As was to be expected, hoped for and even desired, 'Time heroes' It is a free modern reinterpretation of the film directed by Terry Gilliam in 1981, which, to tell the truth, I barely remember (although it hasn't been six years since I saw it, maybe for the first time). Perhaps, it is possible, that it is one of the many considered “cult gems of the 80s” that, unlike, for example, 'The Goonies'forty years later, they are more so because of the nostalgia of those who remember them than because of their own merits. Perhaps, it is possible. Who knows… In any case, this series of adventures with a clearly family-oriented tone stands out for its persistent and incessant sense of humor, with its creators Taika Waititi, Jemaine Clement and Iain Morris emulating in some way – or at least greatly recalling – Monthy Python (from Steven Spielberg's Amblin). It is, in fact, more comedy than adventure, since its condition as a product for all audiences conditions it, or reduces it to being nothing more than an uninhibited, likeable and – very often – fun pastime. No more, but also no less than a highly entertaining, quite effective and yes, I repeat, likeable and – very often – fun pastime. Waititi, Morris and Clement have a project that fits their personality in an organic and natural way, and that, lacking forty years to pass before it can become the cult jewel of some adults of tomorrow, captures, or at least tries to do so quite successfully, that characteristic tone of the family fantasy of the 80s, type 'Inside the labyrinth'marked by purity and innocence. That's what it's all about: being able to share a sofa and a fan with the family without anyone feeling like they're being punished. Ten chapters of no more than 40 minutes that hook you with their agility, ease and lightness, even though it is this very agility, ease and lightness that, probably and irremediably, causes it not to end up being something memorable. And, to be obvious, its status as an obvious family product largely rules out it going off track and taking big risks, committing great follies and things of that sort. Which doesn't stop it from 'Time heroes' It is a very enjoyable and highly decent production from start to finish, to summarise. Perhaps, as always, as disenchanted adults with complexes about a childhood that will never return except in dreams, we can wish it were a bit more transgressive. Just as, for example, we can also wish to be forty years younger and be able to see it without any major prejudices. Perhaps, it is possible. Although it is not necessary. You just have to go with the flow. It is easy, comfortable and above all very satisfying.
