I saw a Monty Python double bill at the New Beverly last night. It was Monty Python and the Holy Grail and The Meaning of Life. I had seen Holy Grail before, but not Meaning of Life. I had been in denial up until last night about how funny Holy Grail was. I knew when I saw it before that I felt it was overrated. It took a second viewing to reveal that I actually did feel this. Although I do enjoy the movie a lot, it is no where near as good as the movie quoters will lead you to believe.
But Meaning of Life... that's a different story. It is probably the least talked about of the Monty Python movies, but I enjoyed it more than the rest. Perhaps the fact that it wasn't following a steady storyline gave it more room to spread the Monty Python wings and have a level of humor more similar to the Flying Circus stuff (where the genius truly lies). I haven't laughed as much as I did during the Sexual Intercourse Class scene in a long time (and I just watched Borat the night before, which has buzz of being the possible "funniest movie ever").
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