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Summary Time Bandits is Apple TV+'s updated take on the classic 1981 film by Terry Gilliam, and though there are familiar elements, it doesn't quite live up to the original. There's no question that the first Time Bandits needed some revamping, as many aspects don't hold up when set against the modern cultural context.
Stylistically, it's exciting when there are clear homages to 1980s fantasy films, especially in the aesthetic design of Pure Evil, played by a jovial Jemaine Clement, one of the writers and creators. 5:22 Related Time Bandits Creators Taika Waititi & Jemaine Clement On Playing Supreme Being And Pure Evil Time Bandits creators, writers, stars & directors Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement discuss the new show and joke about where in time they would go.
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