Normally we'd never be friends with random people on a plane, but these 10 were forced into it and ended up showing we can actually become just as attached to each other given an extreme situation. Good leads to evil, evil leads to good. It's very hard for people to understand how the two are related and need each other. Toomy was considered evil by everyone except the girl he murdered. She understood he had been abused by his father verbally his entire childhood. In the end, the movie shows we can bond with anybody in the right circumstances and even understand and forgive why they would want to murder us.I think the way this story broke down societal boundaries was more important than the sci-fi element, and the touching and emotional element was the main thing all along. People can fall in love all of a sudden in such a situation and cut through all the BS humans deal with from day to day. The Langoliers is a sci-fi story about literally getting stuck in the past by about 15 minutes. Human beings waste so much time not enjoying life the way they really want to, and these passengers were stuck in the past and finally got their wish to enjoy the moment. This movie is about love and the ability to bond being right in front of you and all you have to do is grab it (but you never do it the easy way in real life do you?), and it's also about everyone having a purpose to serve, even the abused Toomy who couldn't stand reality anymore.Normally we'd never be friends with random people on a plane, but these 10 were forced into it and ended up showing we can actually become just as attached to each other given an extreme situation. Good leads to evil, evil leads to good. It's very hard for people to understand how the two are related and need each other. Toomy was considered evil by everyone except the girl he murdered. She understood he had been abused by his father verbally his entire childhood. In the end, the movie shows we can bond with anybody in the right circumstances and even understand and forgive why they would want to murder us.I think the way this story broke down societal boundaries was more important than the sci-fi element, and the touching and emotional element was the main thing all along. People can fall in love all of a sudden in such a situation and cut through all the BS humans deal with from day to day. The Langoliers is a sci-fi story about literally getting stuck in the past by about 15 minutes. Human beings waste so much time not enjoying life the way they really want to, and these passengers were stuck in the past and finally got their wish to enjoy the moment. This movie is about love and the ability to bond being right in front of you and all you have to do is grab it (but you never do it the easy way in real life do you?), and it's also about everyone having a purpose to serve, even the abused Toomy who couldn't stand reality anymore.By the way, the guy who played the Captain slso starred in Dancer In the Dark and 12 Monkeys, two other really great emotional movies.

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

Based on a Stephen King novel, this TV movie adaptation is about the passengers on a red-eye airplane flight from L.A to Boston who awaken to find that the rest of the passengers and crew are gone, and they are all alone on the plane, which will soon run out of fuel. Fortunately, there is a pilot on board, who tries to land the plane at a nearby airport, only to discover that it is also empty, and that they are being pursued by giant, howling monsters called Langoliers that seem to be devouring time itself...Potentially interesting take on time travel, with an appealing cast of characters(except Bronson Pinchot, quite good playing an obnoxious and terrified child-like man who knows all about the Langoliers from his hideous father.) cannot save far-fetched premise, and the primitive CGI Langoliers have not aged well... Still, not the worst way to kill three hours!

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.