I enjoyed Time Bandits as a kid much in the way Roger described: identifying with the kid getting to run around having fun with the wacky grown-ups. As an adult, I better appreciate Gilliam's directing style, and look at his films like this one, Brazil and 12 Monkeys with a more patient eye.
@@keithbrown6887 yeah, that was confusing and frustrating to me as a kid (and sort of still is). I realize the "coal" in the toaster oven was the chunk of concentrated evil that fell unseen into the corner earlier. Them touching it simply caused them to explode, which was fine by me, especially when I saw Sean Connery wink at the kid. What I wanted, though was for him to make things nice and clear for my benefit and say, "It's okay, Kevin -- your awful parents are gone, and I, reincarted Agamemnon, will adopt you and give you a happy life." But he just drives away, which was kind of unfulfilling.
Gene was often way off on some films. Imagine being such a dullard that you wanted "Time Bandits" to be "over" and that it was "boring". It's one of the greatest children's films (and one of the greatest fantasy films, period) ever made and was #1 for a full month when it was released. It was original and full of imagination and ideas. I still watch it at least once a year. Compare "Time Bandits" to the children's films today, so devoid of imagination and I think if they had looked back at it years later, they would have understood what a classic it is. There were SO many incredible films being released in the early 80's that I think some critics took a lot of them for granted. Ebert always had more of a kid in his heart than Siskel did. And no adult I knew at the time was "bored" watching "Time Bandits" - my parents LOVED it.
I enjoyed Time Bandits as a kid much in the way Roger described: identifying with the kid getting to run around having fun with the wacky grown-ups. As an adult, I better appreciate Gilliam's directing style, and look at his films like this one, Brazil and 12 Monkeys with a more patient eye.
I agree. It was more enjoyable as a kid, but what was that ending with the parents turning into a lump of coal? Off-beat English humor?
@@keithbrown6887 yeah, that was confusing and frustrating to me as a kid (and sort of still is). I realize the "coal" in the toaster oven was the chunk of concentrated evil that fell unseen into the corner earlier. Them touching it simply caused them to explode, which was fine by me, especially when I saw Sean Connery wink at the kid. What I wanted, though was for him to make things nice and clear for my benefit and say, "It's okay, Kevin -- your awful parents are gone, and I, reincarted Agamemnon, will adopt you and give you a happy life." But he just drives away, which was kind of unfulfilling.
I've seen The Woman Next Door. It's an intriguing movie.
Fanny Ardant made her debut in Francois Truffaut's excellent The Woman Next Door - the best film from this episode, one to seek out.
"You shaved my life!"
Gene was often way off on some films. Imagine being such a dullard that you wanted "Time Bandits" to be "over" and that it was "boring". It's one of the greatest children's films (and one of the greatest fantasy films, period) ever made and was #1 for a full month when it was released. It was original and full of imagination and ideas. I still watch it at least once a year. Compare "Time Bandits" to the children's films today, so devoid of imagination and I think if they had looked back at it years later, they would have understood what a classic it is. There were SO many incredible films being released in the early 80's that I think some critics took a lot of them for granted. Ebert always had more of a kid in his heart than Siskel did. And no adult I knew at the time was "bored" watching "Time Bandits" - my parents LOVED it.
Sorry boys, Time Bandits was a great movie.