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FLIGHT OF THE NAVIGATOR to soar again?!?!

Hey folks, Harry here... Over at Hollywood Reporter they've got the news of another remake.

Yes. It is one of those.

Right now on Twitter - Moriarty and Quint have been arguing about the quality of this film. Drew is kind of dismissive of it - and blames Quint for his nostalgia.

Well, I showed FLIGHT OF THE NAVIGATOR in 35mm last year as part of my Saturday Morning Kid's Club. And I'd say FLIGHT OF THE NAVIGATOR is at least 100 times better than the piece of shit reboot of a Disney classic with that RACE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN which happened to feature Drew.

FLIGHT OF THE NAVIGATOR was good enough to warrant nominations for the director, the young lead and as Best Science Fiction film from the SATURN AWARDS.

FLIGHT OF THE NAVIGATOR wasn't a great film, but it is a very good kids film. From Paul Reubens' voice as the ship affectionately referred to as Max. It also has an impossibly young and beautiful Sarah Jessica Parker. And the always awesome Veronica Cartwright.

But the best work was done by Alan Silvestri and the visual effects team - which long before that Russian Water Tentacle or the T1000 - created a flying CG spaceship that reflected the environment around it and gave a very thrilling sense of soaring at an incredible velocity. This was thrilling and important historic work - and it was a great step forward for computer generated effects.

NOW - the questionable part of this story comes with Brad Copeland writing the project. I'm not a big fan of WILD HOGS to put it mildly, but Copeland's background on ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT gives me hope that they can do this as a quality work. One with a real kid, not some media saturated pop-culture savant of a child, but a regular kid. Like in the original. Exploring where the kid went for 12 years, why he's repressed or forgotten it - and what it is to return to a world where all your friends are grown-ups... where everything is different - and you no longer necessarily fit, accept back with your family which can't understand what has happened.

FLIGHT OF THE NAVIGATOR is a solid children's film. Let's hope they do better with the remake, not worse. We can hope, right?

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One of the best kids films, get ready to fuck that up!
by Damien Chowder
May 26th, 2009
03:40:01 AM
Compliance!
by Lloytron
May 26th, 2009
03:42:41 AM
No good remakes
by kwisatzhaderach
May 26th, 2009
03:42:56 AM
How did they make those liquid metal stairs?
by Amy Chasing
May 26th, 2009
03:43:05 AM
The problem with the original was...
by Fortunesfool
May 26th, 2009
03:43:49 AM
Hey blimpo, oink oink! Too many twinkies...
by Amy Chasing
May 26th, 2009
03:45:21 AM
I remember my parents taking me...
by Shermdawg
May 26th, 2009
03:59:21 AM
Yeah, I'm with Amy. Sequel, no reboot.
by Shermdawg
May 26th, 2009
04:03:07 AM
Impossibly beautiful Sarah Jessica Parker?
by damned-dirty-ape
May 26th, 2009
04:06:02 AM
Next Starfighter!
by Amy Chasing
May 26th, 2009
04:08:57 AM
Damn you McG
by --- Emperor ---
May 26th, 2009
04:14:27 AM
loved it
by barnaby jones
May 26th, 2009
04:24:55 AM
Lloytron
by Pistolwhipper
May 26th, 2009
04:40:44 AM
Re: Remake-Mania
by ArmageddonProductions
May 26th, 2009
04:54:40 AM
Saw this for free
by Pig_Ignorant
May 26th, 2009
05:00:46 AM
And if the remake
by Pig_Ignorant
May 26th, 2009
05:02:13 AM
Re: Remake-Mania II
by ArmageddonProductions
May 26th, 2009
05:07:58 AM
You know what the problem with Hollywood is?
by YouKissTheWookie
May 26th, 2009
05:14:21 AM
enough with the remakes!!!
by Six Demon Bag
May 26th, 2009
05:14:48 AM
You know what else is a shit movie?
by KEVIN_COSTNERS_RECYCLED_PISS
May 26th, 2009
05:22:48 AM
KEVIN_COSTNERS_RECYCLED_PISS
by YouKissTheWookie
May 26th, 2009
05:23:35 AM
For fucks sake
by YeahBigJimmy
May 26th, 2009
05:27:06 AM
Re: Hollywood Shit Factory
by ArmageddonProductions
May 26th, 2009
05:27:37 AM
Wait. Just realised this won't respect the original.
by Pig_Ignorant
May 26th, 2009
05:36:18 AM

by The Dark Shite
May 26th, 2009
05:38:08 AM
&
by The Dark Shite
May 26th, 2009
05:39:47 AM
What's wrong with the original?
by Gabba-UK
May 26th, 2009
05:58:23 AM
Nothing is wrong with the original.
by Pig_Ignorant
May 26th, 2009
06:09:02 AM
To quote the great Jeremy Clarkson...
by brokentusk
May 26th, 2009
06:10:34 AM
Loved it as a kid.
by CoursinLarry
May 26th, 2009
06:10:37 AM
Yeah it was a good movie
by ballyhoo
May 26th, 2009
06:15:35 AM
Moriarty was in RACE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN?
by brokentusk
May 26th, 2009
06:21:44 AM
"why he's repressed or forgotten it"
by Uga
May 26th, 2009
06:37:16 AM
Hey Hollywood
by Ditko
May 26th, 2009
06:41:42 AM
We watched it in my elementary school
by BoyNamedSue
May 26th, 2009
06:42:36 AM
Whether there's another Navigator film or not...
by Amy Chasing
May 26th, 2009
06:54:56 AM
Here we go
by Garbage
May 26th, 2009
06:59:45 AM
My favorite part of the film- those wacky alien creatures
by D.Vader
May 26th, 2009
07:02:38 AM
"Impossibly young and beautiful Sarah Jessica Parker"
by Nasty In The Pasty
May 26th, 2009
07:03:47 AM
Will Smith will be all over this...
by I Hope You Die
May 26th, 2009
07:06:00 AM
Who are the ad wizards...
by wampa 1
May 26th, 2009
07:08:02 AM
That's right, Nasty In The Pasty
by bah
May 26th, 2009
07:15:15 AM
What about HOCUS POCUS?
by Darkman
May 26th, 2009
07:43:39 AM
Garbage
by brokentusk
May 26th, 2009
07:45:54 AM
Glory_Fades_ImMaxFischer
by LightninBolt
May 26th, 2009
07:45:59 AM
OH MY FUCKING GOD
by The Amazing G
May 26th, 2009
07:46:24 AM
it should be a sequel like TR2N though...
by The Amazing G
May 26th, 2009
07:47:48 AM
Darkman, Vinessa Shaw was way hotter in Hocus Pocus
by SoylentMean
May 26th, 2009
07:57:01 AM
Watch Jim Carrey get the ship's voice . . . .
by Nice Marmot
May 26th, 2009
07:58:19 AM
glory fades
by Six Demon Bag
May 26th, 2009
07:59:40 AM
for those idiots saying that certain films...
by emeraldboy
May 26th, 2009
08:04:24 AM
before we get to the Supergirl Remake...
by emeraldboy
May 26th, 2009
08:07:40 AM
Fuck it. Remake Wargames while your at it.
by Stuntcock Mike
May 26th, 2009
08:20:07 AM
Legend!
by Stuntcock Mike
May 26th, 2009
08:21:03 AM
Remake
by Trannyformers_Apologist
May 26th, 2009
08:23:45 AM
REMAKE
by Trannyformers_Apologist
May 26th, 2009
08:30:09 AM
A good kids movie, but a good remake possibilities
by GAH
May 26th, 2009
08:35:06 AM
picture this: Return Of The Navigator
by The Amazing G
May 26th, 2009
08:39:36 AM
Harry, GAH, et al - Critical Mistake
by ThusSpakeSpymunk
May 26th, 2009
08:41:29 AM
oh and....
by The Amazing G
May 26th, 2009
08:44:02 AM
ThusSpakeSpymunk
by GAH
May 26th, 2009
08:44:31 AM
Last Starfighter "special edition"
by MurderMostFowl
May 26th, 2009
08:45:49 AM
They've GONE TOO FAR this time
by NivekJ
May 26th, 2009
08:46:09 AM
I am torn
by DoctorZoidberg
May 26th, 2009
08:47:51 AM
sarah jessica parker...
by JRyanH
May 26th, 2009
08:47:56 AM
More remakes
by Trannyformers_Apologist
May 26th, 2009
08:57:39 AM
GAH - Point Is
by ThusSpakeSpymunk
May 26th, 2009
09:01:24 AM
The original does have its drawbacks
by GAH
May 26th, 2009
09:01:50 AM
my dad was in the original!
by T 1000 xp professional
May 26th, 2009
09:03:20 AM
D.A.R.Y.L. is next
by T 1000 xp professional
May 26th, 2009
09:06:22 AM
This and 'Cloak and Dagger'
by KillDozer
May 26th, 2009
09:06:35 AM
watched this many times on VHS
by radvonaught
May 26th, 2009
09:12:27 AM
Will they cast another kid with a lisp in the lead?
by fassbinder79
May 26th, 2009
09:14:23 AM
Mac And Me Is Next!
by fassbinder79
May 26th, 2009
09:15:19 AM
Random-80s-Movie-Title Is Next!
by Nice Marmot
May 26th, 2009
09:17:11 AM
Blame It On Rio is next
by The Amazing G
May 26th, 2009
09:26:11 AM
Last Starfighter would work best has a sequel..
by wowsah156
May 26th, 2009
09:38:06 AM
Where is "The Last Starfighter" remake?
by Fareal
May 26th, 2009
09:40:10 AM
SJP would have remained hot
by Beezbo
May 26th, 2009
09:45:21 AM
1988's "THE NAVIGATOR: A MEDIEVAL ODYSSEY"
by slone13
May 26th, 2009
09:48:27 AM
Vincent Ward...
by emeraldboy
May 26th, 2009
10:19:24 AM
To remake The Princess Bride...
by Amy Chasing
May 26th, 2009
10:20:12 AM
This was on a few weeks ago.
by erichaislar
May 26th, 2009
10:20:47 AM
Also any films with Errol Flynn, Danny Kaye,
by Amy Chasing
May 26th, 2009
10:26:16 AM
King Arthur and The Astronaut 2: Merlins Revenge
by Gabba-UK
May 26th, 2009
10:30:32 AM
THIS could be fantastic
by BendersShinyAss
May 26th, 2009
10:38:48 AM
ThePilgrim
by Spyhunter
May 26th, 2009
11:17:58 AM
Mass Mix Re-Make
by The 6th Conchord
May 26th, 2009
11:29:58 AM
The upside to remakes...
by jeffv
May 26th, 2009
11:30:51 AM
Remake The Explorers
by jimmy_009
May 26th, 2009
11:31:17 AM
Remake Explorers
by Tin Snoman
May 26th, 2009
11:33:25 AM
jimmy_009
by Tin Snoman
May 26th, 2009
11:34:46 AM
Leave my fucking childhood.....
by Donkey_Lasher
May 26th, 2009
11:42:06 AM
Sweet Zombie Jesus
by SmokingRobot
May 26th, 2009
11:46:59 AM
Joe's Apartment
by Donkey_Lasher
May 26th, 2009
11:50:34 AM
To hell with remakes, try something original.
by Banditmania
May 26th, 2009
11:53:23 AM
"Where those geeks, David?"
by Xian042
May 26th, 2009
11:56:19 AM
"My Dad took me to see The Bee Gees"
by Grammaton Cleric Binks
May 26th, 2009
11:58:36 AM
This is outrageous...
by moonlightdrive
May 26th, 2009
12:34:24 PM
I retract my statement
by Garbage
May 26th, 2009
12:38:01 PM
Flight of the Navigator was my E.T.
by Knuckleduster
May 26th, 2009
12:44:44 PM
Two words, Hollywood.
by Tin Snoman
May 26th, 2009
01:01:25 PM
Letting myself in for potential crap....
by Sw0rdfish
May 26th, 2009
01:07:35 PM
Only if Holly Hunter is Dr. T and does
by Grammaton Cleric Binks
May 26th, 2009
01:17:11 PM
Don't you mean "Impossibly young and horsefaced"?
by KingNineReturns
May 26th, 2009
01:31:35 PM
Grammaton Cleric Binks
by Sw0rdfish
May 26th, 2009
01:32:09 PM
Loved this movie as a kid
by Charlie_Allnut
May 26th, 2009
01:36:56 PM
Most remakes are just bland
by liljuniorbrown
May 26th, 2009
01:40:36 PM
TOO SOON!
by mooli_mooli
May 26th, 2009
01:54:18 PM
Once a horse-face, ALWAYS a horse-face
by ShabbyBlue
May 26th, 2009
02:22:30 PM
What if they show some restraint? Like Carrie 2
by Larry Sellers
May 26th, 2009
03:13:00 PM
Impossibly young and beautiful?
by ScottinDC
May 26th, 2009
03:40:40 PM
I Agree
by HapaPapa72
May 26th, 2009
04:11:03 PM
fuck this, where's my KANGAROO JACK remake!?
by turketron_2
May 26th, 2009
04:29:58 PM
In 25 years there will be no movies.
by DOGSOUP
May 26th, 2009
04:38:16 PM
Remake Movie. Then remake it.
by Dingbatty
May 26th, 2009
04:41:40 PM
Titanic will be next
by i.baronvladimir
May 26th, 2009
05:13:37 PM
They got the Stranger in a strange land part right.
by Sal_Bando
May 26th, 2009
05:18:56 PM
Speaking of remakes, look at these
by Dingbatty
May 26th, 2009
05:25:51 PM
I am loving this new "Harry Pisses on Mori" thing
by Lenny8
May 26th, 2009
05:27:13 PM
Re: Sarah Jessica Parker, Etc.
by ArmageddonProductions
May 26th, 2009
05:53:34 PM
Movie kind of creeped me out as a kid...
by Johnno
May 26th, 2009
05:54:17 PM
Hey Sal Bando! That reminds me!
by DOGSOUP
May 26th, 2009
05:56:56 PM
P.S. - A Great Idea For Hollywood
by ArmageddonProductions
May 26th, 2009
06:05:13 PM
Emerald
by Star Hump
May 26th, 2009
06:06:54 PM
Sarah Jessica Parker was never attractive and this movie sucks
by Professor_Monster
May 26th, 2009
06:39:28 PM
this is also a VERY WELL DONE time travel movie...(chrth, geek o
by BadMrWonka
May 26th, 2009
06:49:42 PM
DONT FORGET THE DROP DEAD FRED REMAKE
by gruemanlives
May 26th, 2009
06:52:55 PM
also, I think it was 8 years, not 12
by BadMrWonka
May 26th, 2009
07:04:28 PM
THIS should be the new movie...
by BadMrWonka
May 26th, 2009
07:14:04 PM
This IS do-able (unlike SJP...)
by performingmonkey
May 26th, 2009
07:23:45 PM
interesting post BadMrWonka
by The Amazing G
May 26th, 2009
07:59:38 PM
Flight Of The Time Crimes
by The Amazing G
May 26th, 2009
08:02:53 PM
FUCK JADEN SMITH IN THE ASS AND DIE! NO TO HIM!!
by Damien Chowder
May 26th, 2009
08:41:02 PM
REMAKE YOUNG EINSTEIN
by Six Demon Bag
May 26th, 2009
09:05:46 PM
REMAKE UHF with eminem
by Six Demon Bag
May 26th, 2009
09:06:31 PM
only if they bring Joey Cramer back
by walrusholder
May 26th, 2009
09:13:03 PM
Break out the CGI....
by closeencounter
May 26th, 2009
09:16:07 PM
Paul Reubens or get the fuck out.
by Wolfman Nards
May 26th, 2009
10:00:18 PM
remember when the kid takes a piss
by StrokerX
May 26th, 2009
10:05:50 PM
StrokerX
by The Dark Shite
May 26th, 2009
10:20:49 PM
It'll be Explorers next....
by InfiniteRegress
May 26th, 2009
10:28:01 PM
Also...
by InfiniteRegress
May 26th, 2009
10:33:06 PM
This movie was like a kid's worst nightmare...
by SnapT
May 26th, 2009
10:40:48 PM
Remake a Christmas Story? GTFO!
by ganymede3010
May 26th, 2009
11:16:21 PM
I must have watched this at least a dozen times on VHS as a kid.
by The Grug
May 27th, 2009
12:01:45 AM
Thought I dreamed this movie!
by TheGreatLightningHeist
May 27th, 2009
01:15:55 AM
they should remake...
by ottomatic
May 27th, 2009
01:48:05 AM
I hated this movie
by lockesbrokenleg
May 27th, 2009
02:21:41 AM
Remakes
by _Qpid77_
May 27th, 2009
03:40:24 AM
Oh, guess I shoulda mentioned
by _Qpid77_
May 27th, 2009
03:44:06 AM
In Star Hump in ireland we have a show like Question time..
by emeraldboy
May 27th, 2009
04:17:06 AM
The explorers was great movie
by emeraldboy
May 27th, 2009
04:20:23 AM
Christ, I'm old
by reflecto
May 27th, 2009
06:06:12 AM
Mac and Me Remake starring.....
by dancetothebeatofthelivingdead
May 27th, 2009
06:40:00 AM
why was The explorers
by emeraldboy
May 27th, 2009
12:16:12 PM
Note to future filmmakers..
by emeraldboy
May 27th, 2009
12:20:02 PM
Saw original at special screening with director Kleiser in 86
by MisterManReturns
May 27th, 2009
04:31:09 PM
Really?
by critterdvd
May 27th, 2009
08:59:24 PM
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by QcoIQh
Feb 11th, 2010
03:08:52 PM
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by QcoIQh
Feb 11th, 2010
03:10:22 PM

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