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Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader: 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. Read more
Vincent Canby, New York Times: A cheerfully irreverent lark -- part fairy tale, part science fiction and part comedy. Read more
James Berardinelli, ReelViews: Perhaps the greatest characteristic attributable to Time Bandits is its sense of invention. The movie does so many things, all of them well. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: 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. Read more