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Time Bandits (1981) Rank 3 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Time Bandits (1981) a score of 3.4263 out of 4

based on (43) reviews

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eFilmCritic

The story goes like this: A band of rogue dwarfs (including Kenny "R2D2" Baker) travel through time and space, using a hyperdimensional map to locate the "wormholes" in the time-space continuum. A young British boy (Craig Warnock) gets unexpectedly ...read the complete Time Bandits movie review at eFilmCritic

DVDTown (John J. Puccio)

Terry Gilliam is the Python who did all the animation for the Monty Python TV shows and movies. You know when you see his name as director that the film is going to be creative, original, and more than a little wacky. Think of "Brazil," "Monty Python ...read the complete Time Bandits movie review at DVDTown (John J. Puccio)

not coming to a theater near you (Rumsey Taylor)

The entire principle cast is comprised of midgets. Time-traveling dwarves: this detail is progressively odd, and given its visionary unlikelihood one is motivated to interpret its adherence, as a crucial detail, to the film. Curiously, it is completely ...read the complete Time Bandits movie review at not coming to a theater near you (Rumsey Taylor)

AudioVideoRevolution.com DVD review

Terry Gilliam's second film as a solo director is a classic example of the whole being greater than the sum of the parts. Most people remember Time Bandits as a very funny movie, full of imagination, visually exciting. But the movie is all over the ...read the complete Time Bandits movie review at AudioVideoRevolution.com DVD review

DVD-Dweeb.com

This odd little film follows the adventure of a young overly imaginative boy and a band of 'little people' ( I can't say midgets anymore can I?), who use a map to travel through holes in time to rob historic figures. The problem is, they aren't that ...read the complete Time Bandits movie review at DVD-Dweeb.com

ScifiWatch

Brought to you from two of the minds behind Monty Python, Terry Gillian and Michael Palin, comes the time-spanning adventure of Time Bandits, which unfortunately is nowhere as good as any of the other Python movies, although most of the other Pythonians ...read the complete Time Bandits movie review at ScifiWatch

DVDAnswers.com - region 2 review (David Barta)

Time Bandits is (kind of) a Monty Python film. Therefore if you do not like films by such genius' as John Cleese, Michael Palin and of course, Terry Gilliam then please perform your silly walk and leave, lest I be forced to slap you with a fish. ...read the complete Time Bandits movie review at DVDAnswers.com - region 2 review (David Barta)

Cinepassion.org

A zoom from outer universe into a British parody of Spielberg's suburbia sets the tone -- the Childhood chapter in Terry Gilliam's Imagination Trilogy, the boy (Craig Warnock) devouring ancient history books while mum and dad prattle over kitchen ...read the complete Time Bandits movie review at Cinepassion.org

The SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review

Young Kevin's bedroom is suddenly invaded by six dwarves that appear out his wardrobe. The dwarves tell him they are God's helpers who aided Him in the creation the universe but were demoted to the repairs department because of shoddy workmanship. They ...read the complete Time Bandits movie review at The SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review

Spinning Image (Graeme Clark)

The actors are consistently perfect, there are loads of good laughs and plenty of top quality lines like "I was enjoying that!" and "Nipples for men!" to remember. ...read the complete Time Bandits movie review at Spinning Image (Graeme Clark)

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)

It's generally a lot of clever fun -- and if there is a Supreme Being, we can only hope he's like Ralph Richardson. ...read the complete Time Bandits movie review at Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)

The Spinning Image

Monty Python team members Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam wrote this unsentimental comedy fantasy. Time Bandits fairly heaves with ideas, and refuses to stay in the one place for very long. It's this quality that sums up its appeal and its problem. But ...read the complete Time Bandits movie review at The Spinning Image

Teen Movie Critic (Mandy Heiser)

Classic lines and a great adventure, this movie is a real treat for fantasy-lovers of all ages. ...read the complete Time Bandits movie review at Teen Movie Critic (Mandy Heiser)

Needcoffee.com - DVD Review

Kevin (Warnock) is a child with imagination. While his parents (David Daker and Sheila Fearn) watch television and pine for the latest and greatest kitchen appliance, he reads. He dreams. He thinks he sees a knight on horseback come charging out of his ...read the complete Time Bandits movie review at Needcoffee.com - DVD Review

Apollo Guide (Dan Jardine)

Unfortunately, the film's charm rapidly wanes, as it becomes clear that we are bearing witness to a comedy with few jokes and an adventure movie without a sense of joy. ...read the complete Time Bandits movie review at Apollo Guide (Dan Jardine)

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