First 1/2 was great. Second 1/2 was WTF???
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mamamiasweetpeaches — 15 years ago(June 16, 2010 10:23 AM)
I agree. The two halves dont equal a satifying whole!
Why even bother telling us he liked the little girl on the bike ("Jennifer") if he wasnt gonna then see her again when he was still 12 and she was 20?! Him trying to adapt to being in the 80s would have been movie enough.
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Frosted-Flame — 15 years ago(July 17, 2010 10:35 AM)
I saw this movie as a child and owned a copy. I saw it as an adult again last night, and having gained some sophistication (only slightly) i was fascinated by the first half, a fantastic premise, but I knew what it would go into. Watching the ship getting claimed by NASA,
finding the weird info stored in his brain,
this was a great sci-fi film in the making, then as if Disney took control at the point after the kid
uses the RALF robot to escape into the hanger
it all goes downhill about a kid who fuqs around in a space craft all over the earth before returning home and Max turns into Paul Rubins (though in sci-fi theory it makes sense cause in hte memory transfer he collected a bit of his personality and behaves at a 12 year old's level it makes sense since he had no other reference point in Human Behavior) it just plunges into the ocean to use an analogy that references a point in the film. I'd really hope the remake goes more into the sci-fi territory and less into the retarded kids film. But props to the filmmakers to not making the NASA officials evil as might be the temptation in a Disney production. True, to kids the NASA officials breaking their word about the 48 hour agreement, honestly in their position if you found uncharted star maps in a kids head and information that will turn change NASA and possibly humanity forever, it had to be done or at least can be understandable. As much as I dislike the ending, it's Disney, there had to be a happy ending. But i liked the touch of him still keeping the creature, with his little brother's reaction, to let the audience know it wasn't a dream.
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brainybrailler — 15 years ago(July 31, 2010 02:49 PM)
I remember thisI wished there could've been more to him sparring with the robot. They don't really explain why the robot calls him "Navigator" when they "first meet" - I guess because he needs the information he's got in his mind, butOne thing that's not so easily answered is: why, if he remembers nothing, does he know the robot is calling him for help and remembers it as "he" when he's got no memory or sense of ANYTHING when he finds the ship?
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crowquill — 15 years ago(September 22, 2010 08:09 AM)
While I haven't seen this movie in years, I stumbled upon this in the trivia section:
"Not originally a Disney movie, the film was being made independently when midway through production the main production company, Producers Sales Organisation (PSO) collapsed. Walt Disney acquired the production in a liquidation sale, picking up all film rights for this film and several others, and also putting up the finance for its completion."
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Buzz-Duh — 15 years ago(December 29, 2010 04:51 PM)
The creator of this thread needs to watch the Explorers for a true second 1/2 WTF. The movie was about kids building a homemade spaceship. The whole movie was a huge build up that only resulted in one major letdown once they finally made it to the alien craft. And yes, it was 100x campier than FOTN once they met the aliens.
The movie Contact also comes to mind when I think of letdown endings.
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Sabinfujin — 15 years ago(March 26, 2011 07:19 PM)
Exactly. Everyone here wishing it would have delved deeper in the the social aspect of fitting in with the 80s is completely forgetting the demographic this film was made for: Children.
When I was a kid, I remember how I COULD NOT WAIT until he got into that space ship and had a blast exploring everywhere. People here are making it out like the part where he escapes in the RALF as the tipping point in the movie where everything went wrong, but as a kid I was like "YES YES YES GO TO IT!".
If you were looking for some deep emotional social struggle in a freaking Disney movie of all places..you apparently don't have much experience watching movies.
I'm 26 now and I can still see it for what it was: An adventurous romp for children. I mean come on, this was released during a time when The Goonies and other adventure flicks were all the rage with kids. -
savvysearch — 14 years ago(December 12, 2011 04:15 PM)
"If you were looking for some deep emotional social struggle in a freaking Disney movie of all places..you apparently don't have much experience watching movies. "
That's bull. It's a film from the 80s. Many of us watched this film on TV recently not knowing prior that it's a Disney production or having seen the trailers.
When you set us a film in a certain way, you have to carry the mood and atmosphere of the film to the end. It's just good filmmaking. It's being consistent. It's because we ARE EXPERIENCED in watching movies that we can spot the rug being pulled out under us.
By the way, I was a kid when I saw this on TV. Even as a kid, I saw through the crap that was the second half of this movie. Just because the demographic is children, doesn't mean kids lack the need for a good story. -
CosyCatNap — 10 years ago(September 05, 2015 07:49 AM)
I agree. I think I was 13 when I recorded and watched this for the first time but then decided to erase the tape. Now I remember why.
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fatpie42 — 14 years ago(September 22, 2011 02:30 AM)
Ever seen "From Dusk Til Dawn"? I think you're sort of right that the second half doesn't work with the material from the first half. They seem to be two entirely different styles of film. Still, I must say I actually liked both halves a lot.
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Zaqwert — 9 years ago(August 30, 2016 08:39 PM)
Completely agree. I watched this movie as a kid and barely remembered it and recently rewatched it for the first time in probably 30 years.
The movie is great up until he gets into the ship.
The character "Max" is completely stupid. The tone of the movie is actually pretty serious and cool up to that point but "Max" and his interactions with him are terrible.
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BandicootBurn — 9 years ago(December 27, 2016 07:35 AM)
You know what I was telling someone else the exact same thing! It was on BBC 2 during the run up to Christmas and it was the first time I've ever watched it.. I found it very good right up until the part where he goes inside the ship and that stupid mechanic Robot/Alien talks to him, I was thinking WTF has happened?