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Monty Python and The Holy Grail (1975)

Directed By: Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones

Starring: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Michael Palin

Rated: PG

Run Time: 1h 41m

TMM Score: 4 Stars

Strengths: Writing, Performances

Weakness: Sound

Monty Python and The Holy Grail (1975)

March 12, 2020

King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table are given and take up a quest from God to retrieve the Holy Grail from wherever it may be.

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In Comedy Tags Michael McDonald, Terry Gilliam Terry Jones, Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, PG, 4 Stars
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Time Bandits (1981)

Directed By: Terry Gilliam

Starring: John Cleese, Sean Connery, Shelley Duvall, Ian Holm, Michael Palin, David Warner, David Rappaport, Kenny Baker, Malcom Dixon, Jack Purvis, Craig Warnock

Rated: PG

Run Time: 1h 50m

TMM Score: 4 Stars

Strengths: Imagination, Fun

Weakness: Child Acting

Time Bandits (1981)

August 1, 2019

Kevin’s parents barely notice him between their TV watching and wishing for every new invention being offered to them on TV so when a gang of diminutive, bickering, time-traveling robbers accidentally end up in his room one night he is only too eager to go with. 

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In Adventure, Children's Movies, Comedy, Coming of Age, Fantasy Tags Michael McDonald, Terry Gilliam, John Cleese, Sean Connery, Shelley Duvall, Ian Holm, Michael Palin, David Warner, David Rappaport, Kenny Baker, Malcom Dixon, Jack Purvis, Craig Warnock, PG, 1981, Time Bandits, 4 Stars
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001)

Directed by: Chris Columbus

Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Richard Harris, Maggie Smith, Robbie Coltrane, Fiona Shaw, Richard Griffiths, Warwick Davis, John Hurt, Mathew Lewis, Tom Felton, John Cleese, Alan Rickman, David Bradley

Rated: PG for Some Scary Moments and Mild Language

Running Time: 2 h 32 m

TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5

STRENGTHS: Story, Some Production Design, World Building

WEAKNESSES: Some Production Design, Some Acting, Directing, Pacing

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)

November 5, 2018

An orphaned boy learns he is famous in the wizarding world for once having bested an evil wizard as a baby. Upon rejoining the world of wizards, the boy joins a wizard school. 

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In Adventure, Children's Movies, Drama, Epic, Fantasy, Mystery, Sports, Thriller Tags Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Richard Harris, Maggie Smith, Robbie Coltrane, Fiona Shaw, Richard Griffiths, Warwick Davis, John Hurt, Mathew Lewis, Tom Felton, John Cleese, Alan Rickman, David Bradley, Chris Columbus, Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone, 2001, 3 Stars, PG
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Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1994)

Directed by: Kenneth Branagh

Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Robert De Niro, Tom Hulce, Helena Bonham Carter, Ian Holm, Aidan Quinn, John Cleese

Rated: R for Horrific Images

Running Time: 2 h 3 m

TMM Score: 1.5 stars out of 5

STRENGTHS: Production Design, Basic Story

WEAKNESSES: Acting, Dialogue, Weird Story Additions, Pacing

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)

October 30, 2018

Kenneth Branagh’s adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.

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In Drama, Crime, Fantasy, Horror, Sci Fi, Romance, Thriller Tags Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Frankenstein, 1994, Kenneth Branagh, Robert De Niro, Tom Hulce, Helena Bonham Carter, Ian Holm, Aidan Quinn, John Cleese, R, 1.5 Stars
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