Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979)

3/4

Boys of my generation memorize the Monty Python repertoire as a buttress against the terror of losing their virginity.

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04/07/08

3/4

A cheeky, irreverent parallel to the life of Jesus by the last great comedy troupe to make movies.

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04/14/06

4/4

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09/30/05

5/5

...targets...religious zealots who take Jesus’ simple messages of peace and love and use them...as cries for war and persecution.

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07/25/05

3/5

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06/27/05

5/5

Movies just don't really come much funnier than this.

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04/03/05

5/5

Freaking hilarious. 'Speak up!' I said it's freaking hilarious!

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02/11/05

3.5/4

The Pythons take satirical aim at the dangers of blind religious fervor -- which makes Brian... the perfect complement to [Mel] Gibson's blood-soaked film.

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11/12/04

4/4

See, this is what “The Passion of the Christ” needed. More song-and-dance numbers.

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07/15/04

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As far as a coherent, hilarious story line, as well as sheer blasphemous glee, you can't do much better than Life of Brian.

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07/09/04

4.5/5

Better than most Biblical epics, if only because its characters don't speak as if they just know people will be quoting and misquoting them a couple of thousand years later.

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06/16/04

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We should all give a prayer of thanks that once, a quarter-century ago, the conditions were just right to give birth to one of the funniest -- and smartest -- movies ever.

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06/04/04

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This is imperial impiety, and may it last a thousand years.

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05/28/04