One day, a young English boy named Kevin discovers his wardrobe contains a time-hole when a group of dwarves pours out of it. They have been leaping through such portals with the help of a stolen map of the Universe, in the hope of stealing treasure from various peoples and eras. Kevin joins the band and travels to the era of Robin Hood (Cleese), ancient Greek King Agamemnon (Connery), Napleonic times (with Holm as the little emperor), a brief visit to the Titanic, and other locales. Eventually they brush sleeves with Evil (Warner). This early Terry Gilliam work (1981), cowritten with Michael Palin, is a decent piece of entertainment -- not as funny as it might be, but plenty of fun nonetheless. Best exchange: "Look, do you want to be the leader of this gang?" "No, we agreed: no leader!" "Right. So shut up and do as I say!"
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The review of this Movie prepared by David Loftus
Kevin's parents are obsessed with new gadgets and watch tv game shows 24-7, though Kevin prefers books. One day a troop of midgets come pouring out of his bedroom closet and change his life forever. The midgets have stolen a map and are traveling through time stealing treasures (hence the title) and decide to take Kevin along on their exploits. The best part of the movie is the mind-bogglingly idiotic conclusion when Kevin returns home after a dramatic battle with the evil genius and sees that his parents are investigating a myserious burnt chunk of the evil genius that happens to be inside a toaster oven (his parents, remember, are facinated with new-fangled stuff). Kevin shouts out in horror, "Mom, Dad! It's evil! Don't touch it!" Of course, they touch it and there's a huge explosion that leaves poor Kevin a homeless orphan and the end credits start rolling. I though I'd never stop laughing.
The review of this Movie prepared by sayruh
