Brian Or Jesus?!

mike65

Python film to challenge Passion


Monty Python said The Life of Brian spoofed Bible films and intolerance
Monty Python's film The Life of Brian is to return to US cinemas next month following the success of The Passion of the Christ.

The Biblical satire will be re-released in Los Angeles, New York and other US cities to mark its 25th anniversary.

Adverts will challenge Mel Gibson's blockbuster with the lines "Mel or Monty?", "The Passion or the Python?"

Distributor Rainbow said it hoped the film would "serve as an antidote to all the hysteria about Mel's movie".

The Life of Brian follows a Jewish character from Nazareth who is worshipped as the Messiah then crucified by Romans.


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It was condemned as blasphemous before its original release, although Monty Python said it was intended as a spoof on Bible films and intolerance rather than Christianity.

The film could not be completed until former Beatle George Harrison stepped in to finance it after EMI Films withdrew, fearing it was too controversial.

Rainbow president Henry Jaglom said: "We decided this is an important time to re-release this film, to provide some counter-programming to The Passion."

He said the surviving members of the Monty Python comedy team "all agreed this was a good time" to bring back the film and would help promote it.

Mr Jaglom, whose partner John Goldstone produced the original film, said trailers for the comedy would start to appear in cinemas on Good Friday.

Mike.

Ivan

Excellent...

and Brian, obviously!

billy the squid

Even after all these years the life of brian is still funny. I look forward to be able to see it in the cinema if it is re-released on this side of the pond.

gerire

Free Woderick

Karl Hungus

Originally posted by gerire
Free Woderick

It's FWEE WODEWICK!

Centuwian! Twow him to da floow!!!

jongore

He's a Wobber!

And a Wapist!

quank

are they re-releasing the original?
or are they editing special or anything wierd?

anyway, love to see it in the cinema, twould be class

Verdammt

He's not the Messiah, he's a naughty boy

Rabies

Originally posted by quank
are they re-releasing the original?
or are they editing special or anything wierd?

anyway, love to see it in the cinema, twould be class

There ya go

peterk19

Im Brian and so is my wife

[CALIBUR]

Brian, *sign* JEsUS like!

rde

If anyone's got the ability to play Region 1 DVDs, I'd recommend you get the Criterion edition of Life of Brian.

Criterion take excellent films, and bring out excellent editions on DVD. Their release of Brazil, for example, includes three disks.

But you don't care about that. You're wondering what's so cool about the Life of Brian. Well, deleted scenes, two commentary tracks by the pythons, radio ads... suffice to say, it's an excellent edition.

Kêrmêttê

Blessed are the cheese-makers!

Sleipnir

Easy on the quotes everyone.
Remember when Homer goes back to college and the nerds helped him pass?
Remember the nerds quoting the "Knights of Nih"?

You are the people they were taking the pis* out of.

vibe666

Originally posted by Sleipnir
Remember the nerds quoting the "Knights of Nih"?

You are the people they were taking the pis* out of.

they are no longer the Knights who say 'Nih'. they are the knight's who say 'ecky, ecky, ecky, ftank, zoomph, boing, zzzzrrrr....'

and yes i checked.

I'm nerd, and I'm proud!

gandalf

Hmmm watched this again on DVD tonight (yes the excellent Criterion collection edition!). Is this going to be released in the cinema over here?

Cause if it is I think a boards night out to the flicks is in order. Just imagine concentrated nerds singing along to "Always look on the bright side of life"

Gandalf.

BlitzKrieg

BOUNCES!!!!!



LETS ALL GO GO GOG GO GO!!!!


must come dressed as a python character...

I SHALL BE THE BLACK NIGHT!!!


"Tis only a scratch."

Slutmonkey57b

It's

"Weleease Wodewick"
and "Weleease Wodger"

and

"Tis but a scratch"

so

"Shut up bignose"

"Right! That's your last warning"

"We should be united against the common enemy!"
<Frenzied peering>
"THE JUDEAN PEOPLE'S FRONT!??"

Still,

Nice one centurion, like it like it.

Jim

Its gonna be the original, only with a 40 minute whipping scene slipped in.

Hope they re-realase En Holith Grailen when King Arthur comes out.