{"id":8998,"date":"2025-11-29T19:20:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T00:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shatpod.com\/movies\/?p=8998"},"modified":"2026-01-07T17:30:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T22:30:01","slug":"time-bandits-1981","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shatpod.com\/movies\/time-bandits-1981\/","title":{"rendered":"Time Bandits  (1981)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- iframe plugin v.6.0 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border:none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/39206810\/height\/100\/width\/\/thumbnail\/no\/render-playlist\/no\/theme\/custom\/tdest_id\/4706482\/custom-color\/87A93A\" height=\"100\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\" 0=\"allowfullscreen\" 1=\"webkitallowfullscreen\" 2=\"mozallowfullscreen\" 3=\"oallowfullscreen\" 4=\"msallowfullscreen\" class=\"iframe-class\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n<p data-start=\"134\" data-end=\"644\">This week, Shat The Movies tumbles through the space-time continuum with Terry Gilliam&#8217;s <em data-start=\"223\" data-end=\"237\">Time Bandits<\/em>, a chaotic fantasy adventure filled with Monty Python humor, mischievous dwarves, and a cosmic battle between Good, Evil, and negligent parenting. Commissioned by listener Mark, this 1981 classic follows young Kevin as he&#8217;s swept away by a crew of dimension-hopping bandits who&#8217;ve stolen a map of the universe and are using it to rob history blind\u2014Napoleon, Robin Hood, and ancient kings all included.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"646\" data-end=\"953\">Gene and Big D debate whether the film is a brilliant kids&#8217; movie for adults or an unsettling fever dream wrapped in British absurdism. Along the way, they revisit the unforgettable Evil Genius, the Supreme Being&#8217;s bureaucratic disappointment, and the ending that scarred an entire generation of children.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"955\" data-end=\"1114\">Is <em data-start=\"958\" data-end=\"972\">Time Bandits<\/em> a masterpiece of imagination or just Gilliam letting chaos do the directing? 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