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Time Bandits [1980]
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probably the masterpiece of terry gilliam
Review date: 2008-10-16 Rating: 10 out of 10
i knew the monty python and most of their production i knew their british non sense humour and this movie follow the non sense rule
it s a masterpiece in all department ,maybe less funny than "the meaning of life" it belong to those terry gilliam movie plunged in a barrocco universe of feeric tales where you don t know really if it s a dream within a dream , where you travel on a ship which is actually the hat of some imaginary giant. time bandit shake your imagination and put you back where you was a kid.This movie along with the baron of munchaussen and brasil are the summet of terry as a director can do ...makes you dream and believe in magic
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Reviews
Gilliam at his Best
Review date: 2008-01-06 Rating: 10 out of 10
For my money, Terry Gilliam is one of the more innovative, creative, and fantastical directors of the last two decades. His films easily bear his stamp of absurdist humour, witty dialogue, sheer fantasy, dream-like sequences, and always a generous dose of black comedy. Time Bandits is certainly no exception, but rather a stepping stone for greater works such as The Fisher King and the wonderful Brazil. The film tells the story of a group of dwarf-like "crooks" who leave their jobs with God(the Supreme Being) for a life of crime via a map they have "stolen" from their job place. This map holds all the secrets to time holes in the fabric of creation. Thus the bearers of the map can go forward and back in time as they please. They use the map to steal, at which they have little skill, and become rich, at which they miserably fail. Gilliam transports them and us through time to meet such interesting notables as Robin Hood, Napoleon, Agammenon, and the Evil Genius(devil-like entity). The film is grand in its scope and still wanting, for it is tackling a story of epic proportions. Still, Gilliam delivers a pretty good film both visually stunning in certain sequences and brimming with philosophical questions such as the necessity of evil and the election of choice in life. The film is also very funny in many parts, due in large part to a great cast. The protagonists are all quite good. John Cleese plays as likable a Robin Hood to be seen with his almost overly polite manner. The best performances go to Ian Holm, playing a drunken Napoleon obsessed with his size, David Warner, playing the malevolent Evil Genius with relish, and lastly to Sir Ralph Richardson, playing the Supreme Being like a bureaucrat concerned with balancing payroll and the like. Gilliam explores the bureaucratic mentality with even more scope in his Brazil. All in all, Time Bandits is a fun and entertaining picture.
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
John Cleese
Jim Broadbent
Derrick O'Connor
David Warner
David Rappaport
Creators:
John Cleese (Primary Contributor)
Jim Broadbent (Primary Contributor)
Director(s):
Recording label: Starz Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: Starz Home Entertainment
EAN: 5060020700682
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: PAL, Widescreen,
Release date: 2007-02-19
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Audience rating: Parental Guidance
Region code: 2
Running time: 111 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1980
Language: English (Unknown)
Language: English (Original Language)