I know most people love Time Bandits, but I’m still a bit surprised it doesn’t get more worshipful adulation than it does. To me, it’s one of those beyond perfect movies. In fact no movie mocks the entire idea of a “perfect movie” more than Time Bandits because it’s so unwieldy and messy and chaotic and yet any attempt by Gilliam to have wound any of that back would have made it a lesser film.
The cast is obviously impressive,…