"What, that old movie has short people in the lead roles? That's not acceptable. We need to reshoot it for all future generations to eliminate this discriminatory shame." I feel your pain
I once interviewed actor Earl Holliman, and at some point I asked him why he thought today's Hollywood keeps remaking classic near perfect films. He said, and I quote, "Because they're cowards."
I watched the original earlier this year and totally loved it. I remembered a lot of it from my childhood, but not everything. It's great. This looks like it misses the mark at every turn.
The people with better ideas don't have the benefit of nepotism to get a foot in the door. The next great story will fade away in the imagination of the 'nobody' service worker.
Weeeeeell, look, give it a chance! I mean, maybe if they get John Cleese to revive his portrayal of Robin Hood, and, and, and........Yeah, it does look like crap, doesn't it.
From a Mexican American point of view, Time Bandits is so unique, entertaining and exotic because it is so British. The trailer is about as British as a box of frozen fish and chips, no flavor, bland, and leaves a bad after taste. Preserve British, French, Irish, Scotish and any European country 's culture and history. Dont let invading and unwelcomed leeches destroy your identity. 🏴🏴🏴🇬🇧
@@davidmorgan6896 Ostensibly, yes. Born in America, a British naturalised citizen since 1968, renounced US citizenship in 2006. His early films, Python's Holy Grail (co-directed with Terry Jones), Jabberwocky, Time Bandits and Brazil are about as aesthetically British as you can get, imo.
@@MauriceHotblack Perhaps or Gillian was so influential that he actually helped shape that aesthetic. Either way, after nearly 60 years in the UK, he still sounds American.
@@davidmorgan6896 Of course. Gilliam brought his own singular style to The Python's. They all influenced each other which influenced so many others over the years.
@@skurmishterrahcell7163 After a series of great films from Gillian everyone was expecting so much of Munchausen and it was a bit of a disappointment. So, people tend to forget it.
Agree with you 100%, after seeing the trailer a day ago. The original and ONLY "Time Bandits" movie is an all time classic, but as seems to be the case these days, someone has decided they can do just as good, if not a better job of re-making it. Are you kidding me ! Do these people not have an original creative idea in their heads? What has happened to story writing, to creativity. Instead we are bombarded with these second-rate, humourless contrivances, with odious characters and that empty feeling you're left with if you chance a viewing of this rehashed fodder. Lol, I needed that ! Anyway, suffice to say I will not be watching this nonsense either. I have seen a few remakes of some of my favourite classics and been annoyed every time at the pointlessness of it all. Watch the originals people and forget the crappy remakes. Thankyou for allowing me to vent. Needless to say, I enjoyed this upload.🙂 Oh and good on Terry Gilliam !👍
@@cosmiccat6708 It's a sad state when somone without an imagination thinks they can remake a legacy and fails which I think this one will. Rant away mate as I enjoyed reading it. Time bandits will always be a classic.
Filmmakers from the 20th century took inspiration from books, folklore and legends and made movies. Today's filmmakers have grown up watching movies. So, they use that inspiration to make movies based on movies. Hence, all the remakes.
I do feel your pain mate😢 I too watched time bandits on vhs in the 80's and loves it...i honestly haven't seen it in HD 16x9 yet😳... Sorry. The series just lacks soul and heart, I can see they have ticked many boxes here😐 I'm just waiting for the Goonies remake to appear😂 with all the boxes ticked! I think that would cause a stampede! Hey I'm sure end of last year they had time bandits projected from 35mm film at the Prince Charles cinema London... I usually go there when a classic is shown from 35 or 70mm film. In a few weeks I'm going to see "A view to a kill" 4k projection, I've NEVER seen that in the cinema, only saw it many times on vhs😂.
Agreed. The current amount of remakes and sequels are getting ridiculous and tiresome. Hollywood has always done remakes or re-tellings over and over again. I think the problem is money and technology. There aren't really any barriers to what can be done anymore as far as computer effects. I feel it's taken a step back when it comes to practical effects. It's kind of sad that a movie that came out in 1982, The Thing, will probably never be surpassed in practical effects. The Thing was a lower budget movie. The Thing is also a remake of an older movie. Remakes can be done well. The money and technology just seem to sap creativity because there are fewer barriers the film makers have to overcome. This also leads to a lot of newer remakes/sequels lacking the character of the originals.
Which Moorcock got turned into a film? I read a great deal of Moorcock when I was younger but after his collaborations with Storm Constantine I stopped seeking him out (not that they were terrible I just started to lose interest. I was introduced to Pratchett and became obsessed!)xxx
4 episodes in and it's a great adventure! Reminds me of the old episodes of the new Doctor Who, like first season with Eccleston and first two with Tennant :)
I agree it is awful, however if you have never seen the original you might like it. I have noticed that people today when viewing a remake of some iconic film/tv show from the past tend to hail them as "unique" and "groundbreaking" as if the original doesn't exist or was somehow just waiting to be remade in order to make it so. I am particularly thinking of BBC America's sacreligious take on Sir Terry Pratchett's wonderful Watch series from the Discworld books. His books had always been hailed across the world for their diversity as well as their astuteness and fun but BBC America had to remould all of the characters and twist the stories to fit into what they thought diversity should look like. It was a travesty. I don't think I will ever forgive them for it. xxx
This is blasphemy in every way. Being self aware is pure cringe and even though I love Jemaine and Taika a lot, I will not watch this travesty. And I was thinking the original was untouchable but obviously not and it's heartbreaking. The magic of Gilliam cannot be remade!
How did the bedroom wall-fall look more impressive in '83 with a cheap budget, while 40 years later with all that Apple cash ... and ... well this isn't the new technological dawn that Robert was looking forward to.
After more than a century of cinema, over 70 years of TV and over a decade of intense production for streaming there are few stories left, that have not been told in one way or another. Considering the frantic pace new productions are pumped out for Neflix, Hulu, Paramount, Disney, HBO, Amazon, Apple, TV Stations etc., I guess it s inevitable that producers scan old productions for material that can be remade.
Yeah its not that Time Travel and meeting historical figures is only done in Time Bandits. But they really could do other characters and visual impressions. And i really look forward to see "The critical drinker" and "nerdorotic" tearing this terrible woke script lines apart.
@@reviewsbyliam yes, and they have been doing this for over 30 years now. It is the way of the world that, once a formular is established, most financiers loose interest in risks and back the tried and tested option. (It is a business ) About the remake of Produktion targeting young audiences, you ca do this about once every generation because it is a good bet,i that Kids born in the 2010s have not seen movies or serien produced in the 80s and even if someone showed them those, the narrativ speed and production design would have turnen of most kids born in the last 15 years.
The problem is streaming. Yes, in a simplistic way, money simply chases the avenue of the balance of risk vs reward. However with streaming you loose out on a few important factors the audience to matter.... 1) audience does not pay for individual show / movie 2) audience that does not pay for the streaming subscription (kids etc) 3) the visibility of projects mattering more than how many view it... the streaming brand matters more than individual project - this promotes fan baiting among other things
You cannot be serious??? Soooo yea nope YOURE WRONG!!! There's tons of gorgeous beautiful or horrific new stories to tell. Ummm if there wasn't then there would be no new books written either just sequels 🙄🤬 Can't believe this was even said or frankly ....zero critical thinking ability was used so I'll just say that. ⚰️
I assume the words in the trailer "Gets Hijacked" refer to hijacking the original superior film. But I guess it's a good reason to watch the classic 4K again!
Oh man, this is such a typical 'in the past everything was better' opinion. Im just saying, if you dont wanna watch it, dont watch it, but maybe be just thankful that these stories are remade for modern audiances. Is ist made for you? Probably not. Is ist better than the original? Surely not in your opinion. When i first saw The Thing, im sure there were people saying, well, that looks crap, the good stuff is only the original from the 50ies. And when the 2000s film came out all the people who loved the 80ies version called the new film crap. But to be honest, I only watched the 50ies version bc i loved the 80ies version and lot of tenns might only have watched the 80ies version bc they loved the 2000s version. Those remakes are not for you. They might try to speak to you, but never can recreate a childhood memory. I just hate that reviewers often just dismiss the fact, that their favorite movie or show might be outdated for modern audiances. And even when it really is superior to the remake, remakes have a right to exist. All this BS about bad remakes really gets on my nerves. Do we have to watch em? No. Should we? Maybe, bc they might get ourself a new perspective to the story and a reflection of modern society. In my opinion its as important than watching old movies and shows just to get a picture how society was in that times. How movie making changed, how stuff was done back then and now. People hate change, especially when its something they love, but EVERYTHING changes and nobody can stop it. The only thing you can do is get with the flow of change and try to enjoy and keep your nostalgia or just stay who you are, but be sure, you wont be the audiance new stuff is made for.
Waititi is an overrated hack who isn't particularly funny. Looks like he's going to do to Bandits what he did to Thor. Speaking of Thor, the trailer certainly gives off that Ghostbusters 2016 vibe.
I think it was an accidental misspeak, but I agree the original Time Bandits didn't need to be made, because that's why I love it. It's b@tsh!t and that's why I still adore it
I don't know why but it felt very static even though it's an adventure action... Phoebe from friends made an appearance 😮💨 it's way to glossy and it's made for the generation of green screen lovers....
There are people out here with new original scripts. I'm one of them, but the media is now a closed system with only the execs making creative choices and I'm afraid they won't take chances. I've had to resort to a remake in order to have any chance of getting anywhere and I've been at this a long time. Sometimes it can work - if there's love for the original and the fans are respected. But yeah, it's still a shame creative new ideas are no longer getting through.
Some of my other untouchable movies are Legend, Labyrinth, Krull, the Conan movies (with Arnold), Dragonslayer, any Monty Python movie, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Brazil, Wizards, Enemy Mine, Red Sonja, Beastmaster, Highlander, Bladerunner (I loved the sequel 2049), 1980's Flash Gordon, The Rocky Horror Picture Show (yes, I know it began as a play in London, I know it's history), Willow, 1981 Excalibur, and the like... I can't think of my entire list. Add your untouchable movies to this list. I do hear whispers of Highlander being redone though and I'm concerned.
@@RedRosesDead07 All great films you have listed and yes they're remaking highlander and like you I'm sceptical. Blade runner 2049 was a rare sequel that was really good which really Scott kind of slatted.
I could not agree with you from the beginning....one of my all time favorites as well. My poor Dad, when I was a kid, was forced to go see this movie with me at least five times. I am still blown away at the visuals from the first movie to this day, the humor, the story, the elements that all blended together to make the first film from the wonderful Terry Gilliam so great. This looks like absolute S**T! I love Lisa Kudrow, and this made me so sad to see how she was in the preview....so wooden, so strange, so off. Why? Why did they feel like they had to remake this?
@@mateollamo73 With a film like it, it has definitely has survived as a classic. It's a great family film that can be re-watched again and again. Sadly companies use the remake machine to cash grab. And yes I agree about Lisa as she's a great actress but why this 🙈
I really wish they would STOP remaking great movies and focus on remaking movies that were bad. There is absolutely no way anyone can make a great movie better but there is always a chance to understand what made a bad movie that way and correct the problems to release a better version.
Taika Waititi, the most fukall director, he says it himself, he wants to make movies not for its fans, to make it for him, and his shit, so there we go
If you are 30 years old and mad at the trailer you have other serious problems I tried to get my 8 year old to watch the original was not happening but he definitely wants to watch the new one
I couldn't agree more about how there are no new ideas. Sure, here and there like a needle in a haystack, but nothing new for the most part. Reading and writing have always been important to me, and lately it seems like creativity in general is swirling the drain. People can barely read, let alone write, and god forbid you ask someone to spell correctly. Oh well. I also love the original Time Bandits!
So this is where all the Disney dwarfs went after they replaced them with cgi. Seriously, it does look exactly like what Disney was trying to do with Snow White and this show should have been paying attention to the ridicule that garnered. I don't mind at all that they aren't actual dwarfs, but why does everyone keep trying to replace dwarfs with escapees from a hippy colony? It's rather insulting I'd say.
Brother, that was awful to watch. The original Time Bandits was one of a kind and did not need a remake. Taika Waititi should really stop making movies. He’s overrated
@@reviewsbyliam I agree. It’s sad to watch as the entertainment we loved are being destroyed slowly but surely by these egotistical modern Hollywood hacks
I saw this trailer and despised what they have done, and wondered how this got made. Then I realised that Taika Waititi was involved and that explains why it looks so bad (I HATED both of his Thor films, especially Love and Blunder) I won't watch this crap, but I will love watching UA-cam reviewers tearing this piece of rubbish to pieces.
Disgusting trailer. Lisa Kudrow? Really?! Using Roam from the B-52's? This is just so very terrible. Somehow this looks even worse than the upcoming Borderlands film. Gladiator 2 uses a Jay Z song in it's new trailer. Marketing departments in the industry all need to be shuttered. Just horrible choices everywhere these days.
To be fair, when I write stories, usually medieval fantasy stories, I tend to listen to modern metal music. A lot of the creative juices behind stories are fueled by modern music, so I'm not surprised people would make the unwise decision to actually carry that music over into the theatrical productions. And when Lisa was about to say her name I half expected her to say Regina Falange, that's the level of humor that was present in this trailer.
@@pnwajs3532 Its the best they can pull out from their limited imagination. They probably thought by getting Lisa involved people would love it. Basically sh*ting on a better production sadly 🙈
I expected more from apple tv. Stop giving taika waititi films to ruin. The original Time Bandits has some of the best visual effects that still stand up to this day, all using 1981 technology. Gilliam has always given us great visuals in his movies, like the depiction of medieval life in the movie Jabberwocky. so sad to see watiti butcher it.
Sadly, you'll have a bunch of curious idiots who will watch it and be like "Oh, cool!" and not appreciate the originals that the movies are sourced from. Plus, with all the Epstein files being leaked, I find it hard to favor Hollywood as the premium choice of entertainment. There are THOUSANDS of books that could easily be adapted into movies and Hollywood blatantly chooses not to adapt it because they would feel "it isn't profitable" and "doesn't interest ME (the executive decision-maker)." Here's a bit of advice... STOP SEEING THE REMAKES, STOP BUYING APPLE PRODUCTS, AND STOP SUPPORTING THE PEOPLE WHO APPROVE THESE TRAIN WRECKS. It *will* help you out.
Is everyone knocking on something before actually giving it a chance? Welcome to the truly closed minds of our time. Get over yourselves. Movies bring people together. Everyone in these comments is just tearing eachother apart.
"It's evil! Don't touch it!"
@@botz77 It really is 😂
This💯🤣!!!
Imagine how many starving children one might have fed with the money spent to make this supreme regurgitation...
So, new Time Bandits "content" not approved of by Gilliam? I shall pretend it does not exist....
Dear God 😲
The world does not need a time travelling Phoebe 😬
@@suilfisean 😂
"What, that old movie has short people in the lead roles? That's not acceptable. We need to reshoot it for all future generations to eliminate this discriminatory shame."
I feel your pain
Lisa Kudrow's delivery sounds like a first-time table read.
I once interviewed actor Earl Holliman, and at some point I asked him why he thought today's Hollywood keeps remaking classic near perfect films. He said, and I quote, "Because they're cowards."
I was 9 years old in ‘81,the same age as stinkin’ Kevin. I saw this at the pictures and it was(and still is) my favourite film.
I watched the original earlier this year and totally loved it. I remembered a lot of it from my childhood, but not everything. It's great. This looks like it misses the mark at every turn.
The people with better ideas don't have the benefit of nepotism to get a foot in the door. The next great story will fade away in the imagination of the 'nobody' service worker.
You are so right.
Weeeeeell, look, give it a chance! I mean, maybe if they get John Cleese to revive his portrayal of Robin Hood, and, and, and........Yeah, it does look like crap, doesn't it.
Just when you think Apple corps can't get anymore evil.. They do this...
Hollywood...here is a franchise you can try - The Stainless Steel Rat
Thank you. I have thought that.
Don't mate, they'll only ruin it
Hollywood - don't you fucking dare.
I see dinklage strikes again with dwarfs stealing the map, carnt have dwarfs without him
From a Mexican American point of view, Time Bandits is so unique, entertaining and exotic because it is so British. The trailer is about as British as a box of frozen fish and chips, no flavor, bland, and leaves a bad after taste.
Preserve British, French, Irish, Scotish and any European country 's culture and history. Dont let invading and unwelcomed leeches destroy your identity.
🏴🏴🏴🇬🇧
The director, Terry Gillian, is American.
@@davidmorgan6896 Ostensibly, yes. Born in America, a British naturalised citizen since 1968, renounced US citizenship in 2006. His early films, Python's Holy Grail (co-directed with Terry Jones), Jabberwocky, Time Bandits and Brazil are about as aesthetically British as you can get, imo.
@@MauriceHotblack Perhaps or Gillian was so influential that he actually helped shape that aesthetic. Either way, after nearly 60 years in the UK, he still sounds American.
@@davidmorgan6896 Of course. Gilliam brought his own singular style to The Python's. They all influenced each other which influenced so many others over the years.
@@skurmishterrahcell7163 After a series of great films from Gillian everyone was expecting so much of Munchausen and it was a bit of a disappointment. So, people tend to forget it.
When I saw this my reaction was WHY? For the love of Gilliam why? Then I saw it was Taika…gawd
Yeah, the "Love and Thunder" vibe doesn't work with this, Taika........*sigh*
But even that was awful!
Agree with you 100%, after seeing the trailer a day ago. The original and ONLY "Time Bandits" movie is an all time classic, but as seems to be the case these days, someone has decided they can do just as good, if not a better job of re-making it. Are you kidding me ! Do these people not have an original creative idea in their heads? What has happened to story writing, to creativity. Instead we are bombarded with these second-rate, humourless contrivances, with odious characters and that empty feeling you're left with if you chance a viewing of this rehashed fodder. Lol, I needed that ! Anyway, suffice to say I will not be watching this nonsense either. I have seen a few remakes of some of my favourite classics and been annoyed every time at the pointlessness of it all. Watch the originals people and forget the crappy remakes. Thankyou for allowing me to vent. Needless to say, I enjoyed this upload.🙂 Oh and good on Terry Gilliam !👍
@@cosmiccat6708 It's a sad state when somone without an imagination thinks they can remake a legacy and fails which I think this one will. Rant away mate as I enjoyed reading it. Time bandits will always be a classic.
Yeah I’m skipping that junk too. And you are right: where are the new stories? These remakes are always so poorly constructed and edited too. Yakes 😳
Filmmakers from the 20th century took inspiration from books, folklore and legends and made movies. Today's filmmakers have grown up watching movies. So, they use that inspiration to make movies based on movies. Hence, all the remakes.
Another beautiful memory scared and shat upon.
I do feel your pain mate😢 I too watched time bandits on vhs in the 80's and loves it...i honestly haven't seen it in HD 16x9 yet😳... Sorry. The series just lacks soul and heart, I can see they have ticked many boxes here😐 I'm just waiting for the Goonies remake to appear😂 with all the boxes ticked! I think that would cause a stampede! Hey I'm sure end of last year they had time bandits projected from 35mm film at the Prince Charles cinema London... I usually go there when a classic is shown from 35 or 70mm film. In a few weeks I'm going to see "A view to a kill" 4k projection, I've NEVER seen that in the cinema, only saw it many times on vhs😂.
You are right in evry word, the original film is an unikum, how can anyone think to make it again, it's like writing beethovens 5th today again ...
Agreed. The current amount of remakes and sequels are getting ridiculous and tiresome. Hollywood has always done remakes or re-tellings over and over again. I think the problem is money and technology. There aren't really any barriers to what can be done anymore as far as computer effects. I feel it's taken a step back when it comes to practical effects. It's kind of sad that a movie that came out in 1982, The Thing, will probably never be surpassed in practical effects. The Thing was a lower budget movie. The Thing is also a remake of an older movie. Remakes can be done well. The money and technology just seem to sap creativity because there are fewer barriers the film makers have to overcome. This also leads to a lot of newer remakes/sequels lacking the character of the originals.
@@donkarnage6032 Take me back to the good old days of practical effects.
We need a 4K of the original back in theaters
When Phoebe refers to them as the Time Bandits, it falls straight on its face. The original movie is a classic.
"We have no knowledge of who that is"........neither does anyone else.
Leave perfection alone.
And still only one Michael Moorcock movie, and that was in 1973..
Which Moorcock got turned into a film? I read a great deal of Moorcock when I was younger but after his collaborations with Storm Constantine I stopped seeking him out (not that they were terrible I just started to lose interest. I was introduced to Pratchett and became obsessed!)xxx
@@sharonbunn2363 The Final Programme.
I don't think 2024 would be able to handle an Elric of Melnibonéi film, but the fallout and reaction to one would be fun to watch.
@@mattybbg6850 A Corum movie might catch on in Europe - Mabden Raus!
As someone who doesn't really like the Time Bandits movie, this looks crap.
Also cannot believe they didn't hire dwarves.
4 episodes in and it's a great adventure! Reminds me of the old episodes of the new Doctor Who, like first season with Eccleston and first two with Tennant :)
I agree it is awful, however if you have never seen the original you might like it. I have noticed that people today when viewing a remake of some iconic film/tv show from the past tend to hail them as "unique" and "groundbreaking" as if the original doesn't exist or was somehow just waiting to be remade in order to make it so. I am particularly thinking of BBC America's sacreligious take on Sir Terry Pratchett's wonderful Watch series from the Discworld books. His books had always been hailed across the world for their diversity as well as their astuteness and fun but BBC America had to remould all of the characters and twist the stories to fit into what they thought diversity should look like. It was a travesty. I don't think I will ever forgive them for it. xxx
Enter the peacekeeper from Hell.
This is blasphemy in every way. Being self aware is pure cringe and even though I love Jemaine and Taika a lot, I will not watch this travesty. And I was thinking the original was untouchable but obviously not and it's heartbreaking. The magic of Gilliam cannot be remade!
I grew up with Time Bandits. I love this movie. I will not be watching this TV show. I’ll just watch the original again.
They disabled the comments for the trailer, gee, i wonder why 🤔
I felt exactly the same when I saw this god damn awful clip!
How did the bedroom wall-fall look more impressive in '83 with a cheap budget, while 40 years later with all that Apple cash ... and ... well this isn't the new technological dawn that Robert was looking forward to.
After more than a century of cinema, over 70 years of TV and over a decade of intense production for streaming there are few stories left, that have not been told in one way or another.
Considering the frantic pace new productions are pumped out for Neflix, Hulu, Paramount, Disney, HBO, Amazon, Apple, TV Stations etc., I guess it s inevitable that producers scan old productions for material that can be remade.
Yeah its not that Time Travel and meeting historical figures is only done in Time Bandits. But they really could do other characters and visual impressions. And i really look forward to see "The critical drinker" and "nerdorotic" tearing this terrible woke script lines apart.
@@Billy01113 It's sadly the factory machine pumping out mindless productions. They're scared to give talent a chance in case it looses them money.
@@reviewsbyliam yes, and they have been doing this for over 30 years now. It is the way of the world that, once a formular is established, most financiers loose interest in risks and back the tried and tested option. (It is a business )
About the remake of Produktion targeting young audiences, you ca do this about once every generation because it is a good bet,i that Kids born in the 2010s have not seen movies or serien produced in the 80s and even if someone showed them those, the narrativ speed and production design would have turnen of most kids born in the last 15 years.
The problem is streaming. Yes, in a simplistic way, money simply chases the avenue of the balance of risk vs reward. However with streaming you loose out on a few important factors the audience to matter....
1) audience does not pay for individual show / movie
2) audience that does not pay for the streaming subscription (kids etc)
3) the visibility of projects mattering more than how many view it... the streaming brand matters more than individual project - this promotes fan baiting among other things
You cannot be serious??? Soooo yea nope YOURE WRONG!!! There's tons of gorgeous beautiful or horrific new stories to tell.
Ummm if there wasn't then there would be no new books written either just sequels 🙄🤬
Can't believe this was even said or frankly ....zero critical thinking ability was used so I'll just say that. ⚰️
I assume the words in the trailer "Gets Hijacked" refer to hijacking the original superior film. But I guess it's a good reason to watch the classic 4K again!
@@robfellows4096 I really need to get the 4k version.
Just to be clear, because I don't hink you mentioned it, but do you like the original version?
One good thing may come of it, and that's more people may discover the original.
Rrrrrrrrretern the map.Rrrrrreturn what you have stolen from me!!!!
Oh man, this is such a typical 'in the past everything was better' opinion. Im just saying, if you dont wanna watch it, dont watch it, but maybe be just thankful that these stories are remade for modern audiances. Is ist made for you? Probably not. Is ist better than the original? Surely not in your opinion.
When i first saw The Thing, im sure there were people saying, well, that looks crap, the good stuff is only the original from the 50ies. And when the 2000s film came out all the people who loved the 80ies version called the new film crap. But to be honest, I only watched the 50ies version bc i loved the 80ies version and lot of tenns might only have watched the 80ies version bc they loved the 2000s version.
Those remakes are not for you. They might try to speak to you, but never can recreate a childhood memory.
I just hate that reviewers often just dismiss the fact, that their favorite movie or show might be outdated for modern audiances. And even when it really is superior to the remake, remakes have a right to exist. All this BS about bad remakes really gets on my nerves. Do we have to watch em? No. Should we? Maybe, bc they might get ourself a new perspective to the story and a reflection of modern society. In my opinion its as important than watching old movies and shows just to get a picture how society was in that times. How movie making changed, how stuff was done back then and now.
People hate change, especially when its something they love, but EVERYTHING changes and nobody can stop it. The only thing you can do is get with the flow of change and try to enjoy and keep your nostalgia or just stay who you are, but be sure, you wont be the audiance new stuff is made for.
I think there is only one movie I want remade and thats Damnation Alley. Make it 70% the same as the book rather than 5% like the original movie.
Straight toilet. How could they destroy an amazing classic like this?
Waititi is an overrated hack who isn't particularly funny. Looks like he's going to do to Bandits what he did to Thor. Speaking of Thor, the trailer certainly gives off that Ghostbusters 2016 vibe.
I think it was an accidental misspeak, but I agree the original Time Bandits didn't need to be made, because that's why I love it. It's b@tsh!t and that's why I still adore it
@@michaelschwartz8730 Agreed , it's a very odd, crazy but fun film. Only someone with a crazy imagination could pull the film off.
When you want to ensure the success of a show about time travel, look no further than Lisa Kudrow!
I loved the movie and when i turned on apple tv last night I was shocked to see this show listed. Ugh. No, just no.
I thought it couldn’t get any worse but then Waititi appeared doing his “Look at me, I’m an actor!” shtick and it really went downhill.
@@mrwomby5007 Yep. Sadly that guy thinks he knows best 🙈
I don't know why but it felt very static even though it's an adventure action... Phoebe from friends made an appearance 😮💨 it's way to glossy and it's made for the generation of green screen lovers....
There are people out here with new original scripts. I'm one of them, but the media is now a closed system with only the execs making creative choices and I'm afraid they won't take chances. I've had to resort to a remake in order to have any chance of getting anywhere and I've been at this a long time. Sometimes it can work - if there's love for the original and the fans are respected. But yeah, it's still a shame creative new ideas are no longer getting through.
Hollywood is officially dead and this movie is the final nail in the coffin.
A classic should be left as a classic
Some of my other untouchable movies are Legend, Labyrinth, Krull, the Conan movies (with Arnold), Dragonslayer, any Monty Python movie, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Brazil, Wizards, Enemy Mine, Red Sonja, Beastmaster, Highlander, Bladerunner (I loved the sequel 2049), 1980's Flash Gordon, The Rocky Horror Picture Show (yes, I know it began as a play in London, I know it's history), Willow, 1981 Excalibur, and the like... I can't think of my entire list. Add your untouchable movies to this list. I do hear whispers of Highlander being redone though and I'm concerned.
They have already molested "Willow" and "Conan" beyond repair.
They even want to remake "Back to the Future" now.
@@llothar68 Ugh…
@@RedRosesDead07 All great films you have listed and yes they're remaking highlander and like you I'm sceptical.
Blade runner 2049 was a rare sequel that was really good which really Scott kind of slatted.
My only hope for Highlander is that Cavill is attached.
I could not agree with you from the beginning....one of my all time favorites as well. My poor Dad, when I was a kid, was forced to go see this movie with me at least five times. I am still blown away at the visuals from the first movie to this day, the humor, the story, the elements that all blended together to make the first film from the wonderful Terry Gilliam so great. This looks like absolute S**T! I love Lisa Kudrow, and this made me so sad to see how she was in the preview....so wooden, so strange, so off. Why? Why did they feel like they had to remake this?
@@mateollamo73 With a film like it, it has definitely has survived as a classic. It's a great family film that can be re-watched again and again. Sadly companies use the remake machine to cash grab. And yes I agree about Lisa as she's a great actress but why this 🙈
Gilliam.
I really wish they would STOP remaking great movies and focus on remaking movies that were bad. There is absolutely no way anyone can make a great movie better but there is always a chance to understand what made a bad movie that way and correct the problems to release a better version.
Just watching that trailer was horrific
The only way that could be worse is if James cordon was the dad
*Puts fingers in ears and starts to sing la-la-la-la loudly* ..
No, no, no, not going to look, not going to look.
@@David_Baxendale 😂
Taika Waititi, the most fukall director, he says it himself, he wants to make movies not for its fans, to make it for him, and his shit, so there we go
It's Apple TV+ - so I would never be watching it anyway.
If you are 30 years old and mad at the trailer you have other serious problems I tried to get my 8 year old to watch the original was not happening but he definitely wants to watch the new one
They remade The Crow. Nothing is sacred.
This looks bad.. Let's watch the original again...
Dream away by George Harrison was a cool song.
That song really is a great one. Makes the movie that little bit extra special.
Creatively bankrupt.
I couldn't agree more about how there are no new ideas. Sure, here and there like a needle in a haystack, but nothing new for the most part. Reading and writing have always been important to me, and lately it seems like creativity in general is swirling the drain. People can barely read, let alone write, and god forbid you ask someone to spell correctly. Oh well. I also love the original Time Bandits!
lol, just went to the Apple channel official trailer and they have they have comments turned off.................i wonder why? Bahahahahaha!
Why watch a much worse version of a classic? Why? (The state of modern films.)
They just cannot help themselves..they bugger about with characters and throw in identity politics etc and make a complete hash of it.
So this is where all the Disney dwarfs went after they replaced them with cgi. Seriously, it does look exactly like what Disney was trying to do with Snow White and this show should have been paying attention to the ridicule that garnered. I don't mind at all that they aren't actual dwarfs, but why does everyone keep trying to replace dwarfs with escapees from a hippy colony? It's rather insulting I'd say.
😪 This made me so sad
Normally I wouldn't care about a trailer, but agreed this is really bad.
They just can't imagine new ideas theses days it's so much easier to bastardize classics damn shame this is why Hollywood is dead
When i saw Lisa Kudrow in the roll i threw up a little in my mouth....................Sigh
I feel your pain!
I thought the idea of a trailer was to make the product look good.
Maybe it will be alright.... but I said the same about cats....
Brother, that was awful to watch. The original Time Bandits was one of a kind and did not need a remake. Taika Waititi should really stop making movies. He’s overrated
@@resistancepublishing Sadly Taika will continue, he's determined to cr*p on as much as possible. Stand up to Terry Gilliam and his legacy.
@@reviewsbyliam I agree. It’s sad to watch as the entertainment we loved are being destroyed slowly but surely by these egotistical modern Hollywood hacks
This doesn't look good. However, it might bring attention to a , in my opinion, underrated movie.
I saw this trailer and despised what they have done, and wondered how this got made. Then I realised that Taika Waititi was involved and that explains why it looks so bad (I HATED both of his Thor films, especially Love and Blunder) I won't watch this crap, but I will love watching UA-cam reviewers tearing this piece of rubbish to pieces.
I'm trying to understand the reboot phenomenon.....Nope still not working
Somebody has to stop Waititi. He is on a rampage to RUIN EVERYTHING with his talentless hack jobs on everything
it is and always will be great...this is just an echo
Apple stole the film idea now its a load of shapple
It has none of the original movie's flavour. None of the witty dialogue. And if I have to listen to that theme song one more time, ...
Terry G. Is rolling in his grave
Disgusting trailer. Lisa Kudrow? Really?! Using Roam from the B-52's? This is just so very terrible. Somehow this looks even worse than the upcoming Borderlands film.
Gladiator 2 uses a Jay Z song in it's new trailer. Marketing departments in the industry all need to be shuttered. Just horrible choices everywhere these days.
To be fair, when I write stories, usually medieval fantasy stories, I tend to listen to modern metal music. A lot of the creative juices behind stories are fueled by modern music, so I'm not surprised people would make the unwise decision to actually carry that music over into the theatrical productions.
And when Lisa was about to say her name I half expected her to say Regina Falange, that's the level of humor that was present in this trailer.
@@pnwajs3532 Its the best they can pull out from their limited imagination. They probably thought by getting Lisa involved people would love it. Basically sh*ting on a better production sadly 🙈
This makes me feel physically sick. Why do they have to ruin everything.
I expected more from apple tv. Stop giving taika waititi films to ruin. The original Time Bandits has some of the best visual effects that still stand up to this day, all using 1981 technology. Gilliam has always given us great visuals in his movies, like the depiction of medieval life in the movie Jabberwocky. so sad to see watiti butcher it.
Where the f*ck is the Time Bandits?
We've come a long way to eventually reach a point where we actually WANT projects to fail.
I think you're being generous saying it looks shit !
Sadly, you'll have a bunch of curious idiots who will watch it and be like "Oh, cool!" and not appreciate the originals that the movies are sourced from. Plus, with all the Epstein files being leaked, I find it hard to favor Hollywood as the premium choice of entertainment. There are THOUSANDS of books that could easily be adapted into movies and Hollywood blatantly chooses not to adapt it because they would feel "it isn't profitable" and "doesn't interest ME (the executive decision-maker)." Here's a bit of advice... STOP SEEING THE REMAKES, STOP BUYING APPLE PRODUCTS, AND STOP SUPPORTING THE PEOPLE WHO APPROVE THESE TRAIN WRECKS. It *will* help you out.
If people like the original movie then just watch that. This is not for you. But this could be for a whole new generation.
Is everyone knocking on something before actually giving it a chance? Welcome to the truly closed minds of our time. Get over yourselves. Movies bring people together. Everyone in these comments is just tearing eachother apart.
no, they are united. Everyone agrees this looks terrible. If anything you are the one trying to divide opinion.
Instead they created a universe of pure crap.
Terry GILLIAM.
It’s made for TV, but probably has a budget of 5 times the film, and still looks terrible.
Waikiki is definitely a turn off for me.