Time Bandits (2-DVD) PG

All the dreams you've ever had and not just the good ones.
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DVD Details

  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Rated: PG
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 56 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: September 29, 2014
  • Originally Released: 1981
  • Label: Criterion Collection

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User Ratings: 49,624
...A cheerfully irreverent lark -- part fairy tale, part science fiction, part comedy...
New York Times
Nov 6, 1981
...BANDITS is good on technical virtuosity...
Variety
Jul 22, 1981
4 stars out of 5 -- [E]very bit as much a marauding sensual riot as it is a history-hopping conundrum.
Total Film
Sep 1, 2006
Rating: 3.5/5 -- Time Bandits is one of Gilliam's more chaotic films, which is really saying something, but his six time-bandits fill the screen with fractious energy. Full Review
The Dissolve
Dec 17, 2014
The film lacks what Garland, Lahr, Haley, Bolger, et al, had in abundance: humanity and charm. Full Review
Associated Press
Oct 22, 2018
Rating: 4/5 -- Ex-Python Gilliam is one of the great conjurers of cinema, and this film is proof of his ample and unpredictable talent. Full Review
Radio Times
Nov 22, 2013
...[With] the funniest Robin Hood ever...
USA Today
Mar 3, 1995

Product Description:

Plunging headfirst into history, director Terry Gilliam fearlessly brings the logic of children's fairy tales to bear as he navigates through myth and legend in a bizarre, ingenious retelling of THE WIZARD OF OZ. A boy and six good-natured little persons careen through time-twisting interactions with Napoleon, Robin Hood, and Agamemnon, among others, with a map the little people stole from their employer, the Supreme Being. But their intention is to rob their way through the past, which does not make their boss happy. Meanwhile, Evil is after the map in order to become the Supreme Being himself. The result is an extraordinarily visual extravaganza that overflows with Gilliam's ecstatic vision. The film is shot from a child's viewpoint, both through the character of Kevin and the placement of the camera. One of the morals of this thoroughly enjoyable, charming fantasy is that heroes aren't always all they're cracked up to be. Fun special effects and great supporting performances abound, including terrific turns by Ian Holm, John Cleese, Ralph Richardson, and especially David Warner as Evil.

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  • Sales Rank: 22,347
  • UPC: 715515133319
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