Time Bandits

1981 "…they didn’t make history, they stole it!"

Time Bandits

6.9 | 1h56m | PG | en | Adventure

Young history buff Kevin can scarcely believe it when six dwarfs emerge from his closet one night. Former employees of the Supreme Being, they've purloined a map charting all of the holes in the fabric of time and are using it to steal treasures from different historical eras. Taking Kevin with them, they variously drop in on Napoleon, Robin Hood and King Agamemnon before the Supreme Being catches up with them.

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6.9 | 1h56m | PG | en | Adventure , Fantasy , Comedy | More Info

Released: November. 13,1981 | Released Producted By: Handmade Films , Country: United Kingdom Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

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Cast

Craig Warnock , David Rappaport , Kenny Baker

Director

Norman Garwood

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nichstarling This is a film with a massive heart. It engages both adults and children. I first watched this when I was 12, my brother was 9. We sat with our parents, all of us laughing and really engaging with the silliness and surprises throughout. It does rely on having a very British sense of humour, and anyone who gets Monty python will have no problem with this, but I would challenge anyone not to find the premise and execution of this film anything other than highly engaging.

grantss OK, but not great. Plot is random. At first, this is good and provides several funny moments and pleasant turns. After a while though, it becomes chaotic, and the random turns seem like a desperate way to keep the movie going and pad out time. Reasonably fun though - kids will probably enjoy it. Also very funny at times and has some great Pythonesque moments (quite appropriate, for a movie written by Terry Gilliam and Michael Palin, directed by Gilliam, and starring Palin and John Cleese).Ultimately a bit disappointing as it had quite a lot of potential and started so well.

Mr-Fusion Even though the movie is bookended by chaos, and fueled by a sort of demented Terry Gilliam charm (not to mention the dark-but-funny violence) "Time Bandits" is really a kid's movie. And that's what I love about it: it's just a young boy stealing away on an adventure from his mundane existence. Add to that the trappings of a magical cosmic map, the gallop through the Napoleonic Wars, Ancient Greece and Medieval England, and a cadre of greedy dwarfs and it's a lot of fun. Even with that cast of familiar faces, David Warner handily steals the movie as Evil (like Sark from "TRON", only having more fun with it). And I love that the Supreme Being turns out to be a cheeky old British guy.It also ends with some sort of statement about modern technology, but that's just a last-minute zinger. What this really proves is that there's fun to be had in cult movies, and Sean Connery is awesome.7/10

begob A boy ditches tedious reality for dangerous fantasy.Lovely story that includes all the best elements of Monty Python, but without the dull class-based humour. And for once I enjoyed something with midgets.It goes through episodes, each very imaginative, and ends up with a broad assessment of the meaning of life - plus a little jab at the god botherers.Outstanding scene is the cage-swinging in the dark abyss. Low point in the Michael Palin scenes on the Titanic - I guess Gilliam had to suffer interference.Brazil is Gilliam's best, but this is a pleasure too. Point docked because of Palin.