Honestly, The Langoliers (1995) remains one of my all time favourite films, ever since my older stepbrother first showed it to me (on VHS, remember those?) when I was 13 or so. I now gladly own the DVD.This film seems to contain everything about the world that I still remain passionate about all these years later - mindbending horror, exploration of psychological fears, mystery, suspense, believable characters, atmosphere/ambiance and proof of the sheer power of the human spirit when faced with difficult and dangerous situations.This film seems to remain completely under-appreciated by society and horror film fans at large - to the extent that in 2017, the film has still not seen a Blu Ray release (as at the time of writing this) or even an expanded DVD edition with bonus features (yes I know it was a low budget mini series made for TV, and back then there was less thought given to such things).I truly salute Tom Holland, Stephen King and the talents of the fantastic cast in bringing this superb story to life.Everything here is extremely well done and keeps the viewer on their toes throughout the entire duration. What is most admirable is that everyone's reactions to the bizarre events feel entirely believable, and at times you do forget that it's just a film (with the exception of the CGI effects, but again, this was a product of the time and doesn't detract at all from the story).I have lost count of how many times I have watched this, and it never loses its power. I'm a particular fan of Dean Stockwell (perhaps because of his bizarre performance in 1986's Blue Velvet), and as others have said, David Morse and Bronson Pinchot are equally good, as is Kate Maberly and pretty much the entire cast.The music is also superb and it seems criminal that the composer has not been truly recognised for his efforts, as apparently there was no agreement made to release a soundtrack.I had (perhaps naively) thought that if Tom Holland had adapted this story so well, there must be something similar from around the same time that he also made - but sadly this is not the case - although I have not yet seen "Thinner" so am unable to compare.Do you consider yourself an intelligent representative of humanity? Would you rather watch something challenging, thought provoking and fascinating rather than subjecting yourself to rubbish like The Kardashians? Then THIS is the film for you my friend, you have located the holy grail of mysteries.Ignore the haters and the naysayers - they are unevolved and unenlightened. This is one of those rare, perfect films (as close as possible anyway) that I would bring with me to a desert island if push came to shove.This review does not exist to spoil the story for you - you will be given all the answers you need should you decide to watch it (and I hope you do).I am simply writing this to express my huge THANKS and APPRECIATION to Stephen King and Tom Holland for their immense artistic efforts. I now feel inspired with my own life - to go out and find similar minded folks who appreciate greatness such as this, so that perhaps in the future, we can honour THE LANGOLIERS by making a similar story, or one which also presents fascinating and intriguing concepts in such a captivating manner. And thus we can keep the genius of Stephen King preserved for future generations (I wish I could say the same about the recently ill-conceived remake of IT).If I ever get to be in a lucky enough position as Tom Holland to write a screenplay or teleplay and to then direct the adaptation, I would consider myself truly blessed.Thank you to two great masters of the horror genre for keeping our nightmares fresh for so many years.And thank YOU for flying American Pride.

We start off in an airplane full of people when one of the pilots sees an aurora. The plane is on autopilot when one of the pilots falls asleep along with 9 passengers. When they awaken, they find themselves trying to figure out where everyone went. Everyone else seems to have disappeared leaving behind all of their belongings. One of the survivors goes mad on the plane, Mr. Toomy but is quickly snapped out of it (sorta). When the plane finally lands they find themselves in what seems to be an abandoned airport and they cannot contact anyone. The food is spoiled, beverages are flat, matches won't light, no echo - something is majorly wrong. They figure out they have experienced a rip in time through the aurora. The young blind girl, Dinah Bellman, has super hearing and hears a snap-crackle-popping sound in the distance drawing near, Mr. Toomy is convinced it's The Langoliers! Time is literally running out for the group to figure out how to get out of there.This one winds up being a lot of fun, an interesting mystery for first time viewers and a great re-watch for those that have already seen the film. It's a guilty pleasure film for me.8/10

On a plane to Boston, passengers awake to find themselves the only people on board and finally land on a desolate strip of land only to come to the realization that they have passed through a time rip into a world inhabited by Langoliers and must try various plans to be able to leave.As far as miniseries go, this one isn't half bad. The film's real selling point is that this does a spectacular job of building up their situation and the resulting circumstances surrounding it, using the film's central storyline to great effect here. The beginning is incredibly tense and suspenseful, due to the unknown which this one plays with like no other film, as what is happening is the complete opposite of what should be in this situation and it becomes fearful that there is something out there with the group awaking in that condition and trying to rationalize what's has happened while struggling to make sure they stay alive which is a rather interesting concept and is played out rather intelligently. That also works wonders for the airport in the other world. The sound and the visual destruction of the countryside are quite chilling, and they make the difference there in the film's suspense by making the world completely weird and freaky. From the food and beverage moments all the way they mention the world around them in the lack of sound or other people around them despite the situation, these here all combine to make it a pretty creepy place. Even the flight back and their encounters with the creatures at the airport as well are all handled really well, which altogether make this series really watchable. This doesn't have a whole lot of flaws, with one of the key issues being the fact that this one never once addresses several big questions. The bigger one of the two is that the disappearances from the plane go unnoticed here, as nothing is made to explain what happens, it just does and that itself is quite hard to ignore. The other one that needs explaining is a theory about where the time rip originated. There's no reason why anyone would be open to even trying such a move, let alone be allowed to do so. There's not a force-field that pulled it in, so how it happened is a little hard to swallow. The last flaw with this one is that there's a little too much padding to it. It's a miniseries and should play out in such a manner, yet this one probably could've told the same story with a little chopping here and there. About a two-and-a-half movie rather than over three would've worked, telling the same story in the same way, just without the padding. One of the easiest ones to chop out is the freaked-out passenger who goes around chasing the others which just doesn't offer up any kind of enjoyable work and there's little about it that should've been put here which is helpful to the situation so his scenes are completely useless and just don't belong here as he just pads out the film. Otherwise, these here don't hurt it a whole lot.Rated PG-13: Violence and Language.

This is based on a science fiction novel by the acclaimed author Stephen King. It is said to follow the book closely, and as science fiction goes it is very original and rather good. This is a film with no villains unless you count the berserk bond broker who stabbed two people killing both of them, but the poor guy was haunted by the ghost of his malevolent father, considering that and all the circumstances, few courts would not entertain an insanity plea.This is also a film – in reality a TV mini-series - that was made on a relatively modest budget, taking place mostly aboard an aircraft and at a deserted airport. Ten people aboard a night plane close their eyes, and when they wake up they are the only ones there. Conveniently their number includes a pilot, a British agent, an author who would give Stephen King a run for his money, and a blind girl who has ESP or something akin.They break into the empty cockpit – something that in the post-9/11 world would be no easy matter - and the pilot manages to land at Bangor, Maine. But are they in Bangor, Maine, or a parallel dimension, or is something else going on? And what are the Langoliers?If you find out for yourself, you won't be disappointed.