#The Langoliers

[iamcinema]

[sewerfight]

He was the og insane man covered in blood

[ollierachnid]

starting to draw this lot,, first 2

[scenesandscreens]

The Timekeepers Of Eternity (2021)

Director - Aristotelis Maragkos, Cinematography - Paul Maibaum

"We know what happens to today when it becomes yesterday. It waits for them. It waits for them, the timekeepers of eternity. Always following them behind, cleaning up the mess in the most efficient way possible: by eating it!"

[doctorslippery]

How very, very Langoliers of them

[lostbetweenthepagesofthesebooks]

"Shooting stars only."

Just finished Langoliers in Four Past Midnight by Stephen King. It's my second book getting into horror, and while not quite the horror I'm yearning for, it was definitely good! The concept very interesting, and certainly had it's intense moments. Can't wait to do a full review of this book already.

[ogradyfilm]

Recently Viewed: The Timekeepers of Eternity

[The following review contains MAJOR SPOILERS; YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!]

With The Timekeepers of Eternity, Aristotelis Maragkos accomplishes the impossible: he makes Tom Holland’s The Langoliers watchable.

The experiment is far from perfect, of course; the raw footage is, after all, so fundamentally flawed that no amount of re-editing, remixing, and recontextualization can totally “fix” it (the dialogue, for example, remains infuriatingly nonsensical, plagued by constant inconsistencies, contradictions, and inorganic leaps in logic). Still, by condensing the multi-episode miniseries—a format that is, in my opinion, inherently ill-suited to sustaining a narrative that features only two locations populated by roughly a dozen people—into a comparatively lean hour-long film, Maragkos at the very least addresses the source material’s clunky pacing, trimming a lot of excess fat and bloat.

Don’t get me wrong: I like rich, well-developed characters as much as the next viewer. The meat of this particular conflict, however, lies not in complex interpersonal relationships, but in the novel premise: our protagonists (a ragtag group of airline passengers) find themselves inexplicably stranded in an empty “past” that is rapidly vanishing beneath their feet, and must escape before they are devoured by the metaphysical forces that govern the universe. Although this dilemma is more than substantial enough to keep the audience invested in the action, the ‘95 cut of The Langoliers includes an overabundance of extraneous melodrama that stretches the otherwise straightforward plot to its breaking point, resulting in a severe lack of urgency. The Timekeepers of Eternity, on the other hand, omits nearly every detail that isn’t immediately relevant to the central concept, thus crafting a more economical, suspenseful experience.

But the movie’s remarkable metamorphosis is not merely structural; Maragkos remixes even the visual style. While The Langoliers’ cinematography was perfectly serviceable, it was also rather unambitious and uninspired, betraying its made-for-TV budget. The Timekeepers of Eternity’s shift to black-and-white adds depth and texture to the compositions, evoking the moody, haunting atmosphere of The Twilight Zone. The aesthetic alterations don’t stop with the color palette, either: Maragkos utilizes a variety of digital effects and filters in an effort to depict the story’s somewhat abstract, unconventional approach to “time travel” in literal, concrete terms. The image frequently warps and distorts, fragments and fractures, crumples and tears. Certain scenes are repeated in quick succession; others are truncated or overlap with concurrent events. Beyond contributing to the surreal tone, these expressionistic flourishes are also thematically appropriate, reinforcing the idea that the fragile fabric of reality itself is gradually unraveling around our hapless heroes.

Maragkos’ bold choices aren’t always beneficial; his revised ending is especially egregious, repurposing the original version’s final complication into a cruel, dark twist—an abruptly and arbitrarily nihilistic conclusion that left a bitter taste in my mouth. Nevertheless, the project is ultimately a resounding triumph, redefining the meaning of the term “transformative work.” The Timekeepers of Eternity is no shallow parody—a fan trailer that reimagines Ace Ventura as a tense thriller, or audio clips from Sonic the Hedgehog chopped up and reassembled to make Doctor Robotnik say dirty words; on the contrary, it’s a charmingly sincere reinterpretation (and rehabilitation) of an old, forgotten Stephen King adaptation that is, in retrospect, genuinely deserving of reevaluation. It is, in conclusion, innovative, audacious, and absolutely revolutionary.

[nonbinaryhatboxghost]

The Timekeepers of Eternity, Aristotelis Maragkos

This is an amazing re-edit/animation of the miniseries adaptation of Stephen King's The Langoliers. It's only up for a month, I highly highly recommend checking it out while it's available.

[factfiction]

langoliers au

[woogly-boogly]

been reading a lot lately cause i got sick of video games and my friends are probably already sick of hearing about this but holy fuck The Langoliers by Stephen King has gotta be my favourite book i've read since Catch-22 in 2020.

it's about a group of airplane passengers who wake up mid-flight to discover that everyone else on the plane has vanished, but their belongings are still onboard. wallets, jewellery, even implants and pacemakers have somehow been left behind. more questions are raised when they manage to land at an airport and discover it's abandoned too, and power isn't running. even more worrying is an unsettling crackling sound they can hear in the distance, and it sounds like it's getting closer.

i think what gripped me the most about it is just how tense it was. the constant sense that time was running out had me feeling like i had to read faster so that the characters would have more time to do what they needed to do, which made it a really thrilling ride. i really loved the characters, from tired captain Brian Engle and his mysteriously capable impromptu partner Nick Hopewell, to blind-but-not-helpless Dinah Bellman and mystery writer Bob Jenkins. hell, even the completely insane investment banker Craig Toomy. oh that troublemaker, what a rascal.

i like the way the characters think, and i like the way they articulate their thoughts. it had a style that really clicked with me and it was fun to read the differences in how their inner monologues worked.

it's not his most popular book by any means, probably in part due to the tv movie or miniseries or whatever it was they made shortly after it was published, that from the scenes on YouTube i saw, completely stripped the tension from the story with bad acting and a lot of the characters standing around wasting time instead of moving fast like they did in the book. there are talks of making a new movie, so if that pans out hopefully it ends up being one of the good Stephen King adaptions (because let's be real, they don't have the best track record) because this story really does deserve a good movie.

anyway i'm tired so i'm going to sleep now. love The Langoliers, love the mystery, love the tension, all that good stuff

[ashleywritesstuff]

In this week's Video Store Podcast, I've hand-selected 4 different Stephen King miniseries to help you beat the heat with horror's chill and an excuse to stay indoors in the A/C.

[kaz-foxsen]

Episode 381: The Langoliers (1995) #Movie Theater Time Machine #podcast continues Stephen King month with a #review of "The Langoliers". For more, visit movietheatertimemachine.com

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[exquisitedeadpanda]

And these guys are waiting for you, just FYI:

[sluggy-little-dude]

Get this…

The Langoliers… but sexy.

Imagine that thing in lingerie. Hot.

I loved this movie as a kid btw

[squidwardqtentaclesrevenge]

Watching The Langoliers, fuckin love the angry cocoa puffs.