Review of Time Bandits (1981) by Itamar K — 01 Apr 2010
Quintessential early Gilliam - wildly imaginative, insanely chaotic, deliciously dark and very very funny. Like Munchausen, Time Bandits is part-Pythonesque British Dada and part Hollywood family movie, and it strikes a solid balance, even if it's a bit too messy to be considered anywhere near as good as masterpieces to come - Brazil, The Fisher King etc.
Time Bandits has aged, more so than actual Monty Python movies, but it's still a cult classic, and with lots of fantastic, very short but very memorable cameo appearances (Connery, Cleese, Palin, Duvall, Holm, Vaughan) it's still tons of fun.
This review of Time Bandits (1981) was written by Itamar K on 01 Apr 2010.
Time Bandits has generally received positive reviews.
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