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  • Опубликовано: 22 окт 2024

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  • @MrValentineReacts
    @MrValentineReacts  11 месяцев назад +30

    Monty Python should be required learning in every classroom around the globe. Thanks for watching! Support the channel by liking this video, subscribing, commenting.... and most importantly, always looking on the bright side of life.

    • @Muckylittleme
      @Muckylittleme 11 месяцев назад +3

      Have you ever seen any of the old Monty Python TV sketches?
      They did a stage show in the US featuring some of the most popular ones "Live at the Hollywood Bowl," not a movie but something you would enjoy.
      The only other movie, other than Holy Grail, is "The Meaning of Life," which is really just collection of absurdist skits.

    • @Dystopia1111
      @Dystopia1111 11 месяцев назад +2

      Seconding the previous well-cultured fellow's recommendation, you really should check out the Monty Python's Flying Circus series which aired on BBC prior to the films. It is simultaneously the smartest and stupidest comedy ever recorded. You can't say you've really seen Python until you experience 'The Ministry of Silly Walks', 'The Dead Parrot Sketch', 'The Spanish Inquisition', and other classic pieces (with more crazy Terry Gilliam animation between sketches).

    • @gen_x_dad
      @gen_x_dad 11 месяцев назад +2

      Couldn't agree more. And I would add Blackadder to that curriculum. That, sir, would be my cunning plan.

    • @MrValentineReacts
      @MrValentineReacts  11 месяцев назад +1

      I appreciate you all giving me something to chew on; I will gladly ingest any and all Monty Python.

    • @Muckylittleme
      @Muckylittleme 11 месяцев назад

      @@MrValentineReactsDoes that mean we will be nourished on your Monty Python regurgitations?
      I probably shouldn't, but I look forward to it.

  • @SaintDuck
    @SaintDuck 11 месяцев назад +18

    Classic. One of their best. "Where are you going to keep the fetus, in a box?" gets me every time.

    • @possibear
      @possibear 11 месяцев назад +2

      schrodingers fetus

  • @jimtatro6550
    @jimtatro6550 11 месяцев назад +6

    “Fine!! I am the messiah!! Now Fu$& Off!!!”
    “How should we fu$& off Lord?”😂😂😂

  • @GirlWithAnOpinion
    @GirlWithAnOpinion 11 месяцев назад +6

    Who the Hell are you, Mr. Valentine? Just watched "Tombstone " and now this! You have the best, most erudite vocabulary of ANY AND EVERY reactioner on RUclips! Period! Subscribing! Wow!

    • @ianwestc
      @ianwestc 11 месяцев назад +1

      Subscribing for the same reason! This guy thinks about and has fun with these movies. Appreciates equally highbrow and lowbrow

    • @MrValentineReacts
      @MrValentineReacts  11 месяцев назад +1

      I have gratitude for your watching and subscribing!

    • @MrValentineReacts
      @MrValentineReacts  11 месяцев назад +1

      Much obliged🤙🏽 movies are a blast to experience

  • @imocchidoro
    @imocchidoro 9 месяцев назад +1

    Another great reaction. Nice to see people who don't just enjoy a movie, but enjoy the art of movie making. The Pythons were the most brilliantly silly comic troupe EVER. Watching the movie NOW I don't see it as much about religion, but that people have always been the same. If they had social media back then they would have been posting about big noses. This is timeless.

    • @MrValentineReacts
      @MrValentineReacts  8 месяцев назад

      it feels incredibly fresh and rewarding with each watch!

  • @floretion
    @floretion 11 месяцев назад +6

    Great to see you've gotten around to this classic. I think you assessed it correctly. In contrast to the Holy Grail, whose primary objective is just to make you laugh, this movie also makes serious points about "blind faith" and implies one should always question where you get your beliefs- not that they're always wrong, mind you. There is a famous TV debate where Palin and Cleese discuss the movie with members of the church,. Two more tidbits: fellow wordsmith and Latin scholar "Polymathy" does a complete and thorough breakdown of the "Romans Go Home" joke. Last but not least, I will point out that the final song is very popular in Europe to this day- it is played at funerals in Britain and even plays on the radio in Germany.

    • @MrValentineReacts
      @MrValentineReacts  11 месяцев назад +3

      Thanks for the info! I'm particularly excited to learn of the Palin/Cheese debate video exists.
      The final song is as catchy as it is powerful

    • @Whateva67
      @Whateva67 11 месяцев назад +2

      Oh,as a side note,John Cleese was a Latin teacher back in the day 😊

  • @magpieMOB
    @magpieMOB 11 месяцев назад +4

    I think they were really paying attention to what was going on in the world at the time - the trend for revolutionary causes to get bound up by theorists and bureaucrats, for them to splinter further into smaller, competing groups (the PFJ vs the JPF, the sad and lonely Popular Front, Reg's crack about "ego trip from the Feminists" when confronted with righteous outrage - all very real and evidenced by the time this was written), maybe because of the initial stress of becoming radicalised and trying to splinter from the dominant, occupying culture all around, making it harder to trust other revolutionaries and come together intersectionally

    • @ronweber1402
      @ronweber1402 8 месяцев назад +1

      And Monty Python was incredibly fractious within themselves a lot of the time.

  • @jlerrickson
    @jlerrickson 11 месяцев назад +2

    Monty Python holds such a special place in my heart. I love how the jokes are simultaneously so smart and so ridiculous, and how the troup was able to carry on for so long while touching on so many cultural and historical topics. I'll be happy to see you share more content from them if you pursue it.

    • @MrValentineReacts
      @MrValentineReacts  11 месяцев назад +3

      Their filmmaking is so soothingly rich! Definitely will be making more MP vids.

  • @lsbill27
    @lsbill27 5 месяцев назад

    Monty Python had a sketch comedy show on TV that was often hilarious. That's where they built their reputation and got funding for the movies. The TV show is definitely worth checking out.

  • @eikthesheik
    @eikthesheik 11 месяцев назад +3

    Smalus Bolus haha, nice one. If they had thought of it, it would have been in the scene for sure 🤣

  • @philshorten3221
    @philshorten3221 11 месяцев назад +2

    In the crowded house see you might spot and hear
    George Harrison of the Beatles
    (Liverpool accent) who help greatly with funding the movie.
    (as did Pink Floyd)
    In the chasing scene, the one last devotee who gets left in the street is
    Spike Milligan of the Goons who happened to be in the area on holiday 😂

    • @DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek
      @DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek 11 месяцев назад

      You cant here his voice. And pink floyd didnt fund this one. The first one was funded by pink floyd and like 10 other big british artists to avoid taxes. But this one was funded entirely by George, he sold his house.

    • @DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek
      @DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek 11 месяцев назад

      Hear*

  • @BigGator5
    @BigGator5 11 месяцев назад +5

    "Understand?"
    "Yes, sir."
    "Now write it out a hundred times."
    "Yes, sir. Thank you, sir. Hail Caesar, sir."
    "Hail Caesar. And if it's not done by sunrise, I'll cut your balls off."
    Fun Fact: The six Monty Python members played 40 characters.
    Cameos Cameos Fact: Spike Milligan was on vacation in Tunisia while this movie was being shot. When the Python team realized he was nearby, they offered him a part. George Harrison briefly appears as Mr. Papadopolous. The costume designer Charles Knode appeared as the passer-by who saw Brian (Graham Chapman) emerge from the crashed spaceship.
    Political Parody Fact: This movie pokes fun at revolutionary groups and 1970s British left-wing politics. The groups in this movie all oppose the Roman occupation of Judea, but fall into the familiar pattern of intense competition among factions that appears, to an outsider, to be over ideological distinctions so small as to be invisible, thus portraying the "narcissism of small differences" phenomenon.
    Music Enthusiast Fact: Eric Idle originally recorded "Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life" in his normal singing voice. After deciding this was not quite right, he re-recorded it with a Cockney accent, singing the new dub in a hotel room with mattresses pushed up against the walls. The line "Bernie, I said, they'll never make their money back" refers to Lord Bernard Delfont pulling out of financing the movie at the last minute.
    What Script Fact: When Michael Palin as Pontius Pilate addressed the soldiers daring them to laugh, he was truly daring them. The soldier extras were ordered to stand there and not laugh, but not told what Palin was going to do. Palin, in fact, can barely stifle his own laughter when he asks if "Biggus Dickus" is "risible" to one of the soldiers. The famous scene required a fair bit of planning. Michael Palin, John Cleese and Graham Chapman rehearsed it many times the day before the shoot, with other extras playing the Roman centurion guards, so as to get their timing and movement right and to allow director Terry Jones to ensure the lighting, camera blocking and positioning were all correct. On the day of shooting the extras were changed at the last minute, as Jones knew that the only way the scene would work was if the extras did not know in advance what was going to be said to them so as to capture their reactions to the dialogue and Palin's delivery of it. The resulting comedy gold from this scene is mostly due to the unrehearsed reaction of the new extras. Jones made sure that the whole scene was shot in just two takes. It is believed the second take for most of the setups were the ones used in the film.

  • @muhkuh0816
    @muhkuh0816 11 месяцев назад +1

    Taika Waititi‘s movie ‚what we do in the shadows‘ is worth checking out, if you wanna know the truth about vampires ;)

    • @MrValentineReacts
      @MrValentineReacts  11 месяцев назад +2

      love Taika -- I am going to watch his body of work soon. between you and me, haven't even seen JoJo Rabbit yet 🤫

    • @muhkuh0816
      @muhkuh0816 11 месяцев назад

      @@MrValentineReacts can't remember how often i've seen JoJo, definitly underappreciated

    • @DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek
      @DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek 11 месяцев назад

      ​@@muhkuh0816honesly i think the show is better

  • @jackprather81
    @jackprather81 9 месяцев назад

    When considering the "controversial" scene about Loretta, try to think about the fact that Reg, who scoffs at Loretta, is shown to be a pompous, do-nothing dummy throughout the rest of the movie. I think that puts the scene in the correct context.

  • @andrewmoss3681
    @andrewmoss3681 11 месяцев назад

    Another great one to a LEGENDARY film. & Yes. It IS prophetic!
    Bit of a look at how much this film has impacted British culture. The song at the end, Always look on the bright side of life, is actually the 2nd most played song at British funerals. Key thing to note. That is funerals, NOT wakes. This song is played in churches to mark the passing of loved ones! & that is just the song.
    I hope everyone has had an amazing week where the weekend just gets better. & much love to all from here in the UK

    • @MrValentineReacts
      @MrValentineReacts  11 месяцев назад +1

      That song has been stuck in my head ever since. It is a ridiculously insightful piece of work; given that it contains levity and profound existentialism.
      thank you for your viewership!

    • @andrewmoss3681
      @andrewmoss3681 11 месяцев назад

      @@MrValentineReacts But it isn't one of those annoying songs that gets stuck in your head, is it. Just humming along to it will help brighten my mood however bad things get. & when did you ever think you'd get such wisdom from a British comedy group? True Masters of their art

  • @EthanBSide
    @EthanBSide 11 месяцев назад +1

    I learned English to use it incorrectly properly in specific genres and satire hot points. Beautiful (sub'd and btw, the actors during the Biggus Dickus scene went in blind,"act a hard Roman guard" , the laughing was real!) Monty Python are Epic.

  • @josefgordon7712
    @josefgordon7712 5 месяцев назад

    What an unparalleled body of work these fine gents made simply for our amusement 👏

  • @KelliViti
    @KelliViti 11 месяцев назад

    I'm 55. I grew up watching Monty Python ( plus movies ) Faulty Towers, & the original cast of Saturday Night Live. Plus some really stellar PBS content in the 70s. Most notably I Claudius. A phenomenal series of about 13 to 15 episodes. You can still find it today. It's worth a watch personally. Even if it seems too labor intensive as a reaction. There are so many platforms now. Spewing constant content. Quality gets lost among the sheer volume of crap. Leading to a dumbing down of music, tv, movies. Society overall. I realize once again how lucky I was to grow up in the 70s. That. As well as. Just how much basic common knowledge we have lost.

    • @MrValentineReacts
      @MrValentineReacts  11 месяцев назад

      Couldn't agree more about the oversaturation of content at the expense of quality. C'est la vie, am I right?
      Thanks for watching and the recommendations.🤙🏽

  • @dedcowbowee
    @dedcowbowee 10 месяцев назад

    You are a clever cunning linguist sir, great reaction. I think you will love "Meaning Of Life". I hope maybe some old episodes of their TV program are to follow.👍

  • @demonicrebellion6903
    @demonicrebellion6903 11 месяцев назад +1

    Two movie recommendations to react to or just watch in your spare time The Producers by Mel Brooks and Duck Soup by The Marx Brothers.

  • @carytodd7211
    @carytodd7211 9 месяцев назад

    This is one of the best analyses of The Life of Brian I've seen. Well done.

  • @MostlyPennyCat
    @MostlyPennyCat 11 месяцев назад +1

    _Romanes Eunt Domus'? 'People called Romanes they go the house'?_

    • @MostlyPennyCat
      @MostlyPennyCat 11 месяцев назад +1

      The complete sketch:
      CENTURION: What's this, then? 'Romanes Eunt Domus'? 'People called Romanes they go the house'?
      BRIAN: It-- it says, 'Romans, go home'.
      CENTURION: No, it doesn't. What's Latin for 'Roman'? Come on!
      BRIAN: Aah!
      CENTURION: Come on!
      BRIAN: 'R-- Romanus'?
      CENTURION: Goes like...?
      BRIAN: 'Annus'?
      CENTURION: Vocative plural of 'annus' is...?
      BRIAN: Eh. 'Anni'?
      CENTURION: 'Romani'. 'Eunt'? What is 'eunt'?
      BRIAN: 'Go'. Let--
      CENTURION: Conjugate the verb 'to go'.
      BRIAN: Uh. 'Ire'. Uh, 'eo'. 'Is'. 'It'. 'Imus'. 'Itis'. 'Eunt'.
      CENTURION: So 'eunt' is...?
      BRIAN: Ah, huh, third person plural, uh, present indicative. Uh, 'they go'.
      CENTURION: But 'Romans, go home' is an order, so you must use the...?
      BRIAN: The... imperative!
      CENTURION: Which is...?
      BRIAN: Umm! Oh. Oh. Um, 'i'. 'I'!
      CENTURION: How many Romans?
      BRIAN: Ah! 'I'-- Plural. Plural. 'Ite'. 'Ite'.
      CENTURION: 'Ite'.
      BRIAN: Ah. Eh.
      CENTURION: 'Domus'?
      BRIAN: Eh.
      CENTURION: Nominative?
      BRIAN: Oh.
      CENTURION: 'Go home'? This is motion towards. Isn't it, boy?
      BRIAN: Ah. Ah, dative, sir! Ahh! No, not dative! Not the dative, sir! No! Ah! Oh, the... accusative! Accusative! Ah! 'Domum', sir! 'Ad domum'! Ah! Oooh! Ah!
      CENTURION: Except that 'domus' takes the...?
      BRIAN: The locative, sir!
      CENTURION: Which is...?!
      BRIAN: 'Domum'.
      CENTURION: 'Domum'.
      BRIAN: Aaah! Ah.
      CENTURION: 'Um'. Understand?
      BRIAN: Yes, sir.
      CENTURION: Now, write it out a hundred times.
      BRIAN: Yes, sir. Thank you, sir. Hail Caesar, sir.
      CENTURION: Hail Caesar. If it's not done by sunrise, I'll cut your balls off.
      BRIAN: Oh, thank you, sir. Thank you, sir. Hail Caesar and everything, sir! Oh. Mmm!
      Finished!
      ROMAN SOLDIER STIG: Right. Now don't do it again.
      CENTURIONS chase BRIAN
      MAN: Hey! Bloody Romans.

  • @matthewzeller5026
    @matthewzeller5026 11 месяцев назад +1

    Dude I just found your channel and I'm so excited to binge your videos. Life of Brian is my favorite and I see you've watched many other amazing films I'm excited to watch with you. Definitely subscribing because I like your energy 😁

    • @MrValentineReacts
      @MrValentineReacts  11 месяцев назад +1

      sincerely thank you for watching!😊Nice to cross paths with you

    • @matthewzeller5026
      @matthewzeller5026 11 месяцев назад

      @@MrValentineReacts lol perfect time to comment. I was just trying to figure out what I wanted to do to unwind this evening and was kinda drawing a blank. I'm trying to decide between your Blazing Saddles and Naked Gun reactions but it will probably end up being both.
      BTW have you ever watched Kingsman?

    • @MrValentineReacts
      @MrValentineReacts  11 месяцев назад +1

      we're on the same wavelength!@@matthewzeller5026
      I went into the 2021 film 'The King's Man' blindly for a matinee; quickly realized there were had to have been prequels and walked out. I have to start from the beginning!

    • @matthewzeller5026
      @matthewzeller5026 11 месяцев назад

      @@MrValentineReacts The first is one of my all-time favorite movies. I haven't seen the others so I can't vouch for them but it's so fun and unique they really captured lightning in a bottle.
      I'm actually glad you haven't seen it because now I (hopefully) will get to see you react to it.
      Edit: and you'll understand why I asked in the first place. There's an extra special surprise just for you 😁

    • @MrValentineReacts
      @MrValentineReacts  11 месяцев назад +1

      @@matthewzeller5026 will do; color me intrigued!!
      it's on my list 😎

  • @davidupton8880
    @davidupton8880 11 месяцев назад +1

    I had to walk through a large protest when I saw it in the theater.

  • @michaeldodson4892
    @michaeldodson4892 11 месяцев назад +1

    I’m really glad you elected to ease up on the
    word-of-the-day graphics. It was a little condescending.
    CONDESCENDING.
    See what I mean?

  • @YN97WA
    @YN97WA 11 месяцев назад +1

    My father was a minister, and he thought it was hilarious.

  • @possibear
    @possibear 11 месяцев назад +1

    MP crew did such amazing work, even their sketches are top notch. ill never recommend enough for anyone to look up ministy of silly walks

    • @MrValentineReacts
      @MrValentineReacts  11 месяцев назад +1

      Always glad to meet another movie lover! Thank you for watching🤙🏽

    • @possibear
      @possibear 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@MrValentineReactsno, thank you for the content

  • @tommytbone9778
    @tommytbone9778 15 дней назад

    BIGGEST DICKEST jokes ruled in the 70s and yes this was not appreciated in many places like with the bible belters BUT us Python people who have been along for the ride since the days of PBS enjoyed the dig at the era that began it all as the troupe are unmatched, with sketches that roll from one to another some say it's hard to keep up at times...SO keep rockin the Reaction & giddyup MR VALENTINE

  • @uluruh1527
    @uluruh1527 5 месяцев назад

    Find a good article how the film was discussed controversy beforehand and followed by a lot of bans in a lot of states.... even more funny.

  • @88wildcat
    @88wildcat 11 месяцев назад

    6:20, brings new meaning to the phrase arming yourself.

  • @jzero4813
    @jzero4813 9 месяцев назад

    7:07 It's a bit like when Gillette came out with the Mach 3 razor in 1998 - the first one with three blades - and that year Mad magazine did a gag ad with a (then) ridiculous 5-blade razor and everyone laughed. If anything I'd say both cases here are actually anti-prophetic since they were mocking something that was later done seriously with a degree of success.

  • @ichsehsanders
    @ichsehsanders 11 месяцев назад +2

    I never understood how this movie could be considerd offensive from the "christian" perspective.
    Jesus Birth ,the cermon on the mountain , healing a lepper all happen and nobody made fun of these events or jesus himself.
    The Ridicule is directed towards other people reactiong to those situations.

  • @iconoclast888
    @iconoclast888 11 месяцев назад +1

    You ain't no nitwit for sure. Good sense of humour and mindful commentary makes an interesting watch of you watching. Keep on keeping on. Suggestions of what to watch if you haven't already: anything South Park (there's a movie from 1999) or other 2 gems from it's 2 daddies, which would be ''Team America - World Police (2004)'' and ''Cannibal! The Musical (1993)'' Peace (of mind) to you and to yours.

  • @douglasg.9271
    @douglasg.9271 11 месяцев назад

    Give “the meaning of life “ a watch. It’s a little different from this one, but many hysterical parts.

  • @Rastafaustian
    @Rastafaustian 11 месяцев назад +2

    Leave a comment. Take the cannoli.

  • @0okamino
    @0okamino 11 месяцев назад

    It is, of course, all 100% historically accurate. The penalty is even still the same for failing to use correct Latin grammar.

  • @aladindelic
    @aladindelic 11 месяцев назад

    If you wanna see another great comedy (and sci-fi) on religion, check Indian movie "PK" (2014). Nice reaction on this phenomenal movie.

  • @slowerthinker
    @slowerthinker 11 месяцев назад

    As hard as you laughed during this film you now have to face up to the unfortunate truth that you have now seen the two best creations by the Pythons. Everything else you see by them will be _not quite_ as good. The original late '60s television series was groundbreaking and influential, but very *very* hit and miss. Furthermore it was very much of its time and many of the topics spoofed and references it makes will not resonate with a 21st century audience. Of course much of the humourous topics remain universal, but you also have to watch out for fans spoiling sketches by revealling punchlines.
    There are certainly many very good works made by the members of the team after the group disbanded which I would heartily recommend. Of the top of my head "A Fish Called Wanda", Fawlty Towers", "Yellowbeard" "Time Bandits" "Ripping Yarns" "The Rutles."... and I'm sure I'll think of a few more things as soon as i hit "enter" ;oP

    • @brunobrauer6301
      @brunobrauer6301 11 месяцев назад

      "The original late '60s television series was groundbreaking and influential, but very very hit and miss."
      Beautiful plumage, though.

  • @larryk731
    @larryk731 11 месяцев назад

    Producers 1967 version should be next

  • @BadWisdom523
    @BadWisdom523 11 месяцев назад +2

    If you want to try something funny but just as out there with the sensitive issues, give Four Lions a go.

  • @eikthesheik
    @eikthesheik 11 месяцев назад +2

    Welease Woger !

  • @wrpdcnfsn
    @wrpdcnfsn 11 месяцев назад

    If you like this and Monty Python you should like Eric The Viking.

  • @vgalea
    @vgalea 4 месяца назад

    I'm not a christian and have no kind of religious belief or education. I feel like I learned more about Jerusalme in the time of the Roman occupation from this movie than most of my acquantances who profess religion.
    Also, Incontinentia Buttocks.

    • @vgalea
      @vgalea 4 месяца назад

      What have the Romans ever done for us?

  • @whyukraine
    @whyukraine 5 месяцев назад

    oh damn you already did it!

    • @whyukraine
      @whyukraine 5 месяцев назад

      Its funny how you might not like The Holy Grail the first time, but then you're thinking about it & chuckling weeks after. Then the 2nd watch is much better.

  • @YT_AKai_
    @YT_AKai_ 11 месяцев назад +1

    “Are you a virgin?”

  • @gregorywilcox5949
    @gregorywilcox5949 11 месяцев назад

    yes, there was lots of protest of this movie by many denominations' god does have a sense of humor look at the platypus (stolen from dogma also a great religious parody)

    • @MrValentineReacts
      @MrValentineReacts  11 месяцев назад

      haha. the platypus is a brilliant example. you remind me, I must watch that film!

  • @larryk731
    @larryk731 11 месяцев назад +1

    They were poking fun at organized religion using a Judeo-Christian background.

  • @alaenamcdonald1877
    @alaenamcdonald1877 11 месяцев назад +1

    *Delightfully sacrilegious* ❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @Notepad37
    @Notepad37 5 месяцев назад

    I think it is being disrespectful which makes it funnier, don't even need to exaggerate to make it ridiculous, it's laughable already

  • @TheGallantDrake
    @TheGallantDrake 10 месяцев назад

    7:35 it’s almost as if people who insist that trans people are a recent phenomenon are wrong or something

  • @pappapata
    @pappapata 8 месяцев назад

    🙏👌❣

  • @TheWizardsTales
    @TheWizardsTales 8 месяцев назад

    I'm surprised you like Biggus Dickus so much but had no reaction whatsoever to his wife, Incontinentia Buttocks.

    • @MrValentineReacts
      @MrValentineReacts  8 месяцев назад

      I haven't seen dumb and dumber, oddly enough. Nor Ace ventura. although i feel like i have because of its stamp on pop culture!!

  • @DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek
    @DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek 11 месяцев назад

    There were trans people before this film