst mock acting I've ever seen in my life. Every actor has his or her tongue in cheek at some point in the film though.The group is a clichéd one, with a supposedly British heroic hit-man (but with an Australian accent), a pilot who just happens to be on board (played by David Morse, making himself known as an interesting character actor in recent years), a teenage girl with a drug problem, a teenage nerd with glasses, a love interest, a young psychic blind girl, a middle aged businessman who only cares about eating and sleeping, the obligatory black guy who gets killed, the Columbo-like writer who solves the mystery and the entertainingly over-the-top neurotic psychopath. As you can see it's a varied bunch, although the actors are all typical people raised in television land, apart from Bronson Pinchot, the resident madman, and Dean Stockwell, the child actor turned star who is great as the intelligent writer who works things out quickly and logically (for a change in these type of things). His raised eyebrow and quizzical expression is total magic. And, of course, Stephen King puts in a cameo appearance, as to be expected.The special effects are all computerised, and unfortunately therefore not very good, with it being 1995, the computer technology not state of the art like it is these days and the budget just not being high enough to do it any justice. Saying that, the actual hole in time is rather good, and kind of psychedelic. Some real suspense is built up with the slow arrival of the Langoliers, as the crunching sound gets louder and louder and electricity pylons begin to fall in the distance, and it's on par with the arrival of the T-Rex in JURASSIC PARKhere. However the scenes are a little overlong and therefore lose some of their impact. The Langoliers themselves have nice designs but are a little too obviously computer generated, not looking real for a moment, but I remember them looking much more impressive when I first saw this miniseries back in 1996. I guess I've just been spoiled a lot since then by the high-budget blockbusters with super effects. The film works best when concentrating on the little special effects, like the matches not lighting and the beer being flat.There are two serious flaws with this miniseries. The first is the sickly, overwhelming sentimentality which unfortunately creeps into the final scenes and mars the ending quite a bit. I can do without those, thank you very much. The second flaw is the length of this series. It's three hours long, but two hours would have been better paced and more exciting, and you can tell a lot of scenes have been padded out here. Lots of people talk and stand around not doing much for ages, and things really start to drag around the two hour mark. I did watch this all in one go (on video) however, so perhaps the original episode formula may have eliminated this problem.I give THE LANGOLIERS four stars out of five because while not technically too competent (there are a couple of continuity errors, like a disappearing jacket), it has a brilliant idea and the scenes at the end where the monsters are actually eating the world and the past itself are sheer genius and only help to reaffirm my trust in King as an excellent writer.

Danii Disaster Well, it did read better on paper than it looked on TV...But I did not think it was "the worst movie ever made", like some of the reviews I've read claimed. Yes, it was a bit too long. Yes, the acting was sub-par. Yes, the dialogue was utterly ridiculous. Yes, the appearance of the creatures was a bit disappointing.But it is still a good movie overall. One thing going for it: it was very, very suspenseful -- something most modern movies lack, which made me really appreciate this one. The CGI was pretty tacky and exceptionally primitive -- even if you take into consideration the fact that it's a relatively old movie. I've seen some 70s movies with better special effects. I found the characters to be quite well-written, and not too cheesy or stereotypical -- another thing that can't be said for most modern movies. Character development was sufficient, and they were interesting enough, but, like I said, the acting was not very good -- the little girl and the British guy were particularly unconvincing. When the infamous langoliers finally arrive, you can't help but feel a bit disappointed, though. I don't know what I was expecting to see, but something better (more interesting? more convincing?) than this, I suppose. Anyway, despite all of that, I did like the movie and would watch it again. If you're a fan of glossy, fast-paced SCI-FI thrillers, I don't think you'll be particularly impressed with The Langoriers, but I'm not a fan of generic Hollywood action flicks, so I was able to enjoy it.

OllieSuave-007 This is a great thriller based on Stephen King's novel where a group of travelers awaken to realize they are the only 10 survivors on a plane - everyone else has vanished! They land in a remote airport, where everything surrounding it including the air is still. There, they try to find out where all the people went and why they are the only ones standing.It's an exciting unpredictable mini-series full of plot twists and surprising moments, from the suspenseful investigation scenes around the mysterious airport to the eerie and horrific sounds that they hear approaching them.Supported by some pretty good acting, a fast-paced plot and bone-chilling action, this mini-series is one thriller you don't want to miss! Grade B

djk-930-38279 I love this movie so much! All of the sci-fi and mystery of it is exactly what I love in books and movies. In this feature, I first saw it on TV and then I read the book. The book is very good as well, but it gives out much more information, describes things in more detail, which in some ways is good, but for me, when it comes to the gore with Mr. Toomey, I would rather not know so much. So in that case, watching the movie is much more preferred than reading it in the book.I gave this movie a 9 because I love it so much, but I just have one problem with it. There was some especially terrible acting, mostly by Christopher Collet who played Albert Kaussner. In many instances, he would overact his lines, and/or his lines were just written very poorly for him. I think for the most part though, the other main characters did pretty well. Not the best acting, but it was good.