Monty Python & The Life of Brian * REACTION & COMMENTARY * Millennial Movie Monday

[@BlackfiguresSAD]

One of the many places this was banned in was Aberystwyth in Wales, because of Judiths nude scene. The ban was finally lifted by the Mayor Sue Jones Davies in 2008. Who happened to be the actress who played Judith.

[@DonDuracell]

My mother told me about a advertisement campaign in Sweden in 1980 which had the tagline "So funny it was banned in Norway"

[@wildandbarefoot]

Blethin HUSSY

[@shawkorror]

They never banned it, that's just a rumour that became widespread, they just disapproved of it when it came out. She also didn't lift anything, but she did organise a screening there with Terry Jones and Michael Palin.

[@BlackfiguresSAD]

@@shawkorror I know, I usually link the BBC Doc that deals with this, and do not want to spoil the twist. kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4LdkH57ZrR8q5I&ab_channel=MicrocebusRufus1

[@mikejohnson3338]

​@@wildandbarefoot no

[@carlosacevedo6009]

Laughs through the whole movie but is not sure if she liked it. That's what Monty Python is supposed to be like.

[@wombleofwimbledon5442]

She needs to watch Flying Circus.

[@aaronmicalowe]

Most movies have a few gems which is great if you're a gem collector.

[@Leon-wz1js]

@@wombleofwimbledon5442 Spam, spam, spam, spam. Spam, spam, spam, spam. Spammity-spam, spammity-spam!

[@garyglaser4998]

But she didn't laugh all the way through. Let's be honest. Monty Python had its moment back in the day but this old-school English humor just doesn't land much anymore.

[@garyglaser4998]

@@wombleofwimbledon5442 Why? She's clearly not into it.

[@RLKmedic0315]

John Cleese led the crown in singing "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" at Graham Chapman's memorial service. It is one of the most touchingly humorous memorial services ever, and I think Graham would have been thrilled.

[@Yngvarfo]

Well, Eric Idle sang the song at the memorial. He wrote it, and sang it in the movie. John Cleese is completely tone deaf and can't hold a tune. However, John made the crowd Roar out in laughter with his own eulogy: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJ6ViYOhpqqBl9k

[@inibrius5380]

Interesting fact: Always Look on the Bright Side of Life is the most requested funeral song in the UK.

[@lhpl]

That is indeed an interesting fact. As such, it deserved a fact check, and according to this: www.independent.co.uk/life-style/funeral-songs-popular-music-frank-sinatra-ed-sheeran-hymns-songs-coop-a8896156.html it is perhaps not _quite_ a fact. But it did hold the tenth place in 2019, having gone down two places on the list of popular funeral songs. I mentioned a debate between Cleese and Palin and two opponents in a comment a bit further up a minute ago, and one of the opponents in that debate was quite certain that the "tenth-rate" film would be soon forgotten and have no lasting impression - this fact (disregarding the inaccuracies) really proves how wrong he was. The song is one of many things that makes me view this film as far more than just a silly comedy - it is a great work of art, with a strong and good message to all that watch it.

[@JL-sm6cg]

I should have that played at my funeral.

[@Yngvarfo]

True or not, it's also supposedly a popular song among football fans when their team loses. It was when Eric Idle heard his song being sung there that he knew he had a hit.

[@mannistef]

@@lhpl I did doubt this "fact" as well so thanks for the fact check

[@lhpl]

@@mannistef You're very welcome! In this age of fake news and falsehoods spreading like wildfire, I try my best to spread some backed up references when I can. Fact checking is fun, so join the cause, and help make the net a little more truthful. Sometimes you'll discover that a "quote" you love isn't actually a proper quote, whivh can be disappointing, but at other times you'll find that some preposterous claim actually _is_ true, or better: that the actual truth is even more weird and interesting.

[@caribbeanman3379]

Don't let the criticisms of the Monty Python fans cut too deeply. 'Tis but a flesh wound!'

[@notvalidcharacters]

She's had worse.

[@THEBaldEagle1]

No. let the criticisms sink in. Rookies need to learn...sometimes the HARD way

[@niccilefevre]

we're just a bunch of silly people lol

[@SamuelBlack84]

​@@niccilefevre"Get on with it!"

[@Briansgate]

"Yes, we are all individuals!" has to be one of the most clever, funny lines ever written.

[@victorsixtythree]

"I'm not."

[@SuddenReal]

And apparently the "I'm not" was ad-libbed by an extra, and the crew thought it was so funny they left it in.

[@minski76]

I'm not!

[@PassiveSmoking]

@@victorsixtythree shush!

[@Welsh_Dragon756]

@@SuddenReal I hope that stories try because that's brilliant

[@tuschman168]

As an European I enjoy when people react to European movies with unexpected nudity in it. To me it's normal but Americans especially always have some sort of awkward reaction to it. It's just fun to watch.

[@Henrik_Holst]

Especially male nudity seems to freak out Americans for some reason. Another big difference is that usually nudity in European productions are casual, as we saw here when Brian simply woke up and opened the window.

[@Henrik_Holst]

@ebulating Yeah I've noticed that, over here in Europe it's quite common and as I wrote usually shown completely casual, and not for the shock and awe that it probably would have been in a US production. It's too bad that Verhoeven never got his idea past TriStar, he wanted to show the first erect penis in an American film when he did Total Recall and apparently Arnold was game (no surprise there).

[@thatoneguyagain2252]

A lot of that is due to Ronald Reagan. Because he didn't mind violence in movies but objected to sex, he used his influence in Hollywood to redirect the MPAA's ratings policy. Reagan was a former president of the Screen Actor's guild, and his old friend Jack Valente ran the MPAA, so Reagan's influence was tangible. Nowadays it's almost impossible to get even an R rating for a movie with nudity, but you can kill hundreds of people in a PG-13. Makes no sense to me, but I'm one of those "weirdos" who prefers sex to violence. Never owned a gun, but I proudly own a penis. Take it with me everywhere (it's a Concealed Carry).

[@Clownboy15]

I was kind of surprised that KZbin allowed the nudity on the video! I mean they demonetize you if you say anything about COVID for crying out loud. Some other KZbinrs I watch use code words when they have to talk about it.

[@aichagermany]

And it was the director of the movie, whose bottom we could observe, while he was jumping out of the hole, the brilliant Terry Jones 😆

[@RenaissanceEarCandy]

"you're all different" "Yes, we are all different" "I'm not". (one of the funniest lines in comedy history, and it was an ad-lib!)

[@gzeuskraiste]

*individuals, but yes, for sure :) Didn't know that was an ad-lib

[@PRINCE23062003]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 greatest line of all time

[@sumvs5992]

I know I'm explaining the joke, but I like that there is one person saying there is only one person that they aren't an individual, but everyone else is saying they are an individual in unison.

[@sandrasnow-balvert7766]

@@sumvs5992 and the rest of the crowd shushed him down for not being an individual :D

[@mikaelbiilmann6826]

Also: "There is not one among us, who wouldn't gladly give his life for the cause!".... "Well, one..."

[@Salguine]

Under the laughs and the craziness it's actually a pretty pointed satire on blind fanaticism

[@Gordon_Freeman_PhD]

As someone who had to learn Latin in school, the "Romanus eunt domus" scene is just gold to watch. The Monty Python crew had the same struggle as me. So much time wasted on a dead language...

[@tommcewan7936]

That scene would be hilarious to absolutely any Brit of a certain age who went to grammar school. British grammar school Classics teachers in a certain era were a special breed.

[@vinsgraphics]

I have a t-shirt with that slogan on, complete with corrections. In the years I’ve had it, only a couple people have recognized it and we had a laugh. Most others are confused, albeit curious.

[@tskwerl]

Well, now you've got to see the Cornetto trilogy. Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and The World's End. If you haven't seen them already.

[@zombiemom7378]

Yes!!! Please!!

[@batman68uk]

I think Paul would be a better one to watch rather than The World's End

[@maximillianosaben]

@@batman68uk - Highly disagree. She should certainly watch Paul, and may well enjoy it more, but she should absolutely not skip The World's End. It's the most mature of the trilogy in various regards, and not just insofar as humor is concerned. I can understand the whys of why people may feel it is the weakest, but I think it's very strong all the same.

[@Jumpman67]

Great suggestion. Some of my favorite films. Maybe throw in Scott Pilgrim and Baby Driver to get all of Wright's movies.

[@tlorenz1987]

When my husband and I were dating Shaun of the Dead was all we watched for a long time he and his best friend were obsessed. I love Hot Fuzz because its a fun poke at a profession that is very close to me and my family. Worlds End is one I am on the fence about, but still worth the watch.

[@undertakernumberone1]

"He is not the Messiah! HE IS JUST A VERY NAUGHTY BOY!" "I have a fwiend in Wome named... Biggus... Dickus..."

[@jakubfabisiak9810]

Who commands a quack legion, by the way...

[@redrb26dett]

Yes that’s funny but it gets better with release Brian when biggus tries to help pilot

[@AtlantaTerry]

@@redrb26dett "Pilot"

[@mentalmickey1459]

He has a wife you know..

[@mycroft16]

He was trying so hard to get the guards to crack, that one just couldn't take it any more. I love that scene.

[@scottmclarty2400]

The quest was to "seek" the Holy Grail, not to "find" it.

[@awkwardashleigh]

Solid point

[@LongandWeirdName]

It is about the journey, not the goal, after all.

[@SLAUGHTYBAUDFAUST]

Well the end was literally a cop out.

[@Dagobah359]

That's why the joke at the end was so great. It was a joke at the audience's expense - totally unexpected. Totally unexpected is the hallmark of Monty Python. Today the fans quote everything verbatim (yes, me too), but in a sense that dishonors what they were all about. xkcd.com/16/

[@helmedon]

The seek is often more valuable than the find.

[@Trojan_Rabbit]

Brian: you're all individuals. Crowd: Yes, we're all individuals.

[@Shadow_Hawk_Streaming]

Modern society in a nutshell

[@matthewmckee3762]

@btamamura Shhhh!

[@ericwatson54]

Monty Python's "The Meaning Of Life" is extremely chaotic. It's basically a loose collection of their sketches.

[@jamesmoyner7499]

What makes the scene at night even funnier is when Brian is painting “Roman Go Home” John Cleese who was the guard before going into comedy was a Latin Teacher.

[@awkwardashleigh]

WHAT! I had no idea! hahaha

[@victorsixtythree]

@@awkwardashleigh I think they all met when they were students at prestigious Cambridge and Oxford Universities in the eary 60's. They're smart guys.

[@framegrace1]

@@victorsixtythree Most of them were members of the "Footlights Group" a literature club in Cambridge. Emma Thompson, Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie were also members of the same club.

[@jamesmoyner7499]

Marc Gràcia That’s really cool.

[@ymladd]

John cleese was an accountant

[@victorsixtythree]

8:55 - Oh, man...I saw this in a theater full of people and the "Bigus Dickus" scene was one of the only times in my life when I've been among a group of people laughing so hard that no one could breath. I mean, there's a cumulative effect when you're in a group - you start laughing at how much everyone else is laughing and it just grows.

[@clutchpedalreturnsprg7710]

" among a group of people laughing so hard that no one could breath " would be from seeing: " What's Up Doc? "

[@IceKnight81]

How about History of the World: Part 1

[@BessieRiggs]

Can't go wrong with Mel Brooks

[@silentjay01]

I came to the comments just to see if this was recommended yet.

[@StevenIngram]

Hahaha. Count du Monet!

[@josearroyo8008]

Yeah definitely start Mel brooks films

[@maxromisch3361]

@@StevenIngram Ah, Sire, it's de Mo.... Don't correct me.

[@Piterdeveirs333]

I love that a local radio station plays Bright side of life every morning at 9am

[@trayolphia5756]

9:35 a bts trivia point for you rather well known among the fandom, was that to get the “trying not to laugh” reactions just right, John Cleese said to the extra acting as the guards,”this is actually a serious scene, we cannot have you laughing or smirking at all since the cameras will see it...as such...you laugh or smile you will be fired” The truest way to get “try not to laugh” faces is if you believe if you cannot, it will be even harder to not...so it worked out perfectly

[@ericwincentsen587]

My favorite line in this movie after all these years: "You are all individuals!" "We are all individuals!" "I'm not!"

[@richieb7692]

That was an ad lib, that was so funny they decided to keep it in the film. They had to pay the extra more money, as he now had a speaking part. They were terrified that this would catch on.

[@Tenpinmaster]

still think you would fairly enjoy: "Big Trouble in little China" with Kurt Russel.. :D

[@megadebtor]

One of the greats!!!!!!!!!!

[@Neocoolzero]

This one should def be on the list, it's a mandatory watch on any 80's movie list!!

[@JDJohnston9906753]

I concur 100%

[@AZMasterbaker]

Put that as a suggestion as well.

[@OllieByGolly]

"You people sit tight, hold the fort and keep the home fires burning. If we're not back by dawn... [wink] call the President."

[@danieldunlap4077]

Fun fact. When the head of EMI saw the script he denied funding, Even though it had been pre-approved up to that point. The movie was then pitched to former Beatle George Harrison, who mortgaged his house and arranged a loan to finish production. George Harrison did this because he was a huge Monty Python fan, and wanted to see the movie.

[@lisakaz35]

I just wrote a similar thing. LOL.

[@matman730]

Eric Idle called it the most expensive movie ticket in history.

[@helloweener2007]

John Cleese is telling the story here to Seth Meyers. It is not only that he gave the money, also the way it happened. It is funny. kzbin.info/www/bejne/p2K1hHytmt2db8k

[@FerDeLance06]

Another Fun Fact: This was filmed in the same region where Jesus of Nazareth was made previously and the ... trellis? ... where the crucifixion scene was shot is visible in some of the scenes of this film.

[@user-EricWatson55]

Thank you George!

[@Dasharr]

I've just realised that I have a new personal definition of bravery: uploading a Life of Brian reaction to KZbin with the nekkid bits uncensored. 😂 This movie is so stupid and incredibly intelligent as well. Scenes like Brian shouting out the window that the followers are all individuals and all have to think for themselves (and they mindlessly repeat it back to him), and where Brian says things and his followers twist it round to mean whatever they already wanted to believe in anyway, are some of the best ever parodies of organised religion (and, in fairness, human nature in general).

[@lhpl]

Which is really sad when you think about it. As an atheist, naturist, socialist, humanist Dane, seeing Americans react to nudity always makes me a bit depressed. Nearly every fucking (or non-fucking, for that matter) person either has a penis or a vagina, and two nipples on some size of breasts. There can be no surprise (the absence of these items on a naked person would be far more surprising!) - so why are you always shocked to see something you obviously now is there and you already have a general idea of how looks? Nudity is not equal to sex. (Speaking of sex, sex is also perfectly natural. And for sure, nudity can be a great part of the fun in sex, still doesn't make them equal.) When I watched this reaction and was "greeted" by a warning I thought WTF? then it dawned on me. Prudetube! Thank you Ashleigh for being probably much less prudish than many by including the clips, although I wish it wasn't necessary to mention this.

[@sandrasnow-balvert7766]

@@lhpl the censor board is completely screwed up kill 2000 people with a gun pg show a nipple on a woman rated R

[@doperagu8471]

@@lhpl I completely agree! I'm half swedish (other half american) and I definitely remember growing up (spending months each year in sweden) that nudity was very much not a big deal. Basically kids can go without a bathing suit until 7-8ish and grown adults go naked together in saunas or hot tubs and no one bats an eye! And no one is ogeling at your body parts whatsoever. It's just another body. I think that it's precisely BECAUSE our media (the US) has censored nudity so heavily for decades - since almost the beginning of American cinema, and thus mainstream American media as a whole - it's become something "forbidden" or for "adult eyes only." And because of this, nudity is seen as private, and something to only share between lovers, so the media mainly portrays nudity in a sexual way - which influences what's mainstream culture and then parents. And then children of those parents grow up never really seeing naked bodies unless it's pertaining to something sexual. And at the same time kids can see as many zombie heads cut off and people being shot on television or in movies as they want. But a *female* nipple or a penis 😱 The ideology is sooooo backwards 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@BiblicallyAccurateToaster]

Yeah it is odd. Nudity is our natural state but in the US & many other countries it's heavily censored & when shown, like said above, it's nearly always highly sexualized. Imo it goes back to the long time influence of quite a few religions & of course one of the earliest Abrahamic stories. Adam & Eve ate from the Tree of Knowledge & realized they were naked & became ashamed; covering themselves w/ fig leaves they sowed together. Personally I wouldn't want to see gratuitous amounts of nudity in cinema but if done tastefully & artistically there shouldn't be an issue imo. It's been a faux pas so deeply engrained within our culture that imo it'll take many many decades to change that perspective.

[@ThreadBomb]

It's worse now than it used to be. Movies from the 70s and 80s did things that studios wouldn't dare to do now.

[@dappergander]

As soon as I saw you were shocked at Brian's bum at 12:09 I started laughing at what you were about to see.

[@ssombies]

P.S. You don't seem easily offended and actually seem to enjoy Politically Incorrect humor. Blazing Saddles is one of the finest comedies ever made - and a film that could NEVER be made in today's political/social climate. Highly recommend.

[@Wishbone1977]

Have another vote for Blazing Saddles. If that goes well, there's a few other Mel Brooks movies to get through afterwards.

[@josearroyo8008]

Well said

[@bernhardtsen74]

@@Wishbone1977 Blazzing Saddles would get the most spit takes of Mels movies!co-written by Richard Pryor, who had such a massive cocaine habit during writing, they thought he would surely overdose during filming, so they cast Cleavon Little as Bart the sheriff!

[@kenlangston3451]

Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein would make for a great back to back.

[@KernowWarrior]

Blazing Saddles is fantastic especially as she loves movies with closure.

[@therealdan2551]

Brian runs up the tower, runs off the plank, and is rescued by aliens. Ashleigh: What in the actual F@#$! That is the correct response. Python is notorious for backing themselves into a corner and not knowing how to get out of it and then completely shifting topic... And now for something completely different...

[@SuprousOxide]

There was a Kids in the Hall sketch (Canadian group from the 90s) where the scene was interrupted because someone accused it of being a Month Python sketch. It was far too silly, the women were actually being played by men, and the scene had no ending. All these accusations were true, and damning evidence of it being stolen from the Pythons. (As was the authority figure interrupting the sketch, in Python it would usually be Graham Chapman (who played Brian here) as a British army officer)

[@christianwise637]

Ooh, you lucky bastard!

[@eddavis9704]

As long as no llamas were harmed.

[@OriginalPuro]

fuck*

[@iaindunbar1578]

At the time the movie was made there was a book that had just been written by Erich Daniken that claimed that aliens had visited the earth in biblical times and they were the cause of the miracles, pyramids and other stuff.

[@christopherbacon1077]

Give Mel Brooks a try: The Producers Blazing Saddles Young Frankenstein

[@scottmcintyre2809]

also, Robin Hood: Men in Tights and *maybe* Dracula: Dead and Loving It

[@FerDeLance06]

Ah, Young Frankenstein; "Werewolf!" "There wolf ... there castle!" The sequence with the blind man ... how funny is that?

[@SteveCarlisle77]

Blazing Saddles is a must

[@scottlyttle5586]

Has Ashleigh done Spaceballs yet? I think that's one of his last great ones..

[@FerDeLance06]

@@scottlyttle5586 I like Spaceballs, but it unfortunately ruined Alien for me; when 'that' scene comes up, I always picture it doing that silly cabaret act across the table :-(

[@PRINCE23062003]

Love your reaction to this Ash, it's my favourite Monty Python movie 👍👍

[@sparky6086]

That song, "Always Look on the Bright Side of LIfe" was a huge hit. It was written by the actor who sang it, almost as an afterthought.

[@jamescampbell8910]

A Fish Called Wanda while you are on a Monty Python kick

[@awkwardashleigh]

It's coming too!

[@spicy321]

Awesome!!!!

[@3DJapan]

And then the same cast in Fierce Creatures.

[@donaldb1]

And what about some Terry Gilliam films? _Time Bandits_ is pretty funny. And _Brazil_ is a real classc. It's funny as well, but also pretty dark.

[@donaldb1]

Oh, and another Python-related comedy would be _The Rutles: All You Need is Cash,_ which is a very wild parody of the Beatles. You have to know quite a lot about the Beatles to get every single joke, but even without that it's crazy funny, and the music is genuinely excellent.

[@melissaisloud7404]

Am I the only one waiting to see GALAXY QUEST to pop up in this feed? I dig your Millennial Movie Monday! Keep it up!

[@dadoctah]

I wonder if it's possible for someone who never saw any Star Trek material to get anything out of Galaxy Quest. Is a gag like "let's get out of here before one of those things kills Guy!" of any significance to someone who doesn't know what happens to guys in red shirts?

[@mikejankowski6321]

I suggest it as well. I recommend homework in the form of a few web pages about working with William Shatner and a video or two about the red shirt syndrome. Just for a little background context. I think the movie stands on its own very well if one is familiar with the genre and understands ego in Hollywood.

[@badplay156]

One of Rickman's best

[@joshualandry3160]

@@dadoctah The joke is much more meta than that. Basically every si-fi introduces random characters to kill them off. Star Trek simply had security officers in a contrasting shirt color and became the joke. But basically every property does the same thing. For example, Stargate introduces SG teams that are consistently getting wiped out. The joke is really that the actors are still thinking in terms of stars/extras. I don't think Galaxy Quest really parodies Star Trek very much. It is more like a comedy about aliens who take TV shows too literally and egocentric actors. I think anyone who has a vague idea of Star Trek and conventions would get the humor in the movie.

[@PRINCE23062003]

Not at all. I love that movie too 👍👍😆😆😆

[@Kap00rwith2os]

Airplane! Surely you gotta see Airplane!

[@ricksgamemisc10]

Ashleigh "Internet, I don't trust you." Me: "Good girl." :)

[@schirpik]

She gave a big belly laugh when she said that!

[@AllanFolm]

Fun fact: The actor playing Brian was a M.D. and acted as doctor for the cast and crew during the shooting of the movie.

[@TheSpacemannspiff]

Also a notorious drunk.

[@TheExplosiveGuy]

@@TheSpacemannspiff yep😔. The Monty crew wasn't all fun and games behind the curtains...

[@lhpl]

@@TheSpacemannspiff according to the WP page about him, he quit drinking (just alcohol, presumably) in 1977, so he was sober at the time of Life of Brian, and for the rest of his much too short life. He was also homosexual, and a gay rights supporter, and probably just a really splendid chap in general. He died of cancer in 1989. And his name was Graham Chapman.

[@eacaraxe]

@@lhpl And he also had one of the greatest eulogies of the twentieth century.

[@lhpl]

@@eacaraxe which he absolutely deserved.

[@Linus8472]

If you'd like moar Harrison Ford? Two words. Blade Runner. Nuff said. 👍👍

[@awkwardashleigh]

It's on the list!

[@mormacil]

@@awkwardashleigh Good, it should be. The sequel has Ryan Gosling, not bad either

[@Quotenwagnerianer]

Or "Mosquito Coast". Arguably one his best performances together with "Witness".

[@shiggins0069]

@@awkwardashleigh then follow up with Blade Runner 2049, has old Harrison and Ryan Gosling

[@voodoochile333]

I think it maybe a little slow and deep for Ashliegh! Lol

[@DanEcho67]

In 1989, When I was in college (I’m old), I suffered from insomnia. I had no sleep for 3 days. My sister came over and popped in this movie. My sleep deprived and addled mind couldn’t process what it was seeing. The next day, I was quoting whole scenes verbatim, complete with accents. Monty Python. Even when you don’t get it, you still kinda get it.

[@Quotenwagnerianer]

This movie is pure gold. There was quite the controversy about it when it came out, calling it blasphemous. Guess where I saw it first? In a youth group of our local church.

[@PassiveSmoking]

Was? There are still some places where it is banned to this day!

[@wembleyford]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gaacnaeViduFZ80

[@joeburroughes7214]

I saw it round my vicar's house during confirmation classes.

[@theradgegadgie6352]

"You can always rely on the women to come through for you!" **laughs in British humour**

[@brandonflorida1092]

One of the members of Monty Python, John Cleese, later wrote and starred in a fabulous comedy series called Fawlty Towers about a bad hotel in rural England.

[@HaohmaruHL]

QUE?!

[@donna25871]

He’d already done Fawlty Towers by this time.

[@brandonflorida1092]

@@donna25871 Actually, this seems to be simultaneous with the second "Fawlty Towers" series.

[@nikolasmichaelides9444]

Ashleigh: "You can always count on the women to come through for you" Me: Falls off the chair laughing.

[@awkwardashleigh]

I wasn’t ready for that to happen

[@cutthr0atjake]

This film has GREAT closure. Life of Brian is the better movie, but Holy Grail is funnier.

[@mando8469]

"I'm Brian and so is my wife!"

[@eliberdinner4808]

Mel Brooks' "History of the World: Part 1" and "Young Frankenstein" are must watches

[@SilentBob731]

9:14 The way you react the the mere mention of Biggus Dickus bodes well for later in the film. 😂

[@gronkmusic7973]

You're so cool to spend time with Ashleigh. Greetings from the UK

[@jonathanryan9946]

Some things in life are bad They can really make you mad Other things just want to make you swear and curse When you're chewing on life's gristle Don't grumble, give a whistle And this'll help things turn out for the best And Always look on the bright side of life Always look on the light side of life If life seems jolly rotten There's something you've forgotten And that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing When you're feeling in the dumbs Don't be silly chumps Just purse your lips and whistle, that's the thing And Always look on the bright side of life (Come on) Always look on the right side of life For life is quite absurd And deaths the final word You must always face the curtain with a bow Forget about your sins Give the audience a grin Enjoy it, it's your last chance anyhow So always look on the bright side of death A just before you draw your terminal breath Life's a piece of shit When you look at it Life's a laugh and deaths a joke, it's true You'll see it's all a show Keep 'em laughin' as you go Just remember that the last laugh is on you Always look on the bright side of life Always look on the right side of life (C'mon Brain, cheer up) Always look on the bright side of life Always look on the bright side of life Always look on the bright side of life I mean, what have you got to lose? You know, come from nothing You're back to nothing What have you lost? Nothing Always look on the bright side of life Nothing will come from nothing, ya know what they say Cheer up ya old bugger c'mon give a grin (Always look on the right side of life) There's ya are, see It's the end of the film Incidentally this record's available in the foyer (Always look on the right side of life) Some of us got to live as well, you know (Always look on the right side of life) Who do you think pays for this rubbish (Always look on the right side of life) They're not gonna make their money back, you know I told them, I said to him, Bernie, I said they'll never make their money back (Always look on the right side of life)

[@snorpenbass4196]

Fun fact: Yes, the opening theme is meant to be a parody of Bond themes. A clue is that it's sung by Shirley Bassey, who sang many Bond themes.

[@awkwardashleigh]

never seen the bond movies so I didn't catch that.

[@RedDawnRocker]

@@awkwardashleigh Ashleigh, You definitely have to put Dr. No on your list (the first Bond movie). It'll open a brand new world to you :D ... and all Bond movies have closed endings :D.

[@wembleyford]

It's not sung by Shirley Bassey, though it sung in her style. The Bond movies have really not aged all to well - I'd suggest your tolerance for incredible levels of lechery and occasional racism might help you decide if you want to watch some of the older ones.

[@chriskerfoot491]

@@RedDawnRocker except OHMSS

[@FerDeLance06]

I've seen a few pub bands actually perform this as a part of their set.

[@lisakaz35]

FYI: Beatle George Harrison (who was pals with Eric Idle of Monty Python) financially bankrolled this film when it seemed they'd lose funding for it. Harrison claimed he did it 'cause he wanted to see the movie. Idle called it the most expensive movie ticket price ever. I believe Harrison played an extra in the stoning scene.

[@jostanford6613]

He did fund it luckily for us! George is in the scene at Brian’s house where they are all wanting miracles believing him to be the messiah, he is introduced by John Cleese character as the man ‘letting them have The Mount on Sunday’.

[@notvalidcharacters]

I believe George is carrying a cross.

[@jfergs.3302]

you've such a great laugh, really infectious. the one after you realise the wise men have gone to the wrong place, fantastic. really cracks me up.

[@danieldekok6949]

"I'm Brian! I'm Brian!" See--"Spartacus"

[@AudieHolland]

Look up: *Graham Chapman's Eulogy by John Cleese * That last "I'm Brian" scene is a parody on the scene from "Spartacus (1960)" by Kubrick. The Romans want to crucify Spartacus for leading the slave rebellion against Rome. Spartacus, not wishing to inflict more pain and suffering on his fellow rebel slaves, open his mouth to say "I'm-" but then the man next to him shouts "I'm Spartacus!" then another, and more others exclaim the same sentence untill all of the captured rebel slaves start chanting they're Spartacus. So the Romans crucify them all. Which they would have done anyway historically but that's Hollywood for ya.

[@ThatOneGuy42]

Another movie to add to the list is “They Live”

[@noisecrime]

Ooh yeah, would love to see a reaction to this and it themes.

[@brettg274]

One of my all-time favs, good choice.

[@AgedBacon]

I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass... and I'm all out of bubblegum

[@berkeleygirllaserbeam]

Thomas Bradley YES! Such a great movie. Am I wrong for thinking it should be required viewing in schools?

[@StevenIngram]

Absolutely.

[@tntkff9901]

Fun facts: In the "Biggus Dickus" scene, the extras playing the guards were told they would not get paid if they laughed, so that suppressed laughter was real. Also no one wanted to touch this movie, so it was funded by George Harrison simply because he really wanted to see it, making that the world's most expensive movie ticket

[@rsrt6910]

Something sounds "urban legendish" about that theory. I mean, it seems Palin got all his dialogue timed too well and all the extras managed to hit their action marks too perfectly for that to be true.

[@kenjisparks]

@@rsrt6910 not really. Cleese has talked about it a few times. They didn't tell the guards what was going to be said. Palin and the Python boys knew, but the guards didn't. Palin only ad libbed a part of it in response to what the guards did or didn't do.

[@keeperofthecheese]

"I'm just a poor old man, my ears are gnarled, my eyes are old and bent, my nose is knackered." XD Just so many great lines in that film. I dont know how they managed to get so much genius into a film which had a tiny budget, most of which was paid for by one of the Beatles (George Harrison) who just "wanted to see it". Bless that man.

[@JayM409]

Crucifixion is a doddle.

[@SamuelBlack84]

@@JayM409 Stop saying that

[@EightLincolnThirty]

Make no apologies. This is your best reaction yet. Love your channel. Please keep them coming.

[@notmee2388]

Still gonna say: A Fish Called Wanda. It is like a hybrid movie between Monty Python and a good caper movie. It has a more traditional story structure but still has that British humour!

[@Neocoolzero]

She said on another comment that this is on her list :)

[@fctv2631]

I can’t wait to see her reaction to this! A hybrid is a great way to describe it, and the acting is exceptional!

[@gymratt17]

I love this movie! so well scripted and amazing!

[@hippychikforever]

This is in my top 10 comedies of all time! Kevin Kline is hysterical!!!

[@theplanetruth]

Yes!!

[@craigoconnor6662]

The initial spark for this film came when a reporter, after the release of Holy Grail, asked Eric Idle what their next movie would be. Going for a shock laugh, he replied "Jesus Christ: Lust For Glory."

[@romonabrown7330]

The song at the end has become a very common occurrence at British funerals. Honestly. It's true. What a crazy world!

[@lynchmob72]

1 minute: "You can always count on the women to come through for you!" ... the next minute: *Crickets*

[@1arthurburke]

Can we take a moment to appreciate the line, "the damn holy grail"? It's either dam or it's holy! It can't be both! Just found your videos. Love them!

[@BasilOnatopp]

Not that I support toxic fandom, but I do think Monty Python & The Holy Grail is so obviously satirical and surreal that the ending would make sense. When I first saw the film, I had never heard of Monty Python either. I mean... they're riding fake horses while someone clacks coconut shells together. It would be even more strange if it had a proper resolution to the story. The story was never the point. Again: I do not in any way support toxic fandom and insulting people for not understanding.

[@FerDeLance06]

Good for you and I'm surprised they haven't steamed into this one yet, as they have Blazing Saddles.

[@arandomnamegoeshere]

I have to admit that I've never watched a Monty Python film with any notions of normal film expectations. They always seem to be more like a theme that strings a series of skits together.

[@hedgehog1965uk]

One of the characteristics of Python is to subvert expectations. If they just found the grail at the end, that wouldn't be very Python. Also, did you know that the whole knocking coconuts together was originally done cos they didn't have the budget for real horses, and the joke was formed out of that.

[@Isleofskye]

Gud Mawnin'. Yu mek wurlappa sense , mi bredda.....

[@floorticket]

"Wolf-nipple chips" ... yeah, I did not get that Romulus and Remus reference back in '79.

[@davidmeadows3351]

The movie does have closure, according to its own logic. Beneath the comedy, Brian is a tragic figure, so his end has to be tragedy. Everything is caused by people projecting their (unfair) expectations onto Brian, right from the moment of his birth. He is expected to die, so there is only one possible end. The same was true for Christ: he was pushed onto an inevitable path (who pushed him depends on whether you're a believer or not) and there was only one possible end to that path. I find Life of Brian a very clever and thought-provoking film, more so than Holy Grail (which is just a set of sketches and quotable moments without a story, which is why it doesn't have any closure).

[@AtlantaTerry]

Well... that and "Grail" ran out of money so they had to end it.

[@davidmeadows3351]

@@AtlantaTerry I didn't know that... interesting, thanks.

[@notvalidcharacters]

I can't agree that Grail "doesn't have closure". It doesn't have the *traditional* closure; rather it's the ultimate self-aware Fourth Wall break -- you find out the entire thing all along was a scene, and not the story you assumed. Much like they did in the TV series, where Graham Chapman walks out of a building, looks at the camera and says, "Good Lord -- I'm on film!" ... then the scene pans back to show the camera crew, at which point somebody says ... "If this is the camera crew then... who's filming us now?".

[@shawnj1966]

The Monty Python TV series included many skits that would just be abruptly ended when they were deemed to have become too silly. That is why endings like this don't bother us. You should also watch A Fish Called Wanda!

[@shawnmiller4781]

Now that she is doing some TV shows (Firefly) on Wednesdays after she watches done she should do the Fly Circus Series

[@marvinc9994]

Wow - what a BEAUTIFUL cat, Young Lady ! I lost my Tigger Kat a couple of months ago, and miss him SO much. Glad you got to appreciate some of our more 'outrageous' English humour at last. Love from Across the Pond XX

[@martinbraun1211]

Please react to GROUNDHOG DAY !

[@giothefrench6575]

Oh yes! If you haven't seen it, this is the best rom-com ever!

[@chrissonofpear1384]

@@giothefrench6575 And it has a happy ending! Eventually...

[@GSUShane]

Be Prepared: Monty Python's "Meaning of Life" is a less cohesive movie, narratively, than Life of Brian and Holy Grail.

[@hedgehog1965uk]

Meaning of Life*

[@roymorrishx]

It'll be worth it just for "the middle of the film"

[@GoodYegg]

a warning: the next Monty Python movie, The Meaning of Life, is not a narrative movie...it's a series of sketches

[@TonyCastley]

Glad someone pointed this out

[@trayolphia5756]

There was a form of narrative woven through...but wasn’t a CHARACTER narrative... Subtle difference lol

[@Land967]

But where did the fish go??

[@OllieByGolly]

@@Land967 Well... we know what happened to Howard, anyway. :D

[@Land967]

@@OllieByGolly It was a lovely little fish!

[@nashvilleoutlaw]

9:15 the Biggus Dickus bit. What makes it even funnier is the guards had no idea and were instructed that it was a very serious scene and they would be fired if they laughed. That whole scene is them truly being blindsided by the joke and trying not to break character on the 1st take. The loud laugh was the camera man loosing it 😂😂😂

[@paulconnett3654]

So happy that your getting into the Monty Python.. also glad you amend the 3 stars to 5 for the Holy Grail. Cheer's

[@Mauther]

No matter how you felt about the movie, the important things is you learned "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life"

[@lisakaz35]

Best song. Glad Eric Idle did it at Graham Chapman's Memorial Service and the 2012 Olympics.

[@dandysig9]

Trading Places! I'll say it every week, lol Especially if you are going to do holiday movies. This is technically a Christmas/New Years movie :)

[@wembleyford]

Oh, and the first National Lampoon Vacation movie.

[@garylee3685]

The year was 1979, so space movies were big, so they did the brief spaceship bit...

[@cuffzter]

Knowing Monty Python, I'd bet it wasn't completey random. Brian, while NOT being Jesus (who does appear in the movie in the background) does have several similarities with the carpenter in question. Like likely roman parentage as well as being a member of a anti-roman group (the one led by John the baptist), so it wouldn't surprise me if there are some kooky theory about Jesus being an alien or abducted by aliens they wanted to add in the film.

[@zyllofmitain]

The "I'm Brian" bit during the crucifixion is a nod to the famous epic movie "Spartacus".

[@Yaksniffer2]

That gag of Brian opening the window buck nekkid to a mass of followers was one of the biggest LOL moments of my youth. Props for keeping it in.

[@dereksteed2030]

I love, love, LOVE this film! Easily their best production.

[@Bothandle70]

Everyone shouting I'm Brian during the crucifixion is a parody of Spartacus.

[@kieranrdavis]

I'd go for the Zucker/Abrahams/Zucker film set: Airplane Top Secret! Hot Shots Hot Shots Part Deux 👍

[@voidofbeeswax]

Kieran Davis The Naked Gun Movies, too

[@michaelbuhl4250]

And don't forget The Kentucky Fried Movie.

[@voidofbeeswax]

Michael Buhl Yes. This is true.

[@veryrancid3128]

Absolute gems

[@tamonicus]

Before Naked Gun, see the Police Squad! episodes.

[@Calebchads]

Your reaction to this is priceless. 😆😆😆 New fan here. Been binging from the start of your vids cause I love film in general. I'm amazed your first viewings of95% of these you've done so far haven't been seen until the last couple years when they started. I feel like I missed out seeing it during that time. Thank you for these tho, you're very entertaining and love love Beans 😆💖

[@Calebchads]

And Holy Grail is funnier, I agree 😆🤟🥳 that one made me laugh so much in the early 2000's 😆 🤣

[@Calebchads]

Song at the end is great too 😆🤟

[@tecnoblix]

LOL! I actually spit my brandy when you stopped to say "Hi. hello".

[@JJRKarlsson]

This movie was banned in Ireland and Norway on release. Some people can't take a joke =)

[@bigbro6446]

It was the 70s, the Catholic Church was like a second government here in Ireland. So I’m not really surprised lol

[@Svennybaerchen]

It is banned in Germany on Good Friday (Karfreitag). You're not allowed to show this movie in public on this day.

[@arandomnamegoeshere]

If one digs around KZbin a bit, one can find the Pythons in debate with various Catholic Church representatives on what Life of Brian was about. Interesting stuff if you're in to that kind of thing.

[@simonoleary9264]

@@arandomnamegoeshere Here's the parody of that debate 😀 kzbin.info/www/bejne/gaacnaeViduFZ80

[@hedgehog1965uk]

Wasn't it Sweden where they advertised the film as "So funny it was banned in Norway"?

[@Sly55555]

New to this channel. My god do you have a great liberating laugh!

[@awkwardashleigh]

That is definitely one way to describe it 😂😂😂

[@toddjackson3136]

Fun fact the actress who plays the girlfriend, "Judith Iscariot", went on to later in life become a mayor of a town in Wales.

[@Orlor]

A town that banned the movie she was in...

[@FerDeLance06]

"Leave that Welsh tart alone!"

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

Aha! But could she pronounce the town's name? Then I'll be impressed!

[@LuciferStarr]

@@jean-paulaudette9246 It's only Aberystwyth - on a scale of 1 to Welsh - A language created by a dad losing at Scrabble - that's pretty straightforward.

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

@@LuciferStarr LOL & pronounced like HVros'tek

[@mikeburke1881]

Ashleigh, I'M SOOO HAPPY THAT YOU FINALLY UNDERSTAND MONTY PYTHON!!!

[@christopheratkins7746]

This video was amazing and it made my day. Thanks for cheering a British bloke up!! Keep making these videos, me dear!! Subscribed!!!

[@VeggieGamer]

"Is this about the birth of Christ?!" *Gets strapped in for this reaction* XD

[@chimpinaneckbrace]

This movie deserves five out of five sandals.

[@scottmcintyre2809]

NO! Heretic! Five out of five gourds!

[@TheonlyaviableID]

Calm down, please! Let us all pray!

[@crgrier]

Preach it sandal brother! Never bow to those gourd heathens.

[@zenarcher9633]

Splitters!

[@RealArcalian]

Beans: HELP ME You haven't met the ugly part of the Star Wars fandom yet. Your opinion of the prequels, and if you watch them the sequels, will show some fault lines in the fandom. Monty Python's fandom is like *sarcastic laughter*. I always liked the spaceship sequence Otter Chaos! Oh come on, you KNEW he was gonna die the moment you recognized that it was a parody of Christ.

[@yonukdeh]

Total Recall, Demolition Man, Heathers (daaarrk humor), Starship Troopers, Alien/Aliens/skip3/Alien Resurrection, The Thing, Romancing the Stone series/Speed, The Last Starfighter, Fifth Element, Real Genius, Better Off Dead! I'm loving these trips down memory lane with your pure reactions!

[@mwflanagan1]

I lost my breath laughing at you in this one. Enjoying the early reactions that I missed.

[@johnfriday5169]

"True Romance", it's a Tony Scott film from a Quentin Tarantino script and one of the best movies I've ever seen. One of the best scenes ever filmed is Dennis Hopper and Christopher Walken giving a master class in acting. Oh, and watch the director's cut. Loved the reaction. Have a great day.

[@helloweener2007]

Agree And it has other well known actors in it. Christian Slater, Gerry Oldman, Val Kilmer, Samuel L. Jackson, Brad Pitt. It is nice to see some of them even in minor roles.

[@1GuyWith6Guns]

That may be my favorite scene in any movie I've watched.

[@goliyth5134]

Ladyhawk - period. It would fit your personality.

[@Wishbone1977]

Ladyhawke is awesome. It was much maligned at the time for taking a modern approach to a medieval story, in some of the visual design and in particularly in the soundtrack, but I've always loved it.

[@tempsitch5632]

Ladyhawke is fucking gorgeous awesome.

[@JeepersCreepers2013]

Yeah but not exactly funny. She's more fun to watch reactng to something with humor.

[@volaska4134]

Agree. Good film and would probably appeal to her.

[@SobiTheRobot]

Oh yes please Ladyhawke

[@ardee1980]

The holy Trinity of 70's comedies: Animal House, Caddyshack, and Stripes.

[@FerDeLance06]

You forgot Meatballs

[@malcolmdrake6137]

Those, really, only appeal to people with low IQ's.

[@ronalddobis6782]

@@malcolmdrake6137 Fuck off lowlife. I don't need a D student insulting me. Moron.

[@hepchaos]

Stripes was in 1981 and Caddy shack was 1980. js

[@Clownboy15]

I haven’t watched this yet as I just got home. But I’ve been looking forward to this all day!

[@MaxWindshear]

This is the first video I've watched of yours and you cracked me up! Love your personality. I'm coming back.

[@victorsixtythree]

5:41 - "It's all women!" Well, it's men portraying women disguised as men. I remember when I first saw this - when the "women" usually with high squeaky voices pretended to sound like men with their low gruff voices I thought, "Wow, those women have low voices." Doh!

[@SuprousOxide]

Having the men dress as women was such a common thing for the Pythons that you just don't even notice it any more...

[@RocketToTheMoose]

Do "Time Bandits!" It's not quite a Monty Python movie, but it was made by/with a number of the Monty Python guys.

[@spc476]

Given how Ashleigh has reacted to the endings of "Holy Grail" and "Life of Brian" it should be noted that the ending to "Time Bandits" also has a "WTF" type ending to it (and I say that as "Time Bandits" is one of my favorite movies). Also, "Time Bandits" is the first of a loose trilogy of movies that Gilliam has made. The other two are "Brazil" and "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen" (they are, respectively, the fantasies of a child, the fantasies of a middle-aged man, and the fantasies of an old man).

[@Denkar11]

I really love Monty Python, but the two funniest movies ever written were Young Frankenstein and Blazing Saddles, by Mel Brooks.

[@pineconey]

Young Frankenstein was written by Gene Wilder, too.

[@Leon-wz1js]

I never really understood people's fascination to Young Frankenstein. I had best friends and schoolmates who thought it was a laugh riot, and perhaps that was what did it for me. They raved about it so much, that when I got to watch it, I thought "THIS is what everyone raved about???" By bolstering a movie so much, it causes an immense expectation, that will never compare.

[@chrisgeorge4288]

Seen this movie a hundred times. First when I was 5 in 1983. Love seeing your utter shock lol

[@hightie1]

In the adds for this film in the swedish cinemas it said ;The film that is so fun ny its forbidden in Norway. And yes it was banned in Norway .