It's no secret; I a Terry Gilliam fan be. Brazil? One of the most-best films very much evar. His dark sense of humour and aesthetic intrigue and inspire. Time Bandits was a film that was a childhood favourite of my elder siblings, but we never seemed to have a copy around as I grew up. Needless to say, I went into the film with high expectations...
The premise: a young boy with a fascination in history is stifled by his TV-obsessed parents. However, in the middle of the night, a crew of dwarves bursts into his bedroom guns a-blazing and gets swept up in their adventure; they have stolen a map from their employer (The Supreme Being) and are intent upon exploiting this map to jump through holes and time-space and acquire riches. Nevertheless, The Supreme Being is in pursuit of the stolen map as well as others who might exploit the map for nefarious purposes...
Though my wife hated this film, I rather enjoyed it, especially upon its completion. This is to say, the film had very good aspects about it, but flaws as well. The humor and aesthetic crackle with Gilliam-style imagination (A Goode Thinge), but the films needlessly draws out and drags in some scenes. Also, I would have liked more character development, especially for the length of the film. Nevertheless, the ending held quite an unanticipated and delightful twist. Recommended if you are a Gilliam or Sci-Fi fan.
I GIVE IT 4.4 / 5
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