Life of Brian

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Kumquat May

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I watched this the other day and thought it was very funny :D But I think Holy Grail is even funnier even though Brian has some great scenes:
Blessed are the Cheesemakers
The Stoning
The Market
What Have The Romans Ever Done For Us

:D

Brian scores points over Holy Grail in one sense, Brian has better satire :D

Brian: You've got to think for YOURSELVES! You're all individuals!
Crowd: YES! WE'RE ALL INDIVIDUALS!

:D

But I found Holy Grail just funnier for some reason, maybe because it's just sillier with great quotable lines (but Brian has quotable lines too) :D
I love the irony of the end scene, I mean what "bright side" is there to look on when you're being crucified? :eek: :D
 
Personally I find Brian funnier - along there's a lot to like in Holy Grail too.

"Are you the Judean People's Front?"

"F**k off! We're the People's Front Of Judea!"
 
i know what you mean OP, personal fave scene is:

Arthur: "bloody peasants!" (hits peasant)
Peasant: "see the violence inherant in the system, help, help, I'm being repressed!"

lol!!!!!!!
 
:D :D

I think that Brian is funnier as well, though Holy Grail definitely has its moments too. Oddly, Mr Wombat79's favourite Python film is The Meaning of Life, which I don't really get on with at all.

When I was a struggling student of Latin I always loved Brian's attempt at graffiti:

''What's this, then? 'Romanes Eunt Domus'? 'People called Romanes they go the house'?'

Bloody stupid language ;) :D
 
Holy Grail quotes are good to use whilst watching the Lord Of The Rings trilogy.

Aragorn saying 'I never wanted to be King....'

And, the above quote of 'Tis but a scratch!' is exactly what the Chief Bad Ass Ork should have said when it pulled itself onto Aragorn's sword and roared in his face.
 
I tried to quote this from my memory but couldn't sorry, had to cheat :D

Pontius Pilate: I have a vewy gweat fwiend in Wome called 'Biggus Dickus'.
[guard chuckles]
Pontius Pilate: Silence! What is all this insolence? You will find yourself in gladiator school vewy quickly with wotten behaviour like that.
Brian: Can I go now, sir?
[slap]
Brian: Aaah! Eh.
Pontius Pilate: Wait till Biggus Dickus hears of this!
[guard chuckles]
Pontius Pilate: Wight! Take him away!
Centurion: Oh, sir, he - he only...
Pontius Pilate: No, no. I want him fighting wabid, wild animals within a week.
Centurion: Yes, sir. Come on, you.
[takes the guard away as continues laughing histerically]
Pontius Pilate: I will not have my fwienRAB widiculed by the common soldiewy. - - Anybody else feel like a little... giggle... when I mention my fwiend... Biggus...
[another guard chuckles]
Pontius Pilate: ... Dickus?
[more chuckling]
Pontius Pilate: What about you? Do you find it... wisible... when I say the name... 'Biggus'...
[chuckle]
Pontius Pilate: ... Dickus?
[both guarRAB chuckle]
Pontius Pilate: He has a wife, you know. You know what she's called? She's called... 'Incontinentia'... Incontinentia Buttocks
 
Weren't there two sorts of Latin - the stuff spoken by the ordinary Romans and also more formal Latin. Eg in classical Latin, the word for "head" is "caput" but the soldiers would say "testa" (sp?), from there, we get the French "la tete" :p
 
Life of Brian.

Gets my vote for the most consistently funny movie ever. Definitely my fave.

I have an interesting history with it as well.

I worked in a cinema in London's West End in 1979 (the now defunct Plaza in Lower Regent Street), which held the UK premiere and had a 3 month exclusive engagement.

Sold out every night for 3 months solid. That just does not happen any more.

The premiere was interesting. Most of the cast turned up, and plus we had nuns and priests with placarRAB outside. John Cleese ambled in the door and sort of looked down on them with amusement and gave a very chirpy "Helllooooooo!".

During the run, Graham Chapman used to pop in and out quite frequently to watch the audience reaction. A very quiet, shy man. Always smoking a pipe.

I remember all of the staff were given a copy of the title track on a single, which was signed by all of the Python team personally as a sort of thank you. I gave mine away. Might be worth a bob or two now...

Another cinema I worked at a few years later was showing The Missionary, a Michael Palin movie.

They persusded Palin himself to come down and put in an appearance, and good sport that he is he really threw himself into it. He would go behind the counter and hide, jumping out at people when they were looking at what sweets to buy and say 'CAN I HELP!?' Hilarious to see the reactions of the customers!
 
The whole 'I want to have babies.' bit creases me up every time. John Cleese's shocked 'YOU WANNA 'AVE BABIES?!' is superb.

'Alms for an ex-leper...'
 
One of the most bizarrely random thing in Life of Brian for me is the fact that when the People's Front of Judea carry out their raid on Pilates Palace the other group they run into who are also on their way to kidnap Pilates wife all speak with Welsh accents.:D:D
 
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