Brian82 on 12/14/06 at 6:46 AM

The main reason I started up this group was I was walking by the CD shop the other day and there on a table out the front of the store were cheap movies on DVD. I was flicking through them and came across a title of a much loved film I had watched religiously as a kid but had not seen in years -"Flight of the Navigator".

This movie amazed me as a kid. Our hero is young David who gets whisked away in a UFO and has no memory of it. He goes home, thinking he's only be gone for minutes but everyone and everything has aged 8 years. He's confused and has no idea what's happened to him.

Soon enough he makes contact with the UFO that took him on a journey. Off they go again, but this time, it's in order to escape the evil guys in suits from NASA. David becomes the Navigator, and helps the UFO (who he calls Max) get back to his home planet. However, David will only do this in exchange for his safe return home.

And so the two go on a fast paced tour of the planet. David quickly gets the hang of flying the very cool craft, and Max learns much more about Daivd and human beings in general.

What makes this film so special to me and what sticks in my mind is the music. It is a classic 80's movie score, by Alan Silvestri, that contains a electric vibe as well as a sweeping, slow score which to me signifies making the journey home.

Another memorable thing is the spaceship itself - it's bloody cool. It's a silver orb, which inside is shiny, full of gadgets, and creatures from other planets. Max adopts the character and voice of a comedic human being (thanks to one Paul "Pee Wee Herman" Reubens) and delivers plenty of wsecracks and chuckles along the way.

This is a film I treasure and will show to my young nephews and nieces because they will get a real kick out of it, just like I did when I was kid.

If Hollywood even dares to think about remaking this, I will sabotage that production anyway I can.

Cheers!

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