Monty Python are a bit to humor what Prince is to music. Most fans will most likely say "there's no one better!" Over the years they collected a hardcore fan base, that follow them blindly and will collect all bits & pieces available. Their style is not too easy to get into, and therefore many folks give a shit about them.



But however, please put your fave Python movies in order. My list reads like this:


Classic Python movies:

1. Life Of Brian
2. Meaning Of Life
3. Holy Grail
4. Live at Hollywood Bowl
5. And Now for something completely different (still a superb film, but what's the point if you can watch the whole Flying Circus TV series )


Spin offs, solo works & associated films

Fish called Wanda
Clockwise
Brazil
Jabberwocky
Fierce Creatures
12 Monkeys
Time Bandits

I know there's many many more spin-offs, also including some pretty average stuff. But those are the faves, that I can think of at the moment.

Oh my - this is a good thread...

Life of Brian

Holy Grail

Meaning of Life

Live at the Hollywood Bowl

And now for something completly Different



Fish Called Wanda

Brazil

Time Bandits

Jabberwocky -

I have not seen the others

Great thread!

I'm a die-hard Python fan, so I may add a few things to your list if that's alright.

Python films:

Meaning of Life

Holy Grail

Life of Brian

Live at the Hollywood Bowl

And Now For Something Completely Different (great for those that haven't seen the series, but you're right, see Flying Circus!)

Related films:

A Fish Called Wanda

Fierce Creatures

Adventures of Baron Munchausen (Eric is in it, Gilliam directed)

Splitting Heirs (Eric)

How to Irritate People (John, Michael, and Graham I believe)

All You Need Is Cash (Eric, Rutles related)

Yellowbeard (Graham)

Brazil

Jabberwocky

Time Bandits

12 Monkeys

Clockwise

Romance with a Double Bass (John)

The Missionary (Michael)


There's others I'm sure I'm forgetting. Also check out the reunion special available on the Life of Python 2 DVD set that's out. Great special from the BBC.

subhuman09 said:

Oh I forgot about Adventures of Baron Munchausen -

Holy Grail
Meaning Of Life
Life Of Brian

#1 Spinoff:
Fawlty Towers

(hands down)

Brazil

tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm

Absolutely. I love Fawlty Towers. I thought we were supposed to stick with films but in this case-

Favorite Spinoffs/Related Merchandise:

Fawlty Towers

Python albums

Python Books (especially The Brand New Monty Python Papperbok and Big Red Book)

The CD-ROM games (Complete Waste of Time; Holy Grail; Meaning of Life)

Rutland Weekend Television

Salad Days edits
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[This message was edited Tue Jul 27 2:15:14 2004 by subhuman09]

well, the thread WAS about films originally, but if you folks wan to extend, no problem

yep, Fawlty Towers of course!


I still want to add stuff not listed above:
The Strange Case Of The End Of Civilisation As We Know It (John Cleese)
The Rutles
Monty Pythons Fliegender Zirkus (2) Monty Python in German!! that rocks!

one thing I'm still looking for, is Romance with a Double Bass (John), saw it years ago but didn't tape


we also could do a fave Python song list in the Music forum... before paligap starts it

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irresistibleb1tch said:

Ich kann mit einem Eierlöffel Fledermäuse töten

Dancelot said:

Mir faellt jetzt erst auf, dass Du Oesterreicher bist!! (sorry, keine Umlaute auf meinem US-PC) Super! Wir waren schon mehrmals da, aber noch nie in Linz (kleine Abstechen wenn wir bei meiner Familie in D zu Besuch sind - Kassel und Nuernberg (Heimatstadt Duerers!! ).

irresistibleb1tch said:

geeez, and I thought one could tell right away just from my broken English... hehehe und Linz.. naja ist auch nicht unbedingt ein Touristenzentrum unsere Wohnungsnachbarin im Haus kommt ursprünglich auch aus Nürnberg.. die Welt is a Dorf

deeeez nuts!

1. Holy Grail
2. Life Of Brian
3. Meaning Of Life
4. And Now for something completely different
5. Live at Hollywood Bowl



1. Brazil
2. Fish called Wanda (K-k-k-Ken's f-f-f-fishhhhh.....)
3. 12 Monkeys
4. Time Bandits (I remember seeing this in the theater)
5. Fierce Creatures (this was really dumb)
6. Jabberwocky (barely remember it)
7. Clockwise (never seen it)

Check out The FCC Song

http://www.pythonline.com...ndex.shtml

Dancelot said:

"Yellowbeard" was excellent! And "Erik The Viking" was pretty decent too! Let's not leave them out!

LittlePill said:

yep, I forgot about those

and Eric, Michael, John... they all appeared in a bunch of other movies too, but not always in a key position. Can't name them all... but I'm tempted to count James Bond or Harry Potter as spin-offs too...

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Dancelot said:

"Spliiting Heirs" with Eric and John. Wasn't crazy about this one.

life of brian is one of the greatest films ever!!!!!

2the9s said:

Can't believe I forgot that! I've had that downloaded for a while-hilarious.

"Here's a song I wrote the other day when out duck hunting with a judge. *Quack!*"

Eric's always been the musical genius of the group.

Very subtle song as well.

subhuman09 said:

"The Galaxy Song" is my absolute fav. Python song! Eric is the Prince of Monty Python!

Dancelot said:

I love the Rutles and the German Python episodes! Nothing scarier than John in Little Red Riding Hood drag.

The Chicken panning is another classic one. Definitely worth checking out. They're available seperately on a couple of the DVD sets for those that are curious. #2 is on Life of Python, and #1 is on Monty Python Live.

We definitely should start a Python music thread. So many great songs that are generally unknown by people only familiar with a few from the films.

As for Romance with a Double Bass-I think I've seen it on DVD at Overstock.com, but that's Region 1 (NTSC).

You might want to check online via Amazon or someone may have it used. Good luck!

subhuman09 said:

That made me think of "The Strange Case Of The End Of Civilization As We Know It". I love that one!!!