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This is the only reaction I've seen to notice what Spike Milligan does with his hands, the awkward clasping and unclasping when he realises he's all alone. To me it's the funniest scene in the film, and he wasn't even supposed to be there. 😂😂
I spent the 1950s listening to Spike Milligan and the Goons on ABC Radio in Australia. I had a crystal set (a primitive radio) and listened to every Goon Show I could find. Spike wrote a large fraction of the Goon Shows which ran for about 9 years. I had no idea what I was listening to but it made me laugh. In later years I listened to as many of the Goon Shows as I could hear but by this time cassettes had made an appearance and I built quite a collection. Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers and Harry Seacomb were my heroes. I was really pleased to see Spike in the hoard following Brian. The boys were working on Life of Brian in Northern Africa when they bumped into him and they offered him a place in their movie. They did not offer any money though he insisted they were going to pay him. A wonderful man. He often came to Australia to visit his mother who lived in Woy Woy north of Sydney. Mike in Oz
I was an extra on GOTs and 200+ extras sang ,the bright side of life in a quarry in Ireland, in a thunderstorm/lightning with multicolored umbrellas ..... I'll never forget it ,it was hilarious ! Horrendous days filming but the singing and whistles carried me through! True story!
The survivors of a sinking Royal Navy Destroyer famously sang it sitting on the upturned hull of their ship during the Falklands. Half were burned or wounded but sat there singing. Great song.
Fun fact: John Cleese used to teach Latin, so the scene in which he catches Brian writing "romanes eunt domus" is a lot more personal for him. Also, Latin was important in the Roman Empire - it was a requirement to become a citizen that one had to learn Latin.
It's also a joke that would have hit close to home to most (british/european) moviegoers at the time because latin was still part of the regular curriculum.
My recommendation, if you haven't watched it already, would be "A Fish Called Wanda". Apart from Monty Python members John Cleese (who also wrote it) and Michael Palin you have Jamie Lee Curtis and Kevin Kline in leading roles (Kline even got an Oscar for his performance). Also, it's a very dark humorous heist comedy.
The guy who walked away and didn't follow was a fellow named Spike Milligan, one of the funniest men to have lived. He just happened to be on holiday where they were filming and was talked into performing a cameo role. He's passed since then and his epitaph on his grave (which is not too far from where I live) states 'See, I told you I was I'll'.
Actually the church authorities thought “I told you I was ill” was inappropriate, so Spike had it carved in Irish instead (he held an Irish passport despite having fought in the British Army in WW2, but when he applied for a British passport in the 1950s he was told he was ineligible because he’d been born in India in an army family, and so had his father; he got Irish citizenship through his grandparents).
The old guy clenching his hands was Spike Milligan, an out and out comic genius, he was in a radio comic sketch show in the 50/60s called The Goons! Without which Monty Python would not have existed. Some of their sketches can be found on RU-vid.
True story - in 1982 during the Falklands war, the HMS Sheffield was hit by a missile and the crew had to abandon ship. Floating in the water, they all sang the "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" song.
It is a good song. 😊❤. But wow that's pretty interesting. The way it had an impact on people. I saw an earlier comment that said they have it on their playlist and have added to one of my own also. So far I've played it twice and I can't help but smile when I hear it. Not just because of the song, but also because I heard it hear with everyone here and it makes me happy 😊❤. But man, to be hit with a missile, abandon the ship, and sing that floating is incredible. Thank you for sharing that 😊😊😊❤.
Also fun fact: the film was unoficially banned in the Welsh town of Aberystwyth, because of the scene with naked Judith, played by Sue Jones-Davies. In 2007, the new mayor of Aberystwyth lifted the ban. Her name was Sue Jones-Davies.
Don't forget also - After Norway banned "Monty Python's Life of Brian" for blasphemy, it was marketed in Sweden as “so funny it was banned in Norway" I mean what more of a strong selling point do you need for the Swedes than that?
FYI: in the scene where Brian’s group sneak in to the palace to kidnap the guy’s wife. In an alternate deleted scene, instead of fighting first with the rival group. They all agree to kidnap her, and decide later who has claim to her. But upon entering her room, they discover she’s eight feet tall (it’s a guy playing her) and stronger than the lot of them put together. She then escapes her room with them all chasing her, only for her to run back to her room and lock the door. Inevitably they blame one another, resulting in the fight.
Thank you Toy, Tori (and Brian!) The guards pretending to stutter that go back to regular chit-chat with each other as soon as the Roman leaves cracks me up every time! Wonderful!
There is a 3rd movie, Monty Python's Meaning of Life. You should definitely check out the TV-show Monty Python's Flying Circus, but If that one shouldn't happen then there is a 4th movie which is mostly a compilation of their most well known skits, some of them taken from the show and most of them are reshot I think, I know they combined two of their most well known skits, The Dead Parrot and The Lumberjack, for that one while in the show they showed up seperately. It's called "And Now For Something Completely Different". All of these are highly recommended! =)
I grew up watching and loving Flying Circus on PBS. The HBO comedy series Mr. Show, with Bod Odenkirk and David Cross, I think must have taken some inspiration from Monty Python, with most of the skits being linked together. An underrated gem.
Each episode of the TV show Monty Python's Flying Circus is a half-hour series of different skits. There are two episodes where the story lasted the whole 30 minutes: Mr. Neutron, and the Cycling Tour of North Cornwall. There is another episode (You're No Fun Anymore) that is skits for the first 10 minutes, and the rest taken up by one story called Science Fiction Sketch. As for individual skits, my favourites are Argument Clinic, Cheese Shop, The Spanish Inquisition, and Spam.
@davidyoung745 that was funny. I didn't think of it like that at the time but reading your comment I laughed so hard and loud 😂😂😂😂. Much love to you always and I hope you have an amazing day!!! 😊😊😊❤
"Erik The Viking", "Yellowbeard", and "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen" all share more than a little DNA with Monty Python and give similarly wacky vibes.
Fwow him to the Fwoor! The Bigus Dickus scene was planned between the cast, but unknown to the extras and crew! The reactions you see are genuine as they try to hold it together. If you listen you can even the crew laugh!
This was being filmed about the same time as Star Wars and I think some of the scenes of Tattooine were filmed on the same location in Tunis, as well as scenes from "Jesus of Nazareth" which was a mini-series on tv that year. The alien scene was the python's way of paying homage to Star Wars.
A BEATLE made this movie possible! The Studios didn't want to invest in this Movie, So Eric Idle showed the script to his friend George Harrison! George liked it so much, he got other performers to invest and even mortgaged his own home to Finance it! He has a non-speaking hidden Cameo in the Movie as well.
Terry Gilliam has made a couple of films that have a distinct Monty Python feel to them. Jabberwocky, Time Bandits and The Adventures of Baron Munchausen. All are great bizarre comedies.
That's so funny because I saw the jabberwocky on youtube and started to play it. I thought to myself "is this a Monty python movie?" 😂😂😂😂. I got to the part where the guy was in the boat preaching his love to that girl and saw that awkward scene 😂 but had no time after to finish it. But I'm absolutely interested in finishing it 😊😊😊❤. Thank you so much!
I like the fact that John Cleese gets to re-enact his role as a latin teacher for this movie. It's a lost art it seems. In the UK there is a whole class of people who believe they are superior just for understanding it. I am not even kidding.
I'm in the intro, I'd freak out if you guys did the show! They're only a half hour each, and not long seasons. So many classic bits and sketches! Season 2 is a particularly classic season, I'd almost say start with season 2, the first two episodes of that one are super iconic, and the whole season is really strong, but the first and third seasons have classic stuff in them too, most definitely. Ok, can't wait for this reaction! But a big yes to their TV series! (and NOT just individual sketches taken out of context from them, like some reactors do!)
Toru should be in every reaction. She is so cute. Great one girls. Notice how quickly you saw that Brian was not Jesus, and yet when the film was released there were so many saying it was a blasphemous portrayal of the Messiah' life!! It was banned in so many places for so long. Praise the Gourd.
“Seize him! Blow your noses and seize him!” 😂 It’s rumoured that the extras during the “Biggus Dickus” were told that if they laughed they wouldn’t get paid, and the laughing was genuine. Was just for the effect though, apparently they did get paid. Allegedly.
Firstly the guards were not extras they are respected comic actors, together they played 12 different roles in the movie. Scene 13 wasn't done in one take, it was done in many takes stitched together, and there was rehearsals and everyone involved knew what it was about. No one was threatened not to be paid for laughing in this one scene. One of the guards was part of the writing team and was important in the making of the film. The guards laughing at the correct time was important to the story as it was how Brian escaped. This myth of "extras not getting paid for laughing is ridiculous.
This movie works because it doesn't mock Christ it mocks those following him. He's in the opening scene and yet miscommunication is already seen yet Jesus is treated with respect. so more a view of religion rather than those they follow.
You're right. The movie was banned for years and years in some places, because Christians wanted to be offended ... which solidifies/"enables" their ridiculous faith in the supernatural It was banned in Aberystwth in Wales - and they only overturned the ban when a new female mayor took office ... That new mayor was Sue Jones-Davies, who plays Brian's girlfriend and gets all of her clothes off in the movie! And ... apparently ... it was her nudity that was the cause of the ban, not religion! (hmmm ....evidence please ...) The people of Aberystwth chose this lady as mayor, so that they could move into the 20th century (*even though it was the 21st century when they elected her) - and finally get to see .. "The Life of Brian"
@@jazzx251 And overall I would say, most Christians have been really good at being able to have humour. I wonder when people are gonna start pulling Islam and the muslims into the 21st century...
The very fact that you write "... enables their ridiculous faith in the supernatural." as if it's a mental illness only demonstrates your own religious zealotry. I grew up in a non-religious family. Non-religious atheism is natural to me. But these days it seems like reactionary militant religious atheism is on the rise. Wouldn't surprise me if y'all soon start banning Christianity, or any religion that doesn't allow itself to become just a religious disguise for secular political ideologies like (like the State Church here in Sweden), and start throwing people in jail for simply not worshipping transhumanism.
@@jazzx251As a non-religious atheist myself it's funny. Because you don't need an official religion, or a belief in the supernatural, to be religiously minded. Most atheists are themselves suceptible to the very same things religious people are, group think, religious thinking, getting easily offended, banning, zealous behavior etc. Ideologies and political movements are secular religions, all with their own priests, evangelicals and prophets and martyrs. People are willing to blindly follow any political group, become staunch believers and are willing to kill and ban anyone and anything that goes against their beliefs. And looking at the new atheist movement, which I as an atheist myself despise... well, easily offended anti-religious people that do nothing else but attack all religions and all religious people, and do it with religious conviction, zealotry and righteousness... without understanding the irony of it all.. 😂 It's hilarious watching atheists and Christians mirror each other to perfection, and both sides consider themselves better 😂 Ultimately, this movie is about all humans' natural inclination to groupthink and religious mindsets. Not just among "religious" people.
they were very respectful - have a close look at the scene where they are running through the streets... the camera 'pans left' for a moment, revealing the REAL messiah scene.. :)
Tea time can mean when tea is had in the afternoon (high tea, low tea, etc.) maybe 3pm but I think here MP means the more informal tea time, the early supper which can typically be a lighter meal (when lunch is the main dinner) c. 6pm. This whole debate will open a whole can of worms depending on where and when you were raised: I'm just giving my experience when growing up.
One of the rare movies where my name is in it, Roderick 😂 Also History of the world part 1. Is also a great one, by Mel brooks Or loaded weapon with Sam jackson Side note, love the Kim possible inspired look Toy 😉
there's a clip on YT of Cleese and Palin debating two Anglican church officials about whether Life of Brian is sacrilegious or not. Not the Nine O'Clock News (incl. Rowan Atkinson) did a brilliant send up of that event with this excellent skit: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-asUyK6JWt9U.html
They didn't seem appalled. You say it hasn't aged well but men can't have babies but they do make it clear they respect how people feel. It's pretty spot on really without being insulting.
The funniest thing in the naughtius Maximus thing being his father was the part where he asked: "Did he rape you!" She: "Well...at first yes...but...."
¨That was me in the show. you see, I was in the very back.¨ - says Toy with a smile as if recalling a fond memory. Not a minute later younger Toy shown getting her face pummeled. 🤣🤣🤣 (also Toy annoyed at her husband cursing? Our mischievous Toy?)
Lol well it was funny because I had gone to an event that I thought was just a concert with music. My friend and I went to see a band. After they were finished their set, she and I head to the bar which was in the back of the room. Her and I were kicked out for talking too loud but we couldn't hear each other. However, we had no idea we were speaking over someone's poetry reading 😳😬🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️. Lol, it was so embarrassing and before tori and I got ready to watch The Life of Brian, I told her what had happened 😅.
Spike Milligan did a sketch with the then Prince Charles, it was hilarious and years later Spike insulted Prince Charles in a speech, in front of Prince Charles. Comedy Genius.
You should definitely see Monty Python's Flying Circus. However, it might be a bit long for a reaction. As a substitute, you could always watch And Now For Something Completely Different, which is basically a collection of sketches from the first two seasons of the show.
Ok so the Brits are weirdos.. Here are two movie suggestions for you that I know you like.. One is an acclaimed for its action indonesian movie and the other is an American comedy both are great and will make for good reactions for your channel 1. The Raid: Redemption (2011) 2. The Adventure Of Sherlock Holmes Smarter Brother (1975)
Sure, the Monty Python TV series is great fun! I'd also suggest Time Bandits and the video of the Monty Python live show at the Hollywood Bowl in 1980!
Bear in mind that Life of Brian didn't draw inspiration from Star Wars.... it was made earlier. I loved getting this reminder of a film I saw in the cinema (perhaps while Pontius was still a Pilate) and it was lovely seeing two gorgeous ladies enjoying the film!
The biggest dickus shards didn't know the script they were told not to break character no matter what the michael palin did his part and they filmed the actual reaction
Hey! Great to see you as always! I hope all is well! If I had to choose between the 2 I definitely agree with you on that. And thank you so much! Time with TnT is always a blast 😊😊😊❤❤
About time you girls got around to this 🤩. "Alms for an ex lepar...". 😅 Terry Gilliam does all the animations too. This movie is too funny, timeless classic 😂🤣
For more of the Monty Python lads, I highly recommend Monty Python and The Meaning of life, though it is mostly songs, so could be a challenging edit, perhaps something just for patreon. Anyhow, another fantastic selection is A Fish Called Wanda, not the entire crew, but Michael Palin and John Cleese throughout, with the addition of Kevin Kline being a hilarious, and Jamie Lee Curtis being a temptress of sorts, a thrilling flick to be sure. Toy, thank you for the reminder and the necessity for the edit, Faulty Towers and Flying Circus are excellent shows to watch, and potentially easier to edit, though I'm uncertain how hammer handy bbc is. Anyhow, cheers.
The reason you see a naked Brian opening the window shutters is because it mimics christ on the cross, modern crucifixes cover his bits with a cloth but older ones have him naked. I think it saying something about how when it's Jesus naked no one really notices, but in a film it's quiet a shock! xD
Yes. Just accept the aliens scene. Monty Python was the king of random (in their sketches even more so than in their movies)....which was utterly revolutionary at the time when particularly TV comedy had become very formulaic.
Another good movie with a few people from Monty Python people in it is the comedy " A fish called Wanda " it's so funny and stars Jamie lee Curtis it's so good. Another movie you should watch is a man called Otto it stars Tom Hanks
Ah, I never tire of this movie 😁 Fun fact: this movie was initially banned in my country (Norway, back in the dark ages of 1980 apparently...) for being blasphemous 😄
Several movies that many other reactors have done, but which you haven't yet, are, "Who Framed Roger Rabbit", "Young Frankenstein", "Blazing Saddles", and the three original Indiana Jones movies (Raiders of the Lost Ark, Temple of Doom, and Last Crusade) - Toy and Torey would be fine for all of these.
How can anyone sleep on this movie?! That doesn't sound comfortable at all! 😂😂😂😁. Lol. I'm glad we got to see it and I hope you liked our reaction to it. It's definitely a fun and interesting watch. 😊❤
During the Falklands War between Britain and Argentina in 1982 the Argentines sunk the British Navy ship HMS Sheffield. When the crew of HMS Sheffield abandoned ship and were all on life rafts watching their ship sink they all started singing "Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life".
So happy to see a reaction to one of my favorite films! Also, is there anything Toy can't make look good? She could wear a plastic trash bag and make it look like a fashion statement lol. That woman is a fucking smokeshow, straight up. Lucky husband or boyfriend for sure lol
