Okay, this is obviously some dude in a cheesy barbarian get-up and a paper mache mask, but this minotaur totally works for me. Maybe it's those hollow eyes, like a minotaur is a man with the head of a dead, decaying bull.
Best ogre this side of the Revenge of the Nerds franchise.
More bovine monsters. These minions of Evil really creeped me out as a kid. Lanky, skeletal things with horns and scythe like single boneclaws where their hands should be, making horrible inhuman noises as they chase Kevin and his larcenous friends about the place. I know the billowy black robes are meant to conceal the poor stiltwalkers underneath, but they also serve to make the creatures look vaguely insubstantial as well. Do these things have a name?
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I always figured the "minotaur" was *supposed* to be a guy in a costume.
ReplyDeleteHey man, you can't forget the classic giant, with the boat hat.
ReplyDeleteI just love this movie. Kids in the 80's had to so good.
ReplyDeleteThe minotaur was like the classic "guy in a costume" monster that Scooby Doo gang was always defeating.
ReplyDeleteSkeletal cowheaded stalkers = Eyes of Fear and Flame (FF).
ReplyDeleteRelations of the Minions showed up in Rastan/Nastar
ReplyDeleteYeah, that was the brilliance of that particular "minotaur ..." the entire point is that it was a dude. Kind of like a theme villain or pro-wrestling baddie :)
ReplyDeleteTime Bandits is totally the coolest time travel movie ever.
ReplyDeleteOh aye, Peter Vaughan is my go-to ogre as well.
ReplyDeleteI read the novelisation of Time Bandits when it came out but I can't remember if the cow-skull monsters had a name. I do remember however that one of Evil's henchmen is called Baxi Brazilia, which is also the name of a wall heater. http://www.baxi.co.uk/products/2207.htm
The monsters in Gilliam's Jabberwocky and The Adventures of Baron Munchhausen look very similar. I recommend checking them out if you haven't already.
ReplyDeleteThat ogre guy is exactly what trolls look like in Earthdawn. Just sayin'.
ReplyDeleteThere's always Dark Crystal.
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