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| CATEGORY: | Video |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 1972 |
| MANUFACTURER: | A&E Home Video |
| MPAA RATING: | NR (Not Rated) |
| FEATURES: | Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Original recording remastered, NTSC |
| TYPE: | Comedies, Comedy Video, Gift Set, Movie, TV Shows, Television |
| MEDIA: | VHS Tape |
| # OF MEDIA: | 3 |
| UPC: | 733961177152 |
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Customer Reviews of Monty Python's Flying Circus - Set 7 (Epi. 40-45)
The most surreal of Monty Python's output, the most rarely seen, and just as funny as anything they produced... I remember these 6 episodes, which are famously known as "the ones without John Cleese". This is probably the main reason they've never been widely televised in the US. I remember only seeing them once in a great while, and while watching them, I didn't realise that Cleese wasn't in them, because they are absolutely hilarious, and they are just as good as anything Python ever produced. With Cleese gone, Palin and Jones took over the writing, and deliberately made long form sketches, i.e. with a story thread running throughout the whole programme. This works brilliantly in Michael Ellis, The Light Entertainment War, and Mr. Neutron. The sketch with the "anything goes" song in Light Entertainment War is side splittingly funny. The Mr. Neutron show gets in hilarious digs at the US (something the Pythons weren't really known for doing), and Michael Ellis is a brilliant one about buying an ant. I get somewhat annoyed at people who dismiss these episodes as an afterthought, because they are stand on their own with any other Python episode. After the show ended, Jones and Palin went onto do Ripping Yarns, which has many similarities with these 6 episodes. I remember taping these 6 episodes while they were on Comedy Central, because I was afraid I would never see them again. But I have the DVD now, so I'm OK.
Series four
In 1973, the Pythons decided to do another series. But John Cleese (who had been anxious to leave for a while) decided to leave the series to the rest.
Although this isn't the best material Python could have put out, there performances are quite good in these episodes. Only a few sketches here rank with the best. I love the end of Golden Age of Balloning "I've enjoyed being in it." (Note: During the credits right after that, Jaques Mongolfier, is still trying to put his tongue in Carol's mouth.)Well here's the play-by-play for each of these episodes.
40- The worst one of the season. It just gets weak and boring during that whole stupid "It's not a ballon", and all of the bodies in the German's drawing room. Ironically, the season opener.
41-One of the few actual stories in the series. One of the strangest Python episodes (that's saying alot). I use Micheal Ellis as my fake name.
42-Probably the best of the season. Lots of strong sketches, but still a few turkies. (Note: Look for Neil Innes in the closing credits).
HALFWAY BREAK- It says in different books, that there's no more it's man in this season, and "Flying Circus" isn't in the title anymore. Well that's not exactly true. The It's man is in ep.42, and in the first half, you can see flying circus on the screen, with the two strange men with breasts.
43-Another weak and boring one. The father in law is funny, but that's almost it. Almost nothing happens in this, that Hamlet thing is dumb with the recurring line.
44-MR. Neutron episode. Most of this is funny. But it's annoying to hear the Pythons trying to do American accents.
45- Last one. Not good or bad. The awful family is pretty funny, but the cartoon in this one goes on too long. Gilliams cartoons are usually good though.
Well these aren't really as good as the others, and new
Python fans shouldn't start here. Cleese was a key element, and losing him (just for the series for that matter)took off a lot of force.
Skip this, and get the whole set. What I decided to do, when I had no idea what I was getting myself into...
Good, but no Cleese
I give this 4 stars just because it IS Monty Python (note, no "Flying Circus" in the title for the last year), but the absence of John Cleese's physical humor does detract from this set as well as the relative brevity in terms of number of episodes. If you're a Python newcomer, get the earlier series first.