Editing Time Bandits (section)

===Critical response===
On the review aggregator website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds a 91% rating based on 54 reviews, with an average rating of 7.9/10. The consensus states: "''Time Bandits'' is a remarkable time-travel fantasy from Terry Gilliam, who utilises fantastic set design and homemade special effects to create a vivid, original universe".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/time_bandits/ |title=Time Bandits |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |publisher=[[Flixster]] |access-date=14 February 2021}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], it received a weighted average rating of 79 out of 100 based on 18 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/time-bandits|title=Time Bandits|website=[[Metacritic]]}}</ref>

The film had mainly positive reviews. Gary Arnold of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' said it was "a marvellous cinematic tonic, a sumptuous new classic in the tradition of time-travel and fairy-tale adventure".<ref>{{cite news |last=Arnold |first=Gary |title=Time Bandits |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=6 November 1981 |page=C1}}</ref> David Ansen of ''[[Newsweek]]'' considered it "at once sophisticated and childlike in its magical but emotionally cool logic ... a wonderful wild card in the fall movie season".<ref>{{cite journal |last=Ansen |first=David |title=Time Bandits |journal=[[Newsweek]] |date=9 November 1981 |page=92}}</ref> [[Vincent Canby]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' said it was "a cheerfully irreverent lark – part fairy tale, part science fiction and part comedy".<ref>{{cite news |last=Canby |first=Vincent |title='TIME BANDITS,' A LARK THROUGH THE EONS |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/11/06/movies/time-bandits-a-lark-through-the-eons.html |work=The New York Times |date=6 November 1981}}</ref> 

Other critics gave the film less praise. [[Roger Ebert]] of the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' said: "I'm usually fairly certain whether or not I've seen a good movie. But my reaction to ''Time Bandits'' was ambiguous. I had great admiration for what was physically placed on the screen ... But I was disappointed by the breathless way the dramatic scenes were handled and by a breakneck pace that undermined the most important element of comedy, which is timing".<ref>{{cite news |last=Ebert |first=Roger |title=Time Bandits movie review & film summary (1981) {{!}} Roger Ebert |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/time-bandits-1981 |work=rogerebert.com |language=en}}</ref> [[Gene Siskel]] of the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' thought it was "an uneven special effects extravaganza ... Unfortunately, there are just too many visits to famous people".<ref>{{cite journal |last=Siskel |first=Gene |title=Time Bandits |journal=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=25 December 1981 |page=12}}</ref> British critic [[Leslie Halliwell]] gave it one of four stars: "Curious tall tale in which schoolboy fantasy alternates with violence and black comedy. In general much less funny than it intended to be, but with some hilarious moments."<ref>Halliwell, Leslie - ''Halliwell's Film Guide'' - 7th Edition 1987 ISBN 0-06-016322-4</ref> [[Pauline Kael]] stated: "Gilliam has a cacophonous imagination; even the magical incongruities are often cancelled out by the incessant buzz of cleverness{{nbsp}}... The director doesn't shape the material satisfyingly; this may be one of those rare pictures that suffers from a surfeit of good ideas." <ref>Kael, Pauline - ''5001 Nights at the Movies'' 1991 ISBN 0-8050-1366-0</ref>