MONTY PYTHON'S LIFE OF BRIAN | MOVIE REACTION | FIRST TIME WATCHING
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Жыл бұрынToday we are watching Monty Python's Life of Brian! Enjoy!
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@DavidB-2268 Жыл бұрын
The Latin lesson is even funnier, because John Cleese was a Latin tutor in university. So it was an accurate lesson.
@neilgriffiths6427 Жыл бұрын
With great satisfaction: "-UM!"
@Caseytify Жыл бұрын
Never took Latin myself (just French), but I've heard horror stories. I knew enough to laugh myself silly.
@thevulgaralchemist6589 Жыл бұрын
An explanation of the latin lesson: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i8x4acqb3bq4l3k.html&ab_channel=pol%C3%BDMATHY
@BP-kx2ig Жыл бұрын
He was not a Latin tutor at University?
@BP-kx2ig Жыл бұрын
Monty PyTHON
@stobe187 Жыл бұрын
"life's a piece of shit, when you look at it" is top tier songwriting from Eric Idle
@shawnmiller4781 Жыл бұрын
I understand that song has been the most played song at funerals for years
@MrGrifft Жыл бұрын
@@shawnmiller4781 Yep, every non-religious family funeral I've been to has had this played.
@MySerpentine Жыл бұрын
@@shawnmiller4781 Ever since it was at Chapmen's funeral, I imagine.
@donsample1002 Жыл бұрын
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.
@musicbruv Жыл бұрын
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.
@nicksykes4575 Жыл бұрын
She was elected Mayor of Aberystwyth.
@peterdemkiw3280 7 ай бұрын
You kind of hot the story corect
@SergioArellano-yd7ik 4 ай бұрын
Wtf?
@MKnowS Жыл бұрын
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.
@generalpenultimo6502 Жыл бұрын
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 😂
@klmrk9961 Жыл бұрын
@@generalpenultimo6502 Huge tracts of land
@aaroncollins6411 Ай бұрын
And it wasn't in the script
@floretionguru2977 Жыл бұрын
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.
@pitiedvod Жыл бұрын
It is the number 1 song at funerals in the UK.
@clutchpedalreturnsprg7710 Жыл бұрын
"Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" was composed by Monty Python Member Eric Idle.
@chrispalmer7893 Жыл бұрын
@@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.
@clutchpedalreturnsprg7710 Жыл бұрын
@@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.
@wyrmshadow4374 Жыл бұрын
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.
@0okamino Жыл бұрын
Very naughty, but not as naughty as his dad. That guy was the maximum amount of naughty.
@nicholascross3557 Жыл бұрын
"YES, WE ARE ALL DIFFERENT!!!" (lone voice) "I'm not."
@link77ism 7 ай бұрын
Its" we are all individuals"
@radicaladz Жыл бұрын
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.
@radicaladz Жыл бұрын
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.
@stevensprunger3422 Жыл бұрын
Yes yes yes praise to Spike Milligan and all the goon shows they influence the pythons and the Beatles
@NPA1001 Жыл бұрын
Spike was the greatest Comedy Genius of them all,
@ash1851 Жыл бұрын
IIRC correctly, Spike wandered off while still in costume and while the Python team were heading back to their hotel they saw him pulled over on the side of the road by a local police man, so they stopped the bus to see if they could help Spike. Of course the Pythons were still in costume as well so the cop had to deal with a load of Roman soldiers and other characters descending on him.
@radicaladz Жыл бұрын
@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.
@ComeOnIsSuchAJoy Жыл бұрын
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.
@anastasiosgkotzamanis5277 Жыл бұрын
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.
@PiraticalBob Жыл бұрын
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.
@SamuelBlack84 9 күн бұрын
Sinkings a doddle
@Ken00001010 Жыл бұрын
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.
@tommyau2006 Жыл бұрын
Jesus liked hanging around in Jerusalem at Easter
@revbenf6870 7 ай бұрын
"This calls for immediate discussion!!" One of the best action movies ever!!
@mbpoblet Жыл бұрын
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.
@davewhitmore1958 Жыл бұрын
played the man who shouldered the cross for another, as well
@richieclean Жыл бұрын
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!
@mbpoblet Жыл бұрын
@@richieclean Well, it was more of a "look, that's the director's butt!", but more or less, yeah.
@ComeOnIsSuchAJoy Жыл бұрын
@@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_ ).
@trekkiejunk Жыл бұрын
That's not a fun fact. The Monty Python 6 always play many roles in their movies.
@shainewhite2781 Жыл бұрын
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.
@EysteinKN Жыл бұрын
That is true, and it was actually banned in my home country Norway!
@SergioArellano-yd7ik 4 ай бұрын
Catholics ARE Jews
@SergioArellano-yd7ik 4 ай бұрын
I meant Christians
@AbuLaith1963 2 ай бұрын
Point of order..Aren't Catholics Christians?
@ink-cow Жыл бұрын
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.
@logann7942 Жыл бұрын
I love when they’re applauding him on the cross. It’s so funny.
@pabloy_ 13 күн бұрын
The song "Always look on the bright side of life" becomes even better when you know that they were already in Tunisia and still had not decided how to wrap up the movie and Eric Idle in the night before shooting the scene took bottle of wine and ukulele to his room and wrote the whole song in few hours. Next day they made comedy history.
@hgman3920 Жыл бұрын
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"
@neilfleming2787 Ай бұрын
"...he's having a go at the birds now!!"
@frankohero Жыл бұрын
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.
@Gr84you 16 күн бұрын
Graham Chapman not only played Brian in the movie, but also Biggus Dickus and King Arthur from the other movie!
@adammakesstuffup Жыл бұрын
"Making it worse? How could it be worse? Jehovah! Jehovah! Jehovah!"
@MrGBH Жыл бұрын
"Always look on the bright side of life." is the song most requested for funerals in Britain. We are a deeply ironically unusual bunch.
@mhlevy Жыл бұрын
"I'm Brian, and so is my wife!"
@muppetsstoogesfan1 Жыл бұрын
Highly recommend the Monty Python Live From The Hollywood Bowl special. It features a bunch of sketches from their tv show.
@Jessica_Roth Жыл бұрын
As well as record-only classics, such as the Four Yorkshiremen.
@ComeOnIsSuchAJoy Жыл бұрын
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."
@t43iavmoi Жыл бұрын
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 😁.
@WolfHreda Жыл бұрын
🎶 I'm a lumberjack and I'm alright 🎶
@MrLoris85 Жыл бұрын
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!
@davidwilliams4845 Жыл бұрын
Since it's called "Life of Brian" and it started with his birth, it pretty much HAD to end with his death.
@pasteye1671 Жыл бұрын
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.
@jedislap8726 Жыл бұрын
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.
@jeremygilbert7989 Жыл бұрын
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.
@thrakkorzog75002 Жыл бұрын
Yep, you can even see George Harrison at the Sermon at the Mount scene.
@ComeOnIsSuchAJoy Жыл бұрын
@@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.'
@kittycatmeowmeow963 Жыл бұрын
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.
@thrakkorzog75002 Жыл бұрын
@@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.
@RevStickleback Жыл бұрын
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.
@ronweber1402 Жыл бұрын
Doesn't matter it still works as a quick gag.
@ComeOnIsSuchAJoy Жыл бұрын
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.
@SamuelBlack84 9 күн бұрын
"That showed em, huh?"
@chimpinaneckbrace Жыл бұрын
"I'm Brian and so's my wife!"
@brianmiller4207 Жыл бұрын
As a fellow Brian, let me say how nice it is to hear you say it so many times ^_^
@MatWard1966 Жыл бұрын
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."
@martinbraun1211 Жыл бұрын
Please watch "Monty Python's The Meaning of Life".
@jksgameshelf3378 Жыл бұрын
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.
@markamos1911 Жыл бұрын
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.
@aulimodriver Жыл бұрын
If they did have the alternate ending you were thinking of, the movie would have been called Saving Pilate;s Brian!
@urizen7613 Жыл бұрын
Well played!
@NickTwohig Жыл бұрын
I just realized that I never gave back my friend's VHS copy of this from the late 90's.
@NZBigfoot Жыл бұрын
Wow... what a bastard...
@mikerhodes8454 Жыл бұрын
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.
@TheTerribleGamer1 Жыл бұрын
It still is today
@disobedientdolphin Жыл бұрын
Finally someone who doesn't completely freak out over some ordinary nudity. :)
@cjmacq-vg8um Жыл бұрын
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!
@STOCKHOLM07 Жыл бұрын
"You're all individuals!" "...I'm not."
@SamuelBlack84 9 күн бұрын
Shh
@bguzewi0 8 ай бұрын
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.
@neilfleming2787 Ай бұрын
lol, the bit with the spaceship gets everyone....but classic Monty Python
@iczorro Жыл бұрын
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...
@DavidB-2268 Жыл бұрын
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."
@jedislap8726 Жыл бұрын
And the legend is a lie.
@jedislap8726 Жыл бұрын
@@DavidB-2268 Not true at all.
@ComeOnIsSuchAJoy Жыл бұрын
One of the guards - Andrew MacLachlan - who was also apparently a famous cricketer, also appeared in "The Meaning of Life."
@peterdemkiw3280 7 ай бұрын
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.
@Demigord Жыл бұрын
i just noticed the ex-leper asked for a talent. how much is a talent? well, in gold, about $29 million. 129 lbs.
@mikebunner3498 Жыл бұрын
The rumor is that one of the cast members requested this song be played at his funeral. And they did...
@deancarothers1643 Жыл бұрын
Eric Idle wrote the song with George Harrison
@anthonyvictor3034 Жыл бұрын
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.
@OneTrueVikingbard Жыл бұрын
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.
@chriskola3822 Жыл бұрын
Honestly, the writing in this movie is absolutely genius. There are so many delicious nuggets throughout.
@iczorro Жыл бұрын
A "HINT" of cleverness???
@OneTrueVikingbard Жыл бұрын
@@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.
@grabtharshammer Жыл бұрын
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
@aagold76 10 ай бұрын
as a Latin student for 5 years- the 'Romans Go Home' scene kills me every time! I can still hear Mrs. Bennet behind me at the board demanding to know the ablative absolute.
@bhamdodger 2 ай бұрын
Monty Python and the Holy Grail was definitely their best movie.
@brom00 Жыл бұрын
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.
@steveross8364 Жыл бұрын
The Catholic Church in the UK BANNED this movie. Best promotional act ever.
@dan_hitchman007 Жыл бұрын
I love how Monty Python can sum up the ludicrous nature of religion and protest movements in one short film. Thanks, you guys!
@gfwinn Жыл бұрын
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.
@ELNIKOK 9 ай бұрын
that would be funny if it wasnt untrue
@peterdemkiw3280 7 ай бұрын
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.
@peterdemkiw3280 7 ай бұрын
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.
@GrogsGroggyGames Жыл бұрын
Now you need to watch Monty Python's Meaning of Life!
@alancrofoot Жыл бұрын
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.
@jasonschuler2256 Жыл бұрын
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.
@jedislap8726 Жыл бұрын
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.
@musicbruv Жыл бұрын
No way is that true because if they did not laugh then the whole scene would not have worked.
@jedislap8726 Жыл бұрын
@@musicbruv It's not.
@stephenbruce4298 Жыл бұрын
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!!! 🤣🤣🤣
@FeaturingRob Жыл бұрын
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.
@donsample1002 Жыл бұрын
Of course, it also closes out _Not the Messiah (He’s a Very Naughty Boy)_ an opera based on _The Life of Brian_
@sirsancti5504 5 ай бұрын
The "suicide squad" was waaaay beyond their time.
@nazfrde 10 ай бұрын
The "I'm Brian" bit is a reference to a similar scene in Spartacus.
@stephenbruce4298 Жыл бұрын
YESSSS!!!! The best of the Python films, imo!!! 🤣🤣🤣
@michaelbuick6995 Жыл бұрын
Graham Chapman (Brian) tragically died of cancer in 1989. They sung the end credits song at his funeral.
@herbertkeithmiller 4 ай бұрын
16:00 2000 years later Monty Python and the Holy Gourd
@nealhoffman7518 Жыл бұрын
Two of the top five python songs come from The Meaning of Life
@MrMarkb68 Жыл бұрын
Meaning of Life next? It has the Galaxy song in it.
@mikkomfi8643 Жыл бұрын
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.kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eNNii7Oc1quykas.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.
@michaelbuhl4250 Жыл бұрын
*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.
@alextan1478 Жыл бұрын
"Always look on the bright side of life." - Eric Idle
@bluebear1985 Жыл бұрын
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.
@Trip_Fontaine 10 ай бұрын
According to legend, in the "Biggus Dickus" scene they told the actors playing the guards that they wouldn't get paid if they laughed. So there are attempts to stifle their laughter are totally genuine.
@peterdemkiw3280 7 ай бұрын
Not true They guards were played by respected professional comic actors, They played 12 different roles in the film and no one was threatened with not getting paid for laughing in this one scene.
@Trip_Fontaine 7 ай бұрын
@@peterdemkiw3280 Thx for the info. Could be an urban legend. Or maybe based on a grain of truth that got distorted in the retelling as often happens.
@dvsreed Жыл бұрын
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.
@BlankSpace83 Жыл бұрын
„Kann es sein dass Weibsvolk anwesend ist?“ 😂
@p.mc.4449 Жыл бұрын
There's also Monty Python's: The Meaning of Life
@YearRoundHibernater Жыл бұрын
Always look on the bright side of life is one of the most popular song played at British funerals and has been for decades at this point
@josephmayo3253 Жыл бұрын
We are all individuals. I'm not.
@0okamino Жыл бұрын
Well, let’s go be different, just like all the different people.
@marine6680 Жыл бұрын
Bright Side of Life is my favorite movie ending of all time! The dark sarcastic humor is right up my alley. The song is played at funerals in the UK on a not infrequent basis. It and some other similar themed songs, I want played at mine.
@jinchoung Жыл бұрын
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.
@SilentBob731 Жыл бұрын
Still can't decide if this or The Holy Grail is my favourite Monty Python movie, but they're both absolute Comedy Classics. Great reaction as always, Addie. Looking forward to the next one. 👍✌❤
@brianvernon249 5 ай бұрын
The monologue on being Loretta was tactfully removed due to minefield.
@goannaj3243 Жыл бұрын
The final song was only made at the last minute. War still rages between the followers of the gourd and the sandal.
@simondawe8774 Жыл бұрын
Oh geez. The conjugation scene kinda reminds me of when I was growing up. Well, both of my parents were teachers lol
@johnbarry1712 Жыл бұрын
Just started watching the reaction. She's excited for a comedy...I'M excited for her reaction to the full frontal "noodle"-ty! Lol
@markharris1125 Жыл бұрын
I definitely saw a noodle.
@mrp8811 Ай бұрын
"go to the back" 🙂
@davewhitmore1958 Жыл бұрын
I love Judith's pink dress, very fetching!
@lino9222 Жыл бұрын
My favorite for 50 years Thanks
@Demigord Жыл бұрын
note: that "what have the Romans ever done for us" scene was right at the end of the British Empire. A bit that goes over people's heads
@peterdemkiw3280 7 ай бұрын
The Life of Brain.. 1979 The end of the British empire 1997 So you were almost correct... Only 18 years out.
@Demigord 7 ай бұрын
@@peterdemkiw3280 your history teacher is not giving you a passing grade arguing that the Empire wasn't effectively dead as long as they held HK
@jonesey251 Жыл бұрын
"What's this about?" "He says the birds are scroungers"
@0lyge0 Жыл бұрын
Tucker and Dale vs Evil should be on your list the next time you want to do a comedy.
@FrenchCelt Жыл бұрын
As much as I love Holy Grail, Life of Brian is my personal favorite of the Monty Python movies. Always Look on the Bright Side of Life is such a fun ditty and great way to end the movie.
@rahimrahimi15 Жыл бұрын
I'm glad you're growing.
@rickardroach9075 Жыл бұрын
4:16 That's what _she_ said!
@brianquinn8384 Ай бұрын
From now on, you shall be called Addie that is called Addie.
@ThistleAndSea Жыл бұрын
Fun one, Addie! 😆
@willx8837 Жыл бұрын
British comedy at its best and well before its time. Great reaction
@andrewmoss3681 10 ай бұрын
Another great reaction. A bit of (slightly morbid) geekdom about that song, Always look on the bright side of life. That is (&has been for over a decade) the 2nd most played song at British funerals. After all. It may well be a sad time. But that doesn't mean we can't laugh & remember the good ones. I hope everyone is having an amazing week & much love to everyone from here in the UK
@MySerpentine Жыл бұрын
Adore this movie.
@IDLERACER Жыл бұрын
😄👍 22 years later, John Cleese would go on to play "Almost Headless Nick" in the first two Harry Potter movies. For some reason, it makes me wonder what the result would be if one of the characters in that franchise were to point a wand at another character while simultaneously shouting out, "Biggus Dickus!" 🥴
@GMWILD87 Жыл бұрын
I was waiting for Addies reaction to full Brian so to speak lol Judith I figured would garner ad much as Brian scene lol.
@paulstelter8273 Жыл бұрын
A ton of smart jokes, but you have to appreciate that even the stupid humor here is performed really smart. Biggus Dickus!
@vinnycordeiro Жыл бұрын
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.
@justaguy2365 Жыл бұрын
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.
@maximillianford9301 Жыл бұрын
@@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
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