Monty Python Live
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List Price: $19.95
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Manufacturer: A&E Home Video
Starring: John Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Graham Chapman, Terry Jones
Directed By: Ian MacNaughton, Terry Hughes
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: A&E
EAN: 9780767041508
Format: Box set
ISBN: 076704150X
Label: A&E Home Video
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: A&E Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2001-10-23
Running Time: 77
Studio: A&E Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1982-06-25
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Good Python but poor recording of live shows
Comment: I have wanted this item since I first saw it back in the 80's but it is extremely difficult to find. When I saw it on sale as a DVD collection I pulled the trigger quickly. However, I was quickly disappointed. I had assumed that transferring the video to DVD would have been an improvement on the audio and video capabilities of the shows but I was wrong. And on a HD TV the poor quality of the recording really stands out. I really enjoy Python sketches but I found myself getting bored and frustrated with the actual quality of the media itself.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Good for every collection...
Comment: For a new Python fan, like myself, this DVD set would give you some of the best laughs! The Monty Python team are at it with live performances, interviews, sketches, and quite possibly a German lesson for you.
For me, this DVD was a birthday present and I got the best of my money out of it. At this price, it's a great buy!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Classic Python!!!
Comment: One of the best Monty Python out there!
Great versions of classic skits, Shoot soda out your nose funny!
Customer Rating:
Summary: a title for your review
Comment: For a huge fan of Monty Python, this is a must have for those who do not already own most of it. For the price it sells at, I was not worried that I already had "Live At The Bowl" or "Fliegender Zirkus" on DVD already. They have been available on DVD in Australia since DVD's first went on sale.
However, I can tell you that Flie-Zir may be of better quality then the the original DVD release, but, the Hollywood Bowl is about the same quality as the original crappy DVD transfer. I'd recommend also picking up the newer release that Sony have released. (may only currently be released in region 2&4)
The next is Steve Martin hosting a best of show called "Parrot Skecth, not included". Not exactly live tho, it shows the best bits of the Flying Circus. Decent to watch if you have never seen it before. But any python fan will just say it's cut up and trimmed down pieces of longer and funnier sketches.
The best is Live In Aspen... which is a 1998 reunion hosted by whats-his-name and it is just great to see the MP team on stage again, and still being able to pull off laughs as well as ever. Mostly it's interviews and bits of the show and movies, but it is highly entertaining and worth the price of purchase alone.
Also in the DVD's there are some bonus features of a few little sketches and weird bits. I can't really remember anything memorable in the bonus features, but you might find something you like.
- Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl ** (the other release is much clearer and sounds better then this one)
- Monty Python's Flying Circus: Live at Aspen ****
- Parrot Sketch Not Included: 20 Years of Python ***
- Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus: German Episode #1 **
Overall, purchase if you are a fan of MP and cant get enough of them. For myself I found tho some of it is disappointing in quality, but the Aspen show was worth the price of purchase alone.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Monty Python's Greatest Hits Live
Comment: This movie is a perfect introduction to Python ignoramae, given that it features many of their best bits, a few of their naughty bits, and some pleasurable musical numbers. I could've done with more Neil Innes, fresh from his work as The Rutles; the brevity of time spent with his work pegs my review down a notch. If only the film could have had Neil singing "I Must Be In Love" or "Cheese & Onions". The troupe also integrated the audience into a few routines, which shows they could've toured if they wanted to, to great success.
A final note: this film is remarkable in that it features more of Terry Gilliam on camera (a good thing), and has Eric Idle singing "The Lumberjack Song", instead of Michael Palin (an interesting thing). Eric's voice is better for the stage, whereas Michael seems to over-sing live (i.e., Concert For George).
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Editorial Reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Good Python but poor recording of live shows
Comment: I have wanted this item since I first saw it back in the 80's but it is extremely difficult to find. When I saw it on sale as a DVD collection I pulled the trigger quickly. However, I was quickly disappointed. I had assumed that transferring the video to DVD would have been an improvement on the audio and video capabilities of the shows but I was wrong. And on a HD TV the poor quality of the recording really stands out. I really enjoy Python sketches but I found myself getting bored and frustrated with the actual quality of the media itself.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Good for every collection...
Comment: For a new Python fan, like myself, this DVD set would give you some of the best laughs! The Monty Python team are at it with live performances, interviews, sketches, and quite possibly a German lesson for you.
For me, this DVD was a birthday present and I got the best of my money out of it. At this price, it's a great buy!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Classic Python!!!
Comment: One of the best Monty Python out there!
Great versions of classic skits, Shoot soda out your nose funny!
Customer Rating:
Summary: a title for your review
Comment: For a huge fan of Monty Python, this is a must have for those who do not already own most of it. For the price it sells at, I was not worried that I already had "Live At The Bowl" or "Fliegender Zirkus" on DVD already. They have been available on DVD in Australia since DVD's first went on sale.
However, I can tell you that Flie-Zir may be of better quality then the the original DVD release, but, the Hollywood Bowl is about the same quality as the original crappy DVD transfer. I'd recommend also picking up the newer release that Sony have released. (may only currently be released in region 2&4)
The next is Steve Martin hosting a best of show called "Parrot Skecth, not included". Not exactly live tho, it shows the best bits of the Flying Circus. Decent to watch if you have never seen it before. But any python fan will just say it's cut up and trimmed down pieces of longer and funnier sketches.
The best is Live In Aspen... which is a 1998 reunion hosted by whats-his-name and it is just great to see the MP team on stage again, and still being able to pull off laughs as well as ever. Mostly it's interviews and bits of the show and movies, but it is highly entertaining and worth the price of purchase alone.
Also in the DVD's there are some bonus features of a few little sketches and weird bits. I can't really remember anything memorable in the bonus features, but you might find something you like.
- Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl ** (the other release is much clearer and sounds better then this one)
- Monty Python's Flying Circus: Live at Aspen ****
- Parrot Sketch Not Included: 20 Years of Python ***
- Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus: German Episode #1 **
Overall, purchase if you are a fan of MP and cant get enough of them. For myself I found tho some of it is disappointing in quality, but the Aspen show was worth the price of purchase alone.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Monty Python's Greatest Hits Live
Comment: This movie is a perfect introduction to Python ignoramae, given that it features many of their best bits, a few of their naughty bits, and some pleasurable musical numbers. I could've done with more Neil Innes, fresh from his work as The Rutles; the brevity of time spent with his work pegs my review down a notch. If only the film could have had Neil singing "I Must Be In Love" or "Cheese & Onions". The troupe also integrated the audience into a few routines, which shows they could've toured if they wanted to, to great success.
A final note: this film is remarkable in that it features more of Terry Gilliam on camera (a good thing), and has Eric Idle singing "The Lumberjack Song", instead of Michael Palin (an interesting thing). Eric's voice is better for the stage, whereas Michael seems to over-sing live (i.e., Concert For George).
Studio: A&e Home Video Release Date: 10/22/2002 Run time: 225 minutes Rating: Nr
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