Time Bandits

Pros: Imaginative direction, clever humour
Cons: Not for all tastes

I'd almost forgotten about this film until I came across it in the video store. I have fond memories of seeing this film as a kid years back on video. Terry Gilliam's "Time Bandits" is an imaginative fantasy/adventure film with just the right dose of...

Pros: Charm and wit to spare, even though you can see the wires at times.
Cons: A DVD release of a Terry Gilliam film without commentary just isn't fair.

Terry Gilliam has had a reputation for being a terrific visual filmmaker, no matter what the budget. The man can make $30 million look like twice that, or he can make a $5 million film look like a Hollywood production. The problem is that out of his ...

Pros: A hilarious, entertaining introduction to Christian ideas about good and evil
Cons: Won't necessarily keep the attention of its target audience

Kevin is a boy of my generation (presumably born in the early to mid-1970's) growing up in England in the early 1980's.  His parents are complete nonentities whose only interest appears to be in television gameshows.  When a medieval knight one ...

Pros: everything mentioned in the review
Cons: none really

"Time Bandits" has always been one of my all-time favorite movies since it first came out at the theaters back in 1981, and still is. It was so amazing, so original, so different, and so unique with the characters so well developed with such great drama ...

Pros: A nice bit of escapism, well acted and executed.
Cons: Not really suitable for small children.

I was flicking through a DVD catalogue at work and I noticed that Time Bandits had been released on DVD as well as video. It reminded me that it had been a while since I had seen this film and I thought I was long overdue for writing an opinion about it....

Pros: Cages hanging over an abyss. George Harrison
Cons: I don’t like the way Evil looks, but then … he’s Evil.

This is the unforgettable story of one noble young English boy named Kevin (Craig Warnock). He lives with a mind-numbing, ultra-materialistic couple of parents who would rather spend hours on plastic covered chairs, sitting on their respective arses...

Pros: Good Actors, Good Plot, Good Good Good...
Cons: None...

I'm trying to cut down on the number of things I give a '5'. But this definitely deserves that rating. Original story and execution (of course from Terry Gilliam what did you expect), tame enough for children, entertaining for adults, and weird. I...

Pros: Hilarious, well-crafted, and subtly wise
Cons: A few draggy spots

... Which is itself British humour, from 1066 And All That.

There's no point in over-intellectualizing this film or any comedy, true, but the fact is, this works on many levels. (Among epinions.com's many virtues is that new...

Pros: Funny, very quotable lines, great sets and costumes
Cons: Not for the Brit-humor impaired

If you want to see a movie that will change your life, touch you deeply, and explore the tragedies and triumphs of the human condition, go watch 'Casablanca' again. On the other hand, if you want to spend a couple of hours munching popcorn and laughing...

Pros: Delightful fantasy
Cons: None

This has to be my favorite movie of all time. I personally think this is the best Monty Python movie. After years of trying to find it on TV, I finally bought the tape and I have to watch it every once in a while when it pops into my head.

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Pros: Fun for all ages
Cons: Nope

This is one of Terry Gilliam's earlier works and it explores a number of themes that have appeared in movies since: film-making through the eyes of a child (The Adventures of Baron Munchausen), dream-world vs. real world (Fisher King, 12 Monkeys), and...

Pros: Terry Gilliam
Cons: Mom and Dad touched Evil.

One of my all-time favorites, Terry Gilliam proves once again why he is such a great film maker. There is a lot more to this movie than most people realize. I suggest getting the Criterion Collection DVD/LD for an in-depth look at Time Bandits. This...

Pros: Uproarious time travel fun
Cons: One or two slow bits

A very average boy gets to journey through time with a bunch of "little people" who have stolen the map of time from the Creator and are proceeding to loot all of creation.

"Time Bandits" is great fun for all ages, as the...

Pros: Wonderfully conceived.
Cons: Poorly executed.

This is not just a review about Time Bandits, but my first attempt at writing down some notes about a director whose career I have followed for years now, Terry Gilliam. I've felt conflicted about Gilliam for years, and I'd like to explore this...

Pros: Some engaging and well done scenes.
Cons: Uneven execution, ending is depressing.

I saw "Time Bandits" once, back in 1982 when it was released. I understood going in that it starred some of the regulars from Monty Python, including John Cleese, so I knew there would be zany, and even strange situations and humor....