Btexxamar
I like Black Panther, but I didn't like this movie.
SeeQuant
Blending excellent reporting and strong storytelling, this is a disturbing film truly stranger than fiction
Allissa
.Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.
crazydrummer
I really wanted to get tickets to this but they were hugely expensive and very difficult to get hold of also I couldn't attend the 'live' cinema screening of the last night as we were on holiday. For both of these misfortunes I can now in hindsight be very glad.A re-union after such a long time is always risky and likely to disappoint, just ask many rock bands that tried to re-capture the old magic, and the Pythons pretty much fail in the expected ways. They're old tired-looking men performing material written by bright energetic young men and it shows. In many of the routines they appear to be simply going through the motions, there's no energy or edge to the performances. The sharp comic timing is generally absent and instead there's heavy reliance on the good will of the audience enjoying the familiar favourites. Eric Idle and his team did put together a cleverly constructed show, with big musical and dance numbers in a Python style to give the Pythons themselves time to change costumes and, presumably, have a little lie down. Very little of it made me laugh out loud and the bits that did were generally the big-screen inserts showing famous sketches from the TV-era Python, such as Philosopher's Football, and their series of spoofs on the Olympics, the hundred yard dash for people with no sense of direction etc. It was great that they included Carol Cleveland, the unofficial seventh Python and the only regular female performer in the shows and films, and there are a couple of funny cameos from Professors Brian Cox and Stephen Hawking at the end of one of the few bits that really did still work, Eric Idle's Galaxy Song from the film "The Meaning of Life". The Argument Sketch, the Dead Parrot Sketch and The Cheese Shop Sketch all worked pretty well as did "Nudge Nudge" but aside from that very little of it would have attracted a paying audience if it wasn't part of an established and historic team. The DVD itself was badly let down by the appalling picture quality; it was often like watching something on YouTube! It was grainy and fuzzy in almost all the close-ups and I wonder if there had in fact been no close-up shots filmed and the close-up was just a computer- enhanced zoom in on an existing wide shot with the usual loss of resolution that this entails? If so then someone from the film production team needed firing.For die-hard Python fans only, and even then you'd be better off watching "Life Of Brian" or "Holy Grail" again.
kayabay
The Monty Pythons are a myth. Not because they're funny, but because they introduced a totally new concept to the audience. And for the last 45 years they've never been forgotten as their last appearance showed to the entire World.The O2 event is totally a success, and so is the movie/concert/show whatever you call it recorded and distributed.Some people would suggest that all the jokes and scenes are the copies of the old ones, but they aren't. They've always been different, and say no more, may be we like to watch them over and over again just because they're all brilliant.This is not only a comedy show, but also a concert in which you'll find all the extraordinary songs & melodies they've put together in all those years.They call themselves as old farts, but who do you reckon calling themselves old farts after all those years ? They're the living proof of men WHO always feel as a child, act as a child but in the contrary gave you a deductive brief idea of things going around you.Thanks for the effort of all the amazing team behind and Long Live Monty Pythons !
Prismark10
The Pythons are in their 70s, they have been one man down for 25 years and they have got back together one last time to make a lot of dosh and help pay for John Cleese's recent divorce.The last night at the O2 was simulcast around the world and nearly live on British television, I say nearly live so for the early part of the show broadcast in the early evening, the swearing was bleeped out. The unedited version went out the next day.So here are the remaining Pythons, older croakier and a few with forgetful memories. Terry Jones is the worse with memory issues but old age and ill health catches with us all. Eric Idle is still energetic and he gets to sing his catchy songs including looking at the brighter side of life.Terry Gilliam known with the Pythons more for his animation and better known these days as a director and battling to raise money to make films throws himself with gusto at the sketches. As with Idle he is giving 100% commitment, his movements are just more snappier as if to tell the rest of the team that he has still got it and tell Hollywood to give him more money to make the movies that he wants to make.Eddie Izzard and Mike Myers turn up for a spin as fan-boys and Carol Cleveland helps out with the sketches just like in the old days.It's been a while since I have since the TV shows and I have never seen videos of their live shows such as Live from The Hollywood Bowl. To be honest I was reluctant to see this. In recent years Cleese seems to be a curmudgeon always complaining about something and even Palin in his recent travel shows has become more croakier.However after a few minutes you get used to the older troupe and once the famous sketches and songs start to arrive you get into the spirit of the thing. There are a few ad-libs, a few forgotten lines and a little mischief here and there. The dancers make the whole thing a little more professional and although I believe that there were a few new sketches they were omitted from the uncensored repeat (I guess they will turn up as DVD extras.) We want to see the old hits. The dead parrot sketch, Spam song, Lumberjack song, Blackmail, Nudge nudge wink wink say no more.So what if they did it for the money, it keeps the old fans happy, maybe get a younger audience and a nice pension for them
wilson trivino
The five surviving members of the most famous British comedy troop, Monty Python, came together for one last hurrah on stage at London's O2 Arena and broadcast world wide to an estimated 50 million people. I remember as a young boy watching the show and it was my first introduction to high brow British humor who never failed to test the envelope of adult silly fun. I was able to catch the last performance on July 20 in a local theatre in Marietta where I live. The first theatre I went to in at the Kennesaw AMC 24 was sold out and I had to scramble across town to find a seat. A mix of multimedia video and live stage performances the group hit the best known skits that revolve around SPAM, Ministry of Silly Walks, and the dead parrot. Of course no one expects the "Spanish Inquisition" and they came barging in their red vestments. The boys looked a bit older, but we all are a bit older but the laughs continued as they did not miss a beat in their mix of randy humor. The man of international mystery, Austin Power's creator came in to do a cameo for celebrity or everyman and Stephen Hawking also in the audience was there to clarify the wonders of the Universe. The world has changed a lot since 1969 and it was interesting to be able to keep up via social media how folks around the world were enjoying the same thing I was watching in the comfort of my local theatre. Two more opportunities to see the show on participating screens around the world on July 22 and 24 but it will be a rebroadcast. The group has had its last hurrah. Thanks for the laughs and as their closing number reminded us "Always look on the Bright Side of Life". Well done sirs.
