The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

I watched this movie, it brought tears, it was so funny and even my mom enjoyed it! This movie has plenty of the usual gags and even kids can watch! Amazing that it went $20 MIL or so overbudget and it... Full review

First of all, this film is hillarious, but you have to be paying attention. It is a high grade of intellectual and satirical humor that plays hard and fast with fantasy and mythology in a rational, realistic world. On a deeper... Full review

In the beginning of this rambunctious film, an old man interrupts a rowdy theater rendition of baron Munchausen’s life to let us all know who the real guy was. Do you dare challenge his words? Gilliam has a wonderful sense of... Full review

Hard to imagine anyone doing it any better. The only weakness is the lack of any real characters, but as a fun romp very well paced it is a fine achievement and well worth seeing.... Full review

What is fun about this movie is the fact that the next time you watch, you find your imagination finding more of the humor and interaction in the cast. From the telling of the story of the Baron to the reality... Full review

Great movie! Has a surreal feeling to it that draws the viewer in like a fish on a hook. Robin Williams's and Eric Idle's performances are outstanding. The story is excellant, and it only has a couple of dull moments. If... Full review

I like Terry Gilliam's films but this turned out to be a bit of a mess. You have to really want to see this movie in order to follow it through to the ending. The story line seems to suffer from... Full review

I disagree with the person who thinks this is not a CHILDS movie because there are naked women (Uma exposing a little bit of a nipple.. and then the art work in Vulcans home).. Are you insinuating that you would NEVER... Full review

This has to be one of my favourite films ever, I'll admit it's not the greatest work of art ever made and to be honest it never tries to be. I get very annoyed with these armchair film experts who... Full review

This was one of the better movies that is based on a classic story, for those that know it, of Baron Munchausen. Don’t expect amazing visuals, since this movie is from 1989 and goes along with the Alice in Wonderland type... Full review

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen only gets better with the retelling. For all that, you don't see any of the difficulties on the screen, and the film is a fantastic, whimsical treat. ... Full Review

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen only gets better with the retelling. For all that, you don't see any of the difficulties on the screen, and the film is a fantastic, whimsical treat. ... Full Review

Now that it's been released in a special 20th-anniversary DVD by Sony Pictures, it is clear that "Baron Munchausen" is one of the most visionary and accomplished movies of the 1980s. Well past his prime, the Baron retraces his old adventures, gathering his now elderly companions, who he hopes will be able to overcome their arthritis long enough to help him defeat the Turks. ... Full Review

The film is fun and funny if not altogether bizarre, but has become a cult classic over the years and this is not only a remastered version of the original film using the latest technology but a high definition version in Blu-Ray format Extra Special : New commentary from Gilliam, a new very cool three part documentary on the making of the film, deleted scenes, storyboard sequences and only on the Blu-Ray version a look at the enhanced graphics and trivia. ... Full Review

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen," released as a 20th-anniversary DVD this week, stars John Neville as the famous fabulist who swoops in on an 18th century theatrical re-creation of his life and loudly denounces it as a pack of lies - not because it is untrue but because it isn't nearly outlandish enough. ... Full Review

It seems that director Ron Howard is taking a break, of sorts, and venturing into a very new type of film for him. According to the Los Angeles Times' Hero Complex blog, Howard will be venturing into the world of... ... Full Article

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With THE ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN 20 th Anniversary Edition being released onto DVD last week and making its debut in high definition Blu-Ray format - a film that was a critical and box office failure yet still managed to... ... Full Article

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By MARK LANDLER Published: September 1, 2004 UNICH - In the fall of 1987 Thomas Sch?hly found himself in producer's hell, otherwise known as the set of "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen." ... Full Article

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen - (1988) Another Terry Gilliam film, similar in some respects to Time Bandits : silly, stupid, weird, funny, with terrific sets; a merging of mythology and fantasy literature into an imagination that rejects reason and... ... Full Article