Life Of Brian

[Atheist]

I've just been re-watching this film, and wondered if anyone there agrees that it is one of the funniest films ever made.

[Patsy33]

Ellipsis, I found that film funny too.
I've only seen bits of Life of Brian. I intend to watch it one day. It does look very funny..

[Jackdaw33]

I'd forgotten about The Producers. Very funny.

[Patsy33]

Has anyone watched 'Weekend at Bernies' ?
Hilarious!..

[Atheist]

I think I'd put Life of Brian and Spinal Tap on about the same level. Perhaps LoB gets the medal because it deals with a very serious subject.

[andy-hughes]

We are dealing, as usual, with subjective opinion here.

If Atheist things it is one of the funniest films ever made, then in his opinion, that is what it is - to him, but not to myself, or others.

[Old_Geezer]

I've no idea which the funniest is, and using what criteria, but it was rather good.

[piggynose]

I too love life of brian.
Kevin Smiths " Silent Bob" tickles me more, though.

[Netty7]

Love Life of Brian, but what about Young Frankenstein with Marty Feldman and Gene Wilder, also very funny.

[tonyav]

Yes Netty, Young Frankenstein very funny.

[ummmm]

Didn't find it funny at all.

[Canary42]

Yes, it was a very funny film, but I found Some Like It Hot and Mrs Doubtfire just as funny.

[vetuste_ennemi]

It wasn't that funny. Like others I as a young man found Monty Python patchy.

Life of Brian was funnyish with "naughty boy" etc, and very funny, but in an intentionally offensive way in the Calvary scene: Always Look on the Bright Side of Life. Ho, ho.

Controversial at the time (the charge was not blasphemy, but deliberately setting out to upset Christians as I recall). Big discussion on a "serious" channel betwen Cleese and Palin on the one hand, and Muggeridge and Southwark (I think) on the other.

Out-bidding each other on sanctimonious pretensions. MP got the "thirty pieces of silver" crap from Stockwood and Cleese and Palin doing "artistic integrity" and "critical enquiry" (wot dat den?) defenses.

At the time I was a fan of the film, but contemptuous of the conceits of its makers. Lobster quadrille stuff, that was.

PS: a question for all lovers of Life of Brian. What are the chances of a group of modern satirists making a film called "The Life of Mo". Does such a group exist? If not, can you explain why not? Assuming such a group does exist would it have the courage to make the film and have it distributed? And if not, can you explain why not/

[vetuste_ennemi]

(defences - I'm not American)

[Canary42]

/// What are the chances of a group of modern satirists making a film called "The Life of Mo". Does such a group exist? If not, can you explain why not? Assuming such a group does exist would it have the courage to make the film and have it distributed? And if not, can you explain why not/ ///

Having seen the misery inflicted on Salman Rushdie, I think the answer to your question is NO. Whether this is right or not is a different matter.

[vetuste_ennemi]

What a shame that someone can answer a (not too difficult) question correctly without getting the point of that question.

[-Talbot-]

Ted was the last film that made me laugh.

[vetuste_ennemi]

There's an obvious question (although it didn't occur to the RT interviewer to ask it) which arises if you've seen that video clip, Talbot: why would you want to invite violent and intolerant people as we saw there into your country?

[vetuste_ennemi]

A sensible immigration policy would be making sure that we kept them out, wouldn't it?

[BagPussAA]

I would say that it is in my top 3 of funniest films along with Princess Bride and This is Spinal Tap

[Marshwarble]

"Springtime for Hilter". Wasn't there a Python sketch where "Adolf Hilter" stood for Taunton South?