This was the first of many Monty Python feature length films made and it's as hilarious as you would expect. I will admit that I don't like it how it's just reusing sketches from the show. Even better movies like "The Meaning Of Life" used all new material and worked better. The funny thing is that I haven't seen that many episodes of Monty Python. There are just so many online clips I've seen. There's actually a funny story behind that.The creators of Monty Python were aware that people were putting their sketches on YouTube and tried an experiment. They decided that for awhile, they would allow people to post sketches and see if it would hurt their DVD sales. The sales actually went up and you can see them on YouTube! My favorite year would probably be the self defense against fruit. The show still did it better, though. Hard to not like anything with these guys. ***1/2

If you want an introduction to the surreal Monty Python humour of their early years then this film is a good introduction with sketches and animation from the first two BBC series.Some of the sketches do look slightly different as they were filmed and of course they are slicker.I think in the movie you can better appreciate Terry Gilliam's cartoons. You also have the classic sketches and links such as The accountant wanting to be a lion tamer, Blackmail, Dead parrot sketch, Lumberjack song, Upper class twit of the year, Hells grannies, The amorous marriage guidance counsellor.If you do not like this you will face the Spanish Inquisition, which is not here.

The first of the four MONTY PYTHON movies is simply a compilation of popular sketches from the first series of the TV show MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS. All of the most famous sketches are here, from the lumberjack song to the dead parrot sequence, and they're all handled with aplomb.While the series has clearly dated in the forty years since release, I found AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY to have plenty to offer to modern viewers. First, there's the influx of surreal humour that would make the likes of Salvador Dali and Luis Bunuel proud; secondly, there's a sense of madcap energy coming from the performers, each of them hard at work playing multiple roles throughout, and third, it just happens to be very funny.Of the entire film, my favourite sketch is the last, the 'Upper Class Twit of the Year' competition, but that's merely the cherry on a hugely tasty cake. There's a definite predominance of successful over unsuccessful gags here, making this a real riot and a perfect introduction to the concept for newcomers.

This is a movie distillation of the best Monty Python sketches from series 1 and 2. It's mostly intended for the American audience to introduce them to the popular British TV show. The troop is Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin. They form one of the most important group of performer/writers ever.They remade the sketches for the big screen and it looks the better for it. Some of them are more hilarious than others. It's uneven in its nature, but a great highlight of the TV show. The TV show can be a rough dig for each precious gem. So it's great that they gathered up the best gems here. And it's an important piece as the first Monty Python movie.