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What are your thoughts on Monty Python?

Monty Python...some good, some not so good but the less good stuff is easily overlooked. Life of Brian has just been voted the best all time film in the UK - by readers of the Radio Times. A poll of 2500 in total!

Life of Brian is a masterpiece from start to finish. It's beautifully paced, it has an exciting plot, just enough philosophy and some great gags.

Much of the material in the series either wasn't funny then or hasn't stood the test of time. There, I said it and it's stopped raining. But when they were funny, they were very funny indeed! I personally think they learned to write comedy properly when they got into film.

I always liked Python but thought that it went from one extreme to the other. Sometimes there was brillaince and sometimes it was humourless. Their TV episodes (flying circus) are however considered classics and are re-run over and over on cable. When there's little else on they are always worth another viewing

As for their films, for me, these are at the brilliance end. Life of Brian is still funny today, even after umpteenth viewings and the Meaning of Life is also one of my favourites.

I remember all of the hullabaloo from the various religous groups when LoB was released

willy rushdon, I think that was his name, radio mostly,very funny

Shame about Rushton. Great comedian.
"Remove unsightly stains with a stealth bomber"

We are studying Life of Brian in religious studies. I ended up reciting pretty much the whole script.

I love Richard Pryor. His stuff is deep though. He tells his life story, and its all true. Heart attacks, prison, mother dying. The list goes on, and he makes it all funny.

"Anyone here ever had a heart attack? Them f***ers hurt."

But what have the Romans ever done for us ?

oh, you mean apart from the sanitation, the medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, a fresh water system, and public health?

Yeah what have they ever done for us?

Oh and peace.

What is myrrh anyway?

It is a balm.

Tomo wrote:What is myrrh anyway?

A Scouse female horse?

Ha ha ha, ive got to remember that come christmas

The Meaning of Life will forever remain in my top 10 favourite films...

Graham Chapman was by far the funniest Python...if you get his dvd lecture, though poor quality footage - extremely funny though..

Ive heard great things, but never seen it.

I have the Meaning of Life, but wouldnt go so far as to say it was that good.

(Try reading the above sentence without the context)

Life of Brian still stays as one of, if not the best film ever in my opinion.