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Time Bandits (1981) Movie Information

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3261

Avg. Rating:

2.62/4

# of Ratings:

85

Genres:

Adventure, Comedy

Rating:

PG

Language:

English

Theater Date:

11/06/1981

Director:

Terry Gilliam

Actors:

John Cleese
Sean Connery
Shelley Duvall
Katherine Helmond
Ian Holm
Michael Palin

 

 

 

 

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Plot Outline:

A pack of midgets steal the Supreme Being's map of the universe and go on a looting spree across human history, aided by a British 12 year old and pursued by Pure Evil. -- Topher

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Chris Kavan 03/13/2013 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

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2.5/4 

I'm pretty sure I watched this when I was a young'un, but I had to revisit this. I thought it was a lot of fun - absurd for sure - but still fun. Terry Gilliam can always be counted on for giving you something... interesting and outside the norm. It shares a lot with Money Python style humor, but is more outlandish (if that's possible). Goes on for a bit too long - but overall, I enjoyed it.

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Yojimbo 06/25/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

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2.5/4 

An all-star cast in an enjoyable fantasy romp full of memorable visuals and Pythonesque humour. A little overlong, but endlessly inventive.

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mitchellyoung 05/19/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Rating of
3/4 

Although it isn't quite consistent with itself and some parts devolve into typical Gilliam absurdism, Time Bandits is a fun and imaginative adventure tale, in the vein of Labyrinth and the Princess Bride. The visuals are vintage Gilliam, the start of the director's flair for unique set pieces, and the film has some smartly written lines.

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Snoogans 11/29/2011 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

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3/4 

A fun, imaginative time travel film.

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dukeakasmudge 10/03/2011 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

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0.5/4 

Just couldnt sit through the whole thing

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01/19/2013 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Time Bandits review

This reviewer enjoys sci-fi and time travel related movies. This is one of the few cases wherein a film doesn't deliver the goods. A kid who doesn't wish to go home, midgets roaming around, exploding parents, coy soundtrack, horrendous acting, dated special effects and just too idiotic instead of being funny. Humor was forced and drab. A poor version of The Princess Bride in all aspects. This would have been better if it were animated, since everybody felt cartoonish. Dialogues were childish and Connery just wasted and under utilized here. Too dark for kids and too ludicrous for adults. Time Bandits tries to be a comedy but is more of a fantasy that ventures into different eras and a pointless plot. This film cements how this critic loathes the director's efforts/intent.

Rating of
1/4 

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