I saw a really weird but interesting movie tonight

[GoHeelsweeeehoooo]

It was called The Timekeepers of Eternity and it's basically a reworking of the 90s miniseries The Langoliers - here's a link with more info

‘The Timekeepers of Eternity’ CFF Review – ‘The Langoliers’ Gets an Innovative, Experimental Reworking

The Langoliers, a 1995 TV miniseries based on Stephen King’s 1988 novella, usually ranks somewhere among the most forgotten or worst of King adaptations. At best, television’s limitations and the ‘90s CGI date the miniseries, especially once the eponymous creatures start chomping up the scenery...

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[sringwal]

Not surprising. The original story is one of King’s weirdest tales. Was it good?

 

[GoHeelsweeeehoooo]

Not surprising. The original story is one of King’s weirdest tales. Was it good?

I liked it - it really tightened the story down - the original miniseries was about 4 hours long and the movie was a little over an hour long - it focused in on Bronson Pinchot's character and I forgot just how delightfully deranged his character was

 

[sringwal]

Pinson’s take of Toomy was the only redeemable thing about the miniseries. Glad that he was the focus of this recut (if you can call it that).