Review Wanted: Time Bandits
03-04-01, 01:23 PM
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It is always difficult to recommend a film, as tastes can be strange.
The Criterion Disk is great, the commentary track is fantatic, and I think that the film stands up to repeated viewings, as there are so many wonderful scenes. If you are at all a fan of Monty Python or Gilliam this is a good one to own.
The Criterion Disk is great, the commentary track is fantatic, and I think that the film stands up to repeated viewings, as there are so many wonderful scenes. If you are at all a fan of Monty Python or Gilliam this is a good one to own.
03-06-01, 04:34 PM
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I like the old Monty Paythons such as "Life of Brian", "Quest for the Holy Grail" and 12 Monkeys is one of my favorite movies. Considering my self I big Terry Gillam fan I recently starting chechink out his eailir non -python films. I got Brazil and didn't really care for it.
How does time bandits and his other works fit in. More like time brazil or the other works. I know this is hard if not maybe impossible to answer. I'm just curious as I was really expecting to like brazil, but when i did not I lost some intrest in seeing the other 2 films in this so called Trilogy.
How does time bandits and his other works fit in. More like time brazil or the other works. I know this is hard if not maybe impossible to answer. I'm just curious as I was really expecting to like brazil, but when i did not I lost some intrest in seeing the other 2 films in this so called Trilogy.
03-06-01, 05:41 PM
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Well, Brazil is a movie of very dry, dark and understated humor, coupled with brilliant visuals -- and a fascinating history.
There's nothing understated about Time Bandits. It's one of Gilliam's most easily accessible and fun movies -- and one of the easiest to recommend to almost anybody who loves Python OR Gilliam. You're likely to enjoy both Bandits AND Munchausen -- but especially Bandits.
There's nothing understated about Time Bandits. It's one of Gilliam's most easily accessible and fun movies -- and one of the easiest to recommend to almost anybody who loves Python OR Gilliam. You're likely to enjoy both Bandits AND Munchausen -- but especially Bandits.
03-07-01, 03:35 PM
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I didn't like Time Bandits when I first saw it - but got it on DVD and while I saw new things in it, I still wasn't gung ho about it. I then got the Criterion Collection edition and listened to the commentary - and a lot of things fell into place... an excellent movie (and one of my favorites now)
03-12-01, 02:16 PM
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OOP? I noticed some of the prices for Time Bandits going up on eBay...is it going OOP? What is a good place to find out news on titles to OOP?
