During a red eye flight of a Lockheed L-1011 from Los Angeles International Airport to Boston Logan International Airport, the plane flies through a strange light, and most of the passengers and flight crew disappear, leaving behind only personal artifacts. Only those passengers who were asleep remain, and discover the predicament when they wake. Pilot Brian Engle, deadheading on the flight, takes the controls; unable to contact any other airport, he decides to land the plane at Bangor International Airport because of its long runway.I'm not a fan of movies or books or TV episodes about time travel, time wars, time streams, time distortions, time whatever, but at least this concept is different.
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Empire Online gives it 3 out of 5 stars and calls it "Honourable, but longwinded." Entertainment Weekly says it's "slow going in spots, but it’s also a lot more fun than most TV movies." Rotten Tomatoes has a critics rating of 50%, so it looks like half like it and half don't. Take a chance.
Other works by King I've seen or read and blogged are below.
Books:
The Shining (1977)
The Gunslinger (1982)
Pet Sematary (1983)
The Drawing of the Three (1987)
The Waste Lands (1991)
The Stand (1994)
Wizard and Glass (1997)
Bag of Bones (1998)
Wolves of Calla (2003)
Susannah (2004)
Duma Key (2008)
Just After Sunset (2008)
Movies:
The Dead Zone (1983)
Children of the Corn (1984)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
The Green Mile (1999)
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Glad you enjoyed this TV adaption 😀. I've only seen The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile, which are both "must see" movies, after that his work got to scary for me ...lol 😉. Happy Friday! J 😊 x
ReplyDeleteI hadn't realized how much of his work I'd been exposed to through the years until I searched my past posts. Those 2 movies are must-see, I agree.
DeleteI vaguely remember the Langoliers. My favorite King book is The Shining. Hated the movie with Jack Nicholson
ReplyDeleteI loved the movie, but I agree the book is much better.
Deleteone of my husband's favorite authors
ReplyDeleteMy husband doesn't read horror at all and hasn't read anything by King.
DeleteStephen King is a fantastic author. I am not much for horror but I do love his non-horror stories. He has such a creative mind. His is also the most famous alumni of my college too. For all that is worth. Happy Friday evening. Hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteHe does have a variety of work to his credit, which I appreciate. I imagine the college is extremely proud of him :)
DeleteUntil I saw Marfi's party, I had no idea The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile were by King. I've always avoided then when they came on TV, but now I think I'll watch the next time they come on (which they seem to do regularly).
ReplyDeleteMy favorites are Christine, Pet Sematary, Cujo, the Dead Zone, and The Running Man. I've never even heard of The Langoliers before, so thanks for the review and for showcasing Marfi's blog, too.
The Green Mile is one of the best films, and I thought it was easy to find. I watch it whenever I come across it.
DeleteI used to spend many evenings scaring myself with the books of SK, but was never keen on the films - as often, the films don't follow the film I have in my head! Enjoy your weekend, Valerie
ReplyDeleteThe movies are often quite different, aren't they! It's rare I prefer a movie over the book that inspired it. I'm having trouble remembering one....
DeleteWhen I found out Stephen King wrote The Shawshank Redemption my opinion of him rose up - I'm not a fan of his other books & I'm with you on any type of time travel - no, not, won't, can't ... NO.
ReplyDeleteI wish other horror authors got as much space on the book shelves as he does lol. He seems to be more popular that any of the others.
DeleteKing can come up with interesting concepts, but often no decent endings and the book kind of peters out (most of his horror stuff). When I read his book about writing I can see why. He comes up with an concept and just starts with no plan or idea where he's going with it--so it's no wonder he often kind of writes himself off a cliff and resorts to monsters or whole towns falling into the earth, etc. He has no clue how to get out of the story.
ReplyDeleteI have really liked some of his stories which have a beginning, middle, and END--like Green Mile, Shawshank, Delores Clairborne, Stand By Me, and Dead Zone. More people and plot oriented than relying on monsters or supernatural evil forces. I'd never read or watch this one. Have learned to avoid his horror stuff.
At the end of the Dark Tower series he says the journey is more important than the destination, and a lot of his writing made more sense to me after that ;)
DeleteThanks for reviewing the Langoliers, I'm intrigued by the premise. It sounds like it's worth a try even though I usually prefer his books to the movies. I recently purchase "On Writing" and am looking forward to gaining some insights into his stories.
ReplyDeleteHe has a wide variety of works, hasn't he! The Stephen King birthday celebration was fun. I enjoyed "meeting" some new people :)
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