Time Bandits
Summary:
A young boy joins a group of renegade dwarves on an unpredictable journey through time in this humorous fantasy. Monty Python animator Terry Gilliam mostly achieves a tricky balancing act in his second feature as sole director, creating a dark, irreverent comedy disguised as a family adventure. Particularly amusing are the boy's encounters with various historical figures, including an... Full Summary >>
Cast:
John Cleese - (Robin Hood)
Sean Connery - (Agamemnon)
Shelley Duvall - (Pansy)
Katherine Helmond - (Mrs. Ogre)
Ian Holm - (Napolean)
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Review:
Terry Gilliam's 1981 children's fantasy film is a curious mixture of adventure, farce, and satire that is intermittently entertaining -- if occasionally eccentric to a fault. With a camera perched at knee level, Time Bandits is told from a child's point-of-view, but rather than adopting a sickeningly sweet sentimentality, Gilliam opts for ... Continue >>
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