Review of Time Bandits (1981) by Pandy 3 — 18 Feb 2011

An evil overlord. Time traveling dwarfs. Sean Connery. General mayhem. A nihilistic ending. Have you seen this movie yet? I repeat: an evil overlord...

This review of Time Bandits (1981) was written by Pandy 3 on 18 Feb 2011.

Time Bandits has generally received positive reviews.

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