Life of Brian (1979)
Brian is born on the original Christmas, in the stable next door. He spends his life being mistaken for a messiah (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Terry Jones
Written By: John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Graham Chapman
Starring: John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Graham Chapman, George Harrison, Carol Cleveland, Charles McKeown, Terence Bayler, Sue Jones-Davies, John Young
Genre: Comedy
Franchise: Monty Python
AKA: Monty Python's Life of Brian
Country: UK
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Magb | 90 85% |
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Holy Grail beats it when it comes to pure laughs, but Life or Brian is also a remarkably strong satire. "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" might be the Pythons' single finest moment.
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BillyShears | 90 92% |
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Gather around as I explain comedy, the most subjective of all. You might hoot, you might holler, you might smirk, you might bellow , you might titter, but baby if you don’t even kinda smirk you’re a dumb stupid nitwit OI BLOODY HELL Terry Jones has instilled in me a lifetime of apprehension approaching British women.
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doctor7 | 94 97% |
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Certainly one of the funniest films I've ever seen. While the quality of the film feels more like made-for-TV than epic film like other Monty Python bits it adds to it's charm. It's historically accurate in a sense as much as it serves as a source of humour on how ridiculous things were back then (and today). Bloody hilarious and well worth seeing if you can keep an open mind about the subject matter, after all there is a kind of hidden disclaimer in the first few minutes.
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Farzan | 93 94% |
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Pure comedic genius. In my opinion, better than the Holy Grail. This film contains one of the best lines ever: "What have the Romans ever done for us?" Brilliant
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Moribunny | 93 98% |
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Brian: "You are all individuals!" - Crowd: "We are all individuals!" - Brian: "You are all different!" - Crowd: "We are all different!" - one guy: "I'm not" - Crowd: "Shh!"
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purgatos | 84 80% |
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Far and away the best Python movie and stands up to re-watches better than Holy Grail, but I would still avoid watching it too often.
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Barthalen | 82 86% |
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Puts the 'fun' in 'blasfunme'.
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QVT | 90 92% |
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This and Annie Hall are the two movies from which all modern comedy descend.
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Okkervil | 91 97% |
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Satirical, and down right hilarious. Packed full of brilliant comic performances and a perfect Python script, this is probably their finest achievement.
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overrated | 76 85% |
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The film so funny Norway had to ban it.
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calharding | 88 86% |
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Brilliant, as you ought to expect from Monty Python. A wicked send-up of Christianity, and religion in general, that manages to be dangerously provocative by actually getting the viewer to *think* instead of just being blindly insulting; all the while being hilarious and entertaining. A classic.
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sophie | 95 98% |
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Incredibly funny. Over and over again.
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Miss Marple | 75 57% |
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Always look on the bright side of life ;)
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orcunyondem | 96 94% |
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Almost all of what they pointed are true. I love it.
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| 2 | FlorVdE | 4 87% |
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Holy Grail was funnier, but Life of Brian may still be the better movie.
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twincinema | 60 36% |
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Y'know, I am not a Monty Python fan. *the audience gasps at such a brazen statement* Does this upset you, reader? I hope you can understand that comedy is subjective, and that while you howl with laughter, I am dead inside.
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Ronin167 | 88 93% |
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Extremely funny. I think it's the best of the Python films. It's only failing is that it's shot just like a TV show (i.e., it's a little flat looking).
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| 2 | Nouilles | 97 97% |
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It has hysterical scenes that make you laugh out loud and the ending is just evil.
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backwardsuit | 91 97% |
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Probably the best Python movie. Not necessarily the funniest (although still sidesplittingly hilarious) but the most coherent and solidly packaged. Whereas the other films feel somewhat like a chaotic series of sketches, this one also holds together as a story.
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Paxton | 70 63% |
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Oh you Brits.
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Leonardis | 94 80% |
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He's not the Messiah! Life of Brian remains even today as another great comedy classic of the late 80's with it's jokes (offensive or not) that make this little movie worth the watch. Understand? Biggus Dickus?!
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Yoshinaruto | 45 16% |
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This was the last of the main three MP films for me, and The Holy Grail remains at the top. The stoning scene was easily the funniest for me, followed by Biggus Dickus. Outside of that, a lot of the jokes went on far longer than they needed to, and since the story and characters are nearly nonexistent, it heavily relies on the humor to be consistent. Hardcore MP fans will surely love it, but I think it’s better to watch its best clips, which luckily hold up to their better sketches.
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medikolayn | 86 87% |
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americani ite domum.
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TimeCapsule | 95 98% |
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Fans of Monty Python debate over weather this movie or "Holy Grail" is better, however most of them generally agree on them being two of the funniest movies ever. The satire in this film is possibly the group's sharpest. However, the laughs are more subdued than the ones allowed by the relentless silliness of "Holy Grail"
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itsben | 0 6% |
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There is literally nothing redeeming about this movie
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dmarques | 89 89% |
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Better than Holy Grail
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offlineoz | 70 59% |
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Under Quarantine Film Reviews #78: All right, but apart from the sanitation, medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, the freshwater system, and public health, what have the Romans ever done for us?
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katje_ | 91 96% |
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My favorite Python movie. Graham Chapman is wonderful and Jones knew how to make it work for the whole group.
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MartinTeller | 82 73% |
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I hate to say it, but this really doesn't hold a candle to Holy Grail, at least in terms of chuckles per minute. There's a lot of parts that fall kinda flat and some even seem to drag on. I found myself anticipating certain scenes and then being slightly disappointed when they weren't as laughtastic as I'd remembered. Still, it's better than most comedies, and it looks great (especially in hi-def). And you have to admire the intelligence and audacity of it.
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| 1 | psychedelicr | 90 85% |
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Drop-dead hilarious Python piece!
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| 1 | RedLegBebop | 99 98% |
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Perhaps the best comedy film of all time. We're all individuals.
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CosmicMonkey | 75 49% |
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It contains some of the most intelligent and insightful humour of Monty Python's career, and it has the most coherent plot and story, but it also falls into the recurrent Monty Python bad habits of racism, ableism and transphobia. I mean, this movie came out only a few month before the 1980s and it still literally has a man in Black Face at one point. Like most Flying Circus sketches, it would much funnier it wasn't so offensive and had such dated values.
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moraesfelipe | 92 96% |
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As extravagant and satirical as the Holy Grail, packed with an epic, incredibly hilarious and intelligent finale.
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Optimus_mike | 60 34% |
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Pretty hit and miss....but when it does hit, it is pretty hilarious.
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Neonman | 72 43% |
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It seems a lot of the time this film can't get its humour beyond placing modern life-isms in this old Biblical setting, but there are still a number of good jokes (especially the sequence when Brian falls off the tower, and the crucifixion guards) and it's a fun, easy watch.
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andayb | 65 68% |
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It's a decent comedy, but more of a series of comedic sketches than a real movie. If you're into monthy python then it's probably hilarious, but if you're not accustomed to it, you'll hardly find the movie special.
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la boheme | 90 88% |
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Python's best movie.
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recklessmess | 90 97% |
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I'm willing to bet that modern day religion is more like this movie than we like to let on.
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tonydal | 85 87% |
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"I just really think it would be good if you would all learn to think for yourselves." "Yes, this is brilliant! Tell us more." "No, you don't seem to understand--I'm saying you should be your own beacons." "Truly this man is blessed! We will follow him anywhere."
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| 1 | WoozyB | 100 98% |
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Flawless religious and social commentary.
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vesupria | 7 78% |
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There's something hilariously satisying about a group of hairy Jews hanging on a row of crucifixes having a sing a long. ;)
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sweetsin0r | 100 99% |
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Ha, Ha , Ha, Ha, If only I could stop laughing long enough to tell you how funny this is. "always look on the bright side of life... "
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TheDiceman | 80 95% |
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This is comedy at its best.
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Pickpocket | 8 82% |
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On par with Holy Grail, but not quite as good. It's just hilarious satire that criticizes Christianity. What's not to love?
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eveelun | 82 85% |
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Though it never reaches the peaks of hilarity achieved in Holy Grail, this has a more consistent narrative structure that gives it a bit more depth and room to work with. It still is way funnier than most comedies, with some great memorable gags and a wonderful ending.
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| 1 | Inkwell0121 | 96 70% |
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While not quite the masterpiece that is Holy Grail, Life of Brian benefits from incisive religious satire, individual jokes that are gut-busting and better than Holy Grail in their way, and an overall sense of farce about the proceedings. By contrast, it's more uneven, and some jokes don't quite land but also don't outstay their welcome. Altogether, a worthy sophomore cinematic effort that doesn't quite match its predecessor.
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