A documentary on the history on British comedy group Monty Python. Features interviews with the five surviving members plus other comedians and artists whose careers they have influenced.
Superb. Having seen a few Monty Python documentaries, all of which were good but a bit dry, I can confidently say that this the essential Python documentary. Very comprehensive - six episodes each of an hour and each episode covering a stage in Monty Python's history. For example, Monty Python and the Holy Grail gets an entire episode and makes for incredibly interesting viewing, as you see and hear what went into making the classic movie.
What makes this so good is the interviews with the five surviving Pythons (plus archival footage of Graham Chapman interviews). Through this you get the definitive story on what happened, plus some interesting side information. Moreover, just through their discussions you can sense the individual intelligence and creativity that went into the making Monty Python so brilliant.
The interviews with non-Pythons are generally interesting and useful, though some are a bit of a the cheerleading type which tend to litter documentaries. I could have done without Russell Brand showing off how many big words he knows. What a pompous prat.
The only other negative was the intro, involving the lawyer getting nuked. Got very tiresome very quickly and got used in all six episodes!
Despite this, a superb documentary and one of the greatest documentary series ever made.
Superb. Having seen a few Monty Python documentaries, all of which were good but a bit dry, I can confidently say that this the essential Python documentary. Very comprehensive - six episodes each of an hour and each episode covering a stage in Monty Python's history. For example, Monty Python and the Holy Grail gets an entire episode and makes for incredibly interesting viewing, as you see and hear what went into making the classic movie.
What makes this so good is the interviews with the five surviving Pythons (plus archival footage of Graham Chapman interviews). Through this you get the definitive story on what happened, plus some interesting side information. Moreover, just through their discussions you can sense the individual intelligence and creativity that went into the making Monty Python so brilliant.
The interviews with non-Pythons are generally interesting and useful, though some are a bit of a the cheerleading type which tend to litter documentaries. I could have done without Russell Brand showing off how many big words he knows. What a pompous prat.
The only other negative was the intro, involving the lawyer getting nuked. Got very tiresome very quickly and got used in all six episodes!
Despite this, a superb documentary and one of the greatest documentary series ever made.