I've never considered Time Bandits to be overrated either as it's not really one of Terry Gilliam's best films and I don't know anyone who raves about it being some great work of art. It is a fun film with a terrific cast and one that is suitable for all ages. It didn't bomb like The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, a film that is less accessible and much more abstract in its humour, but I can watch just about everything they Gilliam has made and appreciate it in some way as I 'get' his humour and I think it's a crying shame as he never got to finish his Don Quixote movie.
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