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Summary: This movie is good enough for Jehovah!
Review: It's hard to sum up all that's good about this movie. It hits right at home to the fanatics who blindly follow religious doctrine. It's slapstick humor but I think it's more of a non-fiction movie on human psychology.A must-see movie. Monty Python's best!
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Summary: Call me Loretta....
Review: This movie is brilliant. It is of a higher grade than the cruder "Holy Grail" (but that's because George Harrison dumped a ton of money in their laps for this one), and it is a brilliant commentary on the way people sometimes blindly follow religion. Brian's life is parallel to that of Jesus, and he is even mistaken for the Messiah, although he keeps telling people that he is not. There's even a mass crucifixion scene at the end of the film. Some people may find that offensive, but I find it incredibly hilarious. The best part of the film is the stoning scene at the beginning. I just keep rewinding it and repeating the dialogue. It is a very funny watch. If you see the movie and watch everything within the context of the film, then you will find it funny. If you are the type to get offended at anything that mentions "God" in it, then you're better off with "Holy Grail."
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Summary: LAUGH YOUR JUNIPER BERRYS OFF
Review: From start to finish, one of the funniest films ever made. The parallels between the lives of Jesus and poor Brian, and the comic relief reflected in the film of events of the time, i.e. a stoning and even a crucifiction, will keep you in stitches. As a Christian, I did not find this movie sacriligous, I found it funny. It will take at least 5 viewings of the movie to get all the one liners, due to the fact that you will be laughing so loud that you will miss the next line. Always look on the bright side of life!
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Summary: Life of Brian needs remastering
Review: Based on the movie content alone this DVD gets 3 stars. It loses 2 for looking and sounding quite drab. This is a movie desperately in need of a sound and especially video remastering. Since it is 20 years old and was very low budget this will probably never happen. I am basing this on the standard DVD, I have not seen the Criterion edition. I read EVERY review and found they are all given 5 stars based on the movie alone (which deserves it). But what about presentation? The Criterion reviews were obvious as they stated that there is commentary. For those who have seen both did Criterion use the same film transfer, or is it better other than just the extras? I would have bought the Criterion if I had known it was going to release 2 weeks after the standard one, I will only upgrade if the picture is better...
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Summary: It's sany madcap humour!
Review: Oooh, you can't give him a balm! It might bite him! There is an animal called a balm. Or did I dream it? Lots of naughty bits in this film, there are.
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Summary: Superb! Shall we take a vote on it?
Review: I have seen this movie several (and I mean SEVERAL) times, and each time I pick up something new. However, the DVD is SO CRISP and CLEAR, that all the things that seem mumbled to me on the video, were perfectly understandable. You MUST buy this DVD!
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Summary: Life of Brian
Review: I have seen this movie well over 125 times. Most of them at the cinema. I particularly loved the cartoon and travelogue that came with the cinema version. Yes, it slaps every convention we know in the face, plus pokes fun at organised anything, but it shows people up for how really SILLY they can be.
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Summary: Don't you oppress me!
Review: Well ... You might get offended at this film if you are a woman, a man, a Christian, a Roman, a leper, a militant, part of human society, an individual, a space alien, a wolf, a jaguar, an otter, a gay, a lawyer, a member of the PFJ, a member of the JPF, a sufferer of heart disease, a Latin teacher, Welsh, weird, blind, a hermit, etc., etc. ...............
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Summary: Always look on the bright side of Life
Review: I have loved this movie since the first time I saw it. Whenever I want something really light hearted, I try to rent it, especially when I've had a hard day at work. It's nice to see that just maybe, even though life can be bad, you should always look on the bright side. I've been looking for years for this video, and now instead of renting it I will own, thanks to Amazon.com.
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Summary: Hilarious!
Review: This is one of my favorite movies. I am a big Monty Python fan anyway, so by me they can do no wrong. But I think this is certainly their best. ("Do you find anything funny about 'Biggus Dickus'?") People who call this movie blasphemous, come on. It's just a light hearted and funny movie. I'm a Christian and I find nothing bad about this movie. It's just a spoof on the time in which Jesus lived. I just want to say something to the Judean People's Front. SPLITTERS!
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