Time Bandits

 Time Bandits 1981

• Director: Terry Gilliam
• Seen by this director: The Zero Theorem, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, The Brothers Grimm, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Twelve Monkeys, Fisher King, Brazil, Monty Python the Meaning of Life, Monty Python and the Holy Grail
• Based on book: no
• Cast: Oh, I can’t be bothered.
• Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
• Most of them
• Why? Monty Python, recommended by friends
• Seen: 16 July 2022      

       Monty Python hasn’t aged with dignity, so my expectations on this aren’t sky high. Still, it should probably be seen, and people love the film. IMDb is positively crawling with 9* and 10*. It’s called ‘deep satire’, ‘family film’, ‘my favourite film of all time.’

       A ruffian gang of dwarves have stolen a time map from God and accidently kidnap a boy. A series of inane escapades through history ensues. Oh, I’m so tired of films made by macho aging juvenile men for boys of all ages with only a token stereotype woman or two tossed in as an afterthought.

       This is utter rubbish.

       Because some of the effects are entertaining not 0* but 

1* of 5