Monty Python's The Meaning of Life [DVD]

This is a great raunchy movie

i love this movie and am happy to have been able to upgrade to this format. Thank you.

I enjoyed the whole movie.

It had been years since I had seen this one. My kids always hear my brother and I referring to Monty Python skits and wanted to watch one....mistake! Kept having to fast forward many parts. Watch this one with your friends...not kids!

...a Python fan since about twelve, I vividly remember this film coming out when I was thirteen or so. I loved it. It's great that it has not only held up but, like fine wine, it has gotten better with age. Maybe Terry Gilliam's right when he says, in one of the commentaries, that, today, comedy's standard is so low that "our crap seems good no." But it reveals their genius in so many ways. It reveals a confidence they clearly didn't feel--as tho' they'd gotten their sea legs--in the first two efforts. Though "Brian" is their supreme achievement, I have to say that this film must be placed ahead of "Holy Grail"--which given its budget looks distincly like badly shot TV. Hysterically funny, but the budget limits are are even more glaring in a high res medium like DVD.In "Meaning of Life" the entire cast are masters of the medium (something Cleese proved independently in "A Fish Called Wanda") and they use their skills, rising even to lyrical heights (Eric Idle's paen to the universe in "Live Organ Transplants"). And the effects are more hysterical twenty years later.This movie is also remarkable for the rather bitter satire of American pop culture. Heretofore, the Python's had stayed within the classic tradition of British comedy--filled with whimsy and just plain silliness and the class structure. American humor is generally either observational or political--and these days it almost entirely the latter. Even the masters of observation, Goldberg and Carlin, have abandoned it for bitter political diatribes attacking former fans like myself in the basest terms because out political beliefs differ.And it follows, as it should, that the movie's best skits are the ones true to their tradition. George Harrison once called Python the continuation of the Beatles (to the point of chipping in $8M for distribution and advertising for "Brian"!). And, especially in the all too brief Gilliam animations, this is completely accurate. Without being at all derivative, they capture the whimisical sensibility the Beatles had updated and transformed and ran with it.One draw back is the rather low-rent 5.1 remix. I've other films--e.g. the Godfather films--which are older than have far better jobs. So don't expect much. In fact, you might even consider using the 2CH option as the remixing engineer makes little use of the rear speakers.That gentle bitch aside, the deleted scenes are mixed (why on Earth Jones thought anyone would want to see more of Mr. Creosote is beyond me?) and clearly wisely hit the cutting room floor (especially the horrendously unfunny Martin Luther skit), but some the commentary by Jones and Gilliam--clearly done at different times and mixed--is interesting most especially for the bitterness of Gilliam's attitude. It has been so on the two preceding films, but it's much more intense on this one.The brief interview segments shows the group rivalry is still a hot issue in the guys' psyches, nearly twenty years after Graham Chapman's tragic death ended the group; they are still bickering. Gilliam's comments about Cleese are particularly acid; Cleese does he usual job of insulting nearly everyone. He is returned the favor by the rest of the group, tho' Jones slyly does it with the most class and thus does it the best. Cleese, after all, easily slips into insufferable. Hence his brilliance as Basil Fawlty.A reluctant four star due only to the ****-poor 5.1 remix. The studio, surprise, surprise, didn't want to spend any extra money getting a good one.The movie itself: 5 stars.

So funny. If you are a Monty python fan, this is a must.

It's a large glandular organ. When life gets you down, watch a silly movie. This one is great and features a series of interrelated though distinct vignettes. Some great musical numbers, send ups of organized (and disorganized) religion, class, and social norms, and weird and disgusting sight gags abound.

"Monty Python's The Meaning of Life" is a classic comedy film from the iconic comedy troupe Monty Python. The film is a series of skits and musical numbers that satirize various aspects of life and society, such as religion, sex, and death. The film is divided into seven segments, each dealing with a different stage of life.The humor in the film is irreverent, absurd, and often tasteless, but it is also clever, witty and highly original. The film features some of Monty Python's most memorable sketches, such as the "Fish slap dance" and the "Catholic schoolboys" skit. The musical numbers are also noteworthy, including the catchy "Every Sperm is Sacred" and "The Galaxy Song."The Meaning of Life is a film that is not for everyone, as it is not afraid to push boundaries and tackle taboo subjects. But for fans of Monty Python and for those who enjoy offbeat and unconventional comedy, it is a must-see. It is a movie that will make you laugh, think and question the meaning of life in a hilarious and irreverent way.Overall, "Monty Python's The Meaning of Life" is a classic comedy film that has stood the test of time. It's a perfect blend of absurdity, satire and wit that will leave you in stitches and questioning the meaning of life itself.

Best movies ever made

A great re-watch

Great to see this released on 4k UHD format

Una gran pelicula del humor de los Monthy Python completamente irreverente, algunos de los capitulos ya estan fuera de época pero otros son y seguiran siendo vigentes

In Deutschland gibt es seit einiger Zeit ja leider nur die miese Neusynchro, bei der man sich zwar Mühe gegeben hat, aber wer die richtige Synchro kennt, will keine andere hören. Darum ist das der beste Grund, sich diese DVD anzuschaffen.