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A supernatural thriller in which ten airline passengers wake up during their flight to find all the other passengers and the crew have disappeared...
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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital Stereo ), French ( Dolby Digital Stereo ), German ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), Italian ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), Danish ( Subtitles ), Dutch ( Subtitles ), English ( Subtitles ), Finnish ( Subtitles ), French ( Subtitles ), German ( Subtitles ), Italian ( Subtitles ), Norwegian ( Subtitles ), Spanish ( Subtitles ), Swedish ( Subtitles ), SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: Stephen King's story of ordinary aircraft passengers who awake in mid-flight to find the plane empty, with no pilots or flight attendants in sight. The crewless jet is hurtling towards a world very different from the one they left behind, but one of the passengers is an off-duty pilot who manages to land the plane. What they find shocks them, as they are the only souls alive on the planet. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: Emmy Awards, ...The Langoliers ( Stephen King's The Langoliers )
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39 of 44 people found the following review helpful
By groucho one
Format:DVD
Atmospherically brilliant, This film is all about a small group of people who whilst on an aeroplane fall asleep, when they wake up everybody else on board has disapeared, and everybody on earth is gone.. They need to land to find fuel but are totally perplexed that no one is responding to there calls for help, eventually they do land and they can hear crunching sounds in the distance, what could it be , im not going to spoil it for you, all i can say is its kings imagination at its very best, a great adaption from best selling book to film, buy this its a super film for all the family.
25 of 29 people found the following review helpful
By Maureen
Format:DVD
dont mind that last review obviously, the langoliers is not everyones cup of tea but i have watched it twice before on t.v and am going to go out and buy it now its available on dvd. i think its very good and the crunching sounds in the distance are very creepy but effective. its my favorite of the steven king films that and saloms lot. go on buy it, you wont be disappointed.
17 of 20 people found the following review helpful
By Gill Brown
Format:VHS Tape
I bought this film on the advice of my brother, who had found it intriguing. It tells the tale of ten people who take an overnight flight to Boston from Los Angeles. They fall asleep during the flight but when they wake up, they discover that all the other passengers and crew have disappeared. Somewhat fortuitously, there is a pilot among the ten who can fly the plane, so he is able to land the aircraft. But why is everywhere deserted?
I have to say that my family spent much of the time laughing at the bad acting and predictable scenes/dialogue, yet this film kept my two cynical teenagers firmly in their seats until the end. No mean feat, when you consider it lasted three hours.
We were staggered to find that this was made in 1995 - it looks as though it's a 1970s production. The special effects seem dated, but we found ourselves watching them with an odd fascination!
All criticism aside, we really enjoyed the movie. Mark Lindsay Chapman (who plays Nick Hopewell) did a pretty good job with the lines he had, but our favourite character was undoubtedly Craig Toomy (played by Bronson Pinchot). Superbly oddball, his acting was wonderful!
If you want an evening's viewing which isn't too taxing on the brain, this is the one for you. We'll certainly be watching it again.
I have to say that my family spent much of the time laughing at the bad acting and predictable scenes/dialogue, yet this film kept my two cynical teenagers firmly in their seats until the end. No mean feat, when you consider it lasted three hours.
We were staggered to find that this was made in 1995 - it looks as though it's a 1970s production. The special effects seem dated, but we found ourselves watching them with an odd fascination!
All criticism aside, we really enjoyed the movie. Mark Lindsay Chapman (who plays Nick Hopewell) did a pretty good job with the lines he had, but our favourite character was undoubtedly Craig Toomy (played by Bronson Pinchot). Superbly oddball, his acting was wonderful!
If you want an evening's viewing which isn't too taxing on the brain, this is the one for you. We'll certainly be watching it again.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointing
Not as believable as the book. The film comes over as rather sily after a very promising start. Sorry Mr. King.
Published 8 days ago by Mrs. Madeleine Williams
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent
Following what I felt was a little ham acting during the conversation to get the pilot onto the `red-eye' flight this story was soon in gear - and stayed there. Read more
Published 1 month ago by ian
5.0 out of 5 stars
We can't stop watching till the end
Creativity and emotion in a tense atmosphere, great story by King. For me it couples with Groundhog Day in what concerns "time".
Published 1 month ago by Ricardo
5.0 out of 5 stars
Langoliers
This is a quirky slightly scary movie. I read the book years ago and have seen the film so took the opportunity to buy it at a good price. Delivery came quickly too.
Published 1 month ago by LynnB
4.0 out of 5 stars
Exercise in weird logic.
I came across this film on a Freesat movie channel and recorded it because the curious premise fascinated me. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Pinkangloirishcanuck
3.0 out of 5 stars
Off-set and off-beat thriller.
When I first saw this (1995 or 1996 depending on whether I saw it in Australia or the UK, I can't remember, I'm getting old, I suppose) I was intially astonished to find that they... Read more
Published 2 months ago by David K. Thomson
5.0 out of 5 stars
Steven King's 'The Langoliers' DVD
Fantastic!
One of the BEST Time Stories I have everr watched!
This has to be my favourite DVD of all time!
Not to be missed! Read more
One of the BEST Time Stories I have everr watched!
This has to be my favourite DVD of all time!
Not to be missed! Read more
Published 6 months ago by Survivalist
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great FILM,BUY BUY BUY ! Mr toomey u legend !!
this film is a true stephen king gem,i watched this when it first came out,then bought it on dvd,great storyline,very freaky,great film to watch while having a beer and smoke ;)... Read more
Published 7 months ago by cosworth28
3.0 out of 5 stars
Entertaining if flawed.
Based on the novella by Stephen King (which opens his book "Four Past Midnight") this mini series is entertaining if flawed. Read more
Published 8 months ago by M. Crossman
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Langoliers
Great to finally get this classic Stephen king on dvd after years of trying to find it.
Good quality and value for money.
Good quality and value for money.
Published 9 months ago by Anubis 1972
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