Monty Python's Life of Brian [VHS]

Monty Python's Life of Brian [VHS]

Monty Python's Life of Brian [VHS]
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Actor: Graham Chapman, John Case, John Cleese, Peter Brett, Terence Bayler
Primary Contributor: Graham Chapman
Primary Contributor: John Cleese
Primary Contributor: Michael Palin
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Original Language), Analog; Latin (Original Language)
Format: Color, NTSC, Original recording reissued
Running Time: 94 minutes
Release Date: 1997-09-10
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Publisher: Starz / Anchor Bay
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay

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Movie Review: Blu-ray looks fantastic!
Summary: 5 Stars

Ten years ago, I dropped $40 on the fancy, deluxe Criterion DVD of Life of Brian and loved it. The multiple commentary tracks and bonus features were great, and the picture was definitely an upgrade from my VHS copy. Many years later, I was a disappointed to see that Criterion didn't take on the task of releasing Life of Brian on Blu-ray, leaving it to Sony. Well, having finally jumped on the Blu-ray bandwagon, I decided to pick up the new disc. All I can say is wow. This completely blows the Criterion DVD out of the water. This is a crystal clear, clean transfer whereas the Criterion version had plenty of scratches, specks, and whatnot dirtying up the image. I had no idea this film could look this good. Most of the bonus features have been carried over, and there is a new retrospective featurette with interviews of all the living Pythons, so parting ways with my old DVD was a piece of cake. To make it even better, the Blu-ray retails for half the price of the Criterion DVD. If you are at all reluctant to double-dip on this one, I highly suggest going for it.
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Summary of Monty Python's Life of Brian [VHS]

"Blessed are the cheesemakers," a wise man once said. Or maybe not. But the point is Monty Python's Life of Brian is a religious satire that does not target specific religions or religious leaders (like, say, Jesus of Nazareth). Instead, it pokes fun at the mindless and fanatical among their followers--it's an attack on religious zealotry and hypocrisy--things that that fellow from Nazareth didn't particularly care for either. Nevertheless, at the time of its release in 1979, those who hadn't seen it considered it to be quite "controversial." Life of Brian, you see, is about a chap named Brian (Graham Chapman) born December 25 in a hovel not far from a soon-to-be-famous Bethlehem manger. Brian is mistaken for the messiah and therefore manipulated, abused, and exploited by various religious and political factions. And it's really, really funny. Particularly memorable bits include the brassy Shirley Bassey/James Bond-like title song; the bitter rivalry between the anti-Roman resistance groups, the Judean People's Front and the People's Front of Judea; Michael Palin's turn as a lisping, risible Pontius Pilate; Brian urging a throng of false-idol worshippers to think for themselves--to which they reply en masse "Yes, we must think for ourselves!"; the fact that everything Brian does, including losing his sandal in an attempt to flee these wackos, is interpreted as "a sign." Life of Brian is not only one of Monty Python's funniest achievements, it's also the group's sharpest and smartest sustained satire. Blessed are the Pythons. --Jim Emerson
"Blessed are the cheesemakers," a wise man once said. Or maybe not. But the point is Monty Python's Life of Brian is a religious satire that does not target specific religions or religious leaders (like, say, Jesus of Nazareth). Instead, it pokes fun at the mindless and fanatical among their followers--it's an attack on religious zealotry and hypocrisy--things that that fellow from Nazareth didn't particularly care for either. Nevertheless, at the time of its release in 1979, those who hadn't seen it considered it to be quite "controversial." Life of Brian, you see, is about a chap named Brian (Graham Chapman) born December 25 in a hovel not far from a soon-to-be-famous Bethlehem manger. Brian is mistaken for the messiah and therefore manipulated, abused, and exploited by various religious and political factions. And it's really, really funny. Particularly memorable bits include the brassy Shirley Bassey/James Bond-like title song; the bitter rivalry between the anti-Roman resistance groups, the Judean People's Front and the People's Front of Judea; Michael Palin's turn as a lisping, risible Pontius Pilate; Brian urging a throng of false-idol worshippers to think for themselves--to which they reply en masse "Yes, we must think for ourselves!"; the fact that everything Brian does, including losing his sandal in an attempt to flee these wackos, is interpreted as "a sign." Life of Brian is not only one of Monty Python's funniest achievements, it's also the group's sharpest and smartest sustained satire. Blessed are the Pythons. --Jim Emerso

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