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Rating of
1/4
Time Bandits review
Daniel Corleone - wrote on 01/19/2013
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
2.5/4
"Time Bandits" by Yojimbo
Yojimbo - wrote on 06/25/2012
A young boy is whisked from his bed by a motley crew of would be international criminals to embark upon an adventure through time. Time Bandits is like Monty Python's answer to The Wizard Of Oz aimed squarely at kids. The rather antiquated special effects highlight its rather limited budget although Terry Gilliam's prolific imagination still provides some characterful production design and memorable imagery. Our heroes drop from one historical period to the next on their quest for loot making for an episodic script, but it rarely dwells too long in any one location meaning that although it lacks depth, it also maintains the interest through sheer variety. There are some memorable cameos from Sean Connery, Ian Holm, Ralph Richardson, John Cleese and particularly David Warner as the …
