MONTY PYTHON'S LIFE OF BRIAN | MOVIE REACTION | FIRST TIME WATCHING
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"life's a piece of shit, when you look at it" is top tier songwriting from Eric Idle
I understand that song has been the most played song at funerals for years
@@shawnmiller4781 Yep, every non-religious family funeral I've been to has had this played.
@@shawnmiller4781 Ever since it was at Chapmen's funeral, I imagine.
If you like that, you must see _Not the Messiah (He’s a Very Naughty Boy)_ an entire opera based on _The Life of Brian_ written by Eiric Idle and John Perez.
The Latin lesson is even funnier, because John Cleese was a Latin tutor in university. So it was an accurate lesson.
With great satisfaction: "-UM!"
Never took Latin myself (just French), but I've heard horror stories. I knew enough to laugh myself silly.
An explanation of the latin lesson: ruclips.net/video/UfH6gjxTTgE/видео.html&ab_channel=pol%C3%BDMATHY
He was not a Latin tutor at University?
Monty PyTHON
I think "We're all different," "I'm not." is the best written joke in cinema. Even though it's not hysterical or anything it is just such a simple yet smart joke and the whole scene speaks to the human condition.
For me a close contender is from the holy grail "One day, all of this will be yours!" - "The Courtains?". It is just so silly but delivered so well, I've never not laughed at that 😂
@@generalpenultimo6502 Huge tracts of land
And it wasn't in the script
Here in Germany, the song "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" is extremely popular and is still played (unedited) on the radio today.
It is the number 1 song at funerals in the UK.
"Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" was composed by Monty Python Member Eric Idle.
@@clutchpedalreturnsprg7710 It was a chart topper in the early 90s after the first showing of Life of Brian on UK TV (it had been banned for many years by lots of local authorities), and became popular at football matches.
On the subject of the movie being banned, it was banned in a Welsh town because of the nudity rather than the religious content for decades, with the ban only being lifted on behest of the town's new mayor - who just happened to be the woman who played Judith in this film.
@@chrispalmer7893 Banning " Always Look On the Bright Side of Life " would be a definitive act of stupidity. The song is much too jovial to be subjected to such malevolent hijinks.
The girl playing Judith became a councillor in a welsh town, upon taking office she found out the Life of Brian was banned from cinemas so she immediately un-banned it.
She was elected Mayor of Aberystwyth.
You kind of hot the story corect
Wtf?
He's NOT the Messiah, he's a very naughty boy!
And
"YES! WE ARE ALL DIFFERENT!" And John Cleese being a wild eyed zealot always gets me.
Very naughty, but not as naughty as his dad. That guy was the maximum amount of naughty.
"YES, WE ARE ALL DIFFERENT!!!" (lone voice) "I'm not."
Its" we are all individuals"
Fun fact: the old man who wanders off at the end of the gourd/sandal scene is Spike Milligan, founding member of comedy troupe The Goons and a major influence on Monty Python. He happened to be in Tunisia at the time the Pythons were shooting - he was visiting locations from his time serving in WWII whilst writing his memoirs, I believe - and they asked him to appear in the scene. After completing the first take, he wandered off back to his own business - he was technically on holiday, after all; that take is the one that got used in the film.
Spike and the Pythons had a bit of a love-hate relationship. They saw him as their idol and mentor, but he said many times that they basically copied his style/material - in at least one case, at Spike's memorial show on the BBC, Terry Jones copped to the fact that a sketch they did ended up being very similar to one of Spike's - both involved a man going door to door trying to give away manure.
Yes yes yes praise to Spike Milligan and all the goon shows they influence the pythons and the Beatles
Spike was the greatest Comedy Genius of them all,
@BattlePope_au - not familiar with that part of the story, but it's really the kind of thing you'd expect to be part of this movie's backstory.
The other 2 Goons were, of course, Peter Sellers (who needs no introduction) and Harry Secombe (probably best known for having played Mr. Bumble in the movie version of "Oliver!"). The cast of the stage show "Beyond the Fringe" was also a significant influence on Python: Peter Cook (probably best known for having played the clergyman in "The Princess Bride"), Dudley Moore (best known for movies like "10," "Arthur," and "Santa Claus: The Movie"), Jonathan Miller, and Alan Bennett (alas, only the latter is still alive).
Graham Chapman not only played Brian in the movie, but also Biggus Dickus and King Arthur from the other movie!
"This calls for immediate discussion!!" One of the best action movies ever!!
Please watch "Monty Python's The Meaning of Life".
The actor who played Matthias (the guy who was going to be stoned and subsequently harbored the PFJ) also played both the 'I'm not dead' guy and the ill-fated historian in "Holy Grail." The actor who played Jesus in the 'Sermon on the Mount' scene also played Admiral Piett in Episodes V & VI of Star Wars.
And the man they were going to rent the mountain from for the weekend, was George Harrison of the Beatles, who was also one of financiers of the movie.
Finally someone who doesn't completely freak out over some ordinary nudity. :)
One of my most favorite movies, that I watch every Easter.I will never forget watching this in the theater in San Francisco when it first came out (1979). So mind-blowing for that time.
Jesus liked hanging around in Jerusalem at Easter
During the 1982 Falkland Islands War between Argentina and the UK, the HMS Sheffield was hit by a missile and began to sink. The crew all began singing "Always Look On the Bright Side of Life" as she sank.
Sinkings a doddle
Enjoyed your reaction, Addie. I'm always curious how new viewers will take the film. I'm happy you got what Python was saying. The next one, MP's "Meaning of Life" is also really good.
Highly recommend the Monty Python Live From The Hollywood Bowl special. It features a bunch of sketches from their tv show.
As well as record-only classics, such as the Four Yorkshiremen.
There's also "And Now for Something Completely Different" and their 2014 farewell show "Monty Python Live (Mostly): One Down, Five to Go" (which is twice as long as "Hollywood Bowl"). And, of course, "The Meaning of Life."
The Catholic Church in the UK BANNED this movie.
Best promotional act ever.
Fun fact: the naked hermit who ended his vow of silence due to Brian stepping on his foot was played by Terry Jones, director of the film, who also played Brian's mum.
played the man who shouldered the cross for another, as well
You mean to tell us that a key member of the Monty Python group plays not one, but several characters?! I'd never have guessed!
@@richieclean Well, it was more of a "look, that's the director's butt!", but more or less, yeah.
@@mbpoblet With the exception of Michael Palin, we saw all of their asses at some point (though Eric Idle only showed his on his sketch comedy series _Rutland Weekend Television_ ).
That's not a fun fact. The Monty Python 6 always play many roles in their movies.
Remember, Brian's crossmate pointed out that there was plenty of time to be rescued. So we don't really have to assume Brian died. Perhaps there was a last minute intervention by his real father, Naughtius Maximus.
Joke Roman names have always had a place in British comedy. Before Brian, there was the TV series Up Pompeii, which followed the adventures of a cheeky slave named Lurkio, his master Ludicrus and his wife Ammonia, and their children, Erotica and Nauseous. This in turn was somewhat inspired by the American musical comedy, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. It relied less on joke names, but had a wonderfully contrived plot.
As a Brian, I feel like I kind of have to favor this over Holy Grail and the Meaning of Life, but all three are great movies.
The tagline reads, "So funny it was Banned in Norway," as it was banned in some parts of Europe due to its offensive portrait of Catholics, Christians and Jews.
That is true, and it was actually banned in my home country Norway!
Catholics ARE Jews
I meant Christians
Point of order..Aren't Catholics Christians?
Addie, even ordained people so long as they aren’t drips love this movie. Seriously, the theologically educated or folks with a knowledge of classical history or Trotskyism have a certain sympathy with this film. As do Latin teachers of a certain age.
We are all individuals.
I'm not.
Well, let’s go be different, just like all the different people.
it is very weird that christians got upset about this when the first two scenes (plus what, the fifth?) are there to establish that he is definitely not jesus.
It's more that it is mocking Religion in general and Christianity is particular.
The "suicide squad" was waaaay beyond their time.
"Making it worse? How could it be worse? Jehovah! Jehovah! Jehovah!"
George Harrison of The Beatles had a company that helped finance this movie, along with Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Elton John, and other musician friends of the Pythons. George has a quick cameo later in the film in a crowd scene and looks right into the camera, but most people miss it. While I'll always love Holy Grail the most, this is arguably MP's best film overall. Their next film, "Monty Python's Meaning of Life" is a real hodge-podge of different sketches, all very loosely combined to kinda sort apply to the title. It's most famous for the sketch at the end with the massively obese Mr. Creosote. You should definitely check it out.
No, George specifically set up HandMade Films to finance this movie after ATV dropped out because he wanted to see the film. He called it the most expensive cinema ticket ever. It would go on to become the most important British Independent film makers of the late-70s/early 80s, funding "The Long Good Friday", "Time Bandits", and "Whitnall and I", among many others.
Eric Idle got to sing "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" during the closing ceremonies of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London. He wrote an additional verse for the occasion:
When you're stuck on the world stage,
With a bunch of looneys half your age,
And everything is starting to go wrong.
You want to run away,
But you might as well just stay,
Especially when they play your silly song.
Now you need to watch Monty Python's Meaning of Life!
*Meaning of Life* used to be my favorite Monty Python movie because I thought it had the funniest jokes. Then I decided that *Life of Brian* was my favorite because it's a brilliant piece of satire. These days *Holy Grail* is my favorite because it breaks with so many story telling and movie making conventions and because it is ultimately one big joke on the audience, which I think is genius.
Eric Idle wrote the song with George Harrison
Fun fact: this movie only exists because of Ex-Beatle George Harrison. The production company finally bothered to read the script and got cold feet literally right before shooting was about to start and squashed the whole project. Luckily Python actor Eric Idle happened to be friends with George and after unloading on him about their woes and the 4 million dollars they'd need to get it made George offered to finance the whole thing. He even had to take out a couple of mortgages to afford it but he did. It's unclear whether he'd even read the script yet himself but according to John Cleese afterwards Eric asked him "Why are you doing this?" and George just replied "I want to see the movie." Thus it was that by the grace of a late, great, Beatle a classic was born.
Yep, you can even see George Harrison at the Sermon at the Mount scene.
@@thrakkorzog75002 Actually, he's the random guy next to Reg as he's guarding Brian out of his house from all his zealous followers. Harrison ultimately called his financing of the film 'the most expensive movie ticket ever purchased.'
In fact, he sold his house so he'd be able to give them the money. He also plays 1 of the villagers in the beginning of the movie. Sadly, you can't see him 'cause there's too many people.
@@ComeOnIsSuchAJoy If he's not walking up to the sermon at the mount, then there's an extra that missed his calling to start a Beatles cover band. Since he looks a hell of a lot like Harrison.
The Judean Peoples Front suicide squad originally had a bigger part in the film, but they felt it didn't really work so they cut nearly all of their scenes. They couldn't completely cuy them out though because of the scenes at the end when Judith and Brian's mother said goodbye while standing amongst them.
Doesn't matter it still works as a quick gag.
Yes, they were basically a Nazi take on the Jews (the logo on their helmets is even a swastika/Star of David hybrid), obsessed with racial purification. Their initial introduction kind of slows the movie down... and the Pythons felt it would ultimately offend people even more if they didn't get the satire of it. Even so, the deleted scenes are out there.
"That showed em, huh?"
Men playing women pretending to be men...stoned
If they did have the alternate ending you were thinking of, the movie would have been called Saving Pilate;s Brian!
Well played!
This film was poking fun of British politics. The liberal parties were fighting for purity of ideas while the conservative parties were working to consolidate political power.
Meaning of Life next? It has the Galaxy song in it.
A ton of smart jokes, but you have to appreciate that even the stupid humor here is performed really smart. Biggus Dickus!
The "I'm Brian..." scene at the end is a homage to the "I'm Spartacus..." crucifixion scene at the end of the Kirk Douglas movie of that name. Well done Addie, though like most people you missed a few gags along the way. It takes multiple watches of the Pythons to get them all.
In Spartacus it isn't a crucifixion. They capture the rebel gladiators and ask which one is Spartacus , Spartucus stands up and say's that he is Spartacus and the rest all do the same in solidarity, knowing that they would all die along with him.
The first time I experienced Monty Python's Life Of Brian was when it was released on Vinyl LP. I was only 12 years old in 1979 so wasn't allowed to go and see it in the cinema. Listing to it 'as you would a radio play' allows you to create your own version of the movie in your mind's eye. Great fun. I use to watch the Monty python comedy show in the early 1970's. Always enjoyed that song about being a lumberjack 😁.
🎶 I'm a lumberjack and I'm alright 🎶
Since it's called "Life of Brian" and it started with his birth, it pretty much HAD to end with his death.
A few years ago I saw John Cleese and Eric Idle doing a live stage show. The most amazing part was when Eric Idle ended the show leading the entire theater of 2000+ people in a sing-along of "Always look on the Bright Side of Life"
So there’s always a hint of cleverness in Monty Python’s works. For instance, they had one skit about the Pope arguing with Michelangelo over The Last Supper (a da Vinci work), and Michelangelo asks if he “made the disciples too Jewish”, commenting that he “made Judas the most Jewish.” Kind of a reference to antisemitism in Catholic art.
Here in this movie we have another clever wordplay which puzzles my mind: Brian’s mother constantly says “he’s not the messiah, he’s a very naughty boy.” Later we learn that Brian’s father really was a Roman by the name of Naughtius Maximus (literally “Very Naughty’s boy”).
Which makes me go “right, stop that! It’s silly” when they called someone “son of Deuteronomy of Gath” in this same film.
Honestly, the writing in this movie is absolutely genius. There are so many delicious nuggets throughout.
A "HINT" of cleverness???
@@iczorro see the last bit. They went all galaxy brains on us crafting a perfect name joke, only to then have “Deuteronomy” as a “first name”
Silly. Very silly indeed.
Except that was not a Monty P sketch, though in the Amnesty International show where it first appeared in 1976, "A Poke in the Eye, with a Sharp Stick" (which later became "The Secret Policemans Ball"), the Pope was played by John Cleese, Michaelangelo by Jonathan Lynn and he was introduced by Peter Cook. Monty Python included the sketch in their stage show, but not until 1982. It is difficult to find out who wrote the skit as on the LP of the original show no one really claimed any copyrights as all rights were given to Amnesty International, but credit IS given to Cleese / Lynn. So most likely it was written by them when they both had involvement with one of the predecessors to Monty Python called Beyond The Fringe
I watch this every Easter instead of the BS religious stuff.
the ".... the holy grail" didn't end with that police scene. it ended with snappy 5 minute organ solo and a blank screen. so there. oh, the follies of youth!
i just noticed the ex-leper asked for a talent. how much is a talent? well, in gold, about $29 million. 129 lbs.
Honestly, I hate the ending. Never have liked it, and the closing song got straight up my nose. Blame my historical knowledge; crucifixion is a terrible way to die. To my mind it's like making jokes about the Holocaust.
Fun Fact: if the guards were impatient (it often took several days for the victims to die) they would break their legs so they couldn't hold themselves up. You see the organs slide down the body cavity; the diaphragm sinks down and you slowly suffocate. Broken legs speeds things along.
... Please excuse my morbid explanation. If you liked the ending, enjoy.
Me, two scenes make me laugh every time: one is the latin lesson, and the other is the Bigus Dickus sketch.
To be honest, your reaction seemed to be more like one of surprise and confusion. You hardly ever laughed!
(Not that there's anything wrong with that....) 🙂
From now on, you shall be called Addie that is called Addie.
The bright side of life...
The bright side of death - what is that all about?
My favorite moment always has been when Brian crawls out of the wreckage of that space-ship, and this dude says something like "Lucky Bas!ard" to him.
Pure gold that moment.
I dunno... not really sure but... reading between the lines here... I kinda think that just maybe she may have liked the ending. Maybe? ;)
"I'm Brian and so's my wife!"
You should consider watching Fawlty Towers
Men playing women playing men, truly ahead of its time.
And now the GOP would ban them from doing it.
Yep. 2 years before Victor/Victoria
@cthulhucollector the gop doesn't ban satire, they ban insanity. Thinking a fork is a spoon doesn't make the fork a spoon. 🤷♂️
@@brianmurphy4032 are yall seriously about to have a political debate in a MONTY PYTHON reaction video? Your lords and masters are winning, and you're helping.
@@Tateorsomething no, I'm trying to iron out a blatantly obvious misconception or exaggeration or lie. Yea yea two sides of the same coin, the party's are the same, etc we both know that's a lie so just hold ur breath
George Harrison completely financed this movie after the studio backed out. He had a cameo in the movie and made a really good profit when the film was a hit.
I love when they’re applauding him on the cross. It’s so funny.
I don't know how they tracked this, but for a couple years after this movie, "Always Look On The Bright side Of Life" was reported by a London paper to be the most requested funeral song in Britain.
It still is today
"I'm Brian, and so is my wife!"
Now do Monty Python's The Meaning of Life.
one thing that might not be obvious these days is that the roman that corrects his grammar and makes it write it a bunch of times is a riff on having to learn latin in something like a catholic school. the nun would indeed correct your grammar and vocabulary and then make you right it a hundred times or something. i would imagine that this is an experience, and therefore a gag, that is much more recognizable to folks in the past.
The "I'm brian, no I'm brian" part is a reference to the 1960 Spartacus movie.
The romans were looking after a fleed slave who ended up commanding an army of rebels against the empire (sounds familiar?). When they encountered the army the romans asked to hand out their leader to spare all other lives. Then suddenly all yelled "I'm spartacus and I am spartacus too. They ended up to crucify all 6000 men in the Via Appia in Rome though the real life spartacus died already in battle. True Story!
YESSSS!!!! The best of the Python films, imo!!! 🤣🤣🤣
Fun fact: The roman guards were intentionally not told the lines for the "Bigus Dickus" scene. Those barely contained laughs were the real reactions. Or so the legend goes...
They had rehearsed the scene the night before, then brought in a new group of extras the next day, with their only instructions being "don't laugh."
And the legend is a lie.
@@DavidB-2268 Not true at all.
One of the guards - Andrew MacLachlan - who was also apparently a famous cricketer, also appeared in "The Meaning of Life."
The guard behind Brian on the right was Andrew, he played 2 roles in the film.
The guard standing next to him is Bernard McKenna, an icon within British comedy, he played 4 roles in the film and was part of the writing team.
The first guard to laugh was Charles McLeish, he also played 4 roles.
The guard pulling the face is Chris Langham, a well known actor and writer, known professionally for his work on Not The Nine O'clock News, although best known today for going to prison for having child prob on his computer.
"...he's having a go at the birds now!!"
I just realized that I never gave back my friend's VHS copy of this from the late 90's.
Wow... what a bastard...
"Always look on the bright side of life." is the song most requested for funerals in Britain.
We are a deeply ironically unusual bunch.
I had to cross a Catholic picket line to see this movie in the theater.
Totally worth it!
Great reaction! I recommend Monty Pythons's 'And Now For Something Completely Different' (1971), which is a film including some of their most popular sketches from their TV show.
And not very good. The original versions were much better.
@@justaguy2365 "The original versions were much better." - no, they're virtually the same, and she's not going to react to random sketches of the TV series. Would you rather her not see the sketches whatsoever? Because THAT is what your comment is going to get.
I love how Monty Python can sum up the ludicrous nature of religion and protest movements in one short film. Thanks, you guys!
you have the most beautiful eye color
Aw I was really looking forward to the Stan and Loretta scene 😂 ridiculous satire in 1979 is now reality and some people's lived delusion
IM HERE FOR FREEDOM.
NAAH IM JOKING.
IM HERE FOR CRUCIFIXION
If you'd like to make a trilogy of Monty Python movies, you might be interested in Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983). I find that it is the most similar in format to their BBC television series Monty Python's Flying Circus in that it was more like a series of absurd comedy sketches (and musical numbers) relating to a loose, central theme, but not really following a typical story narrative.
A trilogy with 4 films ?
@@peterdemkiw3280 Holy Grail, Life of Brian and Meaning of Life are a trilogy of movies, though not connected by narrative. Flying Circus is the television series from which the movies were born.
From all reactors that I watched reacting to this movie, Addie was the most unfazed on the scene where naked Brian sees all the people at the front of his house. And I agree, I prefer Holy Grail better.
Kind of un phased throughout honestly. This was the most vanilla reactions to this movie I've ever seen.. too many good parts omitted in favor of less funny scenes. Most of the clever jokes were met stone faced... This movie is a clever social commentary on organized religion and the absurdity of religion in general. I feel like that went over her head, or she just didn't want to address it.
@@justaguy2365 trust me mate, as someone who's seen a lot of her comedy reactions, it went over her head. Her humour has all the sophistication of a wet dishcloth
There's also Monty Python's: The Meaning of Life
I love Judith's pink dress, very fetching!
"You're all individuals!"
"...I'm not."
Shh
I heard that the guards used during rehearsals for the 'Biggus Dickus' scene were not the guards used when filming, which meant they had no idea what Michael was going to say, they were also told that, under no circumstances, were they to laugh. It makes that scene so much funnier.
I think this one of those movie "fun facts" that's unfortunately just not true. Same with everyone saying that Heath Ledger improvised the trigger malfunction in the hospital explosion scene in _The Dark Knight_ when he absolutely did not.
The actual truth is that Michael improvised the lines during rehearsal so they didn't know what he was going to say in the scene. As for the 'not supposed to laugh' thing. That was the point of the scene, they were supposed to pretend to be stifling their giggles.
No way is that true because if they did not laugh then the whole scene would not have worked.
@@musicbruv It's not.
You can see the one guard mouth the words “oh no” when Caesar mentions the wife! That’s how you can tell the guards weren’t prepared at all for Biggus Dickus! Absolutely priceless!!! 🤣🤣🤣
The song was written by Eric Idle who sings the song at the end. The song was used in Idle's score for the musical 'Spamalot', based on 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail'. In the musical, it is sung by Patsy to King Arthur and becomes a huge song and dance number complete with tap-dancing knights.
Of course, it also closes out _Not the Messiah (He’s a Very Naughty Boy)_ an opera based on _The Life of Brian_
Two of the top five python songs come from The Meaning of Life
You cut out the best jokes.
Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life has become one of the most popular songs to play at funerals in the UK. I played it at my dad's funeral and there was something wonderful about 300 people in a chapel of remembrance singing "Life's a piece of shit, when you look at it."
This movie was (comedy) about spirituality. But strangely, the end with the song gives one autenthic spiritual experience. The end scene means a lot to me. When the actor of the role "Brian", Graham Chapman, died, this song was sung in his funeral. m.ruclips.net/video/Bm2XPkqENaw/видео.html&pp=ygUUTW9udHkgcHl0aG9uIGZ1bmVyYWw%3D In the years to come, it became the most sung song in the British funerals. So the end scene with this song felt important to many people.
"Always look on the bright side of life."
- Eric Idle
Tucker and Dale vs Evil should be on your list the next time you want to do a comedy.
Thumbs down for editing out the "I want to be a woman" skit
Agreed - was she afraid of getting attacked by the mob of people who want to retroactively ban such things?
It's a classic bit!
The guard scene gets even funnier when you know that the extras playing the guards were told that if they started laughing they wouldn't get paid. Of course they got paid anyway but they didn't know that at the time. So you're seeing a one take of a bunch of guys desperately trying to keep it together, and Michael Palin just messing with them no end trying to get them to crack.
that would be funny if it wasnt untrue
Where do you get this nonsense from?
Guards were not extras.
Guess played 12 different roles in the film.
No one was threatened with not getting paid for laughing in this one scene.
The Guards laughing at the correct time is important to the story.
One g the guards was Bernard McKenna, he guard behind Brian on the left he played 4 roles in the film and as part of the writing team and personal friends with Cleese and Palin.
He's an absolute icon within British comedy.
You would love Monty Python's "Philosophers' Drinking Song"
ruclips.net/video/6QgCfnBtF7M/видео.html
Back when comedy was writing, timing and delivery.... Not just shock humor and f-bombs.
I was waiting for Addies reaction to full Brian so to speak lol Judith I figured would garner ad much as Brian scene lol.
As a fellow Brian, let me say how nice it is to hear you say it so many times ^_^
When you enjoy the songs by Monty Python, you should watch "The meaning of live".
It is more of a collcetion of skits made for a movie and some of them are really absurd.
But it has two of the best songs by Monty Python, "Every sperm is sacred" and the "Galaxy song".
I think this is a superior film to Holy Grail, but that one will be my favorite for the amount of legendary moments.
Fun fact: This film was almost entirely financed by George Harrison (formerly of The Beatles). He gave Python the money because "he wanted to watch the movie". He's in the background of a scene, if you look carefully.
Ever since this film came out, I have followed the way of the Gourd.
(The girl holding the Gourd was extremely hot.)
Down with the unbelievers! Off with their shoes! And I'm Bwian!
Take a look at Graham Chapman's memorial service. The song you talked about at the end, "Look at the Bright Side of Life," was the one sung at the service. Appropiate? Inappropriate? I don't know.
Graham Chapman (Brian) tragically died of cancer in 1989. They sung the end credits song at his funeral.
Latin grammar lesson time! English Public School joke. If you don't get any coin you aren't a profit ;-)
Addie I'm with you i like holy Grail better but the ending of the life of Bryan 😅😅😅 i will spontaneously start singing bright side of life. Just the perfect ending.
Of course you know, the spoon that the Roman found WAS in Michael Palin's hand 🖐... the same one he was using to point out their plans to capture Pilate's wife in the scene just before Brian does the graffiti on the walls. I want to compliment you on even watching this movie, so kudos to you !!! However, you chopped a LOT of jokes off, so, I just wanted to mention that I think the flow could be improved. Leaving out a few jokes here and there would be better than chopping out the punch lines, in my opinion. Hopefully, that will help you in the future.