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Flight Of The Navigator Reviews

1986

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A 12-year-old boy is mysteriously abducted by an alien ship and returns to Earth eight years later, still only 12. He now possesses great navigational powers that enable him to fly his space ship anywhere he desires. Along with the robotic Commander Max and Mascot Puckmarin, the boy encounters an adventure of extraterrestrial .. Read more

Starring	Joey Cramer, Veronica Cartwright, Cliff De Young, Howard Hesseman
Director	Randal Kleiser
Genres	Action/Adventure, Children, Family, Sci-Fi/Fantasy

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- "...Pleasant....The script plays to director Randal Kleiser's strength, which is a sensitivity and conviction in depicting young people in relation to one another and their parents..."
- 11636
- - Los Angeles Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
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  BAD QUALITY
  
  Movie was good (just as I remember it)- I rented this Dvd because I wanted to watch this classic in Dvd quality but the quality of the Dvd was horrible!
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  - ENGLAND
  - 28 Oct 2005 at 13:01
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  faulty
  
  this film actually froze half way through the film so never seen the end !!!!!
  
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- - patta
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  - North Shields
  - 11 Jan 2010 at 17:19
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  Poor Video Quality
  
  Film was amusing but the video quality was the worst I have ever seen. Such a shame - needs remastering.
  
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  - Dover
  - 12 Nov 2009 at 13:33
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  brilliant but
  
  great film, just as i remembered from wen i 1st watched it. my 3 yr old loved it so much that i have had to watch it 4 times in 2 days.however the quality of ... read more »
  
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- - furynads
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  - Watford
  - 14 Aug 2009 at 12:55
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  Great film
  
  We made our 14 year old son watch this as we had loved it when we saw it in the early 1990s. He thought it was good too
  
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- - Hum
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  - Halifax
  - 13 May 2009 at 14:43
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  Flight of the navigator
  
  Brilliant film. timeless classic. loved it as a kid, love it as an adult. Max is the star of the show :D
  
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  - Southport
  - 24 Jan 2009 at 08:36
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  good
  
  all the family liked this film
  
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  - Tamworth
  - 30 Dec 2008 at 19:30
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  GREAT !!
  
  great family movie,young and old alike
  
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  - Lanark
  - 14 Dec 2008 at 23:38
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  Classic.
  
  Nice to watch again after so many years. Lovely for kids and also big kids. We had a good laugh watching this. Wonte be dissapointed.
  
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  - Swansea
  - 21 Oct 2008 at 20:41
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  Flight of the Navigator
  
  Very good oldy for adults & children alike
  
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  - Newbury
  - 16 Oct 2008 at 13:35
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  Favourite family film
  
  It's a lovely film, funny and timeless in many ways. Everyone should watch this at least once!!
  
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  - Bournemouth
  - 14 Oct 2008 at 12:27
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  BAD QUALITY
  
  Movie was good (just as I remember it)- I rented this Dvd because I wanted to watch this classic in Dvd quality but the quality of the Dvd was horrible!
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  - 28 Oct 2005 at 13:01
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  Timless and wonderful
  
  This film is timeless. Still as wonderful now as when it was first released.
  
  I hired it for my boys to watch 6 8 10 and they were totally enthralled ... read more »
  
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  - bedfordshire
  - 18 Dec 2004 at 13:49
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  classic kids movie
  
  a little bit of suspense in the first 10 minutes was enough to frighten my 7 year old but this one kept her and her sister and her dad watching throughout.read more »
  
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- - neal whitehouse piper
  - somerset
  - 08 Aug 2004 at 21:15
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  Nothing short of a ...
  
  Nothing short of a classic, this kid's sci-fi adventure is essential viewing for children of the 80's. A young boy is picked up by an alien spacecraft ... read more »
  
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  - WADEBRIDGE
  - 27 Jan 2004 at 16:25
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  fun for all the family
  
  my kids loved this film they watched it a few times i must say me and the hubbi also watched with them we never get tierd of seeing this
  
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- - d buxton
  - west yorkshire england
  - 02 Jul 2005 at 21:32
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  classic oldy
  
  great classic this movie never gets old great one for the kids still has me laughing now.
  
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- - teece
  - sale,cheshire,england
  - 12 Jun 2006 at 12:29
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  boo hoo
  
  sniffle sniffle - took me right back to my childhood. (sad i know).
  
  I loved this film growing up & i still love it.
  
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  - N Ireland
  - 18 Aug 2004 at 23:29
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  Fantastic
  
  I enjoyed this film the first time I watched it when I was a child, and enjoyed it just as much when I watched it again. My 8 year old daughter loved this film... read more »
  
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  - Manchester, England
  - 11 Nov 2004 at 23:17
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  A classic of any ...
  
  A classic of any 20somethings childhood. Recommened for purely nostalgic reasons but other than that it isn't the greatest film in the world.
  
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  - 23 Jun 2004 at 10:01
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  Children everywhere ...
  
  Children everywhere would love to head for the stars, and they certainly do in 'Flight of the Navigator', a fantastic tale of a lost boy who reappears ... read more »
  
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Critics' reviews
- "...Pleasant....The script plays to director Randal Kleiser's strength, which is a sensitivity and conviction in depicting young people in relation to one another and their parents..."
- 11636
- - Los Angeles Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- "...A lively and touching adventure....So absorbing, such constant fun, that it may well be the best family film around..."
- 11637
- - New York Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- One dark night, 12-year-old David goes looking for his younger brother Jeff. Falling into a ditch, he knocks himself... read more on Time Out
- 45877
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:16
- Science fiction aimed at a family audience and providing blandly innocuous, occasionally amusing entertainment.
- 32584
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
- "...Entertaining....Kids should be attracted by the visuals and some nifty special effects..."
- 11638
- - Variety
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59

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