I got my parents to videotape this when it was on TV (it was on late at night). I watched it during the holidays and loved it ever since. There was a rich era of kid's fantasy movies in the 1980s that seems to have become entirely animated these days. I've watched the entirety of Gilliam's films and hit or miss; there's something unique about the films you'd recognise as Terry Gilliam as soon as they start.
@Crabby303
Ай бұрын
I love this film, first time I saw it I was a kid on hols with my family and they had cable in the resort so I'd never have seen this otherwise until years later (Ireland in the 80's lol), this and Brazil I think are Gilliam's most perfectly-realised films imo.
@LiminalSpaces03
Ай бұрын
That's an amazing story. That resort must have been incredible. I love these movies.
@emom358
Ай бұрын
This is one of my favourite films ever. I am worried about the TV series but I'll watch it. I hope it's better than the Official Trailer.
@LiminalSpaces03
Ай бұрын
It's going to be a tough watch. I'm just going to approach it as a completely different thing. I just love the film too much.
@literallybooks
Ай бұрын
Love the movie and Gilliam. I learn so many great little things from your coverage. And its true if nothing is done with an IP then eventually it will die off. "None of it was particularly good" 😆 I'm dying. Seriously though its awesome that you ran theater companies. A Flight of the Concord guy is in this? I'll have to check it out. Great video!
@t.e.nickerson2792
Ай бұрын
Love Terry Gilliam! As I told your brother in his last video, the entire Dreamers Trilogy (Time Bandits, Brazil, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen) is fantastic. I think, of the three, Munchausen may be my favorite, though mainly because it was the first Gilliam film I ever saw (at around age 16). It just completely captured me and it made me a lifelong fan. His films always have such phenomenal casts and that one is no different. The late Robin Williams as king of the moon was just brilliant. Recently picked up The Man of La Mancha, which I recommend if you haven't seen it yet. Yes, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is another fave. Terry Gilliam and Hunter S. Thompson... two great tastes that taste great together. Fisher King was the second Gilliam film I saw; it came out right about the time I graduated high school, and again, Robin Williams... ~chef's kiss~ The thing I've always loved most about that film though is how it just randomly breaks out into a musical number right in the middle (in an airport, I think?), complete with Busby Berkeley-level choreography. That definitely shows his Monty Python roots, like the musical numbers from The Meaning of Life. Yeah, I don't have Apple+ so I won't be able to watch this series, but I get the impression I won't be missing much anyway. I assume you'll let us know if it's any good.
@LiminalSpaces03
Ай бұрын
Munchausen is also a huge hit with my family here. It really is great. We also don't have Apple+ but we may look into it. I'll keep you posted.
@johnnzboy
Ай бұрын
I didn't expect your digression on artists' ownership rights but it was certainly entertaining :)
@LiminalSpaces03
Ай бұрын
Chris always gets mad when I go off on tangents like that. I need to be careful of it.
@chocolatemonk
Ай бұрын
Criterion Collection was this beacon of light and high standards when I discovered them in he late 90's. I love Gilliam. Time Bandits is a top 10 of all time. Scary as all get out . . . .Returnnnn the MMMMap. Criterion as of late has started editing movies and removing questionable scenes which to me is garbage and sadly part of the woke agenda
@LiminalSpaces03
Ай бұрын
I agree 100 percent. As a kid in Utah, some of the video stores had a Mormon section where you could rent edits of popular movies that were Mormon-friendly. It seemed insane to me but at least you could still get the actual film in the same quality. I can't just call all aspects of wokeness bad, but censoring and banning art is completely unacceptable. I don't mind a rating system or different sections in a library or video store, but just banning it outright is the worst. Personally, I see this behavior more from the ultra-right crowd than the woke crowd, but there are obviously total idiots on both sides of the fence. Thanks for the great comment.
@Crabby303
Ай бұрын
I don't know why they'd make a series out of this other than being completely out of original IP. Seriously, it's becoming laughable. That's what happens when you get risk-averse, money-hungry accountants running studios.
@LiminalSpaces03
Ай бұрын
Absolutely. I totally agree. These companies are so taken with the idea of streaming, but I don't believe they can actually make it work. The budgets of these productions are so high because they think that's all we care about. They have forgotten what TV is and what it is for. It would be wonderful to just sit down and watch my show week after week without all the hype and nonsense that comes with a new streaming premiere.
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