It's a story that looks very strange, as it tells the young Kevin (Craig Warnock) who is going through a strange situation when six dwarves emerge from his wardrobe one night. Now, Kevin tries to join the dwarfs squad as they jump from one age to another in order to embark on a new and dangerous mission by searching for treasure to steal.
It's a strange and weird and wonderful mix of boy's own adventure, Python-esque humor, and grim irony, all wrapped in tall tales, ancient myths, and historical figures.
The film is resolutely, passionately antiadult, yet much of the humor has an adult sophistication and edge to it; this is one kids' movie that doesn't condescend.
As an adventure tale to enjoy with your kids, you could do much worse than Time Bandits - you just can't expect the depth of Gilliam's more adult works.
Amazingly well-produced. The historic locations are jammed with character and detail. This is the only live-action movie I've seen that literally looks like pages out of Heavy Metal magazine.
