i haven’t seen time bandits since i was kinda young, i think. i know i saw it in the theaters in 1981 and it scared the piss out of me as a seven-year-old (i don’t remember that being literal, thankfully). and i may have seen it somewhere in my early teen years. what i didn’t remember was the awesome cast: sean connery (greek hero, scottish accent), john cleese as robin hood, michael palin as vincent, shelley duvall as pansy (heh), mona from who’s the boss as mrs. ogre, and ian holm (he was very magic in the sweet hereafter) as napoleon. wow.

dude, that movie is dark. terry gilliam for kids? the creatures in that movie are incredibly scary. and apocalypse on a small scale is still apocalypse. “mom, dad! it’s evil — don’t touch it!” and then they both die, leaving kevin an orphan. i mean, his parents were total suckass, but holy shit. his time-travel friends go back to work for the supreme being. kevin is alone. frightening!

if you haven’t peeped this thing in years, add it to your queue. you won’t be disappointed.

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