Monty Python's Life of Brian - The Immaculate Edition

Divertida y diferente a lo que comunmente se ofrece actualmente

....That isn't an early Mel Brooks or Richard Lester movie! This film pretty much made me a fan of the Pythons, leading me to go see a retrospective of theirs including "And Now For Something Completely Different", "Jabberwocky" and "Monty Python & The Holy Grail". By far the most ingenious and well written thing they've done since and maybe SLIGHTLY funnier than "Grail", this movie makes fun of zealotry, hypocrisy, decadence, dumb luck and history, all in one fell swoop!The movie generally involves a case of mistaken identity that affects a Nazarene named Brian, born on the same day as, and right downstream from, you-know-who. This mistake affects Brian's life through the course of the entire movie, even after he joins a fanatic sect of Roman-hating terrorists. Though the Wise Men who mistook him for Jesus early in the film corrected themselves, Brian still has a hard time convincing the sheepish, desperate people who follow him everywhere that he isn't a messiah while trying to escape Roman capture.Cleese, Idle and Palin especially shine in this film, playing many disparate parts...Cleese as 1) A Roman centurion, 2) Reg, the leader of a terrorist faction Brian happens onto, and 3) A high priest/Pharisee/Sadducee - whatever, holding a zany trial for someone who has said the Lord's name in vain; Idle as: 1) Stan, a terrorist with gender identity problems, 2) A crazy but extremely lucky guy who never gets crucified though he's due for it, 3) A guy who taunts a fellow at the sermon on the mount by repeatedly calling him "Bignose", 4) A stuttering gravedigger, 5) A stoning rock, false beard and gourd vendor and 6) The guy who sings "Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life" to Brian while hanging from a cross; Palin plays: 1) Pontius Pilate, 2) a particularly zealous member of the terrorist band Brian joins, 2)A squirrelly beggar complaining about being cured, 3) a VERY mild-mannered head counter at Brian's crucifiction, 4) The guy Idle taunts at the sermon on the mount and 5) A verbose false prophet. Even Chapman, the one playing Brian, also plays the role of Biggus Dickus, the lisping friend of Pontius Pilate as well as the hapless "Red Sea pedestrian" himself. Terry Jones plays Brian's mother and an ascetic who has his vow of silence ruined by Brian stepping on his foot.When I first saw this movie, I didn't remember laughing so much since seeing Richard Lester's "Help!" and "Hard Day's Night" at the Circle In The Square up in Greenwich Village back in 1967. A true masterpiece of zany comedy as only the British seem able to do it.Wouldn't it be great to see either Rowan Atkinson's or "Grant/Naylor's" take on religion? The possibilities are endless!

I first saw this movie ages ago, and through the years completely forgot about its existence. Then I watched the Monty Python documentary "Almost the Truth" and they talked about this movie and showed clips from it. That brought back the memories and I realized I must have this film for my collection.I'm not gonna go into great detail about the film itself. If you haven't seen it by now, I can't help you. Buy the damn Blu-Ray (or DVD if you prefer), and see it. It is absolutely amazing and is some of the finest work the Monty Python crew has ever done. I love absolutely every single second of this film, and if you don't, you are probably a bad person. I strongly believe that the people who don't like this movie are the reason we can't have nice things.On to the Blu-Ray then. I bought this particular edition because of the stellar reviews, and I wasn't disappointed. The picture and sound quality is great. The only complaint (if you want to call it that) that I have is the menu. The writing on the menu can be a little difficult to make out at first glance, but it's not really that big of a deal.I haven't checked out the commentary or any of the other special features because honestly I don't really care much about all that stuff. I bought the Blu-Ray for the movie, not for all the extra crap. Well worth the cash for the movie alone, all the special features notwithstanding. In the time it took you to read this review, you could've bought this movie. How can you live with yourself?

Got it fast and this movie is still funny

Mu item arrived in great condition and was also about three days early. I couldn't be more pleased about the purchase price or merchandise.