in todays video we will be looking at the 1988 fantasy comedy the adventures of Baron Munchausen. The adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988) Columbia Pictures Time Bandits(1981) Handmade films
This is one of my favorite movies of all time. A real sleeper when it came out. I saw this in the video store and had to watch it. Also loved Eric the Viking.
I love this movie, and I'm often sad that it's so little appreciated. It certainly has some flaws (Robin Williams' scene is really bad), but it delivers far more hits than misses. Visually, it's absolutely stunning and it has a clever script with lots of dry, dark British-style humor. Two bits stand out to me --- (1) The beautiful reality-bending segue between the stage and the Baron's tale of the Harem. It's a blink or you'll miss it moment, but one that is executed brilliantly. (2) The final battle, which justifies the existence of every one of the Baron's faithful retainers and cements his position as a hero/savior.
I really enjoyed this movie. So I was disappointed to discover that Eric Idle absolutely hated making it. He’d tweeted something disparaging about it on Twitter and I’d asked him why he felt that way. He said that he found the whole experience miserable. I’m sad to hear that the relationship between he and Gilliam has deteriorated even further since then.