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Summary: Absurdly Funny!
Review: This elaborately odd, inventive and hilarious movie is beyond unforgettable. It will cheerfuly take up residence in your brain and months later you'll find yourself quoting strange bits of the dialogue. The casting is brilliant, the performances dead-on and the fantastic settings feel utterly real, whether you've been dropped into ancient Greece or the whacky realm of Evil.
This movie does an amazing job of creating a world that is equal parts sweet, childlike wonder and wicked, adult wit.
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Summary: Imaginative and entertaining
Review: I remember watching this movie as a teenager and loving it! I highly recommend this movie. It's a joy and a treat to watch. It's one of those movies you wish you had written yourself.Dwarfs (time bandits) have stolen a map from the Supereme Being that pinpoints gaps in the time continuum. They get the idea to go back in time and steal priceless artifacts and treasures from different eras while at the same time avoiding being apprehended by the Supreme Being. Great movie to watch on a rainy day, a lazy Saturday or whenever you want a pick-me-up. ENJOY!
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Summary: A George Harrison Masterpiece
Review: Nobody EVER mentions George Harrison when they write about this film... he produced it! This is way up there on my list of favorite films. If you like Monty Python, the movie Willow, the fantasy genre, and comedy, you will LOVE this movie! A lot of people missed this movie when it came out in theatres, I wasn't one of them. I love this movie and could watch it again and again. I kept hoping they would come out with a sequel to it, and I'd heard rumors of a sequel, but nothing ever came of that. Somehow, this movie slipped through the cracks in reviews, and it shouldn't have. A star-filled cast, an hilarious plotline, and nice visual effects... what more do you want in a film?
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Summary: Wildly uneven film...
Review: Everyone seems to either love or hate this film. I'm sort of in the middle. It's mainly about a kid and some dwarves on a time-traveling adventure so there are many mini-adventures to be had by these characters along the way. Therein lies the problem as some segments work much better than others. There are some fun or interesting places they go to(like meeting up with Robin Hood), but other times you'd wish they'd just hurry up to their next adventure(meeting Napolean was kinda boring). Nevertheless, I can still recommend at least a viewing because there is a sense of grand adventure here as some segments are very enjoyable. The visuals in the film are also very unique, as any adventure/fantasy film worth its salt should have that sense of "i've never seen anything like that before" in them. Trust me, you'll get that feeling while watching it(despite no elaborate cgi-efx available at the time). In fact, I think the last 15 or so minutes is worth a rental price alone. The very ending however...well, let's just say that you'll either have a grin on your face, be scratching your head in confusion, or tearing your hair out of frustration:) Btw, I got the regular dvd version with no extras so i missed out on the commentary track :(
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Summary: A kid's movie that adults can watch without getting sick.
Review: Firstly, this review is of the Criterion edition of this movie, not any other edition. I cannot speak to the quality or features of any other edition. This is a GREAT movie - if you measure greatness by the following criteria: - it is visually stunning, with sets and effects that are simply breathtaking.
- it is accessible to all audiences, and very entertaining.
- it has a deeper meaning, relating education as good, and ignorance as evil. There are many scenes that are so funny as to be beyond description, as we see the pathetic offerings of tv game shows, the blank goodness of John Cleese as Robin Hood, and the bizarre ramblings of Ian Holm as Napoloen. (The last was so funny that Terry Gilliam had to leave the set, because his laughter was spoiling the takes.) There are many visually astounding moments, such as the attempts by the bandits to escape the cages, and the shock of the horse and rider crashing through the boy's bedroom at the film's opening. The Criterion edition is, of course, absolutely marvelous, with an almost perfect picture marred only by a few specks of dust, and the best possible stereo sound from the original mixes. There is also the original trailer, which is a gem in itself. The commentary is well done, although I prefer to hear a bit more of the soundtrack underneath a commentary. Very well done!
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Summary: Disjointed
Review: The parts are greater than the whole in this manic farce.
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Summary: dissapointing for a man such as gilliam
Review: time bandits is a fantasy kid movie. a couple of god's servants still a map with black holes allowing them to shift from diffret era's in time, and loot. accidently they pick up a kid on their way. all of servants including the kid are terrible actors.
the movie is quite boring, and does nothing espically interesting, except from little bits here and there. its a pity that a man such as gilliam, who has done brilliant and amazing films such as "brazil", "12 monkeys", and of course helped greatly with the pythons, will deliver such a film.
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Summary: Great movie
Review: It's full of great parts. It makes you laugh ...at certain spots, and at others it has you on the edge of your seat. Terry Gilliam and Michael Palin did a great job on this. It's completely worth buying. You watch it, and you wanna watch it again just to see the little tidbits you missed before.
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Summary: Time Bandits over Star Wars
Review: I will not go into the plot because the whole experience of "Time Bandits" should be a total surprise the first time around! I will say that it's my third favorite Gilliam movie after "Brazil" and "12 Monkeys" and when I first saw it I was totally blown away. The screenplay, written by Gilliam and supporting actor Palin, tries to escape from the Star Wars mind set that took over Hollywood around that time. Infact, all elements of this movie work so hard to run away from the usual rules of the American screenplay. Another aspect of this film is the production design and special effects that are quiet compared to all those space ship explosions that we're so used to. The effects are only used as a tool over the plot line being guided around them. I respect Criterion for this DVD but I think they could have gone a bit farther. While their "Brazil" DVD really pushed the features, "Bandits" only has a single scrap book. I wanted more. But the print is lovely and the commentary is worth listening to, even though I don't think Gilliam is that talented at doing it. His two subjects tend to be "Dissing America" and "Hatred for TV," which is okay but gets dull after a while.
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Summary: A MUST SEE MOVIE
Review: To be up front I do not have this dvd. I have seen the movie a million times and own it on laser disc(anyone remeber those). The main reason that I am writing this review is so people will totally skip over the review by Not Important from Gone Fishing. He or she gave it one star. This mystery reviewer said it was a terrible movie, who would run from a god? Did they think they would win. Hello! Its a movie. Just like those of us who like the Star Wars movies do not really think there is a 7 foot walking carpet out there we do not think someone would run from a god.It is a movie. A great movie, with great directing and great acting. It"s more about a young boy finding a family among dwarve thieves becasue his parents are to wrapped up in the televeision and material goods to even think about their son.
If you have not seen this film and like other Gilliam films, like 12 Monkeys or the Fisher King, go rent it. I dare you not to laugh out loud. Then come back here and get the dvd. I am ordering my copy right now.
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