The incredibly insufferable Taika Waititi is remaking Terry Gilliam’s 1981 comedy classic. Time Bandit For Apple TV+…no midgets.
Waititi has also made a yawning gender swap, this time putting a woman (Lisa Kudrow) in charge of the time bandits, a role played so memorably by the great David Rapaport in the original.
The worst part is that Waititi thinks he can stretch a two-hour movie into a 10-episode series.
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Ostensibly a decision to be more “inclusive” and less offending, Taika Waititi’s upcoming TV remake of Time Bandits will feature normal-sized characters rather than midgets accompanying protagonist Kevin on his adventures.
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In it, Kevin (Kal-El-Tuck) is seen standing in a field alongside the Time Bandits (Tasha Murphy, Roger Jean Nsengyumba, Kiera Thompson and Rune Temte) and their leader, Penelope (Lisa Kudrow), a new character developed exclusively for the series.
Anyone else who got the same thing? Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs What’s the atmosphere like?
Can someone please explain to me why not hiring actors from underrepresented groups (pun definitely intended) is considered woke?
Can someone please explain to me why replacing people who make up less than 1 percent of the population (midgets) with people who make up 99 percent of the population (normal-bodied people) is considered progress, enlightenment, and sensitivity?
Isn’t it discrimination to replace a minority group with a majority group?
I blame that cunning devil Peter Dinklage. After the Disney Grooming Syndicate announced a live-action remake, Snow White and the Seven DwarfsDinklage (a midget, dwarf, midget, or whatever the accepted term is today) has ended up looking like Rumpelstiltskin…
“I just don’t get it. You’re progressive in some ways, and yet you keep creating this outdated story about seven dwarfs living together in a cave. What the hell are you doing?” Dinklage fumed. “Am I not doing anything to advance this cause from my platform? I don’t think my voice is enough.”
Of course he would say yes. This would ensure that he has no competition in the midget category. Dinklage (a great actor) has cornered this market for 20 years, and whining “backwards” every time another midget might get hired means other midgets will never get a chance to break through and compete with Dinklage for those roles.
I don’t understand why anyone would watch Waititi’s lackluster remake when they can watch the 1981 original, an absolute comedy classic with a veritable lineup of movie stars including Sean Connery, John Cleese, Shelley Duvall, Ralph Richardson, Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm, Michael Palin and David Warner. Cleese’s scenes alone are a real masterpiece.
There’s nothing negative about Gilliam casting six midgets as a rowdy gang of time bandits. Sure, their shortness makes for some laughs, but it’s all well-intentioned. There’s no caricature. Each of the bandits is unique, and Rapaport’s Randall is as complex a character as he was in real life.
when Time Bandit By the end of the film, the six dwarfs don’t come across as punchlines — Gilliam portrays them as real people who just happen to be dwarfs — and by the time the credits roll, we’re impressed by their courage, tenacity, and willingness to become better people than the mercenaries we began with.
As you know, we have 21 options.st 21st century. 10 hours wasted. Time BanditOr you could spend those same 10 hours watching and rewatching Gilliam’s greatest masterpiece. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), Time Bandit (1981), Brazil (1985), Fisher King (1991) and 12 Monkeys (1995).
Whether you’ve already seen it or (like me) have seen it multiple times, I guarantee that by the end of your marathon, you’ll have made better use of your time. With disgust) doesn’t just entertain…through humor, unique characters and a wonderfully twisted view of the world, it explores what it means to be human, the absurdity of life, and how we relate to each other.
Gilliam is a genius.
Waititi is an empty actor and a self-centered underachiever who is only making movies to impress left-wing Hollywood.
You don’t have to put up with this bullshit. There’s a lot of stuff you’ve never seen before. It’ll be new to you… and I promise you, looking back will be worth your time.
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