The Passion or the Python?

Mayabird · Post by **Mayabird** » 2004-03-24 02:40pm

Tired of all the hype about "The Passion"? Always look on the bright side of life...

BBC News wrote: 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.

Can religion and films mix?
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.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3563405.stm

(Don't know if this counts as news or not, so I stuck it here.)

Post by **fgalkin** » 2004-03-24 02:45pm

w00t!

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2004-03-24 02:48pm

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2004-03-24 03:04pm

And there was much rejoicing.

Nathan F · Post by **Nathan F** » 2004-03-24 03:09pm

I really don't see how it could be construed as blasphemous. It has been a long time since I've seen it, but if I recall correctly, it even shows Jesus as the Messiah, and not Brian, but Brian is just caught up in a mistake of someone thinking he is.

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2004-03-24 03:11pm

Nathan F wrote:I really don't see how it could be construed as blasphemous. It has been a long time since I've seen it, but if I recall correctly, it even shows Jesus as the Messiah, and not Brian, but Brian is just caught up in a mistake of someone thinking he is.

keep in mind how old the movie is. when it was released people were far more conservative in their 'moral' values.

IndustrialNoise · Post by **IndustrialNoise** » 2004-03-24 03:14pm

Kickass.

Rye · Post by **Rye** » 2004-03-24 03:17pm

Ahhhh Monty Python...something else that makes me proud of my country.

Cornelius · Post by **Cornelius** » 2004-03-24 03:24pm

I gotta go see that. I have never seen it before. It was good? I liked the other MP stuff.

IndustrialNoise · Post by **IndustrialNoise** » 2004-03-24 03:26pm

YES, see it. It's a really funny movie, almost as good as The Holy Grail.

StarshipTitanic · Post by **StarshipTitanic** » 2004-03-24 03:55pm

Haha, at IMDb, Brian leads Passion by .4 points.

Enforcer Talen · Post by **Enforcer Talen** » 2004-03-24 05:31pm

=^_^=

SyntaxVorlon · Post by **SyntaxVorlon** » 2004-03-24 06:52pm

StarshipTitanic wrote:Haha, at IMDb, Brian leads Passion by .4 points.

That alone makes the site worthwhile.

This is good news.

salm · Post by **salm** » 2004-03-24 07:23pm

Darth_Zod wrote: keep in mind how old the movie is. when it was released people were far more conservative in their 'moral' values.

you sure? i mean it´s from the seventies, the time when everybody was doing rebellious stuff.

Post by **Gandalf** » 2004-03-24 07:33pm

Fighter of Foo wrote:YES, see it. It's a really funny movie, almost as good as The Holy Grail.

IMO Brian > Grail.

I hope they re-release this in Australia, that I would go and see.

PrinceofLowLight · Post by **PrinceofLowLight** » 2004-03-24 07:55pm

Meh, I didn't think Brian was as funny as Grail or Meaning of Life. Still great news.

SyntaxVorlon · Post by **SyntaxVorlon** » 2004-03-24 07:58pm

I try not to compare and contrast grail and brian.
The camera work was better in brian but both stories are equally funny and philosophically humorous.

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2004-03-24 08:08pm

I still say "The Meaning of Life" and the events following the words "....This man has chosen his own form of Execution" rules them alll.

Demiurge · Post by **Demiurge** » 2004-03-24 08:10pm

I've only seen clips. Something about a man named "Bigus Dickus."

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2004-03-24 08:11pm

salm wrote:
Darth_Zod wrote: keep in mind how old the movie is. when it was released people were far more conservative in their 'moral' values.
you sure? i mean it´s from the seventies, the time when everybody was doing rebellious stuff.

true. but they were rebelling primarily against the government and war at the time.

Post by **Gandalf** » 2004-03-24 08:11pm

Demiurge wrote:I've only seen clips. Something about a man named "Bigus Dickus."

Go see it, you shan't be disappointed.

SyntaxVorlon · Post by **SyntaxVorlon** » 2004-03-24 08:42pm

Gandalf wrote:
Demiurge wrote:I've only seen clips. Something about a man named "Bigus Dickus."
Go see it, you shan't be disappointed.

He wanks high amongst the legions of Wome.

Post by **Gandalf** » 2004-03-24 08:50pm

SyntaxVorlon wrote:
Gandalf wrote:
Demiurge wrote:I've only seen clips. Something about a man named "Bigus Dickus."
Go see it, you shan't be disappointed.
He wanks high amongst the legions of Wome.

"He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy!"

One of the best quotes of the movie IMO.

mauldooku · Post by **mauldooku** » 2004-03-24 09:24pm

Much <3

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2004-03-24 10:16pm

"Romans, go home!"