Review of The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988) by Brandon Y — 09 Jan 2008

Superior to Time Bandits, Gilliam creates another children's masterpiece with Baron Munchausen.

This review of The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988) was written by Brandon Y on 09 Jan 2008.

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen has generally received positive reviews.

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Oh, Terry. What are we going to do with you? You mad genius…

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