The Langoliers

I swear there is a cottage industry out there solely devoted to making bad TV movies from Stephen King stories. Like ever so many of these mini series projects THE LANGOLIERS builds up great hopes and delivers sooooooooooooo little. Tom Holland, who has given us such classics as CHILD'S PLAY and FRIGHT NIGHT does his very best to keep this thing in line only to be hamstrung by horrid CGI effects and an ending that will leave you wanting to whift your beer bottle at the damn television. Still, because of the strong acting, it will keep you entertained right up to the last goran. Dean Stockwell as the brainiac who figures out what the hell is going on, David Morse (who is excellent here by the way!) as the pilot with the "can do" attitude and Mark Lindsay Chapman as the soldier of fortune type who will always save the day. Speaking of Chapman, he hold the distinction of playing THE GREAT MARONI in a BAYWATCH episode, the one where Pamela Anderson produces a boiled egg from her mouth...fine credentials indeed! Multi Emmy winner Patricia Wettig is very strong in the female lead as is Kimber Riddle but Kate Maberly steals their thunder in spades as the weird blind kid who "sees and hears" things........and then there is Bronson Pinchot! I have never liked this actor as his charaters always grate on my nerves, hell...they're supposed to, but here as the neurotic and extremely lothful Craig Toomey....damn...he should'a got an Emmy for this performance. Just over the top outstanding work! There you have it, you can make a night of this baby or you can save three hours and a bit......choice is yours. Did I mention the Langoliers look like furry Pac-Men with big teeth? No? Well, they do!