Sometime Monty Python animator Gilliam fills the screen with bizarre images, and directs with a breathless ingenuity. Empire Ian Nathan. For a kids film this is pleasingly dark with Gilliam delivering as much classical fairy tale as knockabout comedy. Staff Not Credited. Time Bandits has a wonderful, Zelig-like quality to be whatever you want it to be. Do the diminutive bandits represent the Pythons? Sure, probably, to some extent. Is the film a fairy tale disguised as a revisionist history lesson?
Yes, you can see it that way. Does it offer a commentary on the ills of modern society? I think so. Is it a combination of all those things and more? Very likely. Jake Cole. Good as the cameos are, however, the lasting draw of the film is its exceptional aesthetic. Tasha Robinson. Much of the movie was filmed using a low-placed camera to simulate a child's point-of-view. This approach makes sense for several reasons. In addition to giving younger viewers a familiar vantage point, it makes everything seem larger than life.
Also, considering that all of the protagonists are less than four feet tall, it's the best way to make sure they're in the shots. There are more dwarves here than in any film since The Wizard of Oz. Time Bandits can be seen as a cautionary tale about society's growing over-reliance upon technology. This was obviously one of Gilliam's concerns two decades ago, and can be seen as being more valid today, when television, DVDs, computers, and video games have largely supplanted traditional recreational activities.
In Time Bandits , Kevin's parents are more concerned with the gadgets in their kitchen than with their child's well-being. And Evil Genius' plan for domination involves using computers and other high-tech devices. The cast is obviously one of Time Bandits ' selling points, although few of the big name actors have more than extended cameos. The real star is Craig Warnock, who hadn't done anything before Time Bandits and hasn't done much since.
Gilliam chose him because he didn't possess the affectations of a "normal" child actor, and, indeed, Warnock lacks the irritating cuteness that one often associates with thespians of his age. His acting skill, while not superlative, is adequate for the part. And he doesn't have to carry the load on his own — he is ably aided by the six dwarf actors who play his accomplices. The most significant support role belongs to David Warner, who obviously relished the opportunity to play this version of the Devil, who's obsessed with conquest and computers, and surrounded by idiot minions.
Cert ificate. Directed by the brilliantly imaginative Terry Gilliam, this is a wonderful fantasy about an 18th century Baron and his mind-bending adventures. Two students about to flunk out of high school are saved by a time machine and famous historical figures. Fantasy in which a girl sets out on an adventure to save her baby brother from the Goblin King who has taken him away to a castle in a magical maze.
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Start an Into Film Club. Find out more. Read more. To mark Roald Dahl Day and the great storyteller's centenary, we explore his wide-reaching influence and consider what sort of films he might be making today. Reading time 8 mins. Basically, it's just a kid and six dwarfs racing breathlessly through one set piece after another, shouting at one another.
I walked out of the screening in an unsettled state of mind. When the lights go up, I'm usually fairly certain whether or not I've seen a good movie. I had great admiration for what was physically placed on the screen; this movie is worth seeing just to watch. But I was disappointed by the breathless way the dramatic scenes were handled and by a breakneck pace that undermined the most important element of comedy, which is timing.
It is not a Monty Python film. It begins with a little boy who goes up to bed one night and is astonished, as we all would be, when a horseman gallops through his bedroom wall and he is in the middle of a pitched battle. Before long, the little kid has joined up with a band of six intrepid dwarfs, and they've embarked on an odyssey through history. The dwarfs, it appears, have gained possession of a map that gives the location of several holes in time--holes they can pop through in order to drop in on the adventures of Robin Hood, Napoleon, and King Agamemnon, and to sail on the Titanic's maiden voyage.
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