Blast From the Past

Production Year: 1979 - Comedy - Director: Terry Jones - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over more

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Monty Python delivers a scathing, anarchic satire of both religion and Hollywood's depiction of all things biblical with their second--and tightest--full-length film. The setting...
more...is the Holy Land in 33 A.D., a time of poverty and chaos, with no shortage of messiahs, followers willing to believe in them, and exasperated Romans trying to impose some order. At the center of it all is Brian Cohen (Graham Chapman), a reluctant would-be messiah who rises to prominence as a result of a series of absurd and truly hilarious circumstances that parallel the life of Christ--providing ample opportunity for the entire ensemble (John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and Chapman) to shine in multiple roles as they blaspheme and mock everyone and everything from ex-lepers, Pontius Pilate, and the art of haggling to crazy prophets, Roman centurions, and crucifixion.
Directed by Python Terry Jones, MONTY PYTHON'S LIFE OF BRIAN is an uproarious biblical parody that does to ancient Rome what THE HOLY GRAIL did to the Middle Ages. Rome is run by pathetic wimps, liberation fronts fight with each other over acronyms, and gladiators put on bloody children's matinees as the people search desperately for someone to lead them out of their life of misery and poverty. And Brian is that man. Sort of. Well, not really. Chapman excels as Brian, a simple, quiet man suddenly thrust in the role of leading the revolution--while constantly being yelled at by his shrew of a mother.

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Blast From the Past

A review by marmazet on Monty Python's Life Of Brian DVD
January 24th, 2001

Author's product rating: Monty Python's Life Of Brian DVD - rated by marmazet

Did you enjoy it?	Liked it
Story	Good
Characters / Performances	Good
Special Effects	Standard
How does it compare to similar films?	Satisfactory

Advantages:	Fun and enjoyable to watch
Disadvantages:	not a great film to keep you on the edge of your seat

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Blast From the Past is a nice little comedy film about a boy who had grown up in a nuclear fallout shelter with his parents. After 35 years down there they can finally go above the surface to find find 1995 Los Angeles. Adam, plated by Brendan Fraser, meets Eve, Alica Silverstone, while looking for supplies for his family. He hires Eve to help him find all the supplies he needs as well as going to bars to find a wife. As they are doing this they are unaware that they are falling in love and by the time Adam has to leave Eve realises who he really is.
This isn't one of the great romance stories but an enjoyable romantic comedy for a quiet night at home with your girlfriend.