History YMMV / FlightOfTheNavigator

** Max's ship is shaped a ''lot'' like [[VideoGame/{{Metroid}} Samus's gunship]].

** Max's ship looks a ''lot'' like Amidala's ship in ''Film/ThePhantomMenace''.

* DuelingMovies: With ''Film/{{Explorers}}'' (even though ''Explorers'' came out the year before).

* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The Trimaxion Drone Ship [[https://i.redd.it/6xtvgwsj7ycy.jpg looks nearly as amazing]] today as it did in 1986.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: If you like '80s electronica, Music/AlanSilvestri's score is made just for you. For a sample, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2x9sbQYmK5I here's the main theme]] and the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lgczs37WmLU&t=1455s Finale]]. It's a great example of the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synclavier Synclavier]], an early digital music system.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: If you like '80s electronica, Music/AlanSilvestri's score is made just for you. For a sample, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2x9sbQYmK5I here's the main theme]] and the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lgczs37WmLU&t=1455s Finale]]. It's a great example of the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synclavier Synclavier]], an early digital music system. It's also a case of SomethingCompletelyDifferent, as it's quite the departure from Silvestri's [[Film/BackToTheFuture work from the year before]].

* EndingAversion: Many critics agree that the film's first half is far superior to its second, with a very intelligent script that kids can still get invested in thanks to David reacting to everything just like they would. Then he enters the spaceship and it turns into a generic kiddie adventure film.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: The Phaelonians. The seem to be exploring the galaxy by sending out drone ships to pick up indigenous life forms, bring them back to study, and then return them at the moment they were taken through time travel. Why "explore" in this way, unless the Phaelonians themselves, like humans, are not capable of traveling safely through time? They can't explore without going through massive amounts of time dilation, so they explore and learn this way.

** When Max shuts down to [[TheOnlyWayTheyWillLearn "teach David a lesson"]], the ship starts falling out of the sky. Dr. Faraday immediately asks, "Did somebody *shoot* him down??" He is concerned for David's welfare. But [[AdultsAreUseless "as every child knows"]], being concerned for the child's welfare is different from having their best interests at heart.

** When David asks for a Coke, Carolyn asks if he wants "New Coke, Classic Coke, Cherry Coke, Diet Coke, or Caffeine-free Coke?" David blanks. But in retrospect, none of those would satisfy David. New Coke and Cherry Coke aside, 1978 Coca-Cola was made with cane sugar, while 1986 Diet Coke used an artificial sweetener and 1986 Classic Coke and the caffeine-free version were made with high-fructose corn syrup. Absolutely none of the 5 options would have tasted "right" to David.

* HilariousInHindsight: Max's ship looks a ''lot'' like Amidala's ship in ''Film/ThePhantomMenace''.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: If you like '80s electronica, Music/AlanSilvestri's score is made just for you. For a sample, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2x9sbQYmK5I here's the main theme]] and the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omMrIU4oT9c Finale]]. It's a great example of the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synclavier Synclavier]], an early digital music system. It's also a case of SomethingCompletelyDifferent, as it's quite the departure from Silvestri's [[Film/BackToTheFuture work from the year before]].

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: If you like '80s electronica, Music/AlanSilvestri's score is made just for you. For a sample, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2x9sbQYmK5I here's the main theme]]. It's a great example of the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synclavier Synclavier]], an early digital music system. It's also a case of SomethingCompletelyDifferent, as it's quite the departure from Silvestri's [[Film/BackToTheFuture work from the year before]].