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Monty Python Live
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780767041508
Format: Box set, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
ISBN: 076704150X
Label: A&E Home Video
Languages: English (Original Language),
Manufacturer: A&E Home Video
MPN: D70353D
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: A&E Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: October 23, 2001
Running Time: 270 minutes
Studio: A&E Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: June 25, 1982
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Editorial Review:
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982) serves up a great, steaming pile of the famed British comedy troupe's finest, funniest, and foulest work. Culled from their four-night stand at the Hollywood Bowl in 1980, this selection of sketches and songs includes some of the most storied material from the BBC series, Monty Python's Flying Circus. Numbers include the sexually confused lumberjack, the Ministry of Silly Walks, the Argument Clinic, and the exploding balladeer. Some of the group's funnier short-film pieces are featured as well, including the International Philosophy Match (Germany vs. Greece) and Terry Gilliam's animated pieces. This program is a fine introduction for viewers unaccustomed to Monty Python's peculiar brand of humor, and it will become clear where The Kids in the Hall got their shtick. Monty Python aficionados will enjoy seeing the lads do their thing for a live crowd, and there's a nice (though "nice" hardly seems the word) rapport with the audience. The sketches are looser and less hermetic than those in the Monty Python show or movies, such as 1974's Monty Python and the Holy Grail or 1983's Monty Python's the Meaning of Life. Aside from the unusual setting, there's nothing particularly revelatory about Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl. But for Python fans and fanatics--and they are legion--this won't matter a jot. -- Nick Poppy
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Classic Python!!!
One of the best Monty Python out there!
Great versions of classic skits, Shoot soda out your nose funny!
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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 ... Read More
Rating: - Monty Python's Greatest Hits Live
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 ... Read More
Rating: - Live at the Hollywood Bowl + Extras
If you're a Python fan, you've probably seen all their TV episodes and their major feature films. This two-DVD set collects material you probably haven't seen, namely their concert film "Live at the Hollywood Bowl" and their early 1970s appearance on German television.
"Hollywood Bowl" is a true treat from the middle 1970s. By this time, Monty Python were bonafide celebrities and it's a thrill to see them perform so many of their best sketches in front of a live and supportive audience. I greatly ... Read More
Rating: - Oh, yeah!!
So, we have two live performances, a best-of type compilation, and a German episode in German.
Live at the Hollywood Boal has always looked like it was done on a $10 budget. It looks no better here. It's still VERY funny, and our only complete document of a live Python show.
The Aspen Comedy appearance is superb, a great reunion and interview with many new and hysterical bits. This is probably the final time all five will get together and really be fun.
The "Parrot Sketch ... Read More
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