Hey gang, sorry this video was so late to post. I've been having some super fun issues with my eyes and editing has been a real doozy! lol Regardless, hope you all enjoy this video and if you'd like to see the full length reaction check out our Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/monty-pythons-of-53784311? Important questions: What are your favorite parts of the movie? What would your rate it? How does it rank against the other Monty Python films? How badly do you want a Full Frontal "Noodle-dy" shirt? lol! Cheers and much love, Emily
Favorite part must be the whole chase scene after the hiding scene, where a new religion is created and splinters off into a few different ones. One detail that got stuck from the first watching was the man lingering at the place where the great gourd/shoe debate took place, then aimlessly wandering off. Years later I found out that was the great (now late) Spike Milligan. It kind of gets overshadowed by the full frontal noodlety soon after. RIP Graham Chapman and his noodle. Never forget.
One movie that made Church really angry , even its not even Jesus they are making fun of and Not the Nine O'Clock News made a sketch about that upset . Can be found with this ... Not the Nine O'Clock News - Monty Pythons worshipers ... 3 min 25 sec , Rowan Atkinson , Pamela Stephenson , Mel Smith .
The actress who played Judith (Sue Jones-Davies) is from Aberystwyth in Wales. A town that actually banned the film when it was released because of her nude scene. She later became mayor of Aberystwyth and overturned the ban and held a charity screening of the film.
They re-released this just when Mel Gibson brought out his Passion of the Christ film; one of the Pythons was asked what he thought of Gibson's film and he said, "He should have ended with a song!"
ALWAYS look on the bright side of life..... I swear, I used to play this song over my boom box to start off a work shift on days I knew were going to be brutal. My coworkers hadn't even finished drinking their coffee yet, and this song was blasting at top volume from my "DeWalt Worksite Radio"(via my iPod). Drove them absolutely NUTS! (that last part wasn't intended... but was, in fact, an added bonus! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣) (And yes, I'm THAT kind of an asshole!)
Fun fact: we have George Harrison to thank for this movie. The Pythoners were not able to get financing to make this movie due to what was considered controversial content. George knew some of the members and loved the script, so he bankrolled the cost of making the movie because he wanted to see it. It pays to have a friend who is in the Beatles - LOL. Georgehas a cameo in the movie. I can't remember which scene, but I think he plays one of the members of Judean People's Front. Or maybe he was one of the People's Front of Judea ;). My ranking of Monty Python movies - 1. Holy Grail, 2. Life of Brian, 3. Meaning of Life.
And they had actually cast another famous rocker as the "mud prophet" (Gilliam covered in mud screaming and gyrating). Keith Moon, the drummer of The Who, was supposed to play that role, but died of a drug overdose soon after learning that they were giving him that role.
Not included in the preview, but in British culture: "He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy." is one of the most famous quotes in movie history.
"Not the Messiah: He's a Very Naughty Boy" is also a brilliant oratorio based on _The Life of Brian_ If you haven't seen it, check out the Royal Albert Hall performance of it for the 40th anniversary of Monty Python with the BBC orchestra and choir, and most of the surviving Pythons (John Cleese had a booking conflict and couldn't make it.)
And to top it off, at least for Judith's part in the scene, is the copy of Snatch sitting on the shelf, just to the right of the "Just SUMM Groundhog" sign.
@@jonanderson559 I went to a grammar school. Latin class was exactly like that. During a history lesson there were 2 kids talking at the back of the class and the teacher threw one of those big wooden board cleaners at them.
I love the stoning scene, where it goes terribly wrong. "I'm warning you! If you say 'Jehovah' One more time...!" Someone throws a stone. "Right, who threw that?"
During the Falklands War, a British ship got hit by a rocket and was sinking. The Sailors sang "Always look on the bright side of life" while waiting to be rescued.
I was in the Alps, high up at the end of a pass waiting for the ski bus to pick us up because the temperature was minus 30°. 100 people standing like penguins when a German guy shouted out "You must alvays look on ze brite side ov life" then we all started whistling a couple of bars before we all collapsed laughing.
As a Brit, I am so proud of Monty Python, and the comedy legacy they have left us. This was voted the greatest British comedy film of ALL time, and for me can only be matched by Jim Abrahams and the Zucker Bros' Airplane and first Naked Gun movie . Comedy legends all.
".....She has a wife, you know..." LMAO! The guard closing his eyes like "Please god, no." They actually couldn't afford to hire and fly in a doctor for the production, so Graham Chapman(who had studied to be one and had a veritable pharmacy in his suitcase)acted as the first aid person on set.
The "please god no" guard was played by Bernard McKenna, an icon within British television comedy. He played 4, different roles in the Life of Brian. Brilliant scene.
The alien spaceship bit was the "Terry Gilliam bit", usually the animated bit in the TV show and in Holey Grail. With the increased budget they let Gilliam do a more live filmed segment, still just as weird as his animated segments. And yes, THAT Terry Gilliam. "12 Monkeys", "Brazil", "Time Bandits", "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas", ect. 😲
Apparently, one of the reasons the aliens were in the movie is because the pythons had written Brian being in that tower, but couldn't think of a way to get him out of the tower without a deus ex machina
I have always excused that scene by imagining they were referencing the many crazy alien conspiracy theories. Aliens performed the miracles or inspired the Christ story kinda nutty ideas.
That biggus Dickus scene everytime almost makes me throw up from laughter and the joy I’ve seen from many reactions is the part Michael Palin looks at the guard and says, “he has a wife you know?” And everyone reactions is, “oh god” in such preparation for what’s to come of the joke. I love it
This movie is an endless source of meme-level quotes. I can pretty much guarantee that if you randomly shout out "He's not the messiah..." in any public space in England, you will get several replies as others rush to end the quote.
My name is Brian and I was born on Christmas day. On my birthday I don't get happy birthday but Always Look on the Bright Side of Life. My favorite movie and worth all the quotes of lines I get.
You should look up " He's Not The Messiah, He's A Very Naughty Boy " . It's a live performance featuring the surviving Python members.Found it on DVD by accident , love it.
The spaceship scene that seems so incongruous is incongruous, but it's also a nod toward the huge late-70s popularity of movies like "Star Wars" and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" and stuff like that, sort of Terry Gilliam's acknowledgment of that film trend.
For me it's the faces. They're all just trying so hard not to laugh, and it cracks me up because it reminds me of every time I've tried not to laugh at a wildly innapropriate moment.
@@juliodavila424 Legend has it that the actors were told they would not be getting paid if they laughed. Granted, they still would have, but it worked.
@@nowthatsjustducky I've heard similar stories before, though the consensus seems to be that they are urban legends. It'd be pretty funny if they were true.
11:58 When Emily went into that combination laugh and seal-bark, I thought I'd pass out laughing. Aaaaaand then she mentioned the "full frontal noodle-ty." I'm dead.
For me, Life of Brian is the best Python film, followed by Holy Grail and then Meaning of Life. The stoning scene, the Biggus Dickus scene and the Fwee Bwian scenes still crack me up.
The Alien scene.. There's several theories about why that is in the movie.. One theory is simply that they needed some way to explain how Brian survived the fall from the tower and decided to go wild with it. Another is that its another stab at the religious aspect. Brian is saved by celestial beings, taken to "heaven"(space) and returned to Earth. There's also the fact that this movie came a few years after Star Wars, and several movies tried to ride the coattails of their success. Python could have done it just to say "we got some space stuff too." Basically there's several theories about the aliens. It's worth remembering that the Pythons are very intelligent, so it could be anything from just something they did because it seemed funny to them at the time to something they added to have a deeper hidden meaning.
Could have been their version of resurrection, he fell to his death from a tower, then emerged unscathed from a crashed Alien Spaceship. Just a thought !!
A german youtuber once explained that alien scene in a video containing the 5 movies he likes and 5 he hates. So he explained that in promotional materials where it gives a little info about what the movie is about it was stated that the movie is about an alien named Brian who crashlanded with his buddy on earth and tries zo go back home. So when people came into the theater they expected something different than what they got. And than during the movie this scene saying. Well here is a scene from that movie you came for but who cares back to the human brian movie.
Ah, the good old days where you could show noodles and muffins without getting an R-Rating ^^ - My favourite gag is when the two guards with their speech impediment try to explain where the prisoners are, and as soon as the royal guards leave... they talk as if they were perfectly fine :D Great stuff ^^
I use the "we've got lumps of it 'round the back" on an occasionaly basis (when someone asks a very stupid question usually) and nobody has ever clocked on to where the quote is from
I have never seen Mathew struggle so hard to hold it together throughout the whole movie. Great reaction video. You both get so many of the jokes I love it!
Now I want to see a British Jesus whapping unsuspecting people on the noggin and declaring "You're cured, mate!" A bit of fun about Sue Jones-Davies, the actress who played Judith: She was mayor of Aberystwyth (I can't even) from June 2008 to May 2009, and sponsored a charity screening of _Life of Brian._ She was informed that the town banned the film because of her nude scene. She reversed the thirty-year-old ban. Also, Judith's full name is Judith Iscariot, as in "Judas Iscariot." That _kills_ me.
Finally! This is perfect time to help me take my mind off of my granny sleeping away peacefully this morning at the age of 92. Always look on the bright side of life… My favourite scene was the grammar lesson xD This one does usually get a lot better on the consequtive watches
Could not click on this fast enough, a legit personal Top 10 movie; the wise men coming back for their gifts, the gladiator driven to a heart attack chasing the prisoner, the guards falling out in laughter scene, the Latin lesson, the Hide and Go Seek, Brian goes to space, the crucifixion maitre'd - absolutely timeless brilliance.
My college roommate introduced me to this movie. His favorite quote which he would recite on any occasion with impeccable accent was the bystander's response to Brian's miraculous survival by spaceship from a fall off the tower: "Ooh, you lucky bastard!"
I'm pretty sure George Harrison mortgaged his house to help them finish the movie after funding dried up halfway through. As to the full frontal noodlety, I think Emily went past flustered straight into flabbergasted at roughly the speed of light.
It didn't dry up, they couldn't get anyone to fund it but Palin or Idle was a good friend of George Harrison and had given him the script to read and when he found out they couldn't get any money for it he funded it with the motivation when asked why "I want to see this movie" :D
@@orarinnsnorrason4614 the Holy Grail was financed by Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin. Beatle George financed this movie, remortgaging his house without telling his wife.
Just now stumbled across your channel, (popped up because of this movie undoubtedly), and so glad that I have. Find you two's banter charming and entertaining. Will be going back and view shows that I have missed. The thing I may find I will enjoy the most is having seen most of these movies on your list, I get the same type of enjoyment of seeing Emily's reactions to high points, scenes, etc., as Matt does. That now shared moment that you can relate with someone. One of the many upsides that movies allow all of us. Keep up the good work you two, and bring on the full frontal noodlety!!
Video posted 6 minutes ago, and I already can't wait until she hits the crucifixion scene! "Life's a piece of shit, when you look at it..!" ... It's like the beans scene in Blazing Saddles! :D
Graham actually sobered up for both of his lead roles. He struggled with alcoholism in general, but he apparently went out of his way to stay on the wagon during the two Python films.
Nice to hear some love for Yellowbeard. I don't get the apathy towards it, one of my favourite films. The whole film is worth it just for the cute earring gag.
It's a classic Deux ex Machina. Originally a device of Greek theatre it gives a character a completely unexpected out from a seemingly unsermountable situation.
I thought I was done after Matthew laughed at "Incontinentia Buttocks," and then y'all hit me with "full-frontal noodlety" and "dangle ol' wangle," and now I'm dead from laughter.
Love this film. Grew up with it. This is my father's favourite comedy, he even has the stanza of Always Look on the Bright Side of Life tattooed on him.
I think the aliens ship was a referance to "Deus Ex Machina" - the God from the machine. Not the video game series but the trick they used to use in classical greek and roman plays. They would literally have a golden chariot decend from the heavens (on ropes) and pluck the hero out of a situation where he was about to be killed. It represented the favour of the Gods. Theres probably a page on it on Wikipedia.
"Noodelty"!!! Laughed my ass off when Emily called it that!! It will forever be etched in my mind. lol I'm with Matthew on rating the major Python movies. Holy Grail, Life of Brian then Meaning of Life. Followed by And Now for Something Completely Different. Awesome video as always guys. Looking forward to whatever you've got in store for us next. :-)
Nothing touches Brian for depth, breadth or longevity, in humour, puns, piss takes or philosophical critique or sheer schoolboy silliness. The greatest work Python ever did, including the parrot sketch, the Spanish Inquisition or the Holy Grail. The colosseum scene of Loretta's right to have babies, that alone was decades ahead of its time.
I have been waiting for SUMM reaction to this movie since quite some time and enjoyed it now a lot. The UFO-scene got completely lost in my sieve-themed brain, but seeing it brought back the amazement from watching it decades ago.
I like the bit where they're coming up throught the floor, out of the fig-leaf tile picture -- the one place every onlookers eyes would automatically be drawn.
Check out the show 'Not the Nine O'clock news' sketch "Monty Python worshippers" spoofing the debate that ensued when the church opposed the release of 'Life of Brian'.
"Come now. The leading figure in this film... What is it? Jesus Christ. He's quite clearly a lampoon of the comic messiah himself - our lord, John Cleese. Even the initials, JC, are exactly the same." 😆
The Biggus Dickus scene. The guards didn't know what Michael Palin was gonna say and the reactions are genuine. Even Michael had problems keeping straight face at times :)
Excellent reaction - as always! Great fun to see you enjoying the best of Monty Python. I'd be very interested in seeing your reaction to 'The Adventures of Baron Munchausen' - epic storytelling from most of the Python boys, with Jonathan Pryce, Robin Williams & Uma Thurman. Not one of Terry Gilliam's favourites, but it is one of his most coherent and has gained quite a following. And if not, try 'Time Bandits' or 'Brazil'.
Yeah, everybody was jumping on the sci-fi bandwagon. The James Bond movie Moonraker featured laser guns and spaceships (which are not in the novel), and it was released the same year as Life of Brian.
I mean no disrespect but i think it was a referance to "Deus Ex Machina" - the God from the machine. Not the video game series but the trick they used to use in classical greek and roman plays. They would literally have a golden chariot decend from the heavens (on ropes) and pluck the hero out of a situation where he was about to be killed. It represented the favour of the Gods. Theres probably a page on it on Wikipedia.
@@ravenmasters2467 That's an interesting take. Deus ex Machina is a well known trope in fiction, but in Monty Python it was clearly a movie reference. The whole point of the movie was movie parodies - bible epics, sword and sandal epics such as Spartacus and the like.
@@ravenmasters2467 there's also a Terry Gilliam quote from an interview: "Well, we didn't know what to do with Brian. He got himself to the top of the tower and we had to rescue him somehow, so I said, "OK, spaceship for that." That was purely it. It was funny, because this was at the time when Star Wars had just come out. I remember meeting George Lucas at the baggage roundabout in the San Francisco airport, and I said, “This was my chance to do a mini Star Wars episode.” ... so it's 100% confirmed now.
@@jasonl7651 You could well be right, Jason. But it still seems to point much more to Deus Ex Machima to me. Perhaps a mixture of both but then again, i concede i could be completely wrong. Thanks for the reply.
When you said Jesus's brother, I think you were thinking of Wholly Moses starring Dudley Moore as Moses brother who hated living in his shadow. It came out a year later and not as good but has some moments.
The bit where the Roman Centurion isn't offended by the message but the bad latin grammar and proceeds to give an impromptu lesson at sword point is quite possibly my favorite joke in anything.
No one mentioned the cameo from the legend and major Python influence... Spike Milligan? He's the one who is left behind when they argued over which to follow, the shoe or gourd. Absolute comedy royalty there. They were filming in Tunisia and found out that Spike was on holiday, visiting WWII battlefields and immediately threw an invite his way. The result is that scene steal of a cameo.
Saw this in 1980 in Perth, Western Australia. The US 5th Fleet was visiting so the audience was almost half full of Marines and Navy personnel enjoying their leave; the US was getting into Monty Python at the time. 'The Christmas Card' and 'Away From It All' were warmups so almost as soon as the film started we were all roaring with laughter. When the lights came up my ribs and face hurt from laughing so much. Bloody marvellous. Edit: suggest watching Terry Gilliam's films 'Brazil' and 'Jabberwocky'. Hilariously bizarre.
The Monty Python gang was a hoot. My first exposure to British humor. Fast paced. Silly at times. Lady your snort when you laugh is killing me. Funny!!! They make fun of everything... Shocked? What do you think? Good, yes it is. Laugh until you cry... ood stuff.
Did anyone else notice when Biggus Dickus finally shows up in the film, and he's lounging there on the fainting couch, he can't quite close his legs all the way?
9:03 the only thing missing here was for the editors to pause the reaction recording, put the “rotating lines” loading symbol on your forehead and add in the dial up modem sound effect…
Urban legend tells that the extras playing centurions during the "Biggus Dickus" scene, were told they wouldn't be paid if they laughed at anything said during the scene. As a result, the expressions as they tried to maintain a straight face were quite genuine, even though they ultimately failed. Legend is vague as to whether they were indeed paid or not. Also, the, "No, there he is" while everyone believed Brian had ascended, compares only to the scene in Holy Grail when, after having claimed the witch turned him into a newt, Clesse's character admitted, "he got better."
Charles McKeown Chris Langham Bernard McKenna and Andrew MacLachlan played the guards, between them they played 12 different roles in the film, Bernard McKenna is an icon within British television comedy, he played the guard behind Brian on the left, as well as 3 other roles in the film, a personal friend of Michael Palin John Cleese and Graham Chapman, he knew what the scene was about and was never threatened with not being paid for laughing in scene 13. The same can be said about the other guards, they were all professional actors. Chris Langham is especially known in Britain, a face often seen in comedies, Was a writer and actor in Not The Nine O'clock News, a very popular show. Charles McKeown, the first guard to laugh and taken away has a long history working with Monty python, he is a personal friend of Michael Palin and worked on Ripping Yarns and Faulty Towers, no one is threatening him with no pay. The threatened with no pay story is just a myth.
This has always been my favorite movie of theirs with Holy Grail being 2nd and their clips from the tv show movie called And Now For Something Completely Different being 3rd. To me watching their "Meaning of Life" is just a chore, lol. P.S. The scene in the spaceship was their little homage to Star Wars :)
Fun reaction, as usual... doesn't look like it's on your list yet, but you should definitely react to "Erik The Viking", starring Tim Robbins. It is Python related, as it is directed by Terry Jones, and Jones and John Cleese, as well as a great cast of other well-known actors. I feel it is underrated, and would love to see your take on it. Much love from Oregon!
Now this was a birthday present for the history books! :) Awesome reaction, guys, and this was my first Python film (had seen some of the TV show before though). Still need to watch Holy Grail. Keep up the good work. :)
The scene where the mob is debating to follow the gourd or the shoe and an old man lifts his arms up to the sky and says let us pray, then realizes everyone has left and then he walks away is Spike Milligan, who was the main writer for the 'Goon Show', which was a Radio program on the BBC from 1950 to 1961, which was a big influence on the Pythoners.
There's still "Now For Something Completely Different" to go in the Python film stack. I'm not sure if it's just a 'best of' the Flying Circus series but it's hilarious.
Hey gang, sorry this video was so late to post. I've been having some super fun issues with my eyes and editing has been a real doozy! lol
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Important questions:
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How does it rank against the other Monty Python films?
How badly do you want a Full Frontal "Noodle-dy" shirt? lol!
Cheers and much love,
Emily
Favorite part must be the whole chase scene after the hiding scene, where a new religion is created and splinters off into a few different ones. One detail that got stuck from the first watching was the man lingering at the place where the great gourd/shoe debate took place, then aimlessly wandering off. Years later I found out that was the great (now late) Spike Milligan.
It kind of gets overshadowed by the full frontal noodlety soon after.
RIP Graham Chapman and his noodle. Never forget.
Heh heh Noodle-dies!!
(BTW, did notice that while you gasped and were in shock, your eyes were laser focused!!!)
You should put your D&D games on youtube.
One movie that made Church really angry , even its not even Jesus they are making fun of and Not the Nine O'Clock News made a sketch about that upset .
Can be found with this ... Not the Nine O'Clock News - Monty Pythons worshipers ... 3 min 25 sec , Rowan Atkinson , Pamela Stephenson , Mel Smith .
please react to (ROBIN HOOD: MEN IN TIGHTS)😊
The actress who played Judith (Sue Jones-Davies) is from Aberystwyth in Wales. A town that actually banned the film when it was released because of her nude scene. She later became mayor of Aberystwyth and overturned the ban and held a charity screening of the film.
Great story. Success is the best revenge.
If only there was an "O" wow emoji available! Now that's some great trivia right there!
@@Seereene1 😮
When I read that, I realized that there was some justice in the universe.
@@phillyman2837 hehehehe!
They re-released this just when Mel Gibson brought out his Passion of the Christ film; one of the Pythons was asked what he thought of Gibson's film and he said, "He should have ended with a song!"
"Let's Take Mel to A Delicatessen" has a nice ring
ALWAYS look on the bright side of life.....
I swear, I used to play this song over my boom box to start off a work shift on days I knew were going to be brutal. My coworkers hadn't even finished drinking their coffee yet, and this song was blasting at top volume from my "DeWalt Worksite Radio"(via my iPod). Drove them absolutely NUTS!
(that last part wasn't intended... but was, in fact, an added bonus! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣)
(And yes, I'm THAT kind of an asshole!)
Fun fact: we have George Harrison to thank for this movie. The Pythoners were not able to get financing to make this movie due to what was considered controversial content. George knew some of the members and loved the script, so he bankrolled the cost of making the movie because he wanted to see it. It pays to have a friend who is in the Beatles - LOL. Georgehas a cameo in the movie. I can't remember which scene, but I think he plays one of the members of Judean People's Front. Or maybe he was one of the People's Front of Judea ;). My ranking of Monty Python movies - 1. Holy Grail, 2. Life of Brian, 3. Meaning of Life.
George Harrison also bankrolled the 1981 Time Bandits film
George's cameo is as the man who's letting them use the mount on Sunday ('ullo)
And they had actually cast another famous rocker as the "mud prophet" (Gilliam covered in mud screaming and gyrating). Keith Moon, the drummer of The Who, was supposed to play that role, but died of a drug overdose soon after learning that they were giving him that role.
Handmade Films produced some of the best British comedy movies of the 80's and 90's. Just another reason why George was my favourite Beatle
That had to be the most expensive movie ticket of all time.
Not included in the preview, but in British culture: "He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy." is one of the most famous quotes in movie history.
"Not the Messiah: He's a Very Naughty Boy" is also a brilliant oratorio based on _The Life of Brian_
If you haven't seen it, check out the Royal Albert Hall performance of it for the 40th anniversary of Monty Python with the BBC orchestra and choir, and most of the surviving Pythons (John Cleese had a booking conflict and couldn't make it.)
"May contain noodle-ty" should be an official censorship rating.
“Full fwontal noodle-ty”
And to top it off, at least for Judith's part in the scene, is the copy of Snatch sitting on the shelf, just to the right of the "Just SUMM Groundhog" sign.
Or is it Nude(lti)?
@@gestaltdude Listen, I know when people think of the 70's they think cheap wood veneer but wall to wall shag carpeting was in vogue
@@duckrutt I think I know what you mean, but will not elaborate in order to keep this at least PG-13. :D
"You're all different!"
"Yes we are all different!"
"I'm not!"
That whole speech is one of the greatest moments in film :) Pity the reactors didn't include it.
One of the peak moments of comedy! It almost killed me the first time I watched the movie!
My very British father says the "Romans go home" scene gives him flashbacks of Latin class
No wonder, John Cleese used to be a Latin teacher.
@BattlePope_au You have to admit that a sword to the throat is a very effective teaching tactic, you'll not soon forget that particular lesson.
Latin class was *exactly* like that, except for the sword to the throat.
@@jonanderson559 I went to a grammar school. Latin class was exactly like that. During a history lesson there were 2 kids talking at the back of the class and the teacher threw one of those big wooden board cleaners at them.
@@steeleye2112 There mustn't be many of us left who can remember the chalk duster aimed at your head!
I love the stoning scene, where it goes terribly wrong. "I'm warning you! If you say 'Jehovah' One more time...!" Someone throws a stone. "Right, who threw that?"
"How could it possibly be worse???"
During the Falklands War, a British ship got hit by a rocket and was sinking. The Sailors sang "Always look on the bright side of life" while waiting to be rescued.
I was in the Alps, high up at the end of a pass waiting for the ski bus to pick us up because the temperature was minus 30°. 100 people standing like penguins when a German guy shouted out "You must alvays look on ze brite side ov life" then we all started whistling a couple of bars before we all collapsed laughing.
"They sing about the planets and how you're worthless." 🤣🤣🤣 That is surprisingly accurate. I do love Meaning Of Life.
Funny thing, there's a strange comfort in that...
Meaning of Life is my favorite of all MP movies.
I always loved the businessmen pirates.
As a Brit, I am so proud of Monty Python, and the comedy legacy they have left us.
This was voted the greatest British comedy film of ALL time, and for me can only be matched by Jim Abrahams and the Zucker Bros' Airplane and first Naked Gun movie .
Comedy legends all.
".....She has a wife, you know..." LMAO! The guard closing his eyes like "Please god, no."
They actually couldn't afford to hire and fly in a doctor for the production, so Graham Chapman(who had studied to be one and had a veritable pharmacy in his suitcase)acted as the first aid person on set.
The "please god no" guard was played by Bernard McKenna, an icon within British television comedy. He played 4, different roles in the Life of Brian. Brilliant scene.
The alien spaceship bit was the "Terry Gilliam bit", usually the animated bit in the TV show and in Holey Grail. With the increased budget they let Gilliam do a more live filmed segment, still just as weird as his animated segments.
And yes, THAT Terry Gilliam. "12 Monkeys", "Brazil", "Time Bandits", "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas", ect. 😲
The Holey Grail? Did it leak?
Apparently, one of the reasons the aliens were in the movie is because the pythons had written Brian being in that tower, but couldn't think of a way to get him out of the tower without a deus ex machina
I have always excused that scene by imagining they were referencing the many crazy alien conspiracy theories. Aliens performed the miracles or inspired the Christ story kinda nutty ideas.
It's good to finally see reactors who get the jokes in this movie, seen a lot who don't.
I am meeting people these days who have no sense of humour.
I never tire of watching Emily laugh,. and Mathew trying desperately to hold things back. :)
Absolutely. They’re so delightful to watch, and Emily has one of the most infectious laughs I’ve heard.
That biggus Dickus scene everytime almost makes me throw up from laughter and the joy I’ve seen from many reactions is the part Michael Palin looks at the guard and says, “he has a wife you know?” And everyone reactions is, “oh god” in such preparation for what’s to come of the joke. I love it
This movie is an endless source of meme-level quotes. I can pretty much guarantee that if you randomly shout out "He's not the messiah..." in any public space in England, you will get several replies as others rush to end the quote.
"He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy."
My name is Brian and I was born on Christmas day. On my birthday I don't get happy birthday but Always Look on the Bright Side of Life. My favorite movie and worth all the quotes of lines I get.
You should look up " He's Not The Messiah, He's A Very Naughty Boy " . It's a live performance featuring the surviving Python members.Found it on DVD by accident , love it.
The spaceship scene that seems so incongruous is incongruous, but it's also a nod toward the huge late-70s popularity of movies like "Star Wars" and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" and stuff like that, sort of Terry Gilliam's acknowledgment of that film trend.
I have a t-shirt with the “Romans Go Home” Latin lesson on it. I think only two people have so far recognized it. 😅
Incontinetia Buttocks gets me every effing time.
For me it's the faces. They're all just trying so hard not to laugh, and it cracks me up because it reminds me of every time I've tried not to laugh at a wildly innapropriate moment.
This is one of my favorite comedy scenes. It kills me no matter how many times I’ve watched it
@@juliodavila424 Legend has it that the actors were told they would not be getting paid if they laughed. Granted, they still would have, but it worked.
@@nowthatsjustducky I've heard similar stories before, though the consensus seems to be that they are urban legends. It'd be pretty funny if they were true.
11:58 When Emily went into that combination laugh and seal-bark, I thought I'd pass out laughing. Aaaaaand then she mentioned the "full frontal noodle-ty." I'm dead.
For me, Life of Brian is the best Python film, followed by Holy Grail and then Meaning of Life. The stoning scene, the Biggus Dickus scene and the Fwee Bwian scenes still crack me up.
The Alien scene.. There's several theories about why that is in the movie..
One theory is simply that they needed some way to explain how Brian survived the fall from the tower and decided to go wild with it.
Another is that its another stab at the religious aspect. Brian is saved by celestial beings, taken to "heaven"(space) and returned to Earth.
There's also the fact that this movie came a few years after Star Wars, and several movies tried to ride the coattails of their success. Python could have done it just to say "we got some space stuff too."
Basically there's several theories about the aliens. It's worth remembering that the Pythons are very intelligent, so it could be anything from just something they did because it seemed funny to them at the time to something they added to have a deeper hidden meaning.
I just thought it was the best inclusion of Deus Ex Machina possible.
Could have been their version of resurrection, he fell to his death from a tower, then emerged unscathed from a crashed Alien Spaceship. Just a thought !!
Also, absurdity.
Possibly a reference to Ezekiel who was taken and returned.
A german youtuber once explained that alien scene in a video containing the 5 movies he likes and 5 he hates.
So he explained that in promotional materials where it gives a little info about what the movie is about it was stated that the movie is about an alien named Brian who crashlanded with his buddy on earth and tries zo go back home.
So when people came into the theater they expected something different than what they got.
And than during the movie this scene saying. Well here is a scene from that movie you came for but who cares back to the human brian movie.
Ah, the good old days where you could show noodles and muffins without getting an R-Rating ^^ - My favourite gag is when the two guards with their speech impediment try to explain where the prisoners are, and as soon as the royal guards leave... they talk as if they were perfectly fine :D Great stuff ^^
"So, anyways, I says to the guy, I says ...'
I use the "we've got lumps of it 'round the back" on an occasionaly basis (when someone asks a very stupid question usually) and nobody has ever clocked on to where the quote is from
I have never seen Mathew struggle so hard to hold it together throughout the whole movie. Great reaction video. You both get so many of the jokes I love it!
That's not just a good joke. We now NEED "Full Frontal Noodlety" Mugs and T-shirts.
Now I want to see a British Jesus whapping unsuspecting people on the noggin and declaring "You're cured, mate!"
A bit of fun about Sue Jones-Davies, the actress who played Judith: She was mayor of Aberystwyth (I can't even) from June 2008 to May 2009, and sponsored a charity screening of _Life of Brian._ She was informed that the town banned the film because of her nude scene. She reversed the thirty-year-old ban.
Also, Judith's full name is Judith Iscariot, as in "Judas Iscariot." That _kills_ me.
Finally! This is perfect time to help me take my mind off of my granny sleeping away peacefully this morning at the age of 92. Always look on the bright side of life…
My favourite scene was the grammar lesson xD This one does usually get a lot better on the consequtive watches
Could not click on this fast enough, a legit personal Top 10 movie; the wise men coming back for their gifts, the gladiator driven to a heart attack chasing the prisoner, the guards falling out in laughter scene, the Latin lesson, the Hide and Go Seek, Brian goes to space, the crucifixion maitre'd - absolutely timeless brilliance.
My college roommate introduced me to this movie. His favorite quote which he would recite on any occasion with impeccable accent was the bystander's response to Brian's miraculous survival by spaceship from a fall off the tower: "Ooh, you lucky bastard!"
I'm pretty sure George Harrison mortgaged his house to help them finish the movie after funding dried up halfway through. As to the full frontal noodlety, I think Emily went past flustered straight into flabbergasted at roughly the speed of light.
It didn't dry up, they couldn't get anyone to fund it but Palin or Idle was a good friend of George Harrison and had given him the script to read and when he found out they couldn't get any money for it he funded it with the motivation when asked why "I want to see this movie" :D
She was flustergasted by the noodlety.
That was for The Holy Grail, not Life of Brian, because Grail was their first movie project after Flying Circus.
@@orarinnsnorrason4614 the Holy Grail was financed by Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin.
Beatle George financed this movie, remortgaging his house without telling his wife.
@@hansvandermeulen5515 Yes. True.
Spike Milligans cameo role is probably the best 30 seconds of film ever.
"Full-Frontal Noodledy" should be on a t-shirt 🤣
Eric Idle sang that song at the closing ceremony of the London Olympics
It should be our unofficial national song
@@amandacogger3075 It kind of is. During the Falklands war, the crew of HMS Coventry sang it in their lifeboats while waiting to be picked up.
@@f0rth3l0v30fchr15t wow I didn't know that, thank you
@@f0rth3l0v30fchr15t worse things happen at sea, you know!
Just now stumbled across your channel, (popped up because of this movie undoubtedly), and so glad that I have. Find you two's banter charming and entertaining. Will be going back and view shows that I have missed.
The thing I may find I will enjoy the most is having seen most of these movies on your list, I get the same type of enjoyment of seeing Emily's reactions to high points, scenes, etc., as Matt does. That now shared moment that you can relate with someone. One of the many upsides that movies allow all of us.
Keep up the good work you two, and bring on the full frontal noodlety!!
Video posted 6 minutes ago, and I already can't wait until she hits the crucifixion scene!
"Life's a piece of shit, when you look at it..!"
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It's like the beans scene in Blazing Saddles! :D
Best film about religion . Relevant more than ever.
It will always be relevant as long as religious superstition is allowed to affect our world and the decisions people make.
Graham Chapman was an AMAZING lead. King Aurthur; Brian; and Yellowbeard!!
However, he was also extremely problematic lead due to his personal issues like alcoholism
Graham actually sobered up for both of his lead roles. He struggled with alcoholism in general, but he apparently went out of his way to stay on the wagon during the two Python films.
Nice to hear some love for Yellowbeard. I don't get the apathy towards it, one of my favourite films. The whole film is worth it just for the cute earring gag.
@@steeleye2112 I didn't even notice the Yellowbeard in the original comment before you mentioned it >_
Love Yellowbeard !
" 'Alf a dinarii for me bloody life's story?!!" LMAO! Only Michael Palin can summon that kind of indignation. "Tho! Your fathew wasth a Woman ..."
You guys cracking yourselves up over the noodle-ty was the best.
“Now…..FU$& OFF!!!”
“How shall we fu$& off messiah?”
Best line ever!😂😂😂
Not expecting the Spaceship arriving, is also what they said about Nobody Expects The Spanish Inquisition
And this was two years after the release of Star Wars: A New Hope. Everything, plus the kitchen sink...
It's a classic Deux ex Machina. Originally a device of Greek theatre it gives a character a completely unexpected out from a seemingly unsermountable situation.
I thought I was done after Matthew laughed at "Incontinentia Buttocks," and then y'all hit me with "full-frontal noodlety" and "dangle ol' wangle," and now I'm dead from laughter.
Love this film. Grew up with it. This is my father's favourite comedy, he even has the stanza of Always Look on the Bright Side of Life tattooed on him.
I think the aliens ship was a referance to "Deus Ex Machina" - the God from the machine. Not the video game series but the trick they used to use in classical greek and roman plays. They would literally have a golden chariot decend from the heavens (on ropes) and pluck the hero out of a situation where he was about to be killed. It represented the favour of the Gods. Theres probably a page on it on Wikipedia.
"Noodelty"!!! Laughed my ass off when Emily called it that!! It will forever be etched in my mind. lol
I'm with Matthew on rating the major Python movies. Holy Grail, Life of Brian then Meaning of Life. Followed by And Now for Something Completely Different.
Awesome video as always guys. Looking forward to whatever you've got in store for us next. :-)
Nothing touches Brian for depth, breadth or longevity, in humour, puns, piss takes or philosophical critique or sheer schoolboy silliness. The greatest work Python ever did, including the parrot sketch, the Spanish Inquisition or the Holy Grail. The colosseum scene of Loretta's right to have babies, that alone was decades ahead of its time.
_"She's called.... Incontinentia. Incontinentia Buttocks."_
If you don't laugh at that scene, you are literally a Samurai!
Is this the first movie where "HE HE, TIDDIES!" isn't said?
I'm surprised Emily didn't say something else in place of it at the noodle-ty scene. 😄
Though there is one scene where "He, he tiddies" is the most appropriate response
I have been waiting for SUMM reaction to this movie since quite some time and enjoyed it now a lot. The UFO-scene got completely lost in my sieve-themed brain, but seeing it brought back the amazement from watching it decades ago.
I like the bit where they're coming up throught the floor, out of the fig-leaf tile picture -- the one place every onlookers eyes would automatically be drawn.
Loved the part when the spaceship turned up. The confusion in your eyes... Comedy gold! Thanks a lot for sharing!
With Monty Python, always expect the unexpected... then expect them to go further!!
Fun fact is that George Harrison from the Beatles financed the movie. And even has a part as an extra.
What about Jabberwocky? Not a "Python" film but might as well be.....
Along with Time Bandits and Brazil.
The adventures of Baron Munchausen is my personal favourite
Suggested name for Matthew: Matinee Maestro
Check out the show 'Not the Nine O'clock news' sketch "Monty Python worshippers" spoofing the debate that ensued when the church opposed the release of 'Life of Brian'.
@Gerald H Actually it was hosted by Tim Rice, not Harold Wilson.
"Come now. The leading figure in this film... What is it? Jesus Christ. He's quite clearly a lampoon of the comic messiah himself - our lord, John Cleese. Even the initials, JC, are exactly the same." 😆
Love this movie! I strongly suggest react to "This is Spinal Tap" a great rock comedy 🔥🔥
*spoilers* You won't get 10 reply, but 11. Because it's better
"This Is Spinal Tap" is the best Monty Python film made by Americans.
Always helps if you've listened to metal . Stonehenge is better than most serious rock songs .
@@bhurzumii4315 D minor is the sadest key.
I think Michael Palin absolutely smashes it in this film, every character he plays is comedy gold.
I believe he played 11 different roles in the film.
you missed out the most iconic line:
BRIAN'S MUM: He's not the Messiah, he's a very naughty boy
MY favorite line: "... HOW should we fuck off, oh Lord?" Used that line myself many times.
20:58 Star Wars came out two years before; Alien and Star Trek in the same year. Space movies were big.
1979s Moonraker is probably the best example. Sci-fi nonsense inserted into a story where it doesn't belong. That's what Monty Python were parodying.
Full frontal noodlety earned a like from me. Love this movie. Great reaction.
The Biggus Dickus scene. The guards didn't know what Michael Palin was gonna say and the reactions are genuine. Even Michael had problems keeping straight face at times :)
That alien spaceship scene gives me total Douglas Adams vibes every time. 😂
Excellent reaction - as always! Great fun to see you enjoying the best of Monty Python.
I'd be very interested in seeing your reaction to 'The Adventures of Baron Munchausen' - epic storytelling from most of the Python boys, with Jonathan Pryce, Robin Williams & Uma Thurman.
Not one of Terry Gilliam's favourites, but it is one of his most coherent and has gained quite a following.
And if not, try 'Time Bandits' or 'Brazil'.
Hahaaaa….SO fun watching someone who actually “gets it “ discover this one. Thanks for sharing the fun 🤣👍💕
Something tells me the "full frontal noodle-ty" is going to a be a recurring thing from now on.
I love the alien scene. While it seems pretty inexplicable now, at the time it was a topical reference: Star Wars came out two years earlier.
Yeah, everybody was jumping on the sci-fi bandwagon. The James Bond movie Moonraker featured laser guns and spaceships (which are not in the novel), and it was released the same year as Life of Brian.
I mean no disrespect but i think it was a referance to "Deus Ex Machina" - the God from the machine. Not the video game series but the trick they used to use in classical greek and roman plays. They would literally have a golden chariot decend from the heavens (on ropes) and pluck the hero out of a situation where he was about to be killed. It represented the favour of the Gods. Theres probably a page on it on Wikipedia.
@@ravenmasters2467 That's an interesting take. Deus ex Machina is a well known trope in fiction, but in Monty Python it was clearly a movie reference. The whole point of the movie was movie parodies - bible epics, sword and sandal epics such as Spartacus and the like.
@@ravenmasters2467 there's also a Terry Gilliam quote from an interview: "Well, we didn't know what to do with Brian. He got himself to the top of the tower and we had to rescue him somehow, so I said, "OK, spaceship for that." That was purely it. It was funny, because this was at the time when Star Wars had just come out. I remember meeting George Lucas at the baggage roundabout in the San Francisco airport, and I said, “This was my chance to do a mini Star Wars episode.” ... so it's 100% confirmed now.
@@jasonl7651 You could well be right, Jason. But it still seems to point much more to Deus Ex Machima to me. Perhaps a mixture of both but then again, i concede i could be completely wrong. Thanks for the reply.
I went to Tunisia on honeymoon and ended up going round where some of this was filmed ( went to some star wars locations as well )
11:55 I love that you covered it up, but didn't realise you've got a reflective mirror Skull to the back right of Emily that catches the TV, hahah :D
It's so good to see some love for The Meaning of Life! It gets lost as 'the other Python movie' so often.
And: Archmage of the silver screen
When you said Jesus's brother, I think you were thinking of Wholly Moses starring Dudley Moore as Moses brother who hated living in his shadow. It came out a year later and not as good but has some moments.
All I have to say around my family to get a laugh is "he has a wife you know?"
leaving out the big nose scene and the Loretta scene is unforgivable
The bit where the Roman Centurion isn't offended by the message but the bad latin grammar and proceeds to give an impromptu lesson at sword point is quite possibly my favorite joke in anything.
12.07 - "I've been so patiently waiting!" LOL!!
No one mentioned the cameo from the legend and major Python influence... Spike Milligan? He's the one who is left behind when they argued over which to follow, the shoe or gourd.
Absolute comedy royalty there.
They were filming in Tunisia and found out that Spike was on holiday, visiting WWII battlefields and immediately threw an invite his way. The result is that scene steal of a cameo.
I completely agree. Spike is an incredible comedian and sorely missed.
Saw this in 1980 in Perth, Western Australia. The US 5th Fleet was visiting so the audience was almost half full of Marines and Navy personnel enjoying their leave; the US was getting into Monty Python at the time. 'The Christmas Card' and 'Away From It All' were warmups so almost as soon as the film started we were all roaring with laughter. When the lights came up my ribs and face hurt from laughing so much. Bloody marvellous.
Edit: suggest watching Terry Gilliam's films 'Brazil' and 'Jabberwocky'. Hilariously bizarre.
"Noodlety" to be the 2021 Oxford English Dictionary word of the year!
The Monty Python gang was a hoot. My first exposure to British humor. Fast paced. Silly at times. Lady your snort when you laugh is killing me. Funny!!! They make fun of everything... Shocked? What do you think? Good, yes it is. Laugh until you cry... ood stuff.
My brain tends to mush them together also. But I think my favourite is definitely The Meaning of Brian too.
Did anyone else notice when Biggus Dickus finally shows up in the film, and he's lounging there on the fainting couch, he can't quite close his legs all the way?
I love the two of you. It so welcoming and nice when once a you come into my house and make me laugh each time (or cry my eyes out).
The movie's Jesus (Ken Colley) was Admiral Piett in The Empire Strikes Back and Return Of The Jedi.
9:03 the only thing missing here was for the editors to pause the reaction recording, put the “rotating lines” loading symbol on your forehead and add in the dial up modem sound effect…
Urban legend tells that the extras playing centurions during the "Biggus Dickus" scene, were told they wouldn't be paid if they laughed at anything said during the scene. As a result, the expressions as they tried to maintain a straight face were quite genuine, even though they ultimately failed. Legend is vague as to whether they were indeed paid or not.
Also, the, "No, there he is" while everyone believed Brian had ascended, compares only to the scene in Holy Grail when, after having claimed the witch turned him into a newt, Clesse's character admitted, "he got better."
Charles McKeown Chris Langham Bernard McKenna and Andrew MacLachlan played the guards, between them they played 12 different roles in the film, Bernard McKenna is an icon within British television comedy, he played the guard behind Brian on the left, as well as 3 other roles in the film, a personal friend of Michael Palin John Cleese and Graham Chapman, he knew what the scene was about and was never threatened with not being paid for laughing in scene 13.
The same can be said about the other guards, they were all professional actors. Chris Langham is especially known in Britain, a face often seen in comedies, Was a writer and actor in Not The Nine O'clock News, a very popular show.
Charles McKeown, the first guard to laugh and taken away has a long history working with Monty python, he is a personal friend of Michael Palin and worked on Ripping Yarns and Faulty Towers, no one is threatening him with no pay.
The threatened with no pay story is just a myth.
@@peterdemkiw3280 Thank you for the context.
I LOVE Em's Miss Minutes t-shirt!
Me too!!
You can't forget the other Pythons projects. "Jabberwocky", "Erik the Viking" and "Yellowbeard".
You guys missed the "Jesus" cameo (when the guy was asking "crucifixion" ?) lol 13:17
"Full frontal nudal-ty" was priceless ^_^ Must remember that one, might have to be inducted into my vocabulary :) Your reactions are the BEST!!!!
This has always been my favorite movie of theirs with Holy Grail being 2nd and their clips from the tv show movie called And Now For Something Completely Different being 3rd. To me watching their "Meaning of Life" is just a chore, lol. P.S. The scene in the spaceship was their little homage to Star Wars :)
Fun reaction, as usual... doesn't look like it's on your list yet, but you should definitely react to "Erik The Viking", starring Tim Robbins. It is Python related, as it is directed by Terry Jones, and Jones and John Cleese, as well as a great cast of other well-known actors. I feel it is underrated, and would love to see your take on it. Much love from Oregon!
Now this was a birthday present for the history books! :) Awesome reaction, guys, and this was my first Python film (had seen some of the TV show before though). Still need to watch Holy Grail. Keep up the good work. :)
I love watching you two relive your teenage years. LOL
The scene where the mob is debating to follow the gourd or the shoe and an old man lifts his arms up to the sky and says let us pray, then realizes everyone has left and then he walks away is Spike Milligan, who was the main writer for the 'Goon Show', which was a Radio program on the BBC from 1950 to 1961, which was a big influence on the Pythoners.
Excellent vid and the audio levels were spot on. Kudos n shit like that.
New Mathew title: Master of Cinema Noodlety
There's still "Now For Something Completely Different" to go in the Python film stack.
I'm not sure if it's just a 'best of' the Flying Circus series but it's hilarious.
How about Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl?