MONTY PYTHON'S LIFE OF BRIAN (1979) TWIN BROTHERS FIRST TIME WATCHING MOVIE REACTION!

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  • Not the video we had planned for today, but nonetheless here we are with our second Monty Python movie on the channel with Life of Brian!
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  • @McBeelzebub
    @McBeelzebub Před rokem +328

    If you’ve ever taken Latin as a study, the Romans go home scene really lands.

    • @jasonmccain9747
      @jasonmccain9747 Před rokem +46

      We actually watched this in high school latin class because of this scene.

    • @red-stapler574
      @red-stapler574 Před rokem +56

      The reason it really works is because John Cleese was actually a Latin teacher

    • @McBeelzebub
      @McBeelzebub Před rokem +17

      @@red-stapler574 oh my good lord he was! What a thing to learn on CZcams!

    • @jauntyone
      @jauntyone Před rokem +5

      Watched it in Latin class, too 😂

    • @markdriscoll8119
      @markdriscoll8119 Před rokem +5

      I was taking Latin, we had too at my school, when this movie came out and I died laughing at that scene. My football coach was the teacher so he was a hard ass like the Roman.

  • @ruthfoley2580
    @ruthfoley2580 Před rokem +111

    Terry Jones (Brian's mum) died recently from dementia. He was an extremely talented writer, director & comic actor. The worst thing about his type of dementia is that it took his speech way before it took his mind. He suffered greatly for so long. Michael Palin stuck by him til the very end. Jones was a true national treasure.

    • @bluegreenglue6565
      @bluegreenglue6565 Před rokem +5

      [raising a glass of cherry cola and whiskey]

    • @MrUndersolo
      @MrUndersolo Před rokem +3

      Still miss him...butt a Python going out with dementia seems fair.
      Sorry, in very bad taste, like most of their jokes.
      Mr. Jones, I salute you.

    • @BernieUndErt
      @BernieUndErt Před rokem

      Graham Chapman (Brian) died on alcohol in 1989.

  • @USCFlash
    @USCFlash Před rokem +127

    The greatest story of the enduring legacy of this film is this:
    "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" was sung by the crew of the sinking british destroyer HMS Sheffield, while waiting to be rescued, after the ship was struck by an Exocet missile in May 1982 during the Falklands War.

  • @realburglazofficial2613
    @realburglazofficial2613 Před rokem +15

    16:21 the spaceship was added as a joke because the movie was released at the same time that Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back was being filmed. The Pythons put in the spaceship scene so they could “corner the Sci Fi audience”

  • @jimtatro6550
    @jimtatro6550 Před rokem +235

    This movie is quite simply a comedy masterpiece, so ahead of its time. Watching reactors freak out when the UFO appears never gets old 😂

    • @DBCuzitis
      @DBCuzitis Před rokem +3

      The aliens scene always is jarring to me too. But thinking about it maybe it’s a statement on conspiracy alien theorist wondering if miracles and religions could have been founded by aliens visiting the earth… I don’t know but maybe that’s why that scene is there.

    • @AlBarzUK
      @AlBarzUK Před rokem +6

      It’s a little understood part of the Bible. Look up the spaceships of Ezekiel.

    • @OriginalPuro
      @OriginalPuro Před rokem

      "reactors"?
      To react is not something you "do", it's something everyone does all the time subconsciously.
      You reacted to this comment, for instance, that doesn't make you anything but a human who read text.

    • @CharlieSoze
      @CharlieSoze Před rokem +5

      @@OriginalPuro Turns out words can have multiple meanings, buddy. Wait until you find out that a nuclear reactor is also not the same thing.

    • @jimtatro6550
      @jimtatro6550 Před rokem +1

      @@CharlieSoze 👍 Thanks for making a point before I could.

  • @Cadinho93
    @Cadinho93 Před rokem +203

    "Wait till Biggus Dickus hears of this!"
    Fun Fact: When Pontius Pilate (Michael Palin) addressed the soldiers daring them to laugh, he was truly daring them. The soldier extras were ordered to stand there and not laugh, but not told what Michael Palin was going to do. Michael Palin, in fact, can barely stifle his own laughter when saying "Biggus Dickus" in front of the soldier asked if he finds the name "risible".
    Also, watching y'all laugh was a lot of fun. This movie is so iconic and was very controversial when it was released. It's amazing how well it holds up even after nearly 50 years.

    • @firebladenut
      @firebladenut Před rokem +11

      The Actors were told if they laughed they wouldnt get paid. So they were 100% trying as hard as they could not to laugh. They still got paid but it made the scene

    • @AtomDragon12
      @AtomDragon12 Před rokem +24

      ​@@firebladenut this is a popular urban myth but tragically untrue - in fact, the so-called "extras" are comic actors and producers in their own right, and worked with the Pythons on multiple occasions. The reality is that the scene is just so bloody funny that everyone struggled to resist laughing, Michael Palin included.

    • @-M0LE
      @-M0LE Před rokem +2

      Yeah it’s fake laughing I don’t get how ppl don’t see that

    • @Assmodean
      @Assmodean Před rokem

      @@-M0LE Cause the guards, especially the left one, sell it SO well

    • @peterdemkiw6858
      @peterdemkiw6858 Před rokem +1

      Fun fact that's simply not true.
      Firstly the actors were not extras, they were professional comedy actors that together played 12 different roles in the film.
      Charles McKeown the first guard to be taken out played 4 roles in the film and is personal friends with the Monty python team.
      Chris Langham is a well known comic actor, he's the one pulling the face, he played 2 roles in the film.
      Andrew Maclanhlen the guard behind Brian on the right played 2 roles in the movie and is a well known British comic actor.
      Bernard McKenna, the guard behind Brian on the left is a British comedy icon, he was part of the writing team for Life Of Brain and played 4 different roles in the film and is personal friends with Michael Palin and John Cleese.
      No one was threatened with being sacked or not getting paid for laughing in scene 13.
      The guards laughing is part of the story it's how Brian gets away.
      Scene 13 was rehearsed many times and everyone involved knew what they were doing and what the scene was about.

  • @ksattesahn
    @ksattesahn Před rokem +71

    “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life” was and probably still is the one of the most popular and requested songs at funerals in Britain. I’m having it at mine!
    That plus the Canon in D.

    • @jamesalexander5623
      @jamesalexander5623 Před rokem +13

      I'm going to have my ashes shot out of a Canon in D ....

    • @ksattesahn
      @ksattesahn Před rokem +5

      @@jamesalexander5623 lol. Just bits of bone

    • @andreabesserman7741
      @andreabesserman7741 Před rokem +1

      This was the song played at Terry Gilliams funeral. He was the first to pass away in the group. His "Brian" will always be iconic, even if he runs funny. :)

    • @dustywaynemusic6297
      @dustywaynemusic6297 Před rokem +9

      @@andreabesserman7741 Terry Gilliam is still alive and well. You're thinking of Graham Chapman mate

    • @dustywaynemusic6297
      @dustywaynemusic6297 Před rokem +5

      And John Cleese's eulogy is one of the funniest and most heartfelt speeches you'll ever see

  • @SaulOhio
    @SaulOhio Před rokem +95

    My favorite part was when the new religion first formed with his followers, schisms emerged within minutes. The gourdists vs. the sandalists. And even the sandalists had a schism.

    • @TheGallantDrake
      @TheGallantDrake Před rokem +7

      Schisms over the most meaningless details too! Sometimes it really is just about interpretation.

    • @TeamMemberNumberEight
      @TeamMemberNumberEight Před rokem +2

      It’s a SHOE!!!

    • @Kavala76
      @Kavala76 Před rokem +4

      And let's not forget the execution of the first "heretic". An established church practice.

    • @alexotaola
      @alexotaola Před rokem

      Where shall we fuck off to master? 🤣🤣🤣

  • @ironcrusader728
    @ironcrusader728 Před rokem +43

    This film is so ahead of its time

    • @jamesalexander5623
      @jamesalexander5623 Před rokem +3

      No It Wasn't ....

    • @markhamstra1083
      @markhamstra1083 Před rokem +2

      Right, because until very recently, almost no one had a sense of humor or any knowledge of religion and history.

    • @ironcrusader728
      @ironcrusader728 Před rokem +6

      @@markhamstra1083 I wasn't referring to the religious elements or history, I was referring to the Stan saying he can have babies and is now a woman scene, The stoning scene were Just the mere mentioning of a word can have insane consequences, The infighting of Both the peoples fronts even though they are both fighting for the same cause, and The worshipping of nonsense false prophets, All of these elements are substantially evident in today's world more so than ever

    • @markhamstra1083
      @markhamstra1083 Před rokem +2

      @@ironcrusader728 That stuff comes straight out of 60s-70s counter culture rhetoric, similar to the “Help! Help! I’m being repressed!” rhetoric of the anarchosyndicalist commune in _Holy Grail_ . It wasn’t invented out of whole cloth by either the Pythons or more recently woke folk.

    • @ironcrusader728
      @ironcrusader728 Před rokem +3

      @@markhamstra1083 Okay I never claimed any of these things I dont know why you are getting so argumentative over it haha, This movie just holds up a mirror to today's society That is all I am saying, is that okay with you?

  • @exile220ify
    @exile220ify Před rokem +6

    "Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life" was played at the funeral of Graham Chapman (Brian), which was attended by all of his Python castmates. John Cleese, delivering his eulogy, made a point of saying "I'd like to take this opportunity to be the first person to ever say 'F***' at a British memorial service", at Graham's request.

  • @BloodylocksBathory
    @BloodylocksBathory Před rokem +30

    My grandfather was quite the Monty Python fan and "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" was his absolute favorite song. At his funeral, which we kept light as he would have liked it, I sang the song, complete with music. Family and friends loved it.

  • @JohntheLNERP2
    @JohntheLNERP2 Před rokem +27

    The best part is the UFO scene since it doesn't make sense which makes it hilarious

    • @amandaasbury7524
      @amandaasbury7524 Před rokem +10

      It's a chance for Terry Gilliam to show off his awesome art style

    • @shioriryukaze
      @shioriryukaze Před rokem +1

      When I first saw this movie and I saw that scene, I remember looking it up on Google and all types of websites trying to find out the significance of the UFO. Still don't know to this day. Just was like that's random and let it go...

    • @ronweber1402
      @ronweber1402 Před rokem +9

      It's also a plot device used in ancient Greek and Roman plays called "Deux ex machina" or hand of the gods who would sometimes interfere to assist the hero.

    • @JohntheLNERP2
      @JohntheLNERP2 Před rokem +3

      @@shioriryukaze I think it supposed to be like the killer joke from Monty Python Flying Circus a complete mystery

    • @shioriryukaze
      @shioriryukaze Před rokem

      @@JohntheLNERP2 Man I need to watch the flying circus. There's so much stuff that I've seen. I've watched all the Monty Python movies but I've never watched the series.

  • @dave1986R
    @dave1986R Před rokem +31

    Such a comedy legend. Eric Idle wrote the majority of the material for this movie. And since he was best friends with George Harrison, Monty Python was able to make this movie possible. Reason being, when their financial backers bailed out on them, George stepped in and paid for the entire movie. Because he just wanted to see the film. He actually makes an appearance in the movie.

    • @rackpunch4026
      @rackpunch4026 Před rokem +1

      What what what? Where does George appear in the field?

  • @adamsgrad93
    @adamsgrad93 Před rokem +12

    He's not the messiah! He's a very naughty boy!
    My favorite line 🤣😂

  • @ryanswaynow
    @ryanswaynow Před rokem +17

    13:34
    “He’s a goblin!”
    That’s Terry Gilliam, the only American member of Monty Python and the guy who did all of their animation sequences. He’s also the guy who was banging king Arthur’s coconuts in the holy Grail (that sounded dirtier than I meant it, too).

    • @-M0LE
      @-M0LE Před rokem +1

      There’s a monty python sketch forming in my head from that 😂😂

    • @jzero4813
      @jzero4813 Před rokem +1

      He's also the writer and director of "Brazil", and among others also directed "12 Monkeys", "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus", "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas"... he's had a long and varied career.

    • @ryanswaynow
      @ryanswaynow Před rokem

      @@jzero4813 for the love of God, these dudes totally need to watch fear and loathing in Las Vegas

    • @margaretflounders8510
      @margaretflounders8510 Před rokem

      Ryan Way; LOL.....

  • @az_atheist
    @az_atheist Před rokem +21

    I've been to a bunch of Iron Maiden concerts and they always play "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" after their concert as people leave. It is so cool listening to 1000's of metalheads singing and whistling along to it.

    • @ju4408
      @ju4408 Před 4 měsíci

      I took my daughter for her first concert at 10 or 11 to Brit Floyd, and they did the same thing. I'd shown her the song only weeks before and she whistled along with many of us.

  • @andrewmize823
    @andrewmize823 Před rokem +25

    "Wolf's nipple chips" is actually a sly reference to Romulus and Remus, the legendary founders of Rome. They were supposedly abandoned as babies and nursed by a she-wolf.

    • @willcool713
      @willcool713 Před rokem +2

      The Romans famously had strange and largely unavailable fashions, in food, fabrics, decorative plants -- they competed socially for class, position, and prestige in most things. If you look at Roman cooking recipes you'll see popular absurdities come and go over the ages, recipes which are not quite as ludicrous as wolf nipple chips or dried otters' noses, but close enough for satire. The Python players are all quite over-educated, and I'm sure you're right that Wolf Nipple Chips had allusions to R&R being suckled by a wolf. But I'm also sure that was a secondary joke, after the parody of fads and fashion, which is one of the main satirical themes of the movie.

    • @Mirrorgirl492
      @Mirrorgirl492 Před rokem +1

      @@willcool713 Rich Imperialist Tidbits

    • @willcool713
      @willcool713 Před rokem

      @@Mirrorgirl492 Well said. Just like all the high trends of today, same same. The gold flake drinks and food. Michelin starred mukbangs. All the latest whatever. I don't think the West has ever recovered from the trauma of Roman conquest and colonization. We keep repeating what European peoples went through, all the historical infighting and colonization of other people's lands. Like an abused kid growing up to be an abuser. We still ape Roman civilization in so many ways, have never really faced ourselves and gotten beyond it.
      Same shit, different day, I guess. Python, I'm telling you. Geniuses.

  • @bluegreenglue6565
    @bluegreenglue6565 Před rokem +18

    I first saw this film when I was a born-again believer, and I was not only NOT insulted or angered by it, but I thought there were excellent points about the nature of humanity (don't get me started). My son almost peed himself when he first saw the "Bigus Dickus" scene. What joy!

    • @maireweber
      @maireweber Před rokem

      IIRC the most "offensive* points were those who were absolutely true about the historical context, as such hitting close to home: There were lots and lots of Jewish groups trying to get rid of the Romans. Freedom fighters/terrorists/separatists, all a matter of perspective. Which is why there were lots and lots of prophets/messiahs of more or less questionable sanity preaching about the end of this Roman realm/empire/physical reality.
      Those were the scenes that led to a ban of this film in many places.

  • @BessieRiggs
    @BessieRiggs Před rokem +78

    Palin is, in my opinion, the funniest guy in the Monty Python troupe. He kills everything lol. Especially when they don’t expect the Spanish Inquisition.

    • @richardrobbins387
      @richardrobbins387 Před rokem +6

      He's c-c-c-coming to k-k-kill me!!

    • @dneill8493
      @dneill8493 Před rokem +8

      Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!

    • @jamesalexander5623
      @jamesalexander5623 Před rokem +3

      @@dneill8493 Our Chief Weapon is Surprise!

    • @dneill8493
      @dneill8493 Před rokem +3

      @@jamesalexander5623 Fear and Surprise. 2!. Our 2 weapons are fear, surprise and ruthless efficiency.

    • @Tateorsomething
      @Tateorsomething Před rokem +3

      In fact, those who do expect...

  • @DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek

    'His rendition of always look on the bright side of life' THATS THE ORIGINAL! 😂

  • @kingscorpion7346
    @kingscorpion7346 Před rokem +14

    16:35 "I don't remember aliens in the Bible!"
    actually, if you read Ezekiel in the Old Testament, the descriptions the prophet made of the angels could be construed as aliens... as some conspiracy theorists have pointed out

    • @johnnehrich9601
      @johnnehrich9601 Před rokem +2

      Yes, there are descriptions of angels which are terrifying, all eyes. And nowhere in the bible does it say when you die and go to heaven, you become an angel.

    • @jamesalexander5623
      @jamesalexander5623 Před rokem +1

      @@johnnehrich9601 Angels are only "Drones" who work for God. When people die and go to heaven they become Saints not Angels. Angels are beneath Humans because Angels do not have Souls!

    • @johncwik6618
      @johncwik6618 Před rokem +1

      Book of Enoch .

  • @gojuls
    @gojuls Před rokem +4

    The alien part was a nod to Star Wars which was released two years earlier. It was all the rage, so of course Monty Python had to spoof it.

  • @quasarsphere
    @quasarsphere Před rokem +3

    Back in 1991, I was in Mr Laycock's history class. Mr Laycock and I had the same taste in British comedy, so I'll never forget him ushering the students into the exams going "crucifixion party? Good. Line on the left, one cross each."
    Lovely fellow, Mr Michael Laycock. Newlands College, Wellington, New Zealand, just on the off-chance that another of his former students should pass this way.

  • @heyheyjk-la
    @heyheyjk-la Před rokem +30

    Did you see George Harrison’s (you know, from The Beatles) cameo staring into the camera in a crowd scene? He helped finance the movie, along with Pink Floyd, Elton John, etc. I’ll always love MP&HG but this film is definitely their best. The Pythons were all super smart college boys and did a lot of research on the time period.

  • @angelagraves865
    @angelagraves865 Před rokem +62

    I love this movie so much. Monty Python were all historians and philosophers as well as comedians. I took a couple religion classes in college and the professor showed this movie, and learning some of the more subtle jokes made it even funnier. My Latin professor showed the Romans go home part in class, too. I think the spaceship part of this movie is kind of a nod toward the Chariots of the Gods crowd. That book had only been published like ten years before this movie. Anyway, I'm glad you guys liked it, too. ✌🏽

    • @iPhoneBoomer
      @iPhoneBoomer Před rokem +4

      I always thought the space ship scene was a reference to the Star Wars which had really taken off in popularity at the time

    • @andreabesserman7741
      @andreabesserman7741 Před rokem +3

      The space scene was an homage to "Monty Pythons Flying Circus". There were all kinds of weird animations that would pop up in the middle of most of their shows.

    • @iPhoneBoomer
      @iPhoneBoomer Před rokem +1

      @@andreabesserman7741 Terry Gilliam did animations in all of the Python movies as well. Not sure why they would need an additional homage

    • @TomMerson
      @TomMerson Před rokem

      @@andreabesserman7741 Homage?? You're drunk, it's disgusting

    • @willcool713
      @willcool713 Před rokem +1

      The alien bit was commentary on Star Wars mania, which was everywhere then.

  • @-M0LE
    @-M0LE Před rokem +9

    Flawless comedy.
    Hugely intelligent writing hidden in pure silliness and stupidity
    Monty Python paved the way for modern day comedy they literally broke down barriers for everyone else
    Your editor for this reaction left out huge segments and major parts ppl want to see

  • @johnwilson5743
    @johnwilson5743 Před rokem +4

    In case you didn't realise it, everything in the movie was taken from the Bible. The sermon on the mount, the punishment of stoning for utterring the name of the lord, the whole woman issue, the time when the guy was helped by a bystander who scarpered, leaving him with the cross. Even the visitation by aliens is alluded to as an interpretation in the bible.
    Then all those "miracles" that people claimed had happened, the "sacred", holy items (the shoe, the gourd). This is exactly how hundreds of religions started and were continued. The whole thing was brilliantly done. Cheers.

  • @cynthiaschultheis1660
    @cynthiaschultheis1660 Před rokem +3

    Monty Pythons Flying Circus members originated satiric crazy humor. They all sent off into other directions eventually...one being Terry Gilliam, director, producer of awesome films...i.e. TWELVE MONKEYS"

  • @wittsullivan8130
    @wittsullivan8130 Před rokem +12

    John Cleese taught Latin while he attended Oxford Law School where he met Graham Chapman, who was there studying medicine.

  • @RitsusDarlingGirl
    @RitsusDarlingGirl Před rokem +20

    Just realized that the bit with the aliens could be the Pythons parallel to the "showed him all the kingdoms of the world" part of the Bible story.
    Just his luck he wasn't paying attention.

    • @PugetBill
      @PugetBill Před rokem +1

      "DEUS EX MACHINA … 'god out of the machine' is a plot device whereby a seemingly unsolvable problem in a story is suddenly and/or abruptly resolved by an unexpected and unlikely occurrence." [Wikipedia]

    • @strangeworldsunlimited712
      @strangeworldsunlimited712 Před rokem +3

      Might have also been a joking nod to Star Wars (and all of the other sci-fi movies coming out at the time).

    • @CharlieSoze
      @CharlieSoze Před rokem +2

      Also liked these guys pointing out that Brian ended up being also the first man in space.

    • @ftumschk
      @ftumschk Před rokem

      It's possibly a dig at people who believed aliens visited Earth in ancient times, and might be accountable for events in the Bible. This "ancient aliens" stuff was very popular at the time, with best-selling books like Erich von Däniken's "Chariots of the Gods" and Josef Blumrich's "The Spaceships of Ezekiel".

  • @heavycritic9554
    @heavycritic9554 Před rokem +5

    7:37 "Red Sea pedestrian" is easily one of the best things ever written. Period. 😁

    • @realburglazofficial2613
      @realburglazofficial2613 Před rokem +1

      I think the Stan/Loretta scene was better and years ahead of it’s time.
      The Centurion Latin Lesson is better than both of those scenes combined!

    • @heavycritic9554
      @heavycritic9554 Před rokem +1

      @@realburglazofficial2613 Both those scenes are awesome, yes.

  • @noveltybobel
    @noveltybobel Před rokem +2

    Fun Fact: The older Gentleman with the white beard standing in the middle of the group at about the 20:00 mark is Spike Milligan, A legend of British comedy whom the Pythons idolised. He was in this area of Tunisia at the same time as the Pythons by sheer coincidence making a documentary for British TV about his WW2 days fighting in North Africa. When the Pythons found out he was there they invited him to the set and he ended up making this Cameo in the Movie (in the actual Movie it lasts a little longer with Spike getting a few seconds alone on screen)

  • @justinknightdnb
    @justinknightdnb Před rokem +4

    That "WHAT THE FUCK IS HAPPENING" was Oscar-worthy, holy shit.

  • @timsmith8489
    @timsmith8489 Před rokem +8

    The aliens made a lot of sense for the time this first came out (August 1979). It was between Star Wars (May 1977) and The Empire Strikes Back (May 1980). Everyone watching Life of Brian at the time immediately saw it as a Star Wars joke and thought it was hilarious.

    • @myplan8166
      @myplan8166 Před rokem

      Everyone but a bunch of guys, stoned af, coming back to life three minutes later: "fuuuuck, you've seen thaaat?"

  • @michaelcoffey1991
    @michaelcoffey1991 Před rokem +10

    Monty Python is Iconic. Must watch viewing for anyone who likes intelligent silly comedy

    • @bluegreenglue6565
      @bluegreenglue6565 Před rokem +1

      I was singing "Every Sperm is Sacred" loudly in my car on the way to work just last week. Ah, the classics...

    • @michaelcoffey1991
      @michaelcoffey1991 Před rokem

      @@bluegreenglue6565 LOL amazing

  • @shainewhite2781
    @shainewhite2781 Před rokem +7

    YES!!
    The tagline reads, "So Funny, It Was Banned In Norway," as it was pulled from theaters in Europe, stating that it offended members of the Jewish, Catholic and Christian communities.

  • @amandaasbury7524
    @amandaasbury7524 Před rokem +26

    @OctoKrool The guy that "walks like a goblin" later directed "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas", along with many other movies. He also did the artwork for Monty Python and was one of the lesser-known members. I can't recall if you guys have seen Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, but you should. It's based on the book by Hunter S Thompson, that wonderous Gonzo journalist, and the lines between fact and fiction blur. But, based on anything I've read of Hunter S Thompson's life (Johnny Depp plays him in the movie) it feels pretty legit.

    • @jonisilk
      @jonisilk Před rokem +11

      Yup, Terry Gilliam, also directed "Brazil", "Time Bandits", "12 Monkeys", "The Fisher King", and more.

    • @scottwatson9453
      @scottwatson9453 Před rokem +6

      He's also the only American in the Monty python troupe!

    • @Mirrorgirl492
      @Mirrorgirl492 Před rokem +1

      @@scottwatson9453 And the only Goblin 😄

    • @Kainlarsen
      @Kainlarsen Před rokem

      @@jonisilk Don't forget 'Tideland'.

  • @Harv72b
    @Harv72b Před rokem +11

    I'm sure this will be one of my favowite weactions!

  • @captbunnykiller1.0
    @captbunnykiller1.0 Před rokem +8

    The follower scene is like a history in religions told in a few minutes. Brilliant.

  • @Thunder_1977
    @Thunder_1977 Před rokem +4

    Hi guys,
    some trivia about this hillarious comedy:
    1. The preaching scene in the beginning is making fun about the sermon on the mount: When Jesus was speaking to 10.000 people, how could they all understand him?
    2. The "latin lesson" is even funnier if you know that John Cleese who played the guard was a latin teacher before he came to acting. 😂
    3. About Sue Jones-Davis (Judith): "In 2008, she became a Plaid Cymru town councillor in Aberystwyth. Between June 2008 and May 2009, she was Mayor of Aberystwyth. Upon taking the office, she was informed that the town had banned Life of Brian and prohibited it for nearly 30 years because of her nude scene. It subsequently emerged that although Ceredigion county councillors had reviewed the film in 1981, and found parts "quite unacceptable", they did not officially ban it. She sponsored a charity screening of Life of Brian. In July 2008, Jones-Davies was interviewed on BBC Radio Wales and BBC Radio 2 about the film and its status in Aberystwyth. She was also profiled on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour. The film was screened on 28 March 2009 at the Aberystwyth Arts Centre. It was attended by cast members and the co-writers of the film, Michael Palin and Terry Jones. The event was broadcast on BBC One on 12 May 2009 as a documentary titled Monty Python in Aberystwyth: A Mayor and Two Pythons." (Wikipedia) 😎
    4. At the public memorial service for Graham Chapman (Brian) the rest of the Pythons sang "Bright side of life" for him.
    5. 16:50 This scene is makin fun of the concep of "deus ex machina" that many writers use: the hero of the story is trapped in a dead end with no obvious way of escaping and then BOOM sombody or something is helping him out of the situation. Just think of the original "Star Wars" when Han Solo rescued Luke Skywalker in the battle of the Death Star. So the Pythons thought "What could be the most ridiculous way out of this?" 😉
    In my opinion, no other movie is making fun about religion and especially religious radicals better than this one: Birth of a new religion, devision in radical splinter groups, persecution of "unbelievers" and they interpret everything the "founder" said their own way, not how he intended to.
    OK, "Dogma" by Kevin Smith is pretty good, too 😉

  • @stevenr6397
    @stevenr6397 Před rokem +2

    In the UK that song 'Always look on the bright side of life' is the most requested song to be played at funerals! I have penned it in for mine!

  • @DCComicsGamer
    @DCComicsGamer Před rokem +9

    So wonderful, so funny, and so clever. The goblin jailer, incidentally, is director (and animator) Terry Gilliam!

  • @simondawe8774
    @simondawe8774 Před rokem +11

    Oh shit. The conjugation scene brings back memories. When it comes to conjugation, I would definitely have no choice but to get it right every time. Moreso at home than in school. That's what happens when both of your parents are teachers.

  • @brianb8060
    @brianb8060 Před rokem +2

    🎶 Life's a piece of shit
    When you look at it
    Life's a laugh and death's a joke, it's true
    You'll see it's all a show
    Keep 'em laughin' as you go
    Just remember that the last laugh is on you 🎶

  • @WolfHreda
    @WolfHreda Před rokem +4

    Interestingly, Scientology was founded in 1953. And the same year this movie came out, 1979, several of its highest ranking members were convicted and imprisoned for a bunch of shit.

  • @sharonellis8776
    @sharonellis8776 Před rokem +1

    This movie is a classic. So many great lines, scenes. RIP Terry, Graham. xx

  • @steffenjachnow8176
    @steffenjachnow8176 Před rokem +4

    One of the most brilliant movies of all time! Period!

  • @captbunnykiller1.0
    @captbunnykiller1.0 Před rokem +2

    The "goblin" is actually Terry Gilliam, prolific director of Time Bandits, Brazil, 12 Monkeys, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and more.

  • @ryanswaynow
    @ryanswaynow Před rokem +4

    FUN FACT: this entire movies budget was funded by George Harrison from the Beatles and he actually has a cameo in the movie. He’s the guy they introduced Brian to right before he gets arrested at the end of the movie.

  • @wobdarden
    @wobdarden Před rokem +3

    So, there's this thing in literature called "deus ex machina". It's a plot device where a seeming unsolvable problem is solved by some random occurrence or character. It shows up in all sorts of ancient and modern literature, and also famously the Bible.
    Here, we have Brian's likely death saved by a literal machine from the Heavens, and then abruptly crashing to also resolve THAT plot hole. He's even called a "lucky bastard" by a dude that witnessed it all.

  • @terrylandess6072
    @terrylandess6072 Před rokem +5

    That may have been the first use of a hand as an eye socket. We see it again in 1982 - The Dark Crystal (Aughra, Keeper of Secrets), and the Clash of the Titans 1981/2010 with the Stygian Witches. 2006 Pan's Labyrinth took license with the Pale Man design having the eyes in the hand palms. I don't remember it before Life of Brian..

  • @kathyastrom1315
    @kathyastrom1315 Před rokem +7

    Terry Jones played Brian’s mum. He is just hilarious! He also hosts and wrote a lot of history documentary series-my favorite is The Crusades.

    • @lauradawson7964
      @lauradawson7964 Před rokem

      He also wrote a series of children’s books set in Medieval times which were super funny and informative. RIP to an awesome bloke!

    • @bluegreenglue6565
      @bluegreenglue6565 Před rokem

      hahaha!! Yes! His sidenote about the "washer women" was just exquisite! : )

  • @milemarker301
    @milemarker301 Před rokem +2

    The Song is everything! Britain took it to heart and made it their own- check out the videos of mass sing-alongs, esp those with Eric Idle . :)

  • @Rayray-kj9cc
    @Rayray-kj9cc Před rokem +2

    Monty Python in the 70s on latenight TV, my uncle would let my cousins and I stay up late to watch and we were only kids🤣🤣Great memories!

    • @bluegreenglue6565
      @bluegreenglue6565 Před rokem +1

      I remember seeing the Flying Circus listed in the t.v. guide and tuning in only to be baffled that it wasn't an actual circus! Took a few years for me to appreciate what was actually being presented.

  • @rustyshackleford6906
    @rustyshackleford6906 Před rokem +4

    This is so perfect! I just showed this movie to my friend yesterday, so its perfectly fresh in my memory. Gods, I love these guys' timing

  • @wolfie35p
    @wolfie35p Před rokem +2

    This movie is amazing, I love Monty Python, but the best of all the Monty Python movies is Life of Brian. This is hilarious from start to finish.

  • @youravgjoe42
    @youravgjoe42 Před rokem +6

    Aside from the Monty Python reactions, the Anchorman reaction, the Conan reaction, the Austin Powers reaction, the Taken reaction, the Spinal Tap reaction, and the Napoleon Dynamite reaction, what has OktoKrool ever done for us?

  • @Shelma32Reactions
    @Shelma32Reactions Před rokem +2

    As soon as I saw the thumbnail I immediately had 'Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life' in my head. Legendary song and an iconic film!

    • @bluegreenglue6565
      @bluegreenglue6565 Před rokem

      I find myself singing the opening theme (with over-the-top Shirley Bassey impersonation and all) frequently (usually, whenever I hear the name "Brian.").

  • @dupersuper1938
    @dupersuper1938 Před rokem +1

    "You're all individuals!"
    "We're all individuals!"
    "You're all different!"
    "Yes! We are all different!"
    "...I'm not."

  • @bdavis7801
    @bdavis7801 Před rokem +4

    Ah a classic. I always lose it on the conjugation, what have the Romans ever done, and the ex-leper.😆

  • @anastasiosgkotzamanis5277

    The goblin jailer is Python member and director Terry Gilliam. The Big Nose guy is also Python member Eric Idle. Also, when the movie was released it was banned from being shown in several towns, including the Welsh town of Aberystwyth. When Sue Jones-Davies, the actress who plays Judith, was elected mayor of said town, she reversed the ban and the movie was finally shown.

  • @marionthompson3365
    @marionthompson3365 Před rokem +3

    Saw this in local cinema in 79 and laughed so much I had to see it again a few days later. My catholic neighbour was horrified, mortified and outraged and wouldn't speak to me for many weeks. As I'm an atheist it was especially funny. Been a fan of Monty Python all my life and been quoting lines from this film through the years!

  • @totomomo18
    @totomomo18 Před rokem +5

    Great movie you should watch great comedies like Top Secret and The Jerk.

  • @roberthereandthere4366
    @roberthereandthere4366 Před rokem +3

    Oh I'm so glad to see you guys watch this. I'm excited to see your reaction

  • @filipohman7277
    @filipohman7277 Před rokem +1

    Awesome Work Guys, Thanks 👍👍👍😀 Greetings from Helsinki, Finland 🇫🇮🇺🇸🇫🇮🇺🇸🇫🇮🇺🇸

  • @HunterEQGtribute
    @HunterEQGtribute Před rokem +1

    The Biggus Dickus scene always gets me!

  • @system3008
    @system3008 Před rokem +2

    I had to like this. I've not laughed so hard in ages.

  • @sdev2749
    @sdev2749 Před rokem +1

    This movie came out when I was a teenager, it and the Holy Grail are comic masterpieces of cinema.

  • @HM-bw7uk
    @HM-bw7uk Před rokem +3

    Watch a fish called Wanda next. It is also a Monty python movie, and it is a great comedy.

  • @garysmith3024
    @garysmith3024 Před rokem +1

    WTF how can you leave out THE MOST FAMOUS SAYING OF ALL TIME FROM THIS FILM " hes not the messiah hes a very naughty boy"

  • @67ervin
    @67ervin Před rokem +14

    Does anyone think that anyone's mind has ever been expanded by listening to these two guys?

    • @snowflakekiller6905
      @snowflakekiller6905 Před rokem +1

      100%

    • @terrylandess6072
      @terrylandess6072 Před rokem +2

      They remind me of hanging out in the late 70's when I was old enough to assume responsibilities, but had yet to achieve them. Fun times.

  • @richardmtl
    @richardmtl Před rokem +1

    It's the guy that said ' you lucky bastard' when he walked out of the alien ship.

  • @kevinclayton1656
    @kevinclayton1656 Před rokem +1

    We will never get a masterpiece like this again

  • @Bjowolf2
    @Bjowolf2 Před rokem

    "You are individuals!"
    Crowd: "Yes, we are all individuals!"
    Guy in the crowd: "Well, I am not ..."

  • @RustyDust101
    @RustyDust101 Před rokem

    This whole movie is jam packed full with quotes. There's no scene you can't quote something from.
    And all of them hilarious.

  • @youngThrashbarg
    @youngThrashbarg Před rokem +4

    Never forget that Life of Brian is a Scifi movie.

  • @cinemaipswich4636
    @cinemaipswich4636 Před rokem +2

    Now you know what satire is, and the ridiculous world we live in. The Monty Python crew are magnificently irreverent to Church, State and the Judiciary, while being a little bit naughty.

  • @Halfdanr_H
    @Halfdanr_H Před rokem +1

    8:26 This joke is a reality now 😂

  • @-NiamhWitch-
    @-NiamhWitch- Před rokem +1

    "No one is to stone anyone, until I blow this whistle!" 💀

  • @user-jd5ls1ro9o
    @user-jd5ls1ro9o Před rokem +3

    “Paid in full” next

  • @brigitmurphy9959
    @brigitmurphy9959 Před rokem +2

    The last time I listened to "always look at the bright side of life" and whistled and bobbed along was on 12 Dec 1991 (yep I am old). While the song was playing on the radio the phone rang and we received the news that my aunt had died suddenly/ unexpectedly. She would have laughed at the irony of this, but still the song now only makes me sad
    Loved your reaction to the movie though. It's a classic...I just concentrated on your comments instead of the song at the end 😉

  • @paulieluppino1856
    @paulieluppino1856 Před rokem +3

    10:18 .....There's an ester egg in Fallout: New Vegas, where you can find this writing in a wall.... although, not written a 100 times, of course......

  • @l.jjacksonjr6623
    @l.jjacksonjr6623 Před rokem +2

    I used to borrow this movie on VHS at my local video store , i didn't understand the references until my adulthood. Monty python my favorite comedians of all time👍🔥🔥🔥🔥
    Oh by the way , seeing a random *Banana and grapes* uh 🤔🤣🤣

  • @gordontanner4407
    @gordontanner4407 Před 2 měsíci

    When HMS Sheffield was sunk in the falklandss, the infantry sang this version of "Always look on the bright side" while waiting to be evacuated,

  • @11DNA11
    @11DNA11 Před rokem +3

    You guys should react to "A Fish Called Wanda"
    2 of the Pythons are on that and it's easily one of the funniest movies ever made.

  • @adriannorris1486
    @adriannorris1486 Před rokem +2

    GUYS, Brian did NOT become the Messiah, he was mistaken for him……you’ve missed the point entirely.

  • @-NiamhWitch-
    @-NiamhWitch- Před rokem +1

    "He is not the Messiah! He's a very naughty boy!"

  • @somatic47
    @somatic47 Před rokem +3

    Broooo this is awesome! Favorite reactors watching one of my favorite movies. Idk if it’s because of me, since I suggested it a few videos ago, but I think we’ll go with that 😂

  • @LEGENDCITYest1963
    @LEGENDCITYest1963 Před rokem +1

    My mother won't stop talking about these guys and I haven't changed my clothes because of that.

  • @Codex7777
    @Codex7777 Před rokem +3

    You should probably watch it again sometime. You appeared to totally miss many of the best and funniest moments in the film...

  • @robertparker6280
    @robertparker6280 Před 11 měsíci

    So for the Biggus Dickus scene, all the gaurds were extras. So they were told, that if they laughed in the scene, then they were not going to be paid. So thats why they were holding in their laugh so hard.

  • @eddiewiller
    @eddiewiller Před rokem +1

    The alien bit was them making fun of deus ex machina situations that so often get used to get protagonists out of situations where they appear cornered. They enjoy coming up with the most random deus ex machina to insert without explanation. Have you guys watched Monty Python's The Holy Grail? There are a few random deus ex machina in that one too.

  • @commanderkruge
    @commanderkruge Před rokem

    "WHO'S THIS GUY?" - That jailor is the only American member of the Pythons - famous director Terry Gilliam. He's also the one who made all the animations.

  • @worthalook4870
    @worthalook4870 Před rokem +2

    Hell yes. Classic

  • @brandonchurch9023
    @brandonchurch9023 Před rokem +2

    Movie recommendation: "The Corsican Brothers" (1984). Cheech and Chong made several movies back in the day, and most were about the devil's lettuce. This one was not. It's a period piece, it's insanely funny, and its humor would kind of remind you of Monty Python.

  • @davidmeir9348
    @davidmeir9348 Před rokem +3

    About the alien part.
    That was the Monty Python's crew attempt at making fun at the concept of Deus ex Machina (God in the machine) where in modern terms, is when you write a character and put him in a tight spot and cornered yourself into a box since you still need him for the rest of the movie so you write in a suspiciously convenient saving.
    They just pushed it to the absurd extreme because unlike The Holy Grail where 4th wall breaking were since the begining of the movie, in Life of Brian, nothing narratively prepares you to that so when it happens you're really like: WTF????????????????

    • @kevinsullivan2153
      @kevinsullivan2153 Před rokem +2

      Actually, the aliens are in the bible. Well, kinda. That scene is based on Matthew 4:5-7 where the devil tries to get Jesus to jump off a cliff since God would save his son. In the movie, Brian falls and is "saved" (by God, or as you said, by Deus ex Machina).

    • @davidmeir9348
      @davidmeir9348 Před rokem +1

      @@kevinsullivan2153
      I'm not christian, so didn't really read the gospels, but I'm pretty sure an alien ship didn't appear out of nowhere to pick up the Jesus guy.

  • @justaguy2365
    @justaguy2365 Před 10 měsíci

    @13:24 that's Terry Gilliam!! The American Python. He did the animation for the group and also directed their movies. He went on to be a great director!!!

  • @Zeno_Evil
    @Zeno_Evil Před 4 měsíci

    The phrase "I am Spartacus" comes from the 1960 film "Spartacus," directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Kirk Douglas.

  • @simonsfavorites
    @simonsfavorites Před rokem +1

    0:42 😂😂😂 Chris looks like he is having a staring contest 👁️

  • @jackhagens8964
    @jackhagens8964 Před rokem +1

    There are so many little things in this film, that get lost amongst the big laughs, that took me 3 or 4 watches to spot, like when they all start to follow him out of town and he initially shakes them, and they think he has been ‘taken up’….and the guy who wants to buy his gourd and wants to haggle, is still shouting price offers up to the sky at him.
    Also, others have mentioned George Harrison’s cameo, but another is, when the crowd disperse to go and follow Brian into the hills, and one guy gets left by himself, that’s Spike Milligan, one of the funniest British comedians (who wasn’t a member of Monty Python) ever