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To me, this movie is perfection.

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A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

This is a film that is best viewed by long-time Monty Python fans. Those unacquainted with the comedy troop may find the whole experience too weird or confusing. However, for those who loved the show, this should be a wonderful and engaging film--sort of like seeing old friends. All of the skits performed for the film are done live at the Hollywood Bowl. Many will be familiar, as they are new versions of many of their most famous TV skits. A few are newer ones. Most succeed quite well, though a few might be a tad put off by the vomit in the "crunchy frog" skit--I personally thought this actually improved it over the original TV version.While not as funny as THE HOLY GRAIL or AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT, this one is still a keeper and is sure to make you chuckle.

Seeing a live concert from the Monty Python troupe, in the form it's here presented, is a grand mix for fans of best-of bits and newer ones, with many an oddity laced in between and in surprising crevices of sketches. When a sketch was really good, it was probably at best one of my favorites form the troupe just in general. Weaker ones, mainly involving little bits of physical comedy that didn't work or a couple of lines or gags that either fell flat for me or just didn't quite work (and at times I don't get too many laughs from Eric Idle, it depends on the sketch). But I would recommend it to fans for a lot of the stuff that does work, and I got a lot of laughs of of the Michelangelo/Pope sketch, the filmed segments of the Olympic races and the philosophers soccer match (actually, all the philosopher segments really, the game show especially), classics like the Lumberjack song, 'Silly walks' and 'Arguing' segments, the intermission, and of course Gilliam's animations.Indeed if there is anything consistent here, much as in Meaning of Life- which the team would put out less than a year later- it's that the songs are always overall supremely entertaining (here even a couple that aren't done by Pythons but by an extra pianist/singer). And even when there's a moment that doesn't fall quite right, there's never a dull moment when some sentence or expression or the dead-pan crossing with over-the-top comes around the corner. It's a fine addition to any fan's collection, with some that could introduce even introduce Monty Python well enough to someone who's never seen the show or other movies. It's quality isn't as sharp or totally unconventional as in the latter of those, but I would still watch it again, if only for a few of the sharpest jokes and bits of performance.

Well, you cant call this a movie. A show isn't a movie. But any normal person who likes to laugh must love this! When I first saw it, I laughed till' I choked. I mean, how can anything in comedy be better than the killing combination of John Cleese, Michael Palin and, probably the best of them, Eric Idle. All of the sketches would definitely been in a "Top 100 Best Comedy Scenes Ever" and I admire the actors to remember everything they're supposed to say, for example when Idle are going to a travel agency as Mr Smokestoomuch. If you see this scene, you are lucky if you not laugh yourself to death. It is almost unavoidable. But there are other great moments. In fact, practically everything in this "movie" would belong in a list like the Top 100 I mentioned before. You cant possibly have a favorite. It is impossible to select a favorite in this. Everything is excellent. How do you get such ideas as these?

I am a massive Monty Python fan and i would go as far to say that The Life Of Brian is the funniest film ever made but for me , Live at the Hollywood Bowl does not really work as a film. Having been to the Hollywood Bowl i should imagine that the show was magnifiscent and i would love to have said " I was There" because it was one of the last time the whole group performed but the show was nothing new. We see some of the old sketches seen 10 years previous such as " The Mynistry of Silly Walks" and "The Lumberjack Song" and some not so funny new ones but strangely no Parrot sketch. The group are also joined by a female member and song writer Neil Innis and im afraid to say they dont fit in at all. There is also film clips sandwiched in the middle of the sketches and quite frankly they are not funny. I hate to be cynical but i can only presume thay the Pythons did this show for the money and while the audiance look like they loved the show it should have stayed in their memories and not on film. 7 out of 10.