laserblue
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malg said:Yep. Life of Brian is absolute genius. As for the rest of their stuff, it's just overrated.I'm With Stupid said:There are plenty of Monty Python sketches that aren't amazing, but I wouldn't trust anyone who doesn't think Life of Brian is one of the funniest films ever. On the surface it looks ridiculous, but as a satire of religion, it's absolute genius.
Monty Python was very much a programme of its time i.e. the 60s. A lot of their stuff was hit and miss but when they hit it was brilliant and undoubtedly groundbreaking. However, like a lot of acts much of the material has dated. Very much like the Goons who were their equivalent in the 50s. Hugely popular but their material had already become dated during the 60s. Much of the value of both is the influence they had on others. The Pythons were influenced by the Goons, the Young Ones were influenced by the Pythons and so on.
And in my humble opinion The Life Of Brian is the funniest film ever.