And Now For Something Completely Different
by Ian MacNaughton
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Actor: Eric Idle, Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Terry JonesDirector: Ian MacNaughton
Brand: Sony
DVD: 2 Sides, Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 1.85:1
Running Time: 90 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1999-08-03
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Sony Pictures
Movie Reviews of And Now For Something Completely Different
Movie Review: Easily Trumps SNL and MAD for...Best...Skits...EVER!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
There really is no comparison in terms of comedy skit shows, Python rules them all.
These are truly the best of the best skits as far as Monty Python's Flying Circus goes. This compilation features timeless classics that'll have you in stitches everytime you see them. Personal favorites of mine are, "Dead Parrot", "Hungarian Translation Book", "Dirty Fork" and "Self Defense with Fresh Fruit". There are many more and this whole set is great, but those are just a few that come to mind first.
An interesting note though is that these aren't the originally, first aired skits. Meaning they aren't just ripped from the original broadcasts and slapped on a dvd as a best of disc. They were actually redone. If you watch the originals from FC you'll see that they don't just look and sound better than the originals, but they're actually funnier. I think the skits really benefitted from the repeated performances that allowed them to find the right rythyms of what works best and what doesn't. The timing and delivery of each skit is perfectly done.
I also see these as a true best of because like other skit shows, Flying Circus was also a little hit and miss sometimes. Pick up one of the FC volumes and you'll see that some just really aren't all that funny, which is why I'm so glad they made this compilation. After seeing this, you'll want to see the FC volumes and think that all the skits are gonna be like these, but they're not. It can be disappointing. I think only the truly, most die hard Python fans can really enjoy those. For casual fans and the curious, this disc will do.
Still though, these skits really hold up well as they aren't so based on political leaders and social trends of the time like SNL and MAD. So it's just good comedy and doesn't require you to remember the time to get the jokes like the other shows. The best that SNL and MAD have to offer can't even touch the best of Python, hands down.
Any Python fan out there probably already has or at least has seen these. For those curious or interested, don't hesitate. This is true, classic comedy that you can enjoy watching over and over. You'll quickly identify your favorite skits and find yourself rehearsing them again and again with others. Good times. Get it now, "wink wink, nudge nudge".
Summary of And Now For Something Completely Different
England was such a proper place-until the day the Python arrived. Monty Python that is a Flying Circus that slithered up the funnybone of an entire nation and gave it fits of laughter.System Requirements:Interactive Menus English subtitles in English Spanish and French Talent and Tilmographies screne selection widescrene and full screne formats. Running 90 Mins Starring: Graham Chapman John Cleese Terry Gilliam Eric Idle Terry Jones Micheal PalinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: UPC: 043396012394 Manufacturer No: 01239Monty Python's first feature is essentially a reworking of their best skits from the first two seasons of their cult TV series Monty Python's Flying Circus, shot on film outside the usual studio sets (Nudge Nudge, for example, is set in a tavern filled with passersby). As the TV series was as yet unseen in the U.S. at the time of this feature, And Now for Something Completely Different became for many Americans their first taste of the Pythons' brand of surreal, silly humor and remains a fond favorite. The writing and performances are fine and the film is packed with some of their best bits: How to Avoid Being Seen, Hell's Grannies, Blackmail, The Lumberjack Song, and The Upper Class Twit of the Year, among others. Many of the sketches have been shortened, however, and the loss of the overbright video sheen (the film has a muddy, dull look to it) and the invigorating presence of a live audience leaves the film sluggish at times. They're still feeling out the possibilities of the feature-length, which they finally conquer with Monty Python and the Holy Grail, still their finest hour and a half. --Sean Axmaker
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