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Summary: Remember, before you grew up and knew it doesn't happen?
Review: Time Bandits is the adventure story you dreamed of, where you escaped through your bedroom wall and traveled through your favorite books. You'll recognize childhood toys, fears, wishes, even the dark uncertainties about what will happen next as the floor drops out from under you. You'll find yourself reflecting on the pathos of the ending, for instance. And the deeper story behind the Agamemnon sequence (easily the sexiest role Sean Connery ever had.) You don't have to understand everything the first time you see it--that's what makes art so enjoyable. You will find yourself quoting this movie over and over, things like "I'm not entirely dim". But kids will enjoy it too--after all, the protagonists are all their height!
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Summary: fabulous movie, but poor VHS reproduction
Review: One of my all-time favorite movies. But alas this particular made-on-the-cheap VHS reproduction is of extremely poor quality -- foggy picture, blurred sound, etc. A real shame.
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Summary: "little people hitting each other,it's what i like"
Review: this will be rather short and to the point.i think the acting is great,the story is hilarious,the cinematography is beautiful,and the effects are very imaginative,there might be a dull moment here or there but i still love it!
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Summary: Premoniscient, if thats a word...
Review: I've found that this movie (which amazed me as a child) has added more to that enjoyment almost 20 years later. All you need to hear is the Evil ones fascination with computers to realize that Gilliam shows amazing insight and genius with his effort. This movie, however, is not necessarily going to thrill those looking for Monty Pythons follow up to the Meaning of Life, also not for those just out to see Sean Connery. See it because you love Gilliams other movies, or see it because you love a good adventure through Time and Space. Truly inspired...
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Summary: One of the best Gilliam movies ever made
Review: This Criterion edition allows american viewers to see the full un-edited version of a fantastic movie. It is funny (python-esque) and very well written. This is easily the best version of the film available. Get it now!
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Summary: Interesting . . . .
Review: I watched this movie (for some obscure reason) in a Cinema History class, and was amused if somewhat disappointed. Expecting something slightly more "pythonesque", considering that Monty Python members Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam wrote the screenplay, I was a little surprised by the style of the film, and the plot: the proper young British boy and the gang of over-enthusiastic dwarves travelling the universe in search of adventure, fleeing from the supreme being who would take away their means of amusement. Still, as long as a movie makes me smile, I'm happy, and I must admit I got a couple of laughs out of "Time Bandits". Some high points in the movie included the all too brief scene with John Cleese as Robin Hood ("And how long have you been a robber? Jolly good . . ."), which lasted about three minutes - odd, considering that Cleese's name was listed first amongst the credits. Sean Connery's bit was also one of the more interesting parts, as well as the Michael Palin scenes - which I have yet to comprehend the meaning of, but which were amusing all the same. "Time Bandits" is one of the stranger movies I have seen, aimed at a younger audience than the Monty Python movies, but also dealing with issues above that, and an interesting movie for most people. Unfortunatly, its ending is worse even than the sudden blotting of the camera screen, as in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," which may have been the cause of some of the more unkind reviews. When you realise that it's the end of the movie, you're left completely hanging, and half the appreciation drops away with the ground. Still, it's an interesting movie, and fun for most.
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: A friend of mine recommended this movie to me. He said it was "pretty good." I thought it was "awful". I'm a big fan of the Monty Python series. I hold the "Holy Grail" in very high regard. The plot of this movie is random and diffcult to follow and the jokes are low and not funny. I'm sorry to say this but this is one of the worst movies I've ever seen.
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Summary: Very very funny
Review: I think Time Bandits is one of the funniest movies I have ever seen...if you have an offbeat sense of humor like many of us.
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Summary: a lifetime of joy
Review: I enjoy all of Gilliam's work. This film came out when I was 11 years old. I still think of quotes from this film when I am surrounded by the blatent madness of everyday life. Gilliam has the rare gift of sublimely and gently exposing weaknesses in the human character through outlandish comedic situations. Ostensibly this is a children's story, a fairy tale of sorts, but it has quite a bit to offer adults as well. I am buying this video for my nieces beacause I want them to see this film during their formative years.
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Summary: Why don't they make fairy tales like this anymore?
Review: Like the Princess Bride (and perhaps as a precursor to the "Scream"/horror phenomenon), Time Bandits is an honest homage to its genre, while at the same time being very aware of itself. This film is LOADED with imagination, magic, special effects, and great character vignettes. And it's also a great history lesson. Despite the fact that it's a Gilliam/Palin collaboration, it's not Monty Python (with the possible exception of the Robin Hood bit - worth the price of the film alone), but once you get past the expectation that it will be side-splittingly funny, you can easily get carried away with this tale. If you get the Criterion DVD do what I did and devote an entire weekend to it: Watch the film, then listen to the commentary, which will make you want to watch the film again. Take heed though of the quality warnings: I thought the picture was wonderful (as every other video version around seems to be in rough shape), but the sound is lacking in parts. Those downfalls and the overblown ending climax (I know it's an epic battle of good vs. evil, but it's still too long!) are what cost this film all 5 stars.
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