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Poll Question: Which one do you choose?
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I guess it's because I have seen Time Bandits many times on TV over the years (going back to the 80s). I have it recorded on my PVR from a commercial free station now. I think it did well at the box office, was a critical success. and did well in the video market. I don't follow IMDB much.

Just for being a Terry Gilliam film, and involving other Pythons, it would be surprising to me if it was obscure even if it doesn't seem that big according to IMDB.

It's not like a blockbuster, though. I wonder if older films might suffer too that came out before IMDB, unless they are huge names.

I enjoyed this podcast on it: https://play.acast.com/s/ruleofthree/davidquantickontimebandits. I love the Rule of Three podcast.

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^ Yeah, Time Bandits is quite popular. I generally base my understanding of popularity on IMDb. Of course they are not the ultimate "determiners", but it feels safe...

For instance, I thought that U Turn (1997) was extremely popular, but IMDb says it is not that much. Also, some movies are very popular in some countries, but not so in others. Of course the internet age changed it to an extent, but not totally...
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I voted for Time Bandits too, and will give Cronos a vote as well.
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Originally posted by Shadowyzard Shadowyzard wrote:

^ I think Time Trap was fantastic. Donnie Darko is way too popular for my concept. Then I would have to add Planet of the Apes, The Matrix, Looper, The Butterfly Effect etc. etc. etc. and 25 poll options would not suffice. Obscurity is also cool. Cool


You were right, it is popular. My son was talking math, as usual, to me while I was trying to post and hadn't taken in your OP properly. I would have thought Time Bandits was pretty darn popular, though. I mean it's only friggin Terry Gilliam with Michael Palin contributing writing.;)
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And Greg, Time Bandits can still get one of your votes. Multiplicity of votes is cool. Clown
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^ I think Time Trap was fantastic. Donnie Darko is way too popular for my concept. Then I would have to add Planet of the Apes, The Matrix, Looper, The Butterfly Effect etc. etc. etc. and 25 poll options would not suffice. Obscurity is also cool. Cool
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I just lost long message. Much as I love Time bandits, when I saw this poll Los Cronocrímenes (time Crimes) immediately came to mind. Loved it and it will get my vote. I saw Time Trap recently and did not like it.

Donnie Darko I feel could fit and I loved that film.
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I'm not much of a movie/tv watcher at all (I have not seen a single movie on your list, LOL, so I'll not be voting.)

I do remember seeing one a long time ago that I enjoyed... I had to look it up, as I did not remember the title.  It was called "Somewhere in Time" with Christopher Reeve.  Granted, I saw it in the theaters whenever it came out, which was ages ago when I was a teenager.  I have no idea if I'd enjoy it today.

Another time-travel one I sort-of enjoyed a few years ago was "Safety Not Guaranteed."
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No too popular movies. (The ones rated by more than 100k people on IMDb.) So no The Butterfly Effect, Twelve Monkeys, Donnie Darko, Groundhog Day etc. among the options.

I only included the movies that I know and like/love. (Probably there are more.) I've been planning to watch The Amazing Mr. Blunden, but didn't put it here for that reason.

There's the "Other" option, and multiple votes are allowed.

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