I only watched this because Doug Walker said it was in his Top 10 Favorite Disney films. While the movie is certainly fine, I don't think it's great. This movie tells the story of a boy who, one night is knocked unconscious to find out eight years have passed. It's because he was abducted by an alien spaceship causing time to move differently. He doesn't remember what happened. Now, here's the thing that really does bother me about this film.
It is literally never explained exactly how or why the boy's memory was erased. Still, this is a finely acted film and I do really like the kid in this. It seems to be partly inspired by ET, a far superior film of course. Some people think the first half is great and the second half is just okay, but I enjoy both parts. It helps that the buildup is so good. I don't know why Paul Reubens was billed as Paul Mill. ***
It is literally never explained exactly how or why the boy's memory was erased. Still, this is a finely acted film and I do really like the kid in this. It seems to be partly inspired by ET, a far superior film of course. Some people think the first half is great and the second half is just okay, but I enjoy both parts. It helps that the buildup is so good. I don't know why Paul Reubens was billed as Paul Mill. ***